A Scottish journalist who wrote a book about Odesa visited Kherson

Scottish journalist Jen Stout, author of the book NightTrain to Odesa, came to Kherson to prepare a new report for The Sunday Post.

Jen Stout wrote about it on her Facebook page.

Standing near the destroyed building of the Kherson Regional Council, Stout recalled the Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina, who once took a photo there - smiling, wearing a helmet that was "not the right size." "Now the building is gone, and Vika is gone, but Kherson is holding on," the journalist wrote.

According to her, the city seemed unusually quiet during the visit. Only later did Stout find out that Angelina Jolie had visited the underground kindergarten on the same day, just an hour after her. "Maybe these two events are connected," the reporter jokes.

Jen Stout's new story from Kherson will be published in The Sunday Post this Sunday.

Earlier, the winner of the International Prize of European Memory and Conscience 2025 was civilian journalist and human rights activist Iryna Danylovych for her struggle and independent journalism in the occupied Crimea.

This award was given for her defense of human dignity, civic courage and independent journalism, which she practiced under Russian occupation.

<b>Marek Mutor</b>, President of the Platform, emphasized that the award is not just a recognition of her personal feat, but a call to protect all journalists persecuted for the truth: "Irina Danilovich reminds us that even in the darkest corners, one voice can shine the truth.

Danilovich is currently being held in a Russian women's colony in Zelenokumsk. The occupation court sentenced her to 6 years and 11 months on trumped-up charges of 'possession of an explosive device'. The journalist has repeatedly publicly reported torture, pressure and intimidation by Russian FSB officers, which were used to extract confessions.

Катерина Глушко