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. 


Public opinion /
Ukrainians back more strikes on Russian refineries

An overwhelming majority of Ukrainians believe the Defense Forces should continue striking Russian oil refineries despite restrictions on, or a halt to, U.S. military aid, according to the results of a poll by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS), published on Oct. 28.  
28 October, 04:20 PM 141
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Operation Carthage update /
Kravchenko claims aim to secure protection in Austria

Former Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko’s statement that detained Ukrainian military operatives in Austria were supposed to commit violent acts against him was “an attempt to secure protection in the country where he is staying,” representatives of Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) said on Oct. 28, as quoted by Interfax-Ukraine.  
28 October, 03:50 PM 65
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Multiple casualties reported /
Russia hits Kharkiv with drones, killing 1, injuring 3

Russian forces struck Kharkiv’s Osnovyanskyi district with a drone on Oct. 28, killing one person and injuring three others, according to regional governor Oleh Synehubov.  
28 October, 02:54 PM 75
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Israel vote update /
Netanyahu's Likud leads with 84% counted in election

With 84.5% of votes counted in Israel's parliamentary election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party is getting 27%, and the opposition party Yashar, led by former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, 22%, according to Central Elections Committee data as of 12:34 p.m. local time, The Times of Israel wrote on Oct. 28.  
28 October, 02:10 PM 161
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'When Putin is lying, we feel it' /
Zelenskyy on differences with Trump over ending war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shares with U.S. President Donald Trump the desire to end the war, he said in an interview with The Sun, an excerpt of which he published on his X page on Oct. 28.  
28 October, 12:58 PM 159
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Kyiv's position /
Zelenskyy wants Abu Dhabi talks with U.S., Russia soon

Ukraine would like the trilateral meeting of the Ukrainian, U.S., and Russian negotiating teams in Abu Dhabi to take place before a possible meeting of the U.S., China, and Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Oct. 28, according to Interfax-Ukraine.  
28 October, 12:47 PM 117
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ISW report /
Russia may deny Oleshky residents return to Ukraine

One of the main problems with the evacuation operation in Oleshky in Kherson Oblast is how Russia will treat Ukrainians, according to the Oct. 27 report from the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW).  
28 October, 12:00 PM 149
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Humanitarian mission undeway /
No incidents recorded in Oleshky during 30 hours

A ceasefire regime had been in effect in Oleshky in Kherson Oblast for 30 hours, during which no incident was recorded, Dmytro Lubinets, the parliamentary human rights commissioner, said on X on Oct. 28.  
28 October, 11:21 AM 74
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Growing influence of Russia's siloviki /
Expert discusses Putin’s vulnerability and FSB’s role

Vadym Denysenko, head of the analytical center Dilova Stolytsya, spoke with Radio NV on Oct. 25 about how and why Russia’s FSB Federal Security Service could topple dictator Vladimir Putin, and which diplomatic advantage Ukraine failed to exploit.  
27 October, 08:50 PM 383
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Ukrainian military warn of major danger /
Why Russia is allowing locals to leave Oleshky — expert

Serhiy Nikitenko, editor of the Kherson-based news site Most, spoke with Radio NV on Oct. 26 about where evacuated residents of Oleshky might be taken, why the situation could turn into a tragedy for Kherson, and whether Russia will actually observe a temporary ceasefire.  
27 October, 08:05 PM 597
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Driving war effort /
Fire Point explains why Ukraine targets rubber plants

About 10 large rubber-industry enterprises are located in Russia. As of Oct. 25, six of them had been hit in 11 successful attacks, Ukrainian defense company Fire Point reported on Oct. 27.  
27 October, 07:22 PM 438
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Connecting two banks /
Kyiv to find $22 million for combined water crossings

Kyiv’s Defense Council met on Oct. 27. Among other things, it considered the project to build combined water crossings over the Dnipro and access roads to them. Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko reported on Telegram.  
27 October, 06:50 PM 108
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No casualties reported /
Russian attack damages two lyceums, homes in Dnipro

At least six multi-story buildings and two lyceums were damaged in Dnipro's Samarskyi district, and the surface of a stadium burned out after a Russian attack on Oct. 27, according to regional governor Oleksandr Hanzha and Dnipro Mayor Borys Filatov.
27 October, 06:07 PM 109
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More obstacles /
Hungary blocks opening of last 2 negotiating clusters

At a meeting of the EU Council's working party on enlargement (COELA) in Brussels on Oct. 27, Hungary refused to approve the screening results for the fourth and fifth negotiating clusters in Ukraine's EU accession talks, European Pravda reported, citing EU diplomats with knowledge of the matter.  
27 October, 05:49 PM 624
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Battle for EU market access /
Russian metals lobby still trying to push Ukraine out

A Russian metallurgy lobby is still active in the EU, actively obstructing access for Ukrainian metal products to the European market and trying to push Ukraine out, Oleksandr Vodoviz, head of the office of the CEO of the Metinvest Group, said at the 12th Kyiv International Economic Forum (KMEF) in a session titled "People. Business. Economy. What next?", Interfax-Ukraine reported on Oct. 26.
27 October, 05:02 PM 168
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Targeted strike /
Russia hits KSD publishing house warehouse in Kharkiv

Russian forces attacked a district of Kharkiv where the warehouse of the Kharkiv publishing house KSD is located. Employees are now assessing the scale of the destruction and losses, the publishing house reported on Instagram on Oct. 27.  
27 October, 04:25 PM 131
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'The largest de-escalation since 2022' /
Ceasefire to unblock Oleshky to last until Nov. 1

A ceasefire regime on the largest sector of the front in southern Ukraine will last until 10:59 p.m. on Nov. 1. It is part of U.S. first lady Melania Trump's initiative to unblock Oleshky in Kherson Oblast, David Arakhamia, head of the Servant of the People faction in the Verkhovna Rada, said on Oct. 27.  
27 October, 03:18 PM 85
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TERWIN group counting damages /
Ukraine's EVA and VARUS chains lose $219M in war

TERWIN, a group of companies that includes the EVA and VARUS chains, has lost more than 10 billion hryvnias ($218.8 million) during the full-scale war, TERWIN Corporation President Ruslan Shostak said at the 12th Kyiv International Economic Forum on Oct. 26, according to Interfax-Ukraine.
27 October, 02:20 PM 116
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'No amount of money will be enough' /
Pharma giant doesn't believe in private air defense

Pharmaceutical company Darnytsia does not consider it effective to create private air defense systems to protect against drone and missile attacks by the aggressor, Kateryna Zahorii, chair of the company's board of directors, said at the Kyiv International Economic Forum on Oct. 26, according to Interfax-Ukraine.
27 October, 01:35 PM 153
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Overnight strike aftermath /
Mass Russian attack on Kyiv damages DTEK office

Russian forces damaged the office of DTEK Kyiv Electric Networks during a mass attack on Kyiv overnight into Oct. 27, according to the energy company’s statement on Telegram.  
27 October, 01:03 PM 134
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