Artem Chekh

is a Ukrainian writer. He has authored a number of books, as well as leading two television documentary films. From May 2015 to July 2016 he performed military service in the ranks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. His experiences from this period became the basis for his non-fiction book “Absolute Zero” (2017), which was shortlisted for the Ryszard Kapuściński Award for Literary Reportage. His latest book, District <> (Район «Д»), was published in Ukraine in 2019.