# Talking Ukraine Podcast #16 -Simon Ostrovsky- Journalist + Documentary Filmmaker

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Podcast: [Talking Ukraine Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-ukraine-podcast-7052537)
Published: 2025-04-02T13:46:36+00:00
Episode link: https://TalkingUkraine.podbean.com/e/talking-ukraine-podcast-16-simon-ostrovsky-journalist-documentary-filmmaker/
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Duration seconds: 4639

## Resource

SIMON OSTROVSKY is an Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker and PBS NewsHour Special Correspondent. Simon was senior correspondent and a founding member of the original VICE News team, winning a Dupont for his documentary "Selfie Soldiers" and two 2016 Emmy nominations for "Russian Roulette", his series on the war in Ukraine. In this episode we discuss his new documentary about Russian occupation and oppression of Christian Evangelical churches in Ukraine, his previous work in Ukraine with Vice News, and his general take and thoughts on current events around Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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