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.


Logistics targeted /
Russian drone devastates Nova Poshta warehouse in Lutsk

A warehouse of the Ukrainian postal and courier company Nova Poshta was damaged in an overnight Russian drone attack on the western city of Lutsk, the City Council reported on Telegram early on April 1.
1 April, 08:55 AM 109
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An-26 goes down /
Russian military plane crash in occupied Crimea kills 29

A Russian An-26 military transport aircraft crashed into a cliff in occupied Crimea late on March 31, killing all 29 people on board, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported the following morning.
1 April, 08:32 AM 193
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Kremlin alarm /
Ukraine’s battlefield gains shake Russian war camp

Ukraine’s growing ability to impose costs on Russia is fueling mounting anxiety and criticism within Russia’s pro-war ultranationalist information space, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on March 30.
31 March, 09:51 AM 597
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Aftermath photos /
Russian drone slams Odesa high-rise

A Russian drone strike on an apartment building in the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa injured one person on the morning of March 31, regional Governor Serhii Lysak reported shortly after the attack and shared photos of the aftermath on Telegram.
31 March, 09:31 AM 80
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Justice inevitable /
Kallas, EU ministers in Kyiv to mark Russia’s Bucha massacre

A delegation of foreign ministers from EU member states, led by Kaja Kallas, Vice-President of the European Commission, arrived in Kyiv to commemorate the anniversary of the Bucha massacre, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha reported on X, sharing a video from the capital’s train station.
31 March, 09:04 AM 73
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Deadly midnight strike /
Russian drone hits apartment block in Poltava

One person was killed and three others, including an 11-year-old boy, were injured in a Russian drone attack on the central Ukrainian city of Poltava late on March 30, regional Governor Vitaliy Dyakivnych reported on Telegram shortly after midnight.
31 March, 08:28 AM 43
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Moscow’s move /
Zelenskyy signals readiness to stop strikes on Russian energy

Kyiv is ready to stop targeting Russia’s energy infrastructure, if Moscow halts its attacks on Ukraine’s energy sector, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told journalists on March 30.
30 March, 01:39 PM 158
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Target chain /
Ukraine hits Russian-occupied Crimea, Luhansk, frontlines

An advanced high-value missile launcher from a Russian S-400 air defense system was hit in occupied Crimea overnight, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported on Telegram on March 30 following a series of successful strikes in the past 24 hours. 
30 March, 01:21 PM 376
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Shadow targets /
Ukraine names ships smuggling goods from Russia-occupied ports

A list of 51 shadow fleet vessels helping fuel Russia’s war effort against Ukraine by transporting oil and stolen resources from occupied territories has been posted by the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry on Facebook on March 30.
30 March, 11:13 AM 191
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Russian threat /
Poland to tighten Ukraine border with surveillance shield

Poland plans to construct a high-tech electronic barrier along its border with Ukraine, amid rising security concerns linked to Russia’s war, RMF FM reported on March 30.
30 March, 10:43 AM 61
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Economy cracking /
Russia’s small businesses on brink, mass closures loom

Up to one-third of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Russia could shut down in the near future as the country faces a deepening economic crisis, Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service reported on March 29, citing several polls.
30 March, 09:45 AM 333
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Industrial target /
Drone barrage hits Russian chemical hub in Tolyatti

A major chemical plant was reportedly targeted in a drone attack on the Russian city of Tolyatti early on March 30, the Exilenova+ Telegram channel reported, sharing eyewitness photos and videos.
30 March, 09:23 AM 137
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Air defense chaos /
Massive drone attack hits Russian Taganrog

Ukrainian forces have carried out the largest drone attack on the Russian city of Taganrog since the start of the war, Rostov Oblast Governor Yuri Slyusar claimed on March 30, commenting on a series of loud explosions overnight.
30 March, 08:56 AM 451
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No peace in sight /
Zelenskyy preps parliament for years of war as talks falter

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has tasked Andriy Motovylovets, the first deputy head of the ruling Servant of the People parliamentary faction, with drafting a plan for how Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada would operate if the war drags on for another one to three years, Ukrainska Pravda reported on March 24, citing sources.
24 March, 01:55 PM 77
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At least three injured /
Russian strike shreds apartment building in Dnipro

At least three people were injured in a Russian strike on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro, regional Governor Oleksandr Hanzha reported shortly after the attack on March 24, sharing photos of the aftermath on Telegram. 
24 March, 11:34 AM 61
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Drained manpower /
Russia exhausts mobilization in occupied territories

Russia has effectively exhausted its forced mobilization resources in the temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories due to heavy frontline losses, the Main Intelligence Directorate’s (HUR) spokesperson Andrii Chernyak said in an interview with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty on March 23.
24 March, 10:49 AM 266
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Moscow's bluff /
Ukraine: Kremlin lies stall peace talks

Russia is bluffing about its battlefield gains and deliberately sabotaging peace efforts, Andrii Melnyk, Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and former Ambassador of Ukraine to Germany, said at the March 23 UN Security Council meeting, according to Ukrinform.
24 March, 10:06 AM 72
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War crime /
Russian drone hits Kharkiv train, kills passenger

A 61-year-old passenger was killed in a Russian drone strike on a regional train in Kharkiv Oblast early in the morning on March 24, Regional Prosecutor’s Office reported, sharing photos from the site on Telegram. 
24 March, 09:39 AM 44
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End the clique /
Orban’s rival vows to smash ‘mafia’ regime in Hungary

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s key allies, including the president and chief justices, will be ousted, if Tisza Party wins a supermajority in the upcoming elections, opposition leader Peter Magyar promised at a campaign rally on March 23, Bloomberg reported
24 March, 09:14 AM 480
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Aftermath photos /
Deadly Russian missile strike devastates Potava

Ukraine’s State Emergency Service posted photos of the aftermath of the deadly overnight Russian ballistic missile strike on Poltava on its Telegram account on March 24. 
24 March, 08:30 AM 105
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