Alex Stezhensky

Editor and Writer | NV English

A Kyiv native, Alex originally envisioned a career in visual media and sound production before his path shifted in 2006 when he moved to New York. After returning to Ukraine in 2020, he launched his journalism career as a translator at the New Voice of Ukraine. He quickly advanced to editorial and authorship roles, producing original reporting and analysis. Alex specializes in investigative journalism, focusing on international affairs and domestic politics. Outside of the newsroom, he remains passionate about photography and music composition.


A cheaper shield /
Fire Point targets first FP7.X intercept in 2027

Ukrainian company Fire Point has assembled 13 industrial partners for Europe’s Freyja missile defense project and entered its most difficult phase — integrating all the components, CEO Iryna Terekh told Reuters on Aug. 4.
4 August, 07:17 PM 0
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A new target /
Ukraine appears to strike supermarket hub in Russia

The Ukrainian military appears to have struck a Russian food distribution center for the first time after previously targeting oil refineries and Wildberries and Ozon logistics hubs, The Moscow Times reported on Aug. 4.
4 August, 06:31 PM 25
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No room for outsiders /
Umerov moves from security council to spy agency

Lawmakers and experts told NV what Rustem Umerov’s appointment could mean for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service.
4 August, 06:09 PM 18
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A fleeting diplomatic opening /
Trump risks missing chance to help end Ukraine war

U.S. President Donald Trump risks missing an opening to broker an end to Russia’s war against Ukraine as he focuses on Iran, Thomas Graham wrote in The New York Times.
4 August, 05:42 PM 48
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A deadlock Umerov cannot break /
Denysenko: Putin rejects talks to end Ukraine war

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is “wrecking the Russian economy” while refusing to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, and Rustem Umerov’s appointment as head of Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service will not change the situation, said Vadym Denysenko, a former Ukrainian lawmaker.
4 August, 04:52 PM 32
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A smarter interceptor /
General Cherry adds French AI guidance to Bullet

Ukrainian defense company General Cherry has partnered with French startup Alta Ares to integrate AI-powered guidance into its Bullet anti-Shahed drone.
4 August, 02:55 PM 87
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The squeeze intensifies /
Up to 15,000 Russian companies close every month

Between 12,000 and 15,000 companies have shut down in Russia each month for economic reasons since the start of 2026, roughly three times the monthly total in previous years, Kommersant reported.
4 August, 02:28 PM 85
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A logistics pivot /
Wildberries builds warehouse network in Kazakhstan

Russia’s largest online marketplace, Wildberries, is building two warehouse complexes in Kazakhstan covering a combined 260,000 square meters and plans to open them in the first quarter of 2027, The Moscow Times reported.
4 August, 12:42 PM 43
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Eighteen blows in 18 days /
Strikes damage up to 22.2% of logistics footprint

Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces struck 18 warehouses belonging to Russian e-commerce marketplace Wildberries over the past 18 days, commander Robert “Magyar” Brovdi said on Telegram.
4 August, 12:23 PM 190
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Russia-linked accounts drained /
FBI unit chief charged over $925,000 crypto theft

An FBI unit chief detailed to the U.S. intelligence community faces two federal counts after allegedly transferring nearly $1 million from cryptocurrency accounts linked to a hostile foreign state into his personal wallet.
4 August, 11:06 AM 72
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Thirty blows in July /
Ukraine drives Russian refinery output to 24-year low

Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil facilities drove the country’s refinery throughput down to 3.6 million barrels a day in July, its lowest level since May 2002, Bloomberg reported on Aug. 3.
4 August, 10:19 AM 87
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Alpha veteran takes charge /
Zelenskyy bets on Khmara to reshape Ukraine’s defense

People who personally know Yevhenii Khmara, the new head of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry, helped NV fill in some of the many gaps in his biography.
3 August, 11:40 AM 614
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Anger builds nationwide /
Thousands march across Ukraine for dismissed minister

Protesters’ demands to reinstate Mykhailo Fedorov as defense minister must not be ignored, veteran Dmytro Koziatynskyi wrote in an appeal to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on X on Aug. 1.
2 August, 02:16 AM 312
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Attack in Gdynia /
Polish 76-year-old accused of injuring Ukrainian woman

Police in the Polish city of Gdynia arrested a 76-year-old man suspected of attacking a 40-year-old Ukrainian woman, striking her twice in the head with a wooden cane before fleeing, TVN24 reported on Aug. 1.
2 August, 12:58 AM 140
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A warehouse full of workers /
Russian jet Shahed strikes Rozetka site near Kyiv

Russia struck a Rozetka warehouse with a jet-powered Shahed drone while 270 people were working inside on the morning of Aug. 1, company co-owner Iryna Chechotkina reported on Facebook.
1 August, 11:50 PM 271
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A hiring surge in Russia /
Employers now rush to find mobilization specialists

Russian government agencies, state-owned companies and businesses have posted more than 2,000 openings for specialists with experience in military registration and mobilization, Russian outlet Agentstvo reported.
1 August, 10:58 PM 331
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A general’s birthday /
Restaurant blast kills three and injures 15 people

Three people were killed and 15 injured in an explosion at the Balzi Rossi restaurant on Kudrinskaya Square in central Moscow.
1 August, 09:53 PM 1145
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Two windows every day /
Rassvet gives Russian forces hours of orbital coverage

Russia’s Rassvet satellites, manufactured by Bureau 1440, provide at least two communications windows over Ukraine each day, each lasting more than an hour, Ukrainian defense outlet Militarnyi reported on Aug. 1, citing satellite communications expert Volodymyr Stepanets.
1 August, 09:17 PM 692
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Washington steps back /
NATO ally will lead key Ukraine military aid group

The United States is preparing to hand over command of the Germany-based Security Assistance Group-Ukraine, or SAG-U, which coordinates military aid to Ukraine, Politico reported on July 31, citing a U.S. official and three sources.
1 August, 08:35 PM 368
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After the border breach /
Some 48,300 migrants return from Spain to Morocco

Nearly all migrants who entered the Spanish city of Ceuta illegally have returned to Morocco, Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares said in a post on X.
1 August, 07:50 PM 97
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