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.


‘State terrorism and racketeering’ /
Kyiv blasts Hungary over taking bank convoy ‘hostage’

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called the detention of seven Ukrainian Oschadbank employees in Hungarian a “hostage-taking” situation in his March 6 X post.
6 March, 09:02 AM 116
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More than 30 homes damaged /
Russian drones torch apartment block, infrastructure in Kryvyi Rih

Russian forces launched a massive Shahed drone attack on Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, overnight, directly hitting an apartment building and an infrastructure facility, the city’s Defense Council head Oleksandr Vilkul reported on Telegram early on March 6.
6 March, 08:34 AM 71
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Massive attack /
Russian drone barrage devastates Kryvyi Rih

Industrial facilities, residential buildings, a kindergarten, and several family homes were damaged in a massive Russian drone assault on Kryvyi Rih in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk Oblast overnight, the city’s Defense Council head Oleksandr Vilkul reported on Telegram on March 5.
5 March, 09:29 AM 94
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No longer needs Iran /
Russia makes up to 5,000 Shahed drones a month

Russia is capable of producing between 4,000 and 5,000 Iranian-designed Shahed-type attack drones per month, former deputy head of Ukraine’s Security Service, Major General Viktor Yahun, said in an interview with Radio NV on March. 4.
5 March, 08:41 AM 761
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Industrial facility ablaze /
Massive drone attack rocks Russian bomber hub

A fire broke out at an industrial facility in the Russian city of Engels after “the most massive drone attack in a year,” Saratov Oblast Governor Roman Busargin claimed on Telegram on March 5.
5 March, 08:26 AM 589
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Deadly strike /
Russian shelling kills two in Kherson

Two people were killed in a Russian strike at a road intersection in the Ukrainian frontline city of Kherson, Regional Prosecutor’s Office reported on Telegram on March 4.
4 March, 01:03 PM 62
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Ukrainian strikes, icy ports /
Russia can’t cash in on rising oil

Russia was unable to capitalize on this week’s surge in global oil prices amid the Middle East crisis, as Ukrainian drone attacks and severe winter weather sharply constrained its export capacity, Reuters reported on March 3.
4 March, 12:37 PM 283
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Dozens of homes in ruins /
Russian bombs kill one, injure two in Sloviansk

One person was killed and at least two others were injured in a Russian air assault on a densely populated area in Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast, late on March 3, the city’s military administration head, Vadym Lyakh reported on Telegram the following morning.
4 March, 11:23 AM 136
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One injured /
Russian drone hits train in Mykolaiv

Russian drone targeted an empty train in Mykolaiv on the morning of March 4, injuring a Ukrzaliznytsia employee, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister for the Restoration Oleksiy Kuleba reported, sharing photos of the aftermath on his Telegram account.
4 March, 11:05 AM 100
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Boycott wave /
Berlin joins Kyiv in protest over Russian flag at Paralympics

German para-athletes will not participate in the parade of nations during the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Paralympics in Italy due to the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) decision to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete under their national flags, the German Sports Association for People with Disabilities announced on March 3.
4 March, 09:40 AM 122
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Ten new drone ventures /
Ukraine expands drone production across Europe

Ukraine plans to open ten joint ventures for the production of various types of drones in five European countries in 2026, expanding defense-industrial cooperation with key partners.
4 March, 08:55 AM 406
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Pressure Putin /
Merz: Europe rejects backroom Ukraine peace deal

Europe is not prepared to accept a peace deal that is negotiated behind its back, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told reporters after his March 3 meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, Reuters reported.
4 March, 08:34 AM 224
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Patriots may be diverted /
Zelenskyy: Mideast crisis risks Ukraine's air defense

Ukraine may face difficulties obtaining missiles and air defense weapons, particularly U.S.-made Patriot systems, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with Corriere della Sera on March 2, commenting on the escalating conflict in the Middle East.
3 March, 01:39 PM 150
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Broken global order /
Meloni blames Russia’s war for spiraling Middle East chaos

The war in the Middle East is a direct consequence of the destruction of international law, in particular Russia's full-scale aggression against Ukraine, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said in an interview with TG5 on March 2.
3 March, 11:03 AM 965
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Drone war lessons /
Ukraine’s drone defense offers blueprint for US Gulf allies

U.S. allies and partners in the Middle East should draw on Ukraine’s years of experience defending against massive, near-nightly Russian missile and drone attacks, most of which include Iranian-designed Shahed drones, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on March 2.
3 March, 09:50 AM 124
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Infrastructure damage /
Russian drones hit Odesa Oblast's port logistics

Russia’s overnight drone attack on Ukraine’s Odesa Oblast damaged port and transport infrastructure facilities, regional Governor Oleh Kipper reported on Telegram on March 3.
3 March, 09:17 AM 82
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Kremlin trail /
Russian tech found in Iranian drone that hit UK base

The wreckage of an Iranian Shahed-136 drone that attacked a British airbase in Cyprus may have contained elements of Russia’s CRPA-Kometa-M electronic protection antenna, Clash Reports wrote on Telegram on March 2.
3 March, 08:30 AM 654
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Novorossiysk port in flames /
SBU blitz hits Russian fleet, fuel hub, air defenses

Ukraine’s Security Service’s (SBU) drones operated by the Alpha Special Operations Center in coordination with units of the State Border Guard Service (SBGS), the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR), and the Special Operations Forces (SOF), successfully hit military targets and oil infrastructure at the port of Novorossiysk in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai, a source within the SBU told NV on Mar. 2.
2 March, 01:44 PM 449
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Elderly woman killed /
Russian drones hit critical infrastructure in Chernihiv Oblast

A heat supply facility was damaged in an overnight Russian drone attack on the Semenivska community in Ukraine’s Chernihiv Oblast, regional Governor Vyacheslav Chaus reported on Telegram on March 2.
2 March, 11:18 AM 61
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End of small bills /
NBU pulls 1–10 hryvnia notes from circulation March 2

Ukraine’s National Bank (NBU) started withdrawing from circulation banknotes in denominations of 1, 2, 5 and 10 hryvnia issued in 2003–2007, according to its statement on March 2.
2 March, 10:51 AM 68
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