Oleksandra Ustinova does not scare easily. Ustinova – Ustik to her friends – is a member of the board of the most outspoken watchdog in Kyiv and has led lobbying campaigns which successfully pushed through anticorruption reforms in Ukraine. She’s also a recognizable face with her straight blond hair and light blue eyes. Ustinova is used to facing resistance from Ukraine’s corrupt old guard, but she’s still shocked by what she’s seen in recent months: a targeted campaign of intimidation by the powerful Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) against her and other activists.
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Ukrainian activist Oleksandra Ustinova at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France, on November 5, 2014.
