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Deynega Vitaliy

Human Capital Development

Founder of “Ukrainian Witness” media and “Come back alive” charity foundation.
In 2014, Vitaliy founded the "Return Alive" Charitable Foundation. Under his leadership, from 2014 to 2020, the foundation evolved not only as a structure to aid the army but also as an analytical center and media outlet that prevents people from forgetting about the war. In 2024, according to a survey by the company Kantar online Track, this foundation, which Ukrainians trust the most. Currently, amidst full-scale war, one of Vitaliy's key tasks is the development of the "Ukrainian Witness" media project, aimed at informing the widest audience possible about the war in Ukraine. Journalists from "Ukrainian Witness" were the first to film war crimes by Russians in Irpin, Chernobyl, Kherson, and other cities. These footages were featured in major global media outlets. Vitaliy is a former Deputy Minister of Defense for Digital Development, Digital Transformations, and Digitalization. He considers the deep reboot of one of the key departments and its management system as his main achievement in this position.
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None of my projects would have been possible without a huge number of people, their faith, and support.
You have to be honest, and then you won't need to remember whom you lied to.
To defeat enemy institutions, we must build and strengthen our own.
In 2014, we couldn't respond with truth to lies in time, so at the beginning of the full-scale war, we didn't have the right to repeat this mistake.
There are different types of courage: risking one's life, future, stepping into the unknown, risking rejection, and different people possess different types to varying degrees. But they are united by one thing - doing what you have chosen, even when it's scary, even very scary.
 
The animal cynicism of most politicians annoys me.
Never be afraid of anything. Stay true to your nature no matter how much it costs you.
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