Ostap Yarysh confirms being fired from Voice of America

Ukrainian journalist Ostap Yarysh confirmed ending his work with Voice of America in a Facebook post, but without additional comments.

“News do spread quickly. So quickly that my family and friends learned about it from the media before I had time to tell them. In short, yes, Voice of America and I have terminated our cooperation. I will not give any additional comments now, so please do not call or text me about this. I will write about everything myself a little later,” he wrote.

He added that he would speak about "what happens next" later.

Photo by Ostap Yarysh on Facebook

Detector Media director Natalia Lyhachova earlier reported on Facebook that journalist Ostap Yarysh had been fired from the Ukrainian service of the Voice of America. She said that the journalist was fired during an inspection by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which is coordinated by Elon Musk.