Andrii Kulykov

Andriy Viktorovych Kulykov is a Ukrainian journalist, editor, television and radio presenter, actor, media expert, and media editor. He is widely known in Ukraine as the former host of Freedom of Speech (ICTV), a popular political talk show broadcast on ICTV, but he also been involved with the BBC, Hromadske Radio, and other news media publications and broadcasters. Kulykov is also a professional English-Ukrainian language Translator-referent. He has been involved in the journalistic effort to explain the Russian invasion of Ukraine to English-speaking audiences. On March 1, 2022, Kulykov was broadcasting live from his apartment when the Russian military bombed the Kyiv radio transmission tower. Kulykov also demanded the release of captured Ukrainian journalist Maksym Butkevych, publicly pleading the case for his safe return to Ukraine.