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.


Dumping claims /
India targets steel imports from three suppliers

India’s trade remedies authority has opened an anti-dumping investigation into hot-rolled steel from Russia, China and Japan, Reuters reported.
30 June, 01:11 PM 89
Business

Sanctions clock /
Russia races to assemble shadow LNG tanker fleet

Russia has begun building a reserve “shadow fleet” of tankers to transport liquefied natural gas, or LNG, Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service said on June 30.
30 June, 12:53 PM 162
Nation

Front-line reality check /
ISW rebuts Putin’s claims of Russian momentum now

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin made another series of sharply exaggerated claims about Russian troop advances in Ukraine in a recent interview with propagandist Pavel Zarubin, statements that do not match battlefield realities — including around Kostiantynivka, Dobropillya and Kupyansk.
30 June, 12:25 PM 387
Russian war

Bandera backlash /
Polish defense chief threatens Kyiv’s EU accession

Warsaw would not support Ukraine’s accession to the European Union unless Kyiv changes its approach to honoring figures from the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists, or OUN, and the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, or UPA, Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said, Polsat News reported.
30 June, 11:14 AM 142
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Ankara’s peace bid /
Erdoğan tells Merz Moscow-Kyiv talks may restart

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in a phone call that Ankara continues to work to restart talks between Ukraine and Russia.
30 June, 11:01 AM 45
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Drones ignite new risk /
Chornobyl crews fight fires in punishing 122 F heat

Firefighters are battling forest fires in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone that broke out after Russian drones crashed in the area, the State Agency of Ukraine on Exclusion Zone Management said.
30 June, 10:27 AM 88
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Moldovan expansion /
Nova Post terminal can process 10,000 parcels hourly

Nova Post has opened its largest logistics hub in Moldova near Chisinau, with capacity of up to 10,000 parcels an hour.
29 June, 04:25 PM 72
Business

False-flag warning /
Sikorski sees Russian pretext for NATO attack coming

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski believes Russia may resort to a “false flag operation” to justify an attack on a NATO country. He made the remarks in an interview with CBS News on June 26.
28 June, 01:25 AM 398
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Wartime low /
Poll shows Putin’s rating falling amid Ukraine strikes

Growing frustration among Russians over the Kremlin’s inability to stop repeated Ukrainian air attacks has led to a notable drop in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s approval rating.
28 June, 12:13 AM 524
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Protection dispute /
Bundestag chair backs right to refuse military service

European Commission plans to stop granting temporary protection to Ukrainian men subject to mobilization are a mistake, Anton Hofreiter, a German Green Party politician and chair of the Bundestag’s Committee on European Union Affairs, said on June 27, ntv reported.
27 June, 11:08 PM 138
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Successor who wasn’t /
Ivanov’s career traced Putin’s security-state rise

The career of former Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov, who died on June 26, developed in parallel with that of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. The two were close allies who worked together in the KGB, the FSB and the Russian government.
27 June, 10:16 PM 1871
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Hormuz flashpoint /
Another tanker is hit near Oman after strait reopens

Another vessel was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, with a projectile hitting a tanker and damaging its bridge, Bloomberg reported.
27 June, 09:30 PM 120
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Russia threat /
Germany may restore male service by 2027 amid fears

Germany is considering restoring mandatory military conscription for all men by 2027, The Telegraph reported.
27 June, 08:37 PM 167
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Winter stakes /
Flash says power outages could hit central Russia

If the war launched by the Kremlin is not ended, not only Ukrainians but also much of central Russia could eventually be left without electricity and heating, Serhii “Flash” Beskrestnov, an adviser to Ukraine’s defense minister, said on June 27.
27 June, 07:51 PM 365
Russian war

White Eagle rupture /
Poll shows Poles split over Zelenskyy award fallout

Poles are sharply divided over how the decision to strip Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of the Order of the White Eagle will affect Poland’s international standing, according to a survey by SW Research for Onet.
27 June, 07:03 PM 172
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Beaver over Moscow /
Ukrainian drone reaches deep into Russia

As part of its medium- and long-range strike campaign against Russia, the aggressor state, Ukraine uses domestically made long-range drones, including the UJ-26 Beaver.
27 June, 06:25 PM 559
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Battlefield shift /
Sikorski says Moscow has lost the initiative

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said Ukraine has changed the situation on the battlefield and Russia has lost the strategic initiative in the war. He made the remarks in an interview with CBS News.
27 June, 06:00 PM 363
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Another aircraft lost /
MiG-29 pilot ejects during combat sortie over Poltava

Ukraine’s Air Force said it lost a MiG-29 fighter jet overnight on June 27 while the aircraft was carrying out a combat mission in Poltava Oblast. The pilot ejected successfully, the Air Force said in a statement.
27 June, 05:15 PM 178
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Shahed hunters /
Dragon gets new missile for Ukraine’s air defense

In June 2026, it emerged that a new small surface-to-air missile with an infrared homing seeker is being developed for Ukraine’s Dragon air defense system, which became part of the country’s air defense network more than a year ago.
27 June, 04:32 PM 540
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Putin’s exposed flank /
Ukraine targets Crimea’s military supply lifelines

Russian-occupied Crimea is becoming a liability for Vladimir Putin — a vulnerability that could weaken the Kremlin’s ability to continue its war against Ukraine, The Wall Street Journal reported on June 26.
27 June, 04:03 PM 1021
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