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.


U.S. energy dominance /
Lavrov: Russia sidelined in global energy

The United States are pursuing a “doctrine of dominance in global energy markets” and actively pushing Russia out, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on March 21, according to Interfax.
23 March, 10:36 AM 149
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No casualties /
Russian drones shatter school, homes in Poltava Oblast

A school and an apartment building were damaged in an overnight Russian drone attack on Ukraine’s Poltava Oblast, regional Governor Vitaliy Dyakivnych reported on Telegram on March 23.
23 March, 10:21 AM 117
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Token relief /
Bessent: Russia gets only one-day boost from oil waiver

Moscow will have only limited financial gains from the temporary sanctions waiver for the sale of Russian-origin crude oil and petroleum products, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claimed in an interview with NBC News on March 22.
23 March, 09:58 AM 151
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Ongoing air assault /
Ukraine downs 234 of 251 Russian drones

Russian forces launched 251 Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas, and other types of attack drones at Ukraine overnight from five locations in Russia and temporarily occupied Crimea, the Air Force reported on Telegram on March 23.
23 March, 09:30 AM 128
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No surprise /
EU sidelines Hungary over leaks to Kremlin fears

The European Union is restricting the flow of sensitive information to Budapest and increasingly holding discussions in smaller groups, amid longstanding concerns that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s government may be sharing confidential details with Russia, Politico reported on March 22, citing five European diplomats and officials.
23 March, 09:06 AM 183
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Two injured /
Russian drones hit infrastructure in Kryvyi Rih

Two people were injured in an overnight Russian drone attack on the city of Kryvyi Rih in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, regional Governor Oleksandr Hanzha reported on Telegram on March 23.
23 March, 08:18 AM 96
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Banned trio /
Trump extends Russian oil waiver, adds Crimea ban

The United States issued a new general license to replace an earlier waiver for the sale of Russian-origin crude oil and petroleum products loaded on tankers as of March 12, Reuters reported on March 20, citing the U.S. Treasury Department.
20 March, 02:01 PM 232
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Russia bleeds /
Zelenskyy: Russia fails to break Ukraine defenses, losses mount

Ukrainian forces are largely holding the same frontline positions as a year ago amid mounting Russian losses, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with British blogger Max Klymenko.
20 March, 01:23 PM 160
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Artillery strike /
Russian shelling shreds tax office building in Kherson

A tax office building was damaged in an overnight Russian shelling of the frontline Ukrainian city of Kherson, Lesya Karnaukh, acting head of the State Tax Service, reported on March 20, sharing photos from the site on her Facebook account.
20 March, 11:38 AM 54
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No immediate deployment /
Italy, Germany, France delay Hormuz action until after ceasefire

The United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the Netherlands are prepared to help ensure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, Euractiv reported on March 20.
20 March, 11:18 AM 128
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Three scenarios /
ECB warns of energy shock in Europe

Energy prices seen as the key risk for the euro area economy in the European Central Bank’s (ECB) updated 2026 macroeconomic outlook released on March 19.
20 March, 09:48 AM 138
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Thirteen sites targeted /
Ukraine downs 133 of 156 Russian attack drones

Russian forces launched 156 Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas, and other types of attack drones at Ukraine overnight, the Air Force reported on Telegram on March 20.
20 March, 09:03 AM 37
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One killed, two injured /
Russian strikes rip through Zaporizhzhya’s residential neighborhood

A 30-year-old woman was killed in an overnight Russian strikes on Zaporizhzhya, regional Governor Ivan Fedorov reported early on March 20, posting a video from the site on Telegram.
20 March, 08:51 AM 30
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Port attack /
Russia hits grain ships in Odesa Oblast

Two civilian commercial vessels sailing under the flags of Palau and Barbados were damaged in an overnight Russian drone attack on Odesa Oblast, regional Governor Oleh Kipper reported on March 20, sharing photos of the aftermath on Telegram.
20 March, 08:22 AM 59
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Three Geran drones /
Russian drones devastate school in Chernihiv Oblast

Three Russian Geran attack drones destroyed the Avdiivka Lyceum in Ukraine’s northern Chernihiv Oblast overnight, regional Governor Vyacheslav Chaus reported or March 19, sharing photos of the aftermath on Telegram.
19 March, 12:43 PM 51
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Drone war shift /
Russian forces adapt drone war tech after Starlink cut off

Russian forces are continuing a battlefield air interdiction campaign against Ukrainian military and civilian targets while testing alternatives to Starlink to control drones, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on March 18.
19 March, 09:23 AM 423
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Overnight attack /
Ukraine downs 109 of 133 Russian drones

Russian forces launched 133 Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas, and other types of attack drones at Ukraine overnight, the Air Force reported on Telegram on March 18.
19 March, 08:46 AM 65
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Kremlin’s tax noose /
Russia’s shadow economy fuels cash boom

About half of Russians have been asked to pay for goods or services in cash since the start of 2026, with one in three facing this request multiple times, The Moscow Times reported on March 18, citing the latest survey by the Institute of Psychology of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IPS). 
18 March, 12:57 PM 184
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War diplomacy /
Turkey offers to host Ukraine-U.S.-Russia peace talks

Turkey is ready to host the next round of peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan reiterated during the March 17 phone call with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei, Reuters reported, citing Turkey's foreign ministry.
18 March, 10:42 AM 61
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Children among injured /
Russian bombs devastate dozens of homes in Kramatorsk

At least eight people, including two children, were injured in a Russian air assault on a densely populated residential neighborhood of Kramatorsk in Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast, the city’s Military Administration head Oleksandr Honcharenko reported on Facebook on March 18.
18 March, 10:31 AM 88
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