THE NATIONAL UNION OF
JOURNALISTS OF UKRAINE
The other day, the photo album STOP WAR by Mykola Synelnykov from Kamiyanske, Dnipropetrovsk Region, entered the TOP-10 of the prestigious AIPS Sport Media Awards.
This is the highest international award in the sports media industry. Synelnykov‘s works are nominated in the Photography/Portfolio category. The final stage of the competition will take place in May. The sports fields destroyed by the Russian aggressors became the object of Mykola‘s attention. He prepared three thematic photo albums of 20 photos each in nine months. Residents of Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, Portugal, Mexico, and Canada are already familiar with Synelnykov‘s works.
In addition, at the request of Reuters, Mykola records the facts of Russian crimes in the east of Ukraine. Before going to the war zone, he visited the Dnipro Journalists’ Solidarity Center of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine (NUJU).
“I used to go to hot spots to work,” says the photographer. “I usually took a bulletproof vest from friends. However, it is very convenient that there is such a rental point in Dnipro. I picked up a bulletproof vest of the right size and a helmet and took a tactical first aid kit.”
In a month, he says, he plans to go on a business trip to the war zone again, so he will still contact his colleagues for protective equipment.
“Dnipro is a city from where journalists go to the war zone on business trips and the one they return to. That is why the protective equipment (bulletproof vests, helmets, first-aid kits) rental point is in great demand. Both Ukrainian and foreign journalists can contact the center,” noted JSC’s coordinator Nataliya Nazarova.
According to her, the Dnipro JSC provided 16 sets of protective equipment in seven months – a certified bulletproof vest with the inscription PRESS on it, a helmet, and a tactical first aid kit.
Ukrainian and foreign journalists can get protective equipment for work free of charge. They can be used for up to one month. For this, you need to fill out the FORM.
Call the Dnipro Journalists’ Solidarity Center by dialing 096 208 6788 (Nataliya Nazarova, the Dnipro Center coordinator). Address: 8, Starokozatska Street.
As earlier reported, the Journalists’ Solidarity Centers is an initiative of the NUJU implemented with the support of the International and European Federations of Journalists and UNESCO. The initiative is designated to help media representatives working in Ukraine during the war. The Centers operate in Kyiv, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Chernivtsi, Zaporizhzhia, and Dnipro and provide journalists with organizational, technical, legal, psychological, and other types of assistance.
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