head of the Center for Civil Liberties (Ukraine)/ Nobel Peace Prize 2022/ Democracy Defender Award of OSCE 2016
Kyiv, Ukraine
Joined August 2009
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Oleksandra Matviichuk retweeted
Wir nehmen Erschütterung und Pragmatismus bei Beobachtern und Diplomaten in Kyjiw wahr. Viele sind erschüttert, weil sie sich an den Eklat im Weißen Haus erinnert fühlen. Gefühl jetzt: Trump habe sich auf die Seite Russlands geschlagen und wolle die Kapitulation der Ukraine. 1/3
Oleksandra Matviichuk retweeted
“Para frenar la agresión rusa no basta con estampar la firma en otro acuerdo de paz”. @avalaina, Nobel de la Paz, recuerda el precedente de Minsk y advierte de los riesgos de una paz al margen de los ucranianos.
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Oleksandra Matviichuk retweeted
Nobel laureate @avalaina has documented Russian war crimes in Ukraine since its full-scale invasion. Her reaction to Trump saying Russia has been “fine”’ there?: “We document intentional murders of civilians every day…I'm sorry to say, but this presidential administration completely lost their ability to distinguish between good and evil.”
Oleksandra Matviichuk retweeted
In Oleshky, Ukraine, thousands of people are trapped in territory occupied by the Russian army, without regular access to food and medicine. Mined areas make escape extremely dangerous: those who stay risk dying of hunger, those who try to leave risk their lives.
To draw international attention to this emergency, I have announced a hunger strike. But this battle cannot be mine alone. I call on associations, citizens, and national and local institutions to join this great nonviolent action. We must demand an immediate humanitarian truce, the entry of food and medicines, and the possibility of safely evacuating civilians who wish to leave the city.
You can join by clicking here: spaziopubblico.eu/save-olesh…
With this mobilisation, we want to support the efforts of Pope Leo XIV and of all those who, in this moment, are doing everything possible to avert a humanitarian tragedy of enormous proportions. The people of Oleshky cannot be abandoned. It is time to act together, so that diplomacy delivers concrete results and no one is left to die in silence.
#saveoleshky
👇 I speak about it in the interview published today in La Repubblica, which you can find below.
A Oleshky, in Ucraina, migliaia di persone sono intrappolate in un territorio occupato dall’esercito russo, senza accesso regolare a cibo e medicine. Le aree minate rendono estremamente pericolosa la fuga: chi resta rischia di morire di fame, chi tenta di andarsene rischia la vita.
Per richiamare l’attenzione internazionale su questa emergenza, ho annunciato uno sciopero della fame. Ma questa battaglia non può essere soltanto mia.
Chiedo ad associazioni, cittadini e istituzioni nazionali e locali di aderire a questa grande azione nonviolenta. Dobbiamo chiedere una tregua umanitaria immediata, l’ingresso di cibo e medicinali e la possibilità di evacuare in sicurezza i civili che vogliono lasciare la città.
Potete aderire cliccando qui spaziopubblico.eu/save-olesh…
Con questa mobilitazione vogliamo sostenere l’azione di Papa Leone XIV e di quanti, in queste ore, stanno facendo tutto il possibile per evitare una tragedia umanitaria di proporzioni enormi.
La popolazione di Oleshky non può essere abbandonata. È il momento di agire insieme, perché la diplomazia produca risultati concreti e nessuno sia lasciato morire nel silenzio. #saveoleshky
👇 Ne parlo nell’intervista pubblicata oggi su la Repubblica, che trovate qui sotto.
Oleksandra Matviichuk retweeted
this isn't news
According to security officials, pro-Russian and far-right social media accounts linked to previous disinformation campaigns have spread violent videos in an attempt to sow more chaos ft.trib.al/t4nxjpO
ALT A protester wrapped in a French national flag stands in front of Lyon's tourism office set on fire during a demonstration in Lyon, southeastern France. Text on image reads: EU probes pro-Kremlin disinformation around French riots (Credit: Jeff Pachoud/AFP/Getty Images)
Oleksandra Matviichuk retweeted
Nobel laureate @avalaina has documented Russian war crimes in Ukraine since its full-scale invasion. Her reaction to Trump saying Russia has been “fine”’ there?: “We document intentional murders of civilians every day…I'm sorry to say, but this presidential administration completely lost their ability to distinguish between good and evil.”
Oleksandra Matviichuk retweeted
Yesterday, Russia launched 217 guided aerial bombs, 8,784 attack drones and carried out 2,607 shelling attacks across Ukraine.
All. In. One. day.
Trump: "Russia, frankly, has been fine on Ukraine. They haven't been doing much."
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Same day a Russian drone killed six civilians, including children, in a Kharkiv region park. Overnight strikes cut power to 550,000 households. Ukrainian civilian casualties up 85% y/y in September.
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Oleksandra Matviichuk retweeted
Things go from bad to worse. Trump 🇺🇸 seems to regret that 🇷🇺 didn’t conquer 🇺🇦 immediately, and blame the failure on some incompetent 🇷🇺 general. Who feeds him this strange stuff? Or does he just invent it because he wishes it was so?
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Russian tanks did use highways to Kyiv in 2022 and took heavy losses. The main reason the 40-mile convoy failed was it lacked fuel and food. Ukraine blew bridges, flooded the Irpin, and ambushed columns.
