Natalie Sedletska

Natalie Sedletska is a Ukrainian investigative reporter based in Kyiv. Since 2014 she has served as the editor-in-chief of “Schemes” - an award-winning investigative project run by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Ukrainian Service. Natalie leads a team of investigative journalists that exposes high-level political corruption and abuse of power in Ukraine, as well as Russian war crimes. Since 2023, Natalie has taken on an additional role as RFE/RL's Kyiv bureau chief. Under Natalie's leadership, the “Schemes” project has received significant national and international professional recognition, earning a series of prestigious awards such as the German-Norwegian Free Media Awards in 2020 and the Global Shining Light Award (Certificate of Excellence) from the Global Investigative Journalism Network in 2023.
She holds a master's degree in journalism from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and completed the Draper Hills Summer Fellowship at Stanford University’s Cent...