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


Security risks /
Poland’s FM warns of Russian provocations

Russia is currently incapable of launching a large-scale offensive against NATO countries, but warned the alliance must remain prepared for sabotage and provocations, Radosław Sikorski said on May 27.
27 May, 11:15 AM 189
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Industrial strike /
Explosions heard near refinery in Krasnodar Krai

Explosions were reported overnight in Tuapse, with one blast likely occurring near a local oil refinery, according to OSINT analysis by the Telegram channel Astra on May 27.
27 May, 10:37 AM 139
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Allied response /
Hungary condemns Russia’s massive overnight attack on Kyiv

Anita Orbán condemned Russia’s massive overnight attack on Kyiv, calling it another tragic reminder of the human cost of the war on May 24.
25 May, 12:08 AM 100
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Urgent talks /
Ukraine seeks urgent UN meeting after Kyiv strike

Andrii Sybiha said Ukraine is demanding an urgent meeting of the United Nations Security Council and a joint OSCE session following Russia’s missile strike on Kyiv on May 24.
24 May, 11:40 PM 107
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Media under fire /
German chancellor reacts to Russian attack on ARD office

Friedrich Merz condemned Russia’s overnight attack on civilian targets in Ukraine on May 24, calling for continued support for Kyiv.
24 May, 10:04 PM 221
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Russian tactics /
EU’s Kallas comments on Russia’s use of Oreshnik missile

Russia has failed to achieve its goals on the battlefield in Ukraine and is instead attacking city centers with strikes involving the Oreshnik missile, Kaja Kallas said on May 24.
24 May, 09:00 PM 148
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European support /
Macron condemns Russian Oreshnik missile attack on Ukraine

Emmanuel Macron condemned Russia’s attack on Ukraine involving the Oreshnik ballistic missile, calling the strike a sign of the “dead end” of Moscow’s war of aggression.
24 May, 08:18 PM 69
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Cultural sites /
Russian attack damages Kyiv Opera and art museum

The Kyiv Opera and the National Art Museum of Ukraine were damaged during Russia’s massive overnight attack on Kyiv on May 24, officials said.
24 May, 07:49 PM 329
Russian war

Attack on Bila Tserkva /
Russia may have increased Oreshnik missile production

Russia may have increased production of its Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missiles, analysts at the military-focused outlet Defense Express said after analyzing the overnight attack on May 24.
24 May, 06:33 PM 319
Russian war

Infrastructure hit /
Ukraine strikes fuel station supplying Moscow Oblast

Ukraine’s Security Service struck the Vtorovo oil pumping and dispatch station in Russia’s Vladimir Oblast, a facility that supplies fuel to the Moscow area, the SBU press service said on May 24.
24 May, 05:35 PM 272
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War and society /
Radio NV poll explores views on Kyiv strike

Radio NV asked its audience and listeners what they believe were the possible motives behind Russia’s massive attack on Kyiv and surrounding Oblast on May 24.
24 May, 04:53 PM 161
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Russian assault /
Russian strike damages Albanian envoy’s residence

The residence of Ernal Filo was damaged during Russia’s attack on Kyiv, prompting Albania to summon a Russian diplomat for explanations, Albanian Foreign Minister Ferit Hoxha said on X on May 24.
24 May, 04:05 PM 109
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Urban destruction /
Russian strike damages two hotels in central Kyiv

Two hotels in central Kyiv — Hotel Ukraine and Dnipro Hotel — were damaged during Russia’s overnight attack on May 24, the press service of businessman Maksym Krippa told NV Business.
24 May, 03:57 PM 345
Russian war

Kyiv under fire /
National Chornobyl Museum damaged in Russian attack

The National Chornobyl Museum was damaged during a massive Russian attack overnight, according to Yaroslav Yemelyanenko on May 24.
24 May, 03:19 PM 154
Russian war

Incoming strike /
Russia may be preparing Oreshnik strike on Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukrainian intelligence had received information from U.S. and European partners about Russia preparing a strike involving the Oreshnik missile on May 23.
24 May, 01:27 AM 153
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Ukraine under fire /
Russia attacks Naftogaz sites in Kharkiv and Poltava

Russian forces carried out more than a day of intensive attacks on infrastructure facilities belonging to Ukraine’s Naftogaz group in Kharkiv and Poltava oblasts, the company said on May 23.
24 May, 12:15 AM 163
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'Destined to sink one day' /
Ukraine reports new strike on Admiral Essen

Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces had carried out another strike on the Russian frigate Admiral Essen, Robert Brovdi said on May 23.
23 May, 11:14 PM 472
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Infrastructure hit /
Ukraine strikes Russian oil terminal and tanker – General Staff

Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck the Sheskharis oil terminal, the Grushova oil depot and a tanker linked to Russia’s shadow fleet overnight on May 23, Ukraine’s General Staff said.
23 May, 10:35 PM 280
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Deadly strike /
Russian drone strikes funeral convoy near Sumy

Russian forces struck a funeral convoy with a drone on the outskirts of Sumy, killing one person and injuring several others, Ukrainian authorities said on May 23.
23 May, 07:05 PM 119
Russian war

Logistics hit /
Ukraine strikes Russian train and depots in Luhansk

Ukraine’s Security Service and the Armed Forces’ 1st Separate Unmanned Systems Center struck a Russian train, fuel tanks, ammunition depots, repair bases and telecommunications facilities in occupied parts of Ukraine’s Luhansk Oblast, the SBU said on May 23.
23 May, 06:43 PM 282
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