Andrii Zhurba

Translator, Editor | NV English

A professional translator by education, he is a graduate of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, specializing in English and German translation.

He worked for nearly three years at the Yutar TV company, where he participated in preparing daily international news for the national channel UT-1, and also performed translations for a monthly medical TV magazine.  He has significant experience translating technical and military texts.

Since August 2023, he has been working as a translator and editor for the NV.ua English news feed.


Beyond Donbas /
Putin eyes seizure of four Ukrainian administrative centers

Russian troops have not abandoned their plans to fully seize Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast and to create conditions for an offensive on four administrative centers — Zaporizhzhya, Kherson, Mykolaiv, and Odesa, said Brig. Gen. Pavlo Palisa, Deputy Head of the Presidential Office, in an interview with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Donbas.Realii project on March 1.
2 March, 09:10 AM 226
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Port in flames /
Drones torch Novorossiysk oil terminal

An oil terminal in the Russian port city of Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Krai, is on fire after a drone attack late on March 1, the Exilenova+ Telegram channel reported, sharing videos of a massive blaze.
2 March, 08:41 AM 208
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Night assault /
Russian drones set ablaze industry, homes in Kryvyi Rih

Russian troops launched a massive drone attack on Kryvyi Rih in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, significantly damaging an enterprise, the city’s defense council head Oleksandr Vilkul reported on Telegram on March 2.
2 March, 08:18 AM 50
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Symbol of resilience /
Vatican stamp honors Kyiv cathedral in wartime blackout

The Vatican has dedicated a new postage stamp to Ukrainian Catholics, featuring Kyiv’s Patriarchal Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ during a blackout, Reuters reported on Feb. 26.
27 February, 10:53 AM 106
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Critical war enabler /
China becomes lifeline for Russia’s fiber-optic drones

China remains a critically important enabler of Russia’s war efforts in Ukraine and has become a key supplier of optical fiber for Russian drones, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on Feb. 26.
27 February, 09:37 AM 377
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Air assault ongoing /
Ukraine downs 165 of 187 Russian attack drones

Russian forces launched 187 Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas and other types of attack drones at Ukraine overnight, the Air Force reported on Telegram on Feb. 27.
27 February, 09:11 AM 60
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Loud explosions, fire /
Oil depot ablaze in Russian-occupied Luhansk

An oil depot in Russian-occupied city of Luhansk has reportedly been targeted in an overnight strike, the Exilenova+ Telegram channel reported on Feb. 27, sharing eyewitness photos and videos showing a massive fire.
27 February, 08:53 AM 131
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Complex and multifaceted process /
Kyiv: U.S. sets no timeline for Ukraine-Russia peace deal

The United States has not set a specific deadline to end Russia’s war against Ukraine, the Presidential Office head Kyrylo Budanov said in an interview with Al Modon on Feb. 26, describing the ongoing peace negotiations as “very difficult.”
27 February, 08:26 AM 97
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War toll /
Ninety thousand Ukrainians missing amid Russian aggression

More than 90,000 military personnel and civilians are considered missing in Ukraine, Artur Dobroserdov, Ukraine's commissioner for missing persons, said on Feb. 26, according to Ukrainska Pravda.
26 February, 12:55 PM 85
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420 drones and 39 missiles /
Zelenskyy: Massive Russian barrage hits eight oblasts

Russian forces fired 39 missiles of various types, including 11 ballistic missiles, and 420 attack drones at Ukraine overnight, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported on Telegram on Feb. 26. 
26 February, 10:27 AM 86
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Elderly couple wounded /
Russian drones shred homes, kindergarten in Kryvyi Rih

An overnight Russian Shahed drone attack injured two people in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, the city’s defense council head, Oleksandr Vilkul, reported on Telegram on Feb. 26.
26 February, 10:00 AM 78
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Thousands without power /
Russian attack torches industrial facility in Poltava Oblast

Industrial facilities and residential neighborhoods were damaged in an overnight Russian air assault on Ukraine’s Poltava Oblast, regional Governor Vitalii Dyakivnych reported on Telegram on Feb. 26.
26 February, 09:44 AM 87
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Child among 14 injured /
Russian batters Kharkiv with 19 drones and missiles

At least 14 people, including a seven-year-old boy, were injured in a combined Russian missile and drone assault on Kharkiv and the nearby village of Rai-Olenivka overnight, regional Governor Oleh Synehubov reported on Telegram early on Feb. 26.
26 February, 09:17 AM 83
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Three districts hit /
Russian missiles, drones devastate Kyiv overnight

Three Kyiv districts reported damage after a massive Russian missile and drone attack on the Ukrainian capital on the night of Feb. 26, according to the State Emergency Service (SES).
26 February, 08:49 AM 126
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At least 9 injured, 1 trapped /
Russian drone barrage rips through Zaporizhzhya

At least nine people were injured in a massive Russian drone assault on the densely populated neighborhoods and infrastructure of the city of Zaporizhzhya overnight, regional Governor Ivan Fedorov reported early on Feb. 26, sharing photos of the aftermath on his Telegram account.
26 February, 08:21 AM 49
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Diplomatic countdown /
Ukraine preps next trilateral peace talks in March

Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov will meet U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoys in Geneva on Feb. 26 to prepare the next trilateral peace talks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told journalists on Feb. 25.
25 February, 12:48 PM 57
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Four feared trapped /
Russian bomb hits apartment block in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

Four people may be trapped under the rubble of the partially collapsed apartment building directly hit by a Russian precision-guided bomb (KAB) in the Malomykhailivska community late on Feb. 24., Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Governor Mykola Lukashuk reported on Telegram the following morning, sharing photos from the site.
25 February, 10:49 AM 52
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11 Russian drones downed /
Shaheds hit Mykolaiv Oblast’s infrastructure overnight

Russian Shahed drones targeted critical and transport infrastructure facilities in Mykolaiv and the Voznesensk district of Mykolaiv Oblast, regional Governor Vitaliy Kim reported on Telegram on Feb. 25.
25 February, 09:27 AM 90
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643 strikes in 24 hours /
Russian air assaults kill four in Zaporizhzhya Oblast

Four people were killed and two others injured in a Russian air strike on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Oblast late on Feb. 24, regional Governor Ivan Fedorov reported on Telegram the following morning.
25 February, 09:11 AM 69
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Bipartisan push /
U.S. senators back Ukraine, slam Russia’s war

U.S. senators from both the Republican and Democratic parties have introduced a bipartisan resolution reaffirming support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and condemning Russia’s aggression, Kyiv’s Ambassador to the United States, Olha Stefanishyna, wrote on Facebook on Feb. 24, as the Russian full-scale aggression against Ukraine entered its fifth year.
25 February, 08:46 AM 191
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