Alona Sonko

Translator, Editor | NV English

Alona is a journalist, editor, and translator with experience working in Ukrainian media, advertising, and PR agencies.

She completed a journalistic internship at the TV channels 1+1 and Ukraina. She has academic training in journalism: she wrote a research paper for the Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and received multiple awards.

She worked as an editor-translator at the Adsapience advertising agency, where she was responsible for adapting text, video, and audio materials into English, as well as a copywriter at Trembita PR Agency, where she prepared press releases, news, and analytical materials for the media


EU aid for Ukraine /
EU to activate emergency aid mechanism for Ukraine – Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held talks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, focusing primarily on European support for Ukraine, Zelenskyy said on Nov. 9.
9 November, 05:53 PM 3
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Peace negotiations /
NATO and EU officials to join Ukraine peace talks in Abu Dhabi

NATO and several European Union countries will be represented at talks in Abu Dhabi on Nov. 10-11 aimed at ending Russia's war against Ukraine, Ukrainian delegation chief Rustem Umerov said on Nov. 9.
9 November, 05:05 PM 38
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Voices for freedom /
Melania Trump urged to help free Ukrainian women held by Russia

Human rights advocates from the international People First campaign urged US first lady Melania Trump to help secure the release of Ukrainian women held in Russian captivity in an open letter dated Nov. 4 and published on the campaign's website.
9 November, 04:06 PM 32
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Deep inside Russia /
Ukraine hits Iskander fuel plant near St. Petersburg

Ukrainian forces struck the Morozov Plant near St. Petersburg, which produces components for Russian missiles, including ballistic missiles, overnight, Ukraine's General Staff reported on Nov. 9.
9 November, 03:09 PM 68
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Reduced to ashes /
Russian strike destroys children's disability center in Kremenchuk

Russian attack drones struck Ukraine's Poltava Oblast late Nov. 8, damaging residential areas, a hotel and a specialized center for children with disabilities in the city of Kremenchuk.
9 November, 03:02 PM 26
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Kyiv attack aftermath /
Kyiv firefighters extinguish blazes after Russian attack

Firefighters extinguished fires caused by a Russian attack on Kyiv, with no deaths or injuries reported, the city's State Emergency Service said, releasing photos from the attack sites on Nov. 9.
9 November, 02:16 PM 25
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Government cover? /
Khimprom needed government protection to operate – MP

European Solidarity lawmaker Mykola Kniazhytskyi discussed the Khimprom criminal network scandal, alleged ties between organized crime and law enforcement, accountability among security chiefs and mobilization failures in an interview with Radio NV on Nov. 9.
9 November, 01:38 PM 63
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First major drills /
Coalition of the Willing launches first major drills in Poland

The Coalition of the Willing's first joint military exercises begin in Poland on Nov. 9, the French Armed Forces said in a statement on Nov. 7.
9 November, 01:07 PM 68
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Crimea corridor hit /
Ukrainian drones reportedly hit bridge on route to Crimea

Russian sources reported damage to a bridge on a highway linking Rostov-on-Don to Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory, part of a land corridor to Crimea, as video later emerged of an apparent Ukrainian FP-2 drone strike.
9 November, 12:00 PM 98
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Tougher on Russia /
Blumenthal urges Congress to block Trump diesel deal

Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal said Congress should restore sanctions on Russia and resume military aid to Ukraine, particularly air defenses, following Democrats' midterm election victory, according to his post on X on Nov. 7.
9 November, 10:35 AM 133
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Evidence destroyed? /
SBU Gen. Duka destroyed phones with ax during search

SBU Gen. Serhii Duka and his armed guards resisted NABU detectives during a search as Duka spent two hours destroying evidence, including phones, with an ax, prosecutor Mykola Karas said, according to the Anti-Corruption Action Center on Nov. 6.
6 November, 11:17 PM 170
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Russia crosses line? /
West could strike Russia over embassy attacks

Russian strikes on foreign embassies in Ukraine, which Moscow threatened in early October, could provide grounds for Western retaliatory attacks on Russian territory, Forbes reported on Nov. 5.
6 November, 05:58 PM 367
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SBU operation /
SBU detains suspect in Dnipro official's car bombing

Ukraine's Security Service counterintelligence officers detained a man suspected of bombing the car of the head of Dnipro City Council's Left Bank Administration in April 2025, the SBU said on Nov. 6.
6 November, 04:49 PM 69
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War without a winner /
Rutte says neither Ukraine nor Russia likely to win war

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said neither side is likely to win the war in Ukraine, arguing that such conflicts ultimately end in compromise, Bloomberg reported on Nov. 6.
6 November, 04:32 PM 263
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Energy sector probe /
Prosecutors dispute Kyiv's claims of Kyivteploenergo searches

Authorities searched the offices and homes of Kyivteploenergo employees and seized documents related to projects under Kyiv's Energy Resilience Plan, the Kyiv City State Administration said on Nov. 6.
6 November, 03:39 PM 63
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No water, no heat /
Ukraine's parliament works without water or heating

Ukraine's parliament building has no running water or heating and is experiencing intermittent power outages, lawmaker and parliamentary finance committee chair Danylo Hetmantsev said on Nov. 6.
6 November, 02:32 PM 55
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Armed confrontation /
SBU commandos threatened NABU investigators with guns

NABU detective chief Oleksandr Abakumov said SBU special forces threatened investigators with weapons and planned to escort Gen. Serhiy Duka out of his home during a Nov. 4 search, he told Ukrainska Pravda.
6 November, 01:38 PM 165
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Five days of rescue /
Russian strike death toll in Komyshuvakha rises to 53

The death toll from a Russian airstrike on Komyshuvakha in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Oblast on Nov. 2 has risen to 53, regional administration head Mykhailo Semikin said on Nov. 6.
6 November, 12:37 PM 112
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Trump's new promise /
Trump says 'big deal' on Ukraine could cover all of Europe

U.S. President Donald Trump said that a major agreement concerning Ukraine could be reached soon and might extend across all of Europe, speaking to reporters at the White House on Nov. 5.
6 November, 11:15 AM 943
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Khimprom's strategy /
Khimprom sought to bribe Ukraine's interior minister – NABU

NABU detective chief Oleksandr Abakumov said the leader of Russia's Khimprom drug syndicate discussed bribing then-Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko to prevent a ban on the chemical formulas used in its drugs, he told Ukrainska Pravda on Nov. 6.
6 November, 10:38 AM 97
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