With Russian troops targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure with mass air strikes, many regions are suffering from blackouts. To keep their news outlets working without interruption, journalists can use the Institute of Mass Information’s regional hubs, the Mediabazas.
In the Mediabazas, you can work with stable power supply and Internet connection, charge your devices, or borrow energy equipment (power banks, charging stations) free of charge.
IMI’s Mediabazas are located in 14 oblasts across Ukraine. To use their services, message the coordinator of your nearest Mediabaza on Facebook:
- Mediabaza Khmelnytskyi — Olha Zahoruyko;
- Mediabaza Cherkasy — Yelena Shchepak;
- Mediabaza Zhytomyr — Oksana Trokoz;
- Mediabaza Chernihiv — Pavlo Pushchenko;
- Mediabaza Kharkiv — Olha Kaplun;
- Mediabaza Poltava — Nadia Kucher;
- Mediabaza Zaporizhzhia — Natalia Vyhovska;
- Mediabaza Kropyvnytskyi — Pavlo Lisnychenko;
- Mediabaza Mykolaiv — Kateryna Sereda;
- Mediabaza Sumy — Alyona Yatsyna;
- Mediabaza Odesa / Kherson — Serhiy Nikitenko;
- Mediabaza Slovyansk — Maria Kucherenko;
- Mediabaza Chernivtsi — Tayisia Harmash.
Please note:
- Mediabaza Kherson only issues equipment;
- Mediabaza Slovyansk offers equipment for filming, video and audiostreaming;
- Mediabaza Slovyansk has a studio to record podcasts;
- Mediabaza Dnipro was destroyed in a Russian air strike and is temporarily unavailable.
If necessary, contact the national Mediabaza coordinator Pavlo Lisnychenko via:
- 050 594 20 58
- [email protected]
If you need safety gear (a bulletproof vest, a helmet, a first aid kit) or some other equipment, contact the Mediabaza coordinator in your region or fill in this Google form: https://bit.ly/48pX9GZ.
