Vira Motorko is a Ukrainian Internet activist and 2024 recipient of Wikimedian of the Year.

[1] She first registered on Wikipedia in 2009, during her first year of university.

Since 2012, she has been a member of the NGO Wikimedia Ukraine, conducted training for newcomers, helped with the competition Wiki Loves Monuments, and translated the Wikipedia interface.

[2] From 2014 to 2019, Motorko worked with Wikimedia Ukraine as a PR and project manager.

[2] Besides developing the project, she hosts webinars and training sessions to help newcomers become skilled Wikipedia contributors.