The surprise guest

Every month in this column we introduce a public figure whose work and commitment are a source of inspiration. Their courage, strength of character and determination to take action set a shining example and their bravery deserves respect.

Our guest is Ukrainian journalist Tetyana Ogarkova, coordinator of the international department of the Ukrainian Crisis Media Center and co-presenter of the podcast "Explaining Ukraine". She is also a lecturer at Mohyla University in Kyiv and has a PhD in literature from Paris XII Val-de-Marne University.

Tetyana is a much sought-after guest in television and radio programmes around the world, where she describes the dramatic plight of the Ukrainian people and provides deep insights into this human tragedy.

In this special edition of EESCinfo, she shares with our readers her personal testimony, which is all the more powerful as it was written from a Ukraine under siege, tormented and heroic, which she has not left despite the war. (ehp)