Become a partner
WHO CAN BECOME A PARTNER:
MEDIA
HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANISATIONS
OSINT COMMUNITIES
INSTITUTIONS
that investigate war crimes
PEOPLE WHO DOCUMENT THE WAR:
documentary filmmakers, photographers, bloggers, etc.
WHAT WE EXPECT FROM OUR PARTNERS:
- Transfer of materials: Provide materials with a brief description and access level. Only share materials that the partner has the right to share, taking into account personal data protection and copyright laws.
- Information support: Partners provide information support, share expertise and ideas.
- Joint events: Holding joint events and other options for cooperation as agreed.
WHAT WE GIVE TO OUR PARTNERS:
- Identification and preservation: Identification of each transferred file, full copyright preservation and the ability to control the use of transferred materials.
- Metadata and security: Preservation of metadata, a reliable and secure resource base with technical support and analysis of the transferred data.
- Access and support: Access to a large number of materials in the Ukraine War Archive, information support.
- Personal involvement: The possibility of personal involvement of experts for consultations and training of our team.
- Participation in events: Invitations to events and activities of the Archive of War and Docudays UA with the possibility of active participation.
HOW TO BECOME A PARTNER
We offer our Partners the opportunity to post their materials (audio, video, photos, texts, analytics) in the Ukraine War Archive and/or to hold joint events, trainings, exchange of expertise, etc. In addition, partners can access the Archive as its authorised users.
We are happy to discuss all possible types of cooperation.
Partnerships Department team:
Sabina Asadova
partnerships@ukrainewararchive.org-
WHO CAN BECOME A PARTNER OF THE Ukraine WAR ARCHIVE?
We invite human rights organisations, media, journalists, OSINT communities, as well as anyone and everyone who documents the Russian-Ukrainian war. In addition, we are open to cooperation with Ukrainian and international institutions — law enforcement and investigators, government officials, and monitoring missions — that can use the materials to benefit their activities.
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DOES THE Ukraine WAR ARCHIVE COLLECT ONLY THE RESULTS OF DOCUMENTING ALLEGED WAR CRIMES?
No. The Ukraine War Archive collects materials that cover, in particular, but not exclusively, the life and everyday life of Ukrainians during the hostilities as a result of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine after 24.02.2022, the resistance of the civilian population to the aggressor, the heroism of Ukrainians, evacuation or experience in bomb shelters, destruction, violence, other crimes committed by the Russian army, armed groups created or supported by it, on the territory of Ukraine, other materials that, in the opinion of their authors, are important. Preference is given to original (primary) unedited Materials.
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DOES THE Ukraine WAR ARCHIVE STORE FILE METADATA?
Yes, the Ukraine War Archive allows you to save metadata. The original files are not changed during the analysis and processing of the materials.
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CAN ONLY VIDEOS BE SUBMITTED TO THE Ukraine WAR ARCHIVE?
No, the Ukraine War Archive collects files of any format and size. These can be videos, photos, audio, texts, reports, digests, and other forms of analytics.
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DOES THE COPYRIGHT OF THE MATERIALS PASS TO THE Ukraine WAR ARCHIVE (GO DOCUDAYS OR INFOSCOPE)?
No, the copyright remains with the copyright holder (partner). We do not buy or sell rights to the materials. The partner independently determines the level of access to their materials in the Ukraine War Archive — that is, whether other users will be able to see the file as a whole or only its description.
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HOW DO PARTNERS SUBMIT FILES TO THE Ukraine WAR ARCHIVE?
At the partner's choice, they can upload files to the Archive themselves from a specially created account, or they can transfer them to our employee(s). The latter can be done via a hard drive, by opening access to cloud storage, or sending them online if the files' size allows it.
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WHAT HAPPENS TO FILES SUBMITTED TO THE Ukraine WAR ARCHIVE?
A separate card is created for each file. Our team of analysts processes and tags each file separately according to a list of more than 400 keywords, according to the classification of war crimes under Article 8 of the Rome Statute.
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IS THE OWNER OF THE MATERIAL (PARTNER) MENTIONED IN THE UKRAINE WAR ARCHIVE?
Yes. A card is created for each file.
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DOES THE Ukraine WAR ARCHIVE ALLOW DOWNLOADING MATERIALS FROM IT?
No, all materials in the Ukraine War Archive are available for viewing only.
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CAN ANYONE ACCESS THE Ukraine WAR ARCHIVE AND THE MATERIALS IT CONTAINS?
No, only authorised users have access to the Ukraine War Archive, each and every one of whom is subject to a thorough preliminary verification.
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WHAT IF SOMEONE WANTS TO GET THE PARTNER'S MATERIALS FOR THEIR WORK (CREATING A FILM, ORGANISING AN EXHIBITION, MANAGING A CASE, ETC.)?
Various Ukrainian and international organisations, human rights activists, production companies and individual filmmakers from Ukraine and abroad contact the Archive to find materials for their projects. In this case, we check them and then provide them with access to the Ukraine War Archive. If necessary, we connect them with a partner to obtain or purchase the desired materials. The rights holders independently agree on the terms of the transfer that will satisfy them.