Bohuslav Romanenko

Translator | NV English

Bohuslav is a journalist and native of Ukraine who grew up in the United Kingdom and returned to his homeland after the Revolution of Dignity (Euromaidan). His professional path in journalism includes work in leading Ukrainian independent media, notably Hromadske and NV, where he specialized in covering socially important topics for a Western audience.  With over seven years of experience in Ukrainian journalism, Bohuslav began his career as a correspondent and translator at Hromadske, where he developed skills in deep analysis and adaptation of information for different audiences. 


Between life and death /
European rhythmic gymnastics champion caught in attack

European rhythmic gymnastics champion Viktoriia Onopriienko survived Russia's attack on Kyiv on Sept. 23 and described what she felt during the assault in a post on Instagram.
24 September, 04:24 AM 0
Life

'ruZZian pigs attack a university' /
Ukrainian tennis legend calls for strikes on Moscow

Serviceman and former Ukrainian No. 1 tennis player Alex Dolgopolov reacted to Russia's attack on Kyiv in an X post on Sept. 23.
23 September, 07:34 PM 73
Nation

Ukrainian citizen was wanted /
Border agency responds to claims of detained Hasid

49-year-old Yonatan Karlinsky, who had come to the city of Uman to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, was detained in Ukraine. He is a Ukrainian citizen and was wanted, the State Border Guard Service reported on Telegram on Sept. 23.
23 September, 07:07 PM 70
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Rescue operations underway /
Russian bombs kill 4 in Oleksandrivka in Donbas

At least four people were killed and four injured as a result of Russia's morning strike with aerial bombs on Oleksandrivka in Donetsk Oblast on Sept. 23. Among the injured is a child born in 2021, according to regional governor Vadym Filashkin.
23 September, 06:17 PM 63
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Worrying trend /
Russians pull most money from banks since 2022 outflow

Funds held by Russian households in banks fell by 107 billion rubles, about $1.27 billion, in August, marking the biggest outflow since the autumn of 2022, according to Russian central bank data cited by The Moscow Times on Sept. 22.
23 September, 05:48 PM 182
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Heritage lost /
Russian attack burns down Kyiv’s modernist landmark

A Russian jet-powered strike drone hit Kyiv’s former Zaliznychnyi Market, known locally as the Shaiba, on the morning of Sept. 23, setting the landmark building on fire and burning it out completely.
23 September, 05:07 PM 102
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Battlefield update /
Ukraine disrupts Russian plans to encircle Druzhkivka

Ukrainian forces in Donetsk Oblast have cleared out Russian troops that had been building up there over the summer, disrupting what Ukrainian commanders say was an attempt to create conditions for encircling Druzhkivka and launching an offensive toward Dobropillia, the 1st Azov Corps of the National Guard reported on YouTube on Sept. 23.
23 September, 04:20 PM 177
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Kremlin's last hope /
Russia begins exporting grain through Arctic

Russian companies have begun using the Arctic for grain exports for the first time, shifting shipments that had previously moved through Black Sea ports, The Moscow Times reported on Sept. 22.
23 September, 04:04 PM 61
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Industrial expansion /
Lviv Ventilation Plant prepares to double output

The Lviv Ventilation Plant has completed construction of the second phase of its production facilities and plans to install equipment by the end of 2026, MP Dmytro Kysylevskyy, deputy head of the parliamentary committee on economic development, reported on Facebook on Sept. 23.
23 September, 03:55 PM 58
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Grounds strewn with debris /
Russian shelling damages orthodox church in Kramatorsk

Russian shelling in Kramatorsk damaged the Church of St. John the Baptist, which belongs to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, the UOC's press service reported on Sept. 22.
23 September, 03:19 PM 82
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Amid strikes on downtown, left bank /
Kyiv's Central and Darnytskyi stations not damaged — Ukrainian Railways

Kyiv's Central Railway Station was not damaged after explosions were heard in Solomyanskyi and other districts of the capital on Sept. 23, according to a statement by Ukrainian Railways.
23 September, 02:45 PM 89
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Caught on camera /
Russian drone hits near university campus in Kyiv

A drone hit near a building of the Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture (KNUBA) in Kyiv. Russian forces attacked the Ukrainian capital with strike drones through the morning and afternoon of Sept. 23.
23 September, 02:12 PM 160
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After losing his plant in Ukraine /
Russian oligarch wants to sell 2 problem assets abroad

Rusal, the Russian aluminum giant founded by and under the control of oligarch Oleg Deripaska, is seeking to sell its assets in Jamaica and Guyana as it focuses on other regions, Bloomberg reported on Sept. 22.
23 September, 12:27 PM 502
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Market expects supply increase /
Saudi Arabia's pipeline restart shifts oil prices down

Oil prices continued to fall on Sept. 23, amid expectations of increased supply from Gulf countries after a major Saudi Arabian pipeline resumed operations, according to Reuters.
23 September, 11:20 AM 77
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Inside Russian dictator's echo chamber /
Analyst Abbas Gallyamov on war, fear, false support

Political scientist and consultant Abbas Gallyamov, in an interview with Radio NV on Sept. 21, discusses the so-called elections to the State Duma, the Kremlin’s closed sociological data, and a possible “window of opportunity” for negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.
23 September, 07:02 AM 193
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'The key to victory' /
Kyiv should keep hitting Russian refineries – veteran

Ukraine must never, under any circumstances, agree to the demand from U.S. President Donald Trump to stop striking Russian oil refineries, Yevhen Dykyi, a veteran of the Russo-Ukrainian war and former company commander in the Aidar Battalion, said in an interview with Radio NV on Sept. 22.
23 September, 05:50 AM 101
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Amid public outcry /
Revised Kyiv heat pipeline plan to spare most trees

An updated plan for a heating pipeline in Kyiv’s Teremky microdistrict would require cutting only 5 to 10 trees instead of the roughly 200 originally expected, according to a Sept. 22 update from Petro Panteleiev, deputy head of the Kyiv City State Administration.
23 September, 05:10 AM 65
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Foiled plot /
SBU nabs FSB assassin targeting Russian oppositionist

Ukraine's SBU Security Service has detained an FSB assassin in Kyiv who was preparing an attack on the leader of one of Ukraine's public organizations, its press service reported on Telegram on Sept. 22.
23 September, 02:00 AM 94
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Infrastructure under attack /
Russian missiles hit Naftogaz facility near Poltava

Russian forces struck a Naftogaz Group oil and gas facility in Poltava Oblast with ballistic missiles overnight into Sept. 22, causing destruction so severe that the site can no longer realistically be restored, the company said.
22 September, 04:45 PM 184
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Debris fall reported /
Russia attacks Kyiv with jet-powered Shahed drones

Russian forces attacked Kyiv with jet-powered Shahed drones during the day on Sept. 22. Explosions were heard in the capital, and Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko reported air defenses were active.
22 September, 03:17 PM 144
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