Ukrayinska Pravda
In 2003 Leschenko graduated the Institute of Journalism at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. His career in journalism began in 2000 after the probation at the news program "Reporter" on the "Novyi Kanal" channel chaired by Andriy Shevchenko. In September 2000 he became a correspondent of the online version of "Ukrayinska Pravda". He continued working at the regional news department of “"Novyi Kanal"” until Spring 2001 while working for "Ukrayinska Pravda". In March 2001 he quit working for "Novyi Kanal". In 2002 he became deputy editor-in-chief of the "Ukrayinska Pravda". Leschenko is famous for his investigative journalism on corruption in Ukrainian politics. In 2010 he joined the movement “Stop Tsenzuri!” (“Stop Censorship!”) aimed for the protection of free speech, prevention of censorship and obstruction of journalism in Ukraine.