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. 


Territorial provocation /
Trump shares map showing Canada, Mexico as parts of US

U.S. President Donald Trump posted a map on Truth Social on Sept. 8, showing Canada, Mexico, Greenland, Iceland, and several Caribbean countries as if they were part of the United States, prompting sharp reactions from foreign governments.
8 September, 06:06 PM 330
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Aftermath of the vote /
Thousands rally in Berlin after AfD election victory

Thousands of people took to the streets of Berlin on Sept. 8 to protest after the Alternative for Germany (AfD) won an election to the state parliament in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt, according to dpa.
8 September, 04:50 PM 175
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Airspace pressure /
Pullback in flights over Russia carries major costs

Restrictions on civil aviation over Russia, after Ukraine warned the global aviation industry about growing risks for civilian flights above the aggressor state, could have serious economic consequences for Moscow, aviation market expert Denys Antoniuk wrote in a column for NV Business on Sept. 8.
8 September, 04:06 PM 313
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Attack on media /
Russia hits TV channel building during live broadcast

Russia struck the building of the We Are Ukraine television channel, part of the United News national telethon, during a live broadcast on Sept. 8, causing destruction and injuring at least five people, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on X.
8 September, 03:27 PM 195
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Policy shift /
Hungary expels 10 Russian diplomats

Hungarian Foreign Minister Anita Orban has made an unprecedented decision to expel 10 employees of the Russian embassy, according to her post on X on Sept. 8.
8 September, 02:49 PM 263
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'Worse than the Sicilian mafia' /
Anti-graft activist on criminal law enforcement elite

Vitaliy Shabunin, head of the Anti-Corruption Action Center, spoke with Radio NV on Sept. 7 about NABU’s Operation Carthage, the detention of top officials in the Prosecutor General’s Office, and their ties to Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko.
8 September, 02:37 PM 231
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Continued assault /
Russian drone attack sparks office fire in Kyiv

Russia continued attacking Kyiv on the day of Sept. 8, following a massive overnight strike. A fire broke out at an office building in the Solomyanskyi district as a result of a Russian drone attack, the Kyiv City Military Administration said.
8 September, 01:04 PM 86
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Diplomatic appeal /
Kyiv urges allies to release stockpiled interceptors

Every decision delayed by Kyiv’s allies is measured in lives, and interceptor missiles sitting in storage should be put to use defending Ukraine's skies right now, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on X on Sept. 8, commenting on Russia's massive overnight strike on Kyiv.
8 September, 12:21 PM 69
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Fact-check /
France can't confirm new Putin territorial demands

While social media and some outlets have been circulating reports of an alleged "new U.S. peace plan" supposedly brought to Moscow by American negotiators, officials in Paris say they have no confirmation of either the document itself or any new territorial demands from Putin regarding Ukraine, news agency Ukrinform reported on Sept. 7, citing sources at the Élysée Palace.
8 September, 11:50 AM 1837
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Targeting civilians /
Russian strike hits Odesa market, injures 3 people

Russian forces struck the outskirts of Odesa overnight into Sept. 8, damaging trade pavilions at a local market, according to regional governor Oleh Kiper.
8 September, 11:01 AM 114
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Drapatyi's reforms continue /
225th Regiment shifted under 7th Air Assault Corps

The 225th Assault Regiment is being moved under the operational control of the 7th Rapid Response Corps of the Air Assault Forces, one of the military’s strongest corps formations, as part of changes introduced by new commander-in-chief Mykhailo Drapatyi, sources in Ukraine’s Defense Forces told NV on Sept. 7.
7 September, 07:07 PM 183
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Battlefield integration /
Ukraine using ASC 890 surveillance aircraft in combat

Ukraine is already using the Swedish-supplied ASC 890 airborne early warning aircraft in combat operations, Swedish Defense Minister Pål Jonson said in an interview with Dagens Industri published on Sept. 7.
7 September, 06:30 PM 134
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Hands-on approach /
Drapatyi meets senior NCOs, sets tasks for reform

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Mykhailo Drapatyi held a meeting with top sergeants from the branches of service, corps, and military command bodies, saying the discussion focused on the structure, problems, and future development of Ukraine’s sergeant corps during wartime, in a Facebook post on Sept. 7.
7 September, 05:58 PM 86
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War diplomacy /
Witkoff and Kushner’s Kyiv visit was no breakthrough

The Sept. 6 visit to Kyiv by President Donald Trump’s envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, did not amount to a breakthrough in efforts to end Russia’s war against Ukraine, the Financial Times reported.
7 September, 05:40 PM 145
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Ongoing Russian terror /
Russian attack sets fire to Pryluky tobacco factory

A Russian strike on Sept. 7 caused a fire at the Pryluky tobacco factory owned by British American Tobacco in Ukraine’s Chernihiv Oblast, according to public broadcaster Suspilne.
7 September, 04:48 PM 710
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Nationalization threat /
Kremlin draws up list of 167 companies for takeover

Russian authorities have compiled a list of 167 companies and facilities that could face action under a decree signed by President Vladimir Putin allowing the state to take temporary control of assets deemed insufficiently protected from drone attacks, The Moscow Times reported on Sept. 4.
7 September, 03:50 PM 346
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General Staff report /
Ukraine strikes Crimean railway bridge, command posts

Ukraine's Defense Forces struck a railway bridge over the North Crimean Canal near Vladyslavivka in occupied Crimea on Sept. 6 and overnight into Sept. 7. Russian forces use the crossing to support military logistics, according to Ukraine's General Staff.
7 September, 03:03 PM 370
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Opinion /
Telegraph: 'Not the time' to ease pressure on Putin

Now is "the wrong time to make life easy for Vladimir Putin": demands on the Russian dictator should be tough, and he should be made to pay for the damage he has caused, rather than pressuring Ukraine, the British newspaper The Telegraph wrote in an opinion piece on American envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner's Sept. 5-6 visits to Moscow and Kyiv.
7 September, 01:56 PM 168
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Preparedness update /
Kyiv stockpiles food, water for winter power outages

Kyiv is building up reserves of food and drinking water to prepare for extended power outages and other emergencies, Oleh Kuyavskyi, deputy head of the Kyiv City State Administration for self-governance matters, shared this information, according to KCSA's official website.
7 September, 01:10 PM 58
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Market update /
Oil nears $100 a barrel as US, Iran strike tankers

Oil prices continued to rise on Sept. 7, as strikes by the United States and Iran on vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz and other areas heightened concerns about extended disruptions to Middle East oil supplies, according to Reuters.
7 September, 11:57 AM 129
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