‘We think you may have been poisoned’, part 2
When Elena Kostyuchencko's reports from Ukraine became illegal, she could not return to Russia – her life was at risk.
Elena Kostyuchenko was the top war reporter at Novaya Gazeta, one of Russia's most controversial independent newspapers, when the war in Ukraine began. Within weeks her reporting was made illegal, her newspaper was shut down, and Elena was on the run for her life.
While in hiding Elena came down with a strange illness. She initially thought it was Covid, but after months of tests her doctors came to her with shocking news – she may have been poisoned. This is the second of two episodes covering Elena's story. Elena has written a memoir called I Love Russia: Reporting from a Lost Country.
Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Producers: Helen Fitzhenry and Edgar Maddicott
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(Photo: Elena Kostyuchenko. Credit: Courtesy of Elena Kostyuchenko)
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