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


Satellite limits /
Starlink speed increases do not end restrictions – Flash

Restrictions on Starlink satellite communications remain in effect for Ukraine's Defense Forces, presidential adviser Serhii Beskrestnov, known as Flash, reported on Oct. 23.
23 October, 02:58 PM 232
Nation

Gas export plans /
Russian oligarch Mikhelson in talks to supply LNG to Turkey

Russian gas producer Novatek is in talks to supply liquefied natural gas to Turkey, company chairman and major shareholder Leonid Mikhelson said at the Verona Eurasian Economic Forum in Istanbul, Interfax reported on Oct. 23.
23 October, 12:41 PM 205
Business

Factory fire /
Drone attack sparks fire at Azot plant in Russia's Perm Krai

A fire broke out at the Azot chemical plant, part of Uralchem, in Berezniki in Russia's Perm Krai following a drone attack, the Astra Telegram channel reported on Oct. 23.
23 October, 12:38 PM 157
Nation

Secret operation /
Khartiia colonel reveals details of underground operation

Col. Volodymyr Lysiuk, deputy commander of Ukraine's 2nd Khartiia Corps, told Radio NV how Operation Veles, described as the world's first underground counteroffensive, was planned near Kupiansk and why warfare is moving underground on Oct. 23.
23 October, 11:48 AM 465
Nation

Flames on landing /
Japan airport closes runway after flames seen on Ukrainian cargo plane

Flames were spotted on an Antonov Airlines cargo plane during landing at Japan's Chubu Airport, but a 15-minute inspection found no signs of fire, NHK reported on Oct. 22.
23 October, 10:40 AM 107
Nation

Cultural heritage /
Russian strike damages Kyiv's Ukrainian Diaspora Museum

Russia launched a massive missile attack on Kyiv overnight on Oct. 22, damaging the Museum of the Ukrainian Diaspora in the capital's historic center.
23 October, 10:17 AM 65
Russian war

New Russian threats /
Zelenskyy warns Russia is planning new attacks on Ukraine

Easing pressure on Russia by some of Ukraine's partners only reinforces Vladimir Putin's belief that he can achieve his goals, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Oct. 22.
22 October, 06:26 PM 120
Nation

Station reopens /
Kyiv to reopen one entrance hall at Chernihivska metro station

One entrance hall at Kyiv's Chernihivska metro station will reopen on Oct. 23 after being damaged in a Russian attack on Oct. 19, the Kyiv City State Administration reported.
22 October, 05:42 PM 66
Nation

Heated response /
Trump insults reporters over questions about Russia sanctions

U.S. President Donald Trump called CNN White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins "stupid" and said she had a "low IQ" after she questioned his decision to lift sanctions on Russia under a law he signed last month, The Independent reported on Oct. 22.
22 October, 04:57 PM 457
Nation

Potential meeting /
Kremlin names Abu Dhabi as possible venue for trilateral talks

Abu Dhabi is being considered as a possible venue for trilateral talks between representatives of Ukraine, the United States and Russia, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, according to Russia's TASS news agency on Oct. 22.
22 October, 04:35 PM 81
Nation

What's next? /
No Trump-Putin talks currently planned – Dmitry Peskov

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that no talks between Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump are currently planned, Russia's Interfax news agency reported on Oct. 22.
22 October, 03:47 PM 62
Nation

In ruins /
Russian attack destroys JYSK store in Kyiv

A JYSK store in Kyiv's Pochaina area was destroyed in a Russian attack on the Ukrainian capital on Oct. 22.
22 October, 03:19 PM 183
Russian war

Fallen soldiers /
Bodies of 252 presumed Ukrainian soldiers returned home

Ukraine repatriated the bodies of 252 people whom Russia claims were Ukrainian service members, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War reported on Oct. 22.
22 October, 03:03 PM 96
Nation

Tactics compared /
Russia's strike tactics resemble Hamas attacks – serviceman

Ukrainian serviceman Oleksandr Musiienko discussed Russia's overnight attack on Ukraine, which damaged a metro station, a shopping mall and residential buildings in Kyiv, during an interview with Radio NV on Oct. 22.
22 October, 02:06 PM 211
Russian war

Traffic disruption /
Kyiv temporarily closes Pivdennyi Bridge in both directions

Traffic on Kyiv's Pivdennyi Bridge was temporarily suspended in both directions due to security concerns, the Kyiv City Military Administration reported on Oct. 22.
22 October, 01:48 PM 72
Nation

'A response to negotiations' /
Kyiv hit by three waves of Russian ballistic strikes – Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian forces launched three waves of ballistic missile strikes on Kyiv, firing 21 missiles since the evening of Oct. 21.
22 October, 12:16 PM 147
Russian war

Political storm /
Why Pyshnyi should resign after NBU searches — Zhelezniak

Yaroslav Zhelezniak, first deputy chair of Ukraine's parliamentary Finance, Tax and Customs Policy Committee, discussed military pay raises and the ongoing Mindichgate scandal in an interview with Radio NV on Oct. 22.
22 October, 11:38 AM 181
Nation

Faster route /
Ukraine to buy weapons through NATO agency

NATO will allow Ukraine to purchase weapons, ammunition and military equipment through its centralized procurement agency, enabling faster deliveries at lower prices, the Financial Times reported on Oct. 22.
22 October, 10:32 AM 270
Russian war

'Partnership requires restraint' /
Ukraine's Foreign Ministry responds to Lviv's Shukhevych plan

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry told NV that the Lviv Regional Council's decision to designate 2027 as a year honoring Roman Shukhevych, the Ukrainian Insurgent Army and Oleh Olzhych was counterproductive to efforts to strengthen ties with Poland on Oct. 21.
21 October, 06:44 PM 207
Nation

Resignation rumors /
Will NBU Governor Pyshnyi survive amid NABU searches?

NABU detectives arrived at Ukraine's central bank amid growing U.S. pressure on Kyiv to reach a peace deal with Russia, prompting NV Business to examine whether the searches relate to a Sense Bank probe or upcoming political decisions.
21 October, 06:24 PM 210
Business