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


Logistics hit /
Fire erupts at Crimea railway station after attack

A fire broke out at the Proletna railway station in Crimea's Simferopol district following an overnight attack, according to Crimean Wind, a local monitoring group on June 16.
16 June, 01:47 PM 137
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High-level talks /
Zelenskyy meets Swiss President in Geneva

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Geneva for talks with Swiss President Guy Parmelin, with the leaders discussing Russia's attacks and Ukraine's need for stronger air defenses, Zelenskyy said on Telegram on June 16.
16 June, 12:33 PM 60
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Behind closed doors /
Zelenskyy and Budanov nearly fell out weeks ago

Relations between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov have been strained, with tensions nearly leading to a rupture several weeks ago, RBC-Ukraine reported, citing sources on June 16.
16 June, 11:57 AM 946
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Tragedy in flight /
Eight killed in deadliest B-52 crash since 1982

Eight crew members were killed when a U.S. B-52 bomber crashed at Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California on June 15, marking the deadliest B-52 accident since 1982, when nine crew members died in a training crash near Sacramento, CNN reported on June 16.
16 June, 11:15 AM 129
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Putin's strategy /
Putin uses strikes to mask Kremlin weakness

Russia's massive missile and drone attack on Kyiv and several other major Ukrainian cities on June 15 was likely aimed at breaking Ukraine's will to fight and masking the Kremlin's own weaknesses, the Institute for the Study of War said in its latest assessment on June 16.
16 June, 10:38 AM 136
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Unknown object /
Lithuania issues air alert over suspected drone

Lithuania briefly issued an air alert after an unidentified object initially believed to be a drone entered its airspace, but authorities later determined it was a meteorological balloon, LRT reported on June 13.
13 June, 08:42 PM 133
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Supply disruption /
Why Ukraine is targeting Crimea bridges again

Ukraine has used FP-2 and Behemoth drones for several consecutive days to strike bridges linking the occupied part of Kherson Oblast with Crimea, aiming to disrupt Russian logistics despite lacking the power to destroy the structures outright, Defense Express reported on June 13.
13 June, 07:39 PM 757
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Blockade of communication with Crimea /
Ukraine strikes rail bridge and pontoon crossing near Chonhar

Ukraine's Defense Forces struck a railway link and a pontoon crossing in Russian-occupied parts of Kherson Oblast overnight, according to Dmytro Filatov, commander of the First Separate Assault Regiment named after Dmytro Kotsiubailo on June 13.
13 June, 06:46 PM 703
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Return blocked /
Italian courts block return of evacuated Ukrainian children

Ukrainian children evacuated to Italy after Russia's full-scale invasion have become the focus of an international legal dispute, with Kyiv accusing Italian courts of blocking the return of dozens of minors while Rome insists decisions are being made in the children's best interests, CNN reported on June 12.
13 June, 05:53 PM 487
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Rearming /
Iran may have replenished arsenal with Russian missiles

Iran rebuilt much of its missile arsenal during a ceasefire with the United States and likely replenished it with newly acquired Russian-made missiles, Bloomberg reported on June 13.
13 June, 04:19 PM 316
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Energy target /
SBU confirms strike on Tamanneftegaz terminal

Ukraine's SBU security service said its Alpha special operations unit, working alongside the Special Operations Forces and military intelligence, struck the Tamanneftegaz oil and gas terminal in Russia's Krasnodar Krai on June 13.
13 June, 03:17 PM 205
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Intercept mission /
Swedish jets intercept Russian warplanes over Baltic Sea

Swedish rapid reaction forces scrambled twice to intercept Russian military aircraft over the Baltic Sea near Sweden's borders, Nordic Defence Sector reported, citing a statement from the Swedish Armed Forces on June 12.
13 June, 02:06 PM 289
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War assessment /
Putin admits some Russian frontline failures – ISW

Vladimir Putin has begun publicly acknowledging some battlefield setbacks in Ukraine in an apparent effort to appear better informed about frontline realities, the Institute for the Study of War said in its latest assessment on June 13.
13 June, 01:36 PM 425
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Mining ambitions /
Cabinet backs Ukraine's mining development plan to 2056

Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers has approved a minerals-based industrial development strategy through 2056, along with an operational plan for 2026-2028 aimed at advancing the country's resource-driven economic potential.
13 June, 12:54 PM 126
Business

Kremlin signals /
Russia may launch Oreshnik to project strength

Russia may launch another Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile at Ukraine within the next 24 to 48 hours in an apparent attempt to project strength following Russia Day celebrations on June 12, the Institute for the Study of War said in an analysis on June 13.
13 June, 11:46 AM 1239
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Special gesture /
Merz to give Trump a secret birthday gift at G7 summit

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will mark President Donald Trump's 80th birthday with a handwritten letter and a gift he plans to present in person during the upcoming G7 summit, Spiegel reported on June 13.
13 June, 10:38 AM 226
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No safe place /
Russian bombs hit market in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

Russian forces struck a market in the settlement of Vasylkivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast with guided aerial bombs, regional council head Mykola Lukashuk said on June 13.
13 June, 09:25 AM 168
Russian war

Wartime needs /
Health minister explains how Ukraine could mobilize medics

Ukraine may revoke the draft exemptions of some medical workers to allow them to serve in the armed forces, despite the current reservation status granted to healthcare personnel, Health Minister Viktor Liashko said on June 12.
12 June, 06:36 PM 73
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Under fire /
Russia strikes Nova Poshta terminal in Zaporizhzhia

Russian forces attacked a logistics operator's terminal in Zaporizhzhia, regional governor Ivan Fedorov said on June 12.
12 June, 05:56 PM 186
Russian war

Russia sanctioned /
Zelenskyy sanctions 17 Russian media outlets and 29 judges

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy enacted sanctions targeting Russian propaganda outlets, their executives and judges involved in the prosecution of Ukrainians, according to a presidential decree published on the president's website on June 12.
12 June, 05:06 PM 85
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