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Ukraine War Archive

Learn the story of the russian invasion of ukraine with our unified media archive gathered from all around Ukraine.

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About us

Ukraine War Archive (UWA) is a united database of video and audio materials that document the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Since February 24, 2022, millions of Ukrainians have become witnesses and victims of the biggest war in Europe in decades. Fortunately, most people now have recording devices that can capture every scene and every crime of this war. Ukraine War Archive is set to collect all those bits of evidence, catalogue them, and make sure nothing is left unnoticed and unaddressed. This archive is set to tell the world what it’s like to live through this war.

Why archive

Since February 24, we’ve seen thousands of audio and video files online made by professionals and amateurs. Each of those videos and voice messages contributes to the new history that Ukrainians are writing right now.

To make all this piling evidence eligible to be used in criminal courts against the aggressor, journalistic reports, and scientific or art works, we decided to collect and preserve the evidence properly.

How UWA works

Anybody can contribute to the Ukraine War Archive: you just need to upload your files and specify some additional information (name, date, location, etc.). The archive contains all kinds of data. We urge everybody to submit materials that document all aspects of life during war: daily activities, the experience of evacuation or bomb sheltering, civilian resistance to aggression, wartime destruction, violence, and other criminal actions of the Russian army. Any other materials that authors consider worthy of attention are welcome as well.

We are also looking for people who are willing to tell us their war stories in person. Interviews with eyewitnesses of war events recorded by our team are part of the War Archive. If your home was damaged or looted by Russian forces or you had to evacuate from your hometown due to shelling, or you were a witness of violence against civilians, please contact us. We are working to ensure that the evidence collected during interviews can be used in court proceedings to punish the guilty.

We guarantee the complete confidentiality of every contributor.

Our team then verifies, systematizes, and catalogs all the submitted files. The tagged catalogue is easily searched by keywords in the description, location, and date of the materials.

The UWA is built in accordance with the international standards used in the International Criminal Court. Our database is protected against unsanctioned third-party access. We also keep UWA’s materials backed up outside Ukraine for advanced security.

Submit your materials

If you’re sending materials from a desktop device (PC o Mac), we suggest using this online form.

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If you want to share files using your smartphone, then our Telegram bot should work best for you.

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If you want to share a large chunk of files (20 GBs or larger), please contact us via email first.

Contact via email

To tell us your war story, please fill out the form.

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National public television and radio broadcaster of Ukraine which includes 2 nationwide TV channels, 3 nationwide radio stations, 24 regional broadcasters, 36 websites, and more than 100 pages on social media platforms. Their mission is to provide Ukrainian society with true and balanced information, to promote public dialogue and the promotion of the Ukrainian language and culture.

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Hromadske

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National Museum of the Holodomor-Genocide

The museum is the center of commemoration of millions of Ukrainians destroyed by the communist totalitarian regime during the Holodomor. Understanding the importance of collecting evidence of genocide, the Holodomor Museum is looking for victims and witnesses of the Russian occupation and war crimes committed by Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine from February 24, 2022.

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Do you have any questions or suggestions? Please write to us info@ukrainewararchive.org.

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