At the opening of the Donbas Media Forum today, the European Union announced three new projects worth a total of €6.6 million to bolster Ukraine’s independent media sector. Building on over €110 million in EU support for Ukrainian media since 2017 — including €57.5 million provided since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022 — these initiatives aim to help journalists continue their vital work in informing citizens, exposing corruption, and documenting the truth about Russia’s war