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


State assets for sale /
Russia to sell stake in largest state-owned tanker company

Russia's Federal Agency for State Property Management has launched a selection process for organizers to sell a 7.8% stake in Sovcomflot, Russia's largest shipping company and a major shadow fleet tanker operator, The Moscow Times reported on Nov. 4.
4 November, 04:11 PM 120
Business

Post-election hope /
EU Parliament VP calls U.S. midterm results 'incredible'

European Parliament Vice President Christel Schaldemose expressed cautious optimism that the U.S. congressional election results could benefit Europe and support for Ukraine, she wrote on X on Nov. 4.
4 November, 03:37 PM 122
Nation

Sudden u-turn /
Serbian plane carrying pro-Russian politicians turns back

An Air Serbia flight carrying pro-Russian politicians from Belgrade to Moscow turned around over Lithuania and returned to Serbia, Newsmax Balkans reported on Nov. 4.
4 November, 02:58 PM 161
Nation

Billions for Moscow /
Russia boosts oil exports amid lull in strikes

Russian crude oil exports rose alongside increased domestic refinery processing amid a temporary lull in Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries, Bloomberg reported, citing tanker-tracking data on Nov. 4.
4 November, 02:08 PM 190
Business

Ukrainian, not Russian /
UK education minister apologizes to Ukrainian refugee children

Britain has apologized to Ukrainian refugee children who were offered Russian language classes in English schools and will now allow them to earn a GCSE qualification in Ukrainian, The Guardian reported on Nov. 4.
4 November, 01:26 PM 317
Nation

Night of attacks /
Russian attack hits home and energy site in western Ukraine

Russian forces attacked Ukraine's Ternopil and Rivne oblasts overnight, targeting civilian and energy infrastructure, as air defenses repelled strikes in Rivne Oblast, regional governor Oleksandr Koval said on Nov. 4.
4 November, 11:37 AM 152
Russian war

Midterm results /
Democrats take control of both chambers of U.S. Congress

Democrats won more than 220 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, securing control of both chambers of Congress in the Nov. 3 midterm elections, according to an Associated Press vote count.
4 November, 10:52 AM 144
Nation

No truce in sight /
Russia strikes after Ukraine offers wider truce – Zelenskyy

Ukraine proposed extending a ceasefire to other areas after a humanitarian operation in Oleshky, but Russia responded with renewed massive strikes, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at a briefing with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Nov. 3.
3 November, 08:15 PM 194
Nation

Ice hockey protest /
Sweden becomes fourth European hockey team to refuse Russia

Sweden's national ice hockey team will not take the ice for its match against Russia at the World Championship.
3 November, 06:37 PM 151
Life

Border tensions /
Tusk reports suspicious overnight activity near Poland's border with Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said suspicious activity was detected near the border with Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast overnight on Nov. 3, speaking at a Cabinet meeting, RMF24 reported.
3 November, 05:21 PM 201
Nation

Growing deficit /
Pidlasa details Ukraine's widening budget revenue shortfall

Ukraine's state budget received 2 trillion hryvnias ($48 billion) in revenue from January through October 2026, excluding international grants, falling 73.7 billion hryvnias short of target, lawmaker Roksolana Pidlasa said, citing preliminary data on Nov. 3.
3 November, 03:36 PM 122
Business

Victims identified /
Police and rescuers among 31 killed in Russian strike

Four police officers, two emergency workers and a government service center employee were among 31 people killed in a Russian aerial bomb attack on Komyshuvakha in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Oblast, with more than 40 others missing.
3 November, 02:37 PM 135
Russian war

New tactics /
Ihnat explains Russia's shift in overnight attack targets

Yurii Ihnat, head of communications for Ukraine's Air Force Command, told NV key details of Russia's overnight combined attack involving ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones on Nov. 3.
3 November, 01:33 PM 196
Russian war

Russia strikes again /
Zelenskyy calls Russian attack on U.S. Election Day 'telling'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia's massive attack on Ukraine on Nov. 3 was particularly telling because it coincided with U.S. congressional elections, according to a statement posted on his social media accounts.
3 November, 12:09 PM 181
Russian war

Dire situation /
Putin fails to grasp Russian military crisis — veteran

Ukrainian war veteran and former Aidar Battalion company commander Yevhen Dykyi explained on Radio NV how Ukrainian forces are inflicting record Russian losses and why Vladimir Putin has avoided mass mobilization despite heavy casualties on Nov. 2.
3 November, 11:06 AM 829
Nation

Missiles for Ukraine /
Netherlands seeks faster delivery of 500 Patriot missiles

The Netherlands and its partners are seeking ways to accelerate deliveries of Patriot air defense missiles to Ukraine as part of a major package funded by European allies, Dutch Defense Minister Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius said on X on Nov. 3.
3 November, 10:39 AM 172
Nation

Oil market reversal /
Brent and WTI oil prices rise after reported U.S. strike on Iran

Oil prices edged higher on Nov. 3 after reports of a U.S. strike on Iran's Qeshm Island raised fears of an escalation in the eight-month conflict and prolonged disruptions to Middle Eastern oil supplies, Reuters reported on Nov. 3.
3 November, 10:07 AM 117
Business

Evacuation efforts /
Ukraine and Russia urge Melania Trump to widen aid mission

Ukrainian and Russian ombudsmen jointly asked U.S. first lady Melania Trump to expand a humanitarian mission to other communities in Kherson Oblast and eventually across Ukraine, Ukrainian human rights commissioner Dmytro Lubinets said on Nov. 2.
3 November, 09:51 AM 81
Nation

Cargo delays /
Goods shipments to Russia via Kazakhstan slow dramatically

Shipments of goods to Russia through Kazakhstan have slowed sharply amid widespread inspections, The Moscow Times reported on Nov. 1.
2 November, 11:26 PM 160
Business

Invisible threat /
Russia hides electronic warfare systems in car trailers — Flash

Russian forces are increasingly deploying satellite electronic warfare systems to disrupt Starlink communications and have become adept at concealing them, Ukrainian presidential technology adviser Serhii Beskrestnov said on Nov. 2.
2 November, 10:47 PM 173
Russian war