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Yuliia Akymova

Correspondent of RBC-Ukraine

Yuliia is a journalist with over eight years of experience, specializing in law enforcement, anti-corruption agencies, courts, as well as field reporting and on-the-ground coverage.

Born in Mykolaiv, she graduated in 2016 from Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University with a degree in foreign philology. While still a student, she co-founded the student media Petro Mohyla TV and actively worked on field reports. After her third year, she also participated in the Camp America program and spent four months in the United States.

After graduation, she began her career at a regional radio station, where hosted news segments and morning shows. Later joined the online outlets NikVesti and Prestupnosti.NET, covering regional government affairs, local politics, and conducting investigative journalism. Her reporting included investigations into abuses at public institutions, the activities of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), and the regional council.

Following the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, she reported from the frontline in Mykolaiv, covering the first days of the war, the aftermath of shellings, and prisoner exchanges.

Since August 2022, she has been part of the RBC-Ukraine team, focusing on law enforcement, anti-corruption bodies, and the judiciary. She has reported from de-occupied Kherson, Donetsk, and Sumy regions, joined Interior Ministry press tours, and produced interviews with collaborators as well as stories from prisoner-of-war camps. Her work has earned recognition and awards from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.

Her interests include travel, documentary films about criminal cases, World War II, and Soviet-era propaganda.


Author publications

June 11, 2024 - 11:52 'With this money, I’d be a king in Somalia': How Russia recruits foreigners for war against Ukraine
June 05, 2024 - 11:21 'Not to be remembered as a convict': Why Ukrainian inmates go to front
May 27, 2024 - 09:16 Record set: Ukrainian Defense Intelligence attacked horizon radar at night from over 1800 km
May 22, 2024 - 10:58 Ukrainian Sea Baby maritime drones equipped with Grad systems, exclusive photos
May 21, 2024 - 11:58 Ukraine's Ambassador reveals Chinese attitude towards Russia's war
May 21, 2024 - 11:50 China's red lines on war: Ukrainian Ambassador's response
May 21, 2024 - 11:33 'Perfect couple': Russia's dependence on China and what happens if Beijing abandons Moscow
May 19, 2024 - 14:58 Ukraine attacked airfield, refinery and oil depot in Russia overnight - Sources
May 17, 2024 - 13:21 Ukraine launches massive attack on Russian port, oil refinery, power plant
May 16, 2024 - 10:42 Battle of attrition: Putin prepares for prolonged war and militarizes Russia
May 13, 2024 - 18:37 Bober, Liutyi, and Valkiriya: How Ukrainian UAVs eliminate enemy on front lines and in rear
May 10, 2024 - 14:15 Russian oil refinery in Kaluga region attacked as part of Ukraine's intelligence operation, sources
May 09, 2024 - 14:59 Ukrainian drone covers 1,500 km before hitting Russian oil refinery in Bashkortostan
May 09, 2024 - 13:28 Ukrainian drones strike two oil transfer stations in Russia's Krasnodar region, sources
May 08, 2024 - 11:21 Colonels arrested for plotting Zelenskyy's murder, Security Service exposes Russian spies
May 07, 2024 - 22:46 Assassination attempts on Zelenskyy, Budanov, and others: Kremlin bets and miscalculations of RF
May 07, 2024 - 10:24 State enemies: How FSB recruits agents in Ukraine and what are treason repercussions
May 06, 2024 - 17:23 Why Putin needs nuclear exercises: Expert names dictator's likely goal
April 27, 2024 - 11:32 Ukraine attacks military airfield and two oil refineries in Russia's Krasnodar region
April 26, 2024 - 11:28 US assistance shifting Ukraine frontline dynamics: Kyiv and Western perspectives
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