Alla Shcherbak

NV English editor

Lives in Kyiv Oblast. Graduated from KNUBA in 2020, majoring in Construction and Civil Engineering. Like music, playing guitar and piano, and studying web design. Has been a member of the NV team since August 2022.


Irish film festival /
"The Editorial Office" set to represent Ukraine at Galway Film Fleadh

The Ukrainian drama "The Editorial Office," directed by Roman Bondarchuk, is set to be showcased at the Galway Film Fleadh, one of Ireland's most prestigious film festivals, as announced by the Ukrainian State Film Agency.
3 July 2024, 02:45 PM 274
Life

Injuries in morning strike /
Russia strikes Ruska Lozova in Kharkiv Oblast: Injuries reported, residential building hit

Russia hit a residential building in Ruska Lozova, Kharkiv Oblast in the morning of July 3. There are victims in the attack, Derhachy City Military Administration head Vyacheslav Zadorenko reported on Telegram.
3 July 2024, 02:00 PM 470
Nation

Vital help /
Ukraine receives $2.2 billion tranche from IMF

Ukraine received a $2.2 billion tranche from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal reported on Telegram on July 3.
3 July 2024, 01:28 PM 1022
Business

The ice is breaking /
U.S. to allow Ukraine to use American weapons deeper into Russia if frontline expands

The U.S. will ease restrictions on Ukraine's use of American weapons to target Russia if it attempts to expand the current frontline, US Assistant State Secretary for European Affairs James O'Brien said, Voice of America reported on July 2.
3 July 2024, 12:39 PM 878
Nation

Continued cooperation /
Ukraine's government extends agreement with UN World Food Program on its office operating in Kyiv

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the signing of an agreement to open an office of the World Food Program (WFP) in Ukraine, the corresponding Order No. 604 was published in Ukrainian official government's site on June 28.
3 July 2024, 10:40 AM 357
Business

A mind of its own /
China can end war in Ukraine with one phone call, Finland's President says

Russia's dependence on China has got to a point when Beijing could end the war in Ukraine "with one phone call," Finnish President Alexander Stubb said, Bloomberg reported on July 3.
3 July 2024, 09:30 AM 1142
Nation

Terrorizing civilians /
Russian shelling kills one, injures eight more in Kherson, buildings damaged

A 54-year-old woman died and eight people were injured in different Kherson's districts after the Russian forces shelled the city, Kherson Governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported on Telegram on July 2.
2 July 2024, 02:10 PM 302
Nation

Sufficient grounds /
Four reasons behind blackout duration surge, Ukrenergo Chair says

Four factors simultaneously influenced the surge in power outages duration over the past few days, Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, Ukrenergo's Chair reported on Facebook on July 1.
2 July 2024, 01:30 PM 341
Nation

No miracle happened /
Kazakh opposition journalist Aidos Sadykov dies in Kyiv after assassination attempt

Kazakh opposition journalist Aidos Sadykov, who was in deep coma after an assasination attempt, died in Kyiv overnight on July 2, his wife Natalia Sadykova reported on Facebook on July 2.
2 July 2024, 12:38 PM 1895
Nation

The door is open /
US security agreement with Ukraine not replacing its future NATO integration

The United States considers the bilateral security agreement with Ukraine not as a replacement for its NATO membership, but as an additional element providing a "bridge" to Ukraine's North Atlantic integration, US State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel said, news agency Ukrinform reported on July 2.
2 July 2024, 10:54 AM 103
Nation

First jets coming soon /
Netherlands' Defense Ministry officially greenlights 24 F-16 fighters export to Ukraine

24 F-16 fighter jets' export authorization is complete, the first jets will soon take to the skies over Ukraine, the Dutch Defense Minister, Kajsa Ollongren, announced in the letter to the Dutch House of Represetatives, published on July 1.
2 July 2024, 09:00 AM 779
Nation

'Those who survive will be slaves' /
Ukrainians 'intend to eliminate 90% Russian citizens' - Russian propaganda

Ukraine's Armed Forces intend to completely capture Russia, destroying 90% of its population, one of the Russian federal channels claimed on June 30.
1 July 2024, 03:13 PM 581
Nation

Chernivtsi is lucky /
McDonald's opens its first restaurant in Ukraine in 2024

McDonald's Ukraine company, developing a chain of McDonald's fast-food restaurants in Ukraine, opened its first restaurant in Chernivtsi on July 1, the company's press service reported.
1 July 2024, 02:28 PM 452
Business

Summer conscription /
Mobilization in Ukraine from July 1 - main highlights

NV reveals on who and how can be conscripted from July 1 since new rules on mobilization and military accounting entered in force in Ukraine since May 18.
1 July 2024, 01:28 PM 660
Nation

Grim perspectives /
Ukrainians to experience energy deficit until 2026 - IMF memorandum

Energy deficit in Ukraine, caused by devastating Russian attacks on energy infrastructure, will persist until 2026, IMF updated memorandum on economic and financial policy wrote on June 28.
1 July 2024, 11:25 AM 1484
Business

Civilians targeted /
Russian overnight missile strike injures seven in Dnipro

Seven people were injured after Russia attacked Dnipro with ballistic missiles overnight, Dnipropetrovsk Governor Serhiy Lysak reported on Telegram on July 1.
1 July 2024, 10:48 AM 1271
Nation

War on civilians /
Supermarket and civilian houses damaged in Russian overnight strike on Dnipro

The Russian forces struck Dnipro overnight on July 1, damaging supermarket and civilian houses in city's densely populated area, public broadcaster Suspilne reported on Telegram on July 1.
1 July 2024, 09:29 AM 4474
Nation

Keeping busy /
Air defense shot down six Russian drones in southern and eastern Ukraine overnight

Ukrainian air defense forces destroyed six Russian drones in southern and eastern Ukraine on June 27, the Air Forces reported on Telegram.
28 June 2024, 02:02 PM 265
Nation

EU leadership renewal /
Von der Leyen to retain EU leadership role, Estonia's Kallas to replace Borrell as EU's top diplomat

EU leaders at the summit in Brussels approved the candidacy of Ursula von der Leyen for a second term as European Commission President, the Guardian reported.
28 June 2024, 09:30 AM 673
Nation

After conversation with President /
Ministers sent on urgent working trips to frontline oblasts

Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal instructed the ministers to go on working trips to front-line oblasts, followed by compulsory reporting, he wrote on Telegram on June 27.
27 June 2024, 02:46 PM 311
Nation