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.


Medical network scarred /
Five Kyiv facilities damaged as Russian barrage hits

Russia’s large-scale attack on Kyiv on June 2 damaged or partly destroyed five health care facilities, the Health Ministry’s press service reported.
2 June, 12:46 PM 63
Russian war

Missile shield warning /
Zelenskyy urges continent-wide shield after attacks

Russia’s massive attack on Ukraine was an open signal that Moscow intends to continue missile strikes, showing why Kyiv needs more air defense systems from its partners, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Telegram on June 2.
2 June, 12:19 PM 94
Russian war

Continental drift /
Vučić warns weak labor output risks deeper EU slump

Europe is headed for economic catastrophe because of weak labor productivity, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said in a Bloomberg report.
2 June, 11:51 AM 75
Business

No easy fix /
Russian executives see peace as only growth plan

Russia’s economy is slowing sharply under the strain of Ukrainian drone strikes and a prolonged war, as Russian dictator Vladimir Putin opens his fifth wartime St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in search of ideas to revive growth.
1 June, 04:31 PM 500
Nation

Deep inside Russia /
Satellite photos expose damaged Russian oil tank

At least one storage tank was damaged after Ukraine’s SBU Security Service struck a line production and dispatch station in Armavir, in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai, on May 30.
1 June, 03:16 PM 212
Russian war

Deal hopes /
Trump touts possible pact as fresh fighting escalates

President Donald Trump said on June 1 that Iran “really wants” to reach a deal with the United States and that any agreement would benefit Washington and its allies, Reuters reported.
1 June, 03:05 PM 170
Nation

Fuel running out /
Bratchuk warns Crimea supply routes are now buckling

Serhii Bratchuk, spokesperson for the Ukrainian Volunteer Army, spoke to Radio NV about Ukraine’s fire control over Russia’s southern land corridor and the mood in occupied Crimea.
1 June, 12:50 PM 525
Nation

Corruption test /
Mathernová warns accession demands tough reforms

EU Ambassador to Ukraine Katarína Mathernová acknowledges that Ukraine’s further European integration will be neither simple nor quick, speaks candidly about Mindichgate, assesses the country’s energy risks ahead of next winter and explains what she admires about Ukrainians — and what she finds hard to accept.
1 June, 11:33 AM 234
Nation

Patriot plea /
Ukraine asks Washington to license missile output

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv and Washington still have not reached a bilateral drone agreement, known as the drone deal, in an interview with Face the Nation on CBS News.
1 June, 10:36 AM 169
Nation

Russia’s stalled push /
Syrskyi sees Kyiv seizing initiative in key sector

The Sloviansk-Kramatorsk urban area remains one of the key sectors of Russia’s offensive, but Russian forces have failed to carry out their plans, Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi said.
29 May, 06:26 PM 236
Nation

Memory wars flare /
Polish leader attacks Ukraine’s new UPA unit title

Polish President Karol Nawrocki has proposed stripping Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of the Order of the White Eagle after the Separate Special Operations Center North, part of the Special Operations Forces of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, received an honorary name commemorating the Heroes of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army. The Polish president’s office announced the statement on May 29.
29 May, 05:05 PM 250
Nation

Oil’s sharp slide /
Crude posts heavy losses as Hormuz anxiety fades

Oil prices fell more than 1% on May 29 and were headed for their steepest weekly drop since early April, Reuters reported.
29 May, 02:50 PM 79
Business

A push beyond envoys /
Ukraine seeks leader-level path as negotiations stall

Ukraine has viable proposals for settling the war, but the three-way negotiation format involving the United States is currently “paused,” Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said during a question-and-answer session with the government in the Verkhovna Rada on May 29.
29 May, 02:28 PM 141
Nation

Alliance at the edge /
Russian drone strike puts Europe under new pressure

Political scientist and Charles University research fellow Oleksandr Morozov spoke with Radio NV about the incident in NATO member Romania, where a Russian Shahed drone hit a residential building.
29 May, 02:11 PM 122
Nation

Front-line fiction /
Commanders feed Putin inflated gains, ISW report finds

Russia’s military command regularly shows dictator Vladimir Putin exaggerated data on Russian advances at the front in Ukraine, prompting the Kremlin leader to make increasingly unrealistic demands in peace talks, the Institute for the Study of War said on May 28.
29 May, 12:14 PM 672
Russian war

Moscow’s Caucasus gamble /
Armenia vote puts Pashinyan’s westward shift on trial

Naira Hayrumyan, editor of Step.am, spoke with Oleksiy Tarasov at Radio NV about what is happening in Armenia ahead of the June 7 parliamentary elections and what they could change in the South Caucasus.
29 May, 11:08 AM 231
Nation

Europe’s aviation boost /
Gripen deal aims at Russia’s glide bomb campaign

Sweden and Ukraine have signed an agreement for the delivery of 150 Swedish-made Gripen fighter jets, including 16 C/D-model aircraft expected to arrive in Ukraine in early 2027 and 22 of the newest E-model jets by 2030.
28 May, 07:26 PM 391
Nation

Baltic defense line /
Latvia plants ‘dragon’s teeth’ along Russian border

Latvia has begun installing concrete anti-tank barriers known as “dragon’s teeth” on its border with Russia as part of the Baltic Defense Line to strengthen defenses and block military vehicles, LSM reported on May 28.
28 May, 06:06 PM 189
Nation

Gripen deal /
Zelenskyy vows to buy all 150 Swedish jets

Ukraine’s planned purchase of all 150 Gripen fighter jets covered by its agreement with Sweden will rely on financing from a EUR 90 billion ($108 million) loan, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at a news conference with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on May 28.
28 May, 05:44 PM 158
Nation

Balancing act /
Pashinyan charts gas route as Armenia weighs EU bid

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced plans to build a transit gas pipeline through Armenia, Interfax reported on May 27.
28 May, 05:22 PM 186
Business