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. 


Amid ongoing attacks /
Kyiv requests emergency U.N. Security Council session

The U.N. Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on June 8, at Ukraine’s request over Russia’s latest large-scale strike, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said.
6 June, 12:20 PM 76
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Lost on vacation /
Russian ‘tourists’ stranded by fuel shortage in Crimea

A special hotline for Russian “tourists” who cannot leave the peninsula because of a gasoline shortage has been launched in Russian-occupied Crimea, Sergey Aksyonov, the Moscow-installed head of Crimea’s occupation administration, said on June 5, according to The Moscow Times.
6 June, 11:27 AM 590
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City under attack /
Russian strike on Chernihiv wounds 8, damages business

Russian forces attacked Chernihiv with Shahed drones on June 5, damaging a business in the northern part of the city and injuring at least eight people, according to the city's military governor Dmytro Bryzhynskyi.
6 June, 10:33 AM 92
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Likely contract killing /
Police nab teen in alleged murder of Ukrainian soldier

Police in Ukraine’s Zhytomyr Oblast have detained a 17-year-old girl suspected of killing a Ukrainian soldier in a case investigators say was ordered by Russian special services, Ukraine’s National Police reported on June 5.
5 June, 07:34 PM 154
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Operational update /
Russian military sites hit in Crimea and inside Russia

Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck a number of Russian military targets overnight into June 5 and on June 4, including command posts, drone control points and troop clusters, according to the General Staff.
5 June, 06:50 PM 208
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Reintegration step /
Ukraine opens new path for youth from occupied lands

Young people from Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine who do not have Ukrainian passports will be able to obtain documents to return to Ukraine through Ukrainian diplomatic missions abroad under a simplified procedure, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha announced on Facebook on June 5.
5 June, 06:30 PM 70
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Bratislava’s support /
Slovakia supports Ukraine’s EU negotiation clusters

Slovakia supports opening the negotiation clusters in Ukraine’s accession talks with the European Union, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said after bilateral talks with his Slovak counterpart, Juraj Blanar, in Vinnytsia on June 5.
5 June, 06:15 PM 74
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Welcome back! /
Ukraine returns 185 prisoners of war in latest swap

Ukraine and Russia carried out a prisoner exchange on June 5, with 185 Ukrainian defenders returning home, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported.
5 June, 04:58 PM 140
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Possible reaction /
Putin may address Zelenskyy’s open letter at forum

Russian President Vladimir Putin may respond to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s open letter during a plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, which is running from June 3 to June 6, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
5 June, 04:38 PM 99
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Targets engaged /
Ukrainian drone forces hit five Russian vessels

Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces struck four Russian dry cargo ships and one tanker overnight into June 5, in the ports of occupied Mariupol and Berdyansk and in the coastal waters of Russian-occupied territory, according to the commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces, Robert “Magyar” Brovdi.
5 June, 03:34 PM 278
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UAVs hit tanker, cargo ships in Russian Krasnodar Krai

An alleged drone attack on a tanker and cargo ships in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai killed five people and injured six others on June 5, according to Russian state-aligned media. The tanker may have been part of Russia’s so-called shadow fleet.
5 June, 01:40 PM 183
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Rescuers still searching for people /
Russian attack on Kyiv Oblast baby food plant kills 4

Russian forces attacked a civilian food industry enterprise in Kyiv Oblast’s Brovary district on the morning of June 5, killing four people and injuring seven others, according to regional authorities.
5 June, 12:39 PM 113
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Market move /
Pepco to sell 344-store Dealz Poland chain for 1 zloty

Poland’s Pepco Group will sell all of its shares in supermarket chain Dealz Poland for the symbolic price of 1 zloty, or about 27 cents, as it prepares to expand into Ukraine, the company said in a June 3 statement.
5 June, 12:25 PM 192
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Charm offensive /
Macron weighs dinner/golf to keep Trump engaged at G7

French President Emmanuel Macron may be preparing a private dinner at the Palace of Versailles to improve ties with President Donald Trump and persuade him to attend the G7 summit and not leave early, Politico reported on June 5.
5 June, 11:47 AM 84
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'After weeks of complex talks' /
Local ceasefire begins near Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Plant

A local ceasefire took effect on June 5, in the area around the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant to allow repairs to the Dniprovska power transmission line, according to a statement from the International Atomic Energy Agency.
5 June, 11:03 AM 45
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Financial strain /
Debt at Russia's biggest tech companies jumps 53%

The debt load of Russia’s largest technology companies jumped 53% in 2025 to 2 trillion rubles ($27.1 billion), according to a Bank of Russia financial stability review cited by Frank Media on June 1.
3 June, 07:54 PM 256
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Economic warning /
EU energy surge threatens 560,000 jobs in key sectors

Rising energy prices could put up to 560,000 jobs at risk across the European Union in 2026, according to a European Commission document being prepared for EU member governments, Politico reported on June 3.
3 June, 07:17 PM 158
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War crime /
Clip shows Russian phosphorus attack on Kostiantynivka

Russian forces struck Kostiantynivka in Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast with banned phosphorus munitions, the Khyzhak Brigade of Ukraine’s patrol police department reported on June 3, adding that its aerial reconnaissance operators recorded the war crime on video.
3 June, 06:41 PM 301
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'Many other good things will happen' /
Trump claims Iran agreed to give up nuclear weapons

Iran has agreed not to develop nuclear weapons and Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is personally involved in negotiations with the United States, President Donald Trump said in an interview with the Pod Force One podcast on June 3, The Guardian reported.
3 June, 05:35 PM 394
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Security debate /
Budanov: We need to find new ways to deter aggressors

Countries without nuclear weapons need to find new ways to guarantee their security, Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukraine's Presidential Office, said on the sidelines of the international Architecture of Security Forum on June 1.
3 June, 04:39 PM 109
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