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Oleksandra Matviichuk retweeted
Today, together with 🇳🇴Ambassador @NorwayAmbUSA Anniken Huitfeldt, we co-hosted a briefing on the humanitarian catastrophe in #Oleshky and surrounding villages in the temporarily occupied Kherson region, for diplomats, U.S. Department of State representatives, human rights organizations, journalists, and think tanks.
Before Russia’s full-scale invasion, 25,000 people lived in Oleshky. Today, only around 2,000 remain, including 35 children. For years, they have lived without electricity, gas, heating, or water supply. No food has been officially delivered since May 26, 2026. The only supply route crosses mined territory under the threat of shelling. Ukraine has tried to reach starving residents, including by drone.
What is happening in Oleshky echoes the Holodomor of 1932–1933, the genocide committed by the Soviet regime against Ukrainians. Today, Russia is once again using starvation, destruction, and the denial of humanitarian aid as weapons against our people. These are war crimes that demand international attention and concrete action.
I am grateful to Ambassador Anniken Huitfeldt and our Norwegian partners @NorwayUS for their solidarity and co-hosting this briefing. Thank you to @avalaina and @ZarinaZabrisky for their powerful testimonies about Oleshky.
The people of Oleshky must not be forgotten. Their lives depend on international attention and action.
Oleksandra Matviichuk retweeted
Maybe Russia should stop bombing Ukrainian energy facilities, @VP?
Oleksandra Matviichuk retweeted
I will be speaking with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his team this week to discuss Starshield, sanctions, and other matters pertaining to the defense of our strong ally, Ukraine. I will be assuring President Zelenskyy that anyone who attempts to limit the use of Starshield for Ukraine will be fully investigated and will be held fully accountable, to include public congressional oversight hearings, and immediate harsh and punitive budget cuts to any responsible agency or agency head.
Congress will unequivocally reaffirm that Ukraine is an indispensable ally to the United States, that Russia is a self-declared enemy of the United States, and that the United States will 100% support and defend the people of Ukraine in their fight for their own freedom against this brutal, illegal, and unprovoked Russian invasion.
The United States must provide any and all defensive equipment that Ukraine needs to defend itself. The United States must not import a single drop of Russian oil. Sanctions against the Russian regime must be harsher and stronger than they’ve ever been before. Each and every one of these items will be brought to the House Floor—and each and every one of these items will pass on the House Floor by an overwhelming margin.
This is, after all, what Ronald Reagan would do. And this is what we will do now. Ukraine can, and will, defeat Russia. #PeaceThroughStrength
Oleksandra Matviichuk retweeted
So Europeans paid for interceptor missiles for Patriot in Ukraine, but USA is refusing to deliver?!
Breaking news: The Trump administration has not approved the transfer of interceptor missiles to Ukraine that are needed to protect the country from Russian attacks, officials said, a delay that comes as President Trump has embraced Russia in recent weeks. wapo.st/4yCb7T7
Oleksandra Matviichuk retweeted
Donald Trump: "Russia, frankly, has been fine on Ukraine. They haven't been doing much."
These are photos from October alone.
Oleksandra Matviichuk retweeted
Insteaf of a thousand words.
A woman trapped under the rubble after a Russian strike is showing rescuers how old her daughter is. The little girl was killed by Russia.
Oleksandra Matviichuk retweeted
The American president thinks this is "fine"
A horrific Russian strike in the Kharkiv region. A “shahed” struck people directly – in a park near an ordinary café. Pure atrocity. Six people were killed, including children. A little girl was killed in a stroller – her name was Angelina, she was just over a year old, born in August 2025… Her mother’s name was Inna. She died in the hospital… Another girl who was killed was 11 years old. My condolences to their families and loved ones. Another 14 people were injured, including six more children.
I am grateful to everyone who supports Ukraine under these circumstances and helps us shoot down “shaheds,” shoot down missiles, and stop Russian assaults. These are horrific photos, but behind them are shattered lives and the truth about this war. Lives must be protected. Ukraine needs air defense. You can't think about making money with Russia as long as it continues its asinine war. We ask that sanctions on Russia stay in place as long as the killings continue. We ask America to be strong, and we ask it to apply the Lindsey Graham law. We ask Europe to continue its support. We ask that everything possible be done to bring peace and guarantee security. Ukraine wants peace. It is Russia that has insisted on continuing the killing all this time. The world has enough strength to stop the war. That strength must finally be used – against the murderers.
Oleksandra Matviichuk retweeted
These are not transfers from the US, but from other countries. The US is now actively sabotaging Ukrainian defense of civilians.
Breaking news: The Trump administration has not approved the transfer of interceptor missiles to Ukraine that are needed to protect the country from Russian attacks, officials said, a delay that comes as President Trump has embraced Russia in recent weeks. wapo.st/4yCb7T7
Oleksandra Matviichuk retweeted
Donald Trump confirms again that he stands on the side of a bloodthirsty thug & the enablers of Russia’s war machine & against the majority of Americans, their representatives in both houses of Congress, & our European allies. 1/
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Oleksandra Matviichuk retweeted
Breaking News: President Trump signed an executive order to exempt Russia from new sanctions legislation that Congress passed last month. nyti.ms/4zDoByS
Oleksandra Matviichuk retweeted
So they both did it. One is pursuing money, while the other is afraid of losing power in Congress. And both apparently decided to sacrifice Ukrainian civilian lives just to play politics, manufacture a scandal, and pressure Kyiv into surrendering to russia.
I have no words.
Oleksandra Matviichuk retweeted
Either this is true, which would be a terrible sign that the President is not in control of his own Pentagon, or it's false, in which case the President is lying about a crucial national security issue for some reason.