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


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 174
Russian war

Voices from Ukraine /
Over 30 Ukrainian journalists urge West not to ignore war

More than 30 Ukrainian journalists urged Western media colleagues not to overlook Russia's war against Ukraine or spread narratives falsely portraying Ukraine as unwilling to seek peace, the Institute of Mass Information reported on Nov. 2.
2 November, 10:33 PM 181
Nation

Russia exits treaty /
Russia officially withdraws from European anti-torture treaty

Russia officially withdrew from the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment on Nov. 1, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported on Nov. 2.
2 November, 05:58 PM 86
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Kremlin says no /
Russia rules out resuming gas transit through Ukraine for now

A U.S. proposal to resume gas transit through Ukraine cannot be implemented under current conditions, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, according to Russia's Interfax news agency on Nov. 2.
2 November, 02:16 PM 99
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Gas flows decline /
Russian gas flows via TurkStream fall despite high utilization

Russian gas flows through the European leg of the TurkStream pipeline declined in October, even as the route's capacity utilization increased, Interfax reported on Nov. 2.
2 November, 01:37 PM 141
Business

Fighter jet blast /
Ukraine's intelligence explains Russian Su-57 explosion

A Russian Su-57 fighter jet worth an estimated $150 million exploded during engine startup at Akhtubinsk military airfield on Oct. 29, Ukraine's military intelligence said, attributing the incident to Ukraine's long-range sanctions.
2 November, 01:09 PM 459
Nation

Diplomatic gamble /
Putin's Oleshky ceasefire gift to Trump backfires — analyst

Political analyst Ihor Reiterovych discussed the implications of a ceasefire to evacuate civilians from Oleshky for Ukraine, Russia and the United States, and how the successful operation could be used as a model, in an interview with Radio NV on Nov. 2.
2 November, 11:37 AM 420
Russian war

Heroine remembered /
Ukrainian journalist Roshchyna honored posthumously in Washington

Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna, who died in Russian captivity, was posthumously honored with the OXI Courage Award at Washington National Cathedral on Oct. 28, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported on Nov. 2.
2 November, 10:36 AM 105
Nation

Hollywood in Kyiv /
Game of Thrones star visits Russian strike site in Kyiv

Actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau continued his visit to Kyiv on Oct. 30, touring the capital's Dniprovskyi district, which was struck by a Russian ballistic missile overnight.
30 October, 07:00 PM 311
Life

Sanctions expanded /
Zelenskyy sanctions Russian Starlink rival, 39 shadow fleet ships

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy imposed sanctions on Russian companies and individuals developing the Rassvet satellite communications system and 39 vessels linked to Russia's shadow fleet, his office announced on Oct. 30.
30 October, 06:56 PM 146
Nation

No supply delays /
No delays in Patriot missile deliveries to Ukraine — NATO

The United States continues to supply Ukraine with Patriot air defense interceptor missiles and weapons packages funded by European allies, NATO's top commander in Europe, Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, said in Riga on Oct. 30, Bloomberg reported.
30 October, 06:28 PM 277
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Call or meeting? /
Will Zelenskyy call Putin? His office responds

Russia is trying to avoid trilateral talks between leaders by suggesting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visit Moscow or call the Kremlin, presidential communications adviser Dmytro Lytvyn told Ukrainska Pravda on Oct. 30.
30 October, 06:14 PM 279
Nation

In flames /
Russian Su-57 fighter jet burns at military airfield — OSINT

A Russian Su-57 fifth-generation multirole fighter jet caught fire at a military airfield in Akhtubinsk, Astrakhan Oblast, Ukrainian OSINT project Absolutely Reliable Source reported on Oct. 30.
30 October, 05:57 PM 215
Nation

Alternative routes /
Kyiv begins building new Dnipro River crossing — minister

Ukraine plans to build 21 alternative bridge crossings, including across the Dnipro River, to maintain transport links amid Russian attacks, with construction already underway in Kyiv, Infrastructure Minister Mykola Kalashnyk said on Oct. 30.
30 October, 04:19 PM 78
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Powerful blast /
Powerful explosion rocks ammunition factory in Spain

A powerful explosion rocked the El Fargue ammunition factory in northern Granada, Spain, local news outlet GranadaDigital reported on Oct. 30.
30 October, 03:55 PM 692
Nation

One of Russia's largest /
Fire Point confirms FP-1 strike on Russian refinery

Ukrainian forces struck the Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery in Russia's Samara Oblast using FP-1 drones, Ukrainian defense company Fire Point reported on Oct. 30.
30 October, 02:47 PM 399
Nation

Macron urges action /
Macron urges broader ceasefire after Russian strike on Dnipro

French President Emmanuel Macron condemned a Russian drone strike on a railway station in Dnipro, where a drone hit a platform near two trains, in a post on X on Oct. 29.
30 October, 11:55 AM 94
Nation

New meeting date /
NATO announces next Ramstein meeting for Nov. 17 in Brussels

The next meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, known as the Ramstein format, will take place Nov. 17 at NATO headquarters in Brussels, the alliance's press service announced.
30 October, 09:16 AM 69
Nation

Funding rejected /
EU rejects Baltic states' request for anti-drone funding

The European Commission offered no new funding in response to Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia's request for 500 million euros to develop anti-drone defenses, Lithuanian broadcaster LRT reported on Oct. 29.
29 October, 06:29 PM 160
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Foreign technology /
Russian missiles still contain many U.S. components

Russia continues using U.S.-made microchips in its ballistic and cruise missiles because it cannot yet replace them with domestic components, presidential sanctions commissioner Vladyslav Vlasiuk said, Interfax-Ukraine reported on Oct. 29.
29 October, 06:15 PM 168
Nation