Maria Varenikova,

Maria Varenikova is a reporter for The New York Times, specializing in coverage of Ukraine and its conflict with Russia. She has been reporting on the war since 2014, working with various international media outlets such as ARD television station and Vice News. In addition to her work as a producer and reporter, she has also researched community organizing in Sieverodonetsk, Ukraine, which is now under Russian occupation. Varenikova is interested in the long-term social implications of war and often interviews soldiers, commanders, and officials for her reporting. She follows The New York Times' Ethical Journalism handbook and takes extra precautions when covering military operations or the stories of victims of war to ensure she does not report information that could harm soldiers. Varenikova graduated from the National Technical University in Vinnytsya with a master's degree in economics and worked as a bank manager before beginning her career in journalism with the start of the war in eastern Ukraine in 2014.