Viktor Shepelev

Viktor Shepelev is a Ukrainian writer, poet, and translator. He was born in Kharkiv. Following the full-scale Russian invasion, he engaged in volunteer work and, in March 2023, joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In January 2024, after the death of poet and serviceman Maksym Kryvtsov, Shepelev initiated the project 7 Ukrainian Poems, aimed at translating contemporary Ukrainian poetry into English.