“Our Reality Is Us”: Why Ukraine Cannot Afford to Freeze or Flee in the Face of War
Butkevych said Russia seeks to reduce people to objects and urged Ukrainians to defend a shared reality built on freedom and responsibility.
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The conference was opened by the speeches of the head of the NGO “Lviv Media Forum” Olya Mirovich and journalist, human rights activist and war veteran Maxim Butkevych.
Butkevych at the Lviv Media Forum — we can neither flee nor freeze, because our reality is us
Maksym Butkevych delivered the keynote address at the 12th Lviv Media Forum on 14 May 2026. A human rights defender, co-founder of the ZMINA Human Rights Centre and Hromadske Radio, and a former prisoner of war, Butkevych was captured by Russian forces in Luhansk Oblast in June 2022 and held for more than two years before his release in a prisoner exchange in October 2024. The Council of Europe awarded him the Václav Havel Human Rights Prize in …
“Our Reality Is Us”: Why Ukraine Cannot Afford to Freeze or Flee in the Face of War
Talking about our reality right now, in general terms, seems quite simple. We live in a shared reality—a reality of war, fragility, and being threatened, a reality where fundamental values and beliefs are called into question and constantly undermined. We bring you stories from the ground. Your support keeps our team in the field. DONATE NOW Talking about our shared reality is difficult. Because it consists of the intertwining of our individual…
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