Olexiy Tarasov

Radio NV Editor-in-Chief

Radio NV Editor-in-Chief and host, columnist, film critic.

In the past, the Editor-in-Chief of Esquire magazine (Ukraine), Editor-in-Chief of Buro247.ua, host of Hromadske.ua and Radio Aristocrats.


Speaking to Radio NV /
Prystaiko: Putin fears truce may end war, wants full control of Donetsk first

Former Ukrainian Foreign Minister (2019–2020) and Ambassador to the United Kingdom (2020–2023) Vadym Prystaiko spoke with Radio NV’s Oleksiy Tarasov about why Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has no real interest in negotiations and how the Russians are merely going through the motions in Istanbul.
16 May 2025, 01:15 PM 415
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Wartime reform /
Reshetylova: Ukraine’s army needs cultural shift to protect soldiers’ rights

The position of Military Ombudsman was introduced in Ukraine at the end of 2023. On Dec. 30, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed Olha Reshetylova as the Presidential Commissioner for the Protection of the Rights of Servicemen and Members of Military Families.
15 May 2025, 10:55 AM 116
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Rapid change /
What Ukrainian society was like before the war, and the transformation it has gone through - an interview

Journalist Vitaly Portnikov discusses how the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine has changed society in the country and has actually transformed the part of the population that was always distinguished by loyalty and piety to Moscow, in an interview with Radio NV published on Dec. 2.
5 December 2022, 12:30 PM 1780
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From the archives: /
Military experts explains why Russia's threats against the Baltic states, NATO are only ‘soundbites'

Russia's provocations against NATO, which it is carrying out near the borders of the Baltic states, will remain merely soundbites, since any war with NATO would be brief and not end in the Kremlin's favor, military expert Oleg Zhdanov told Radio NV on June 22.
28 August 2022, 03:55 AM 2637
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Traitors and spies /
Crimean leader on Russian security services in occupied south Ukraine - NV Interview

In an interview with NV Radio, published on Aug. 1, Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, Refat Chubarov, spoke about the reach of Russian security services in southern Ukraine and their work to facilitate the annexation of Crimea.
1 August 2022, 10:56 PM 3268
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'I saw the meat grinder' /
Chief rabbi of Ukrainian Army talks about experience, tasks at war

The chief rabbi of the Armed Forces ofUkraine Hillel Cohen talked to NV about his personal experience and the tasks and spiritual needs soldiers are facing at the front.
22 July 2022, 04:12 PM 644
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“Everyone’s a Führer” /
Interview with NSDC Secretary Danilov on Russia, Belarus, and the war

In Russia, everyone considers himself the Fuhrer and everyone wants to take the place of dictator Vladimir Putin, who temporarily occupies the president's chair, says the Secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, Oleksiy Danilov. He believes the struggle for the throne is now intensifying, and the “big casting” continues.
20 June 2022, 12:07 PM 1150
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Propaganda victims /
Locals in Russia-occupied Donbas furious with Moscow’s puppets, not Kremlin

As Russia relentlessly shells occupied cities in Donbas, people are starting to blame Russian proxy puppet states DPR and LPR, and not necessarily Moscow, Stanislav Aseyev, a Ukrainian writer and journalist, and a former prisoner of the infamous Izolyatsia detention facility, has said in an interview with NV.
15 June 2022, 05:25 PM 2060
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'Giant with feet of clay’ /
Everyone is distancing themselves from Russia — adviser to Zelensky’s chief-of-staff

Due to the lack of resources for the war in Ukraine, the Kremlin is desperately looking for allies, but everyone is distancing themselves from it because they have realized that Russia is only majestic on the outside and weak on the inside, said Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser to the President's Office in an interview with Radio NV.
19 May 2022, 08:15 PM 1685
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Battles will be fierce /
Interview with CIT military expert on challenges for Ukraine’s army and capabilities of its navy

In an interview with NV, Kyrylo Mykhailov, a researcher from the Conflict Intelligence Team – an open-source intelligence research organization – discusses Russian propaganda, likely military scenarios near Kharkiv and Luhansk, and the ongoing battle for control over the Black Sea.
14 May 2022, 05:14 PM 3856
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Exit briefing /
US charge d’affairs Kristina Kvien: I believe Ukraine will win

Kristina Kvien has served as the U.S. acting ambassador to Ukraine for over two years. She has been with Ukraine during the hardest years of the U.S. impeachment scandal and Russia’s war against Ukraine. 
4 May 2022, 02:10 PM 849
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Behind the curtain /
Investigator into Putin’s private life talks about sanctions against Putin’s mistress and self-censorship

Keeping the Russian dictator’s personal life hidden is a typical habit of the Soviet security services, helped by the self-censorship of the Russian press, Mikhail Ruban, a journalist with the Russian Proekt outlet, told Radio NV.
1 May 2022, 07:26 PM 3360
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‘They were targeting the hospital’ /
Interview with Azov fighter about the situation in Mariupol’s last stronghold

Last night alone, the Russians carried out at least 50 artillery strikes against the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol – the heavily defended stronghold where civilians and the last Ukrainian defenders are holding out.
28 April 2022, 06:50 PM 966
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Records of war /
Ukrainian blogger who interviews Russian POWs shares his experiences

Volodymyr Zolkin, a YouTuber taking part in a project to search for captured and killed Russian soldiers in Ukraine, called “Ishchi Svoikh” (‘Look for Your Own’), has recorded more than 100 interviews with captured invading troops.
20 April 2022, 08:20 PM 11810
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Hard talk /
President's Office advisor speaks about Medvedchuk, negotiations and sanctions against Russia – interview

Viktor Medvedchuk, a pro-Russian politician suspected of treason, is one of those who provoked full-scale Russian aggression against Ukraine, Mykhailo Podolyak, an advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff, said in an interview with Radio NV on April 20.
20 April 2022, 06:40 PM 2988
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