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. 


Assault within 155th Mechanized Brigade /
Prosecutors seek detention in brigade beating case

A soldier suspected of beating a fellow servicemember from Ukraine's 155th Separate Mechanized Brigade and then going absent without leave has been detained in Kropyvnytskyi, the Specialized Defense Prosecutor's Office for the Eastern Region reported on May 7.
7 May, 02:15 PM 74
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Recruited on Telegram /
3 men charged over arson attacks on UK PM properties

A Ukrainian man charged in connection with arson attacks on properties linked to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told police he had never heard of the politician, BBC News reported on May 6.
7 May, 01:30 PM 94
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Infrastructure attack /
Russian strike hits food processing facility in Dnipro

Russian forces struck Dnipro on the morning of May 7, setting off a fire and damaging a food processing facility, regional governor Oleksandr Hanzha reported on Telegram.
7 May, 12:50 PM 96
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Narrow escape /
Driver survives Russian drone strike in Sumy Oblast

A Russian drone struck a civilian vehicle in the Stepanivka municipality of Sumy Oblast on the morning of May 7, wounding the driver, who survived only because he had stepped out of the car to get coffee moments before the impact, the regional military administration said.
7 May, 12:15 PM 44
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Attack roundup /
Russian Shahed drones hit Dnipro apartments, Kharkiv

Air raid alerts were declared across several Ukrainian regions overnight into May 7, as Russia launched a drone attack. A fire broke out in a five-story residential building in Dnipro, and a strike was confirmed in Kharkiv.
7 May, 11:37 AM 65
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Casualty update /
Death toll in Russian missile strike on Merefa up to 8

The death toll from a Russian missile strike on Merefa in Ukraine's Kharkiv Oblast on May 4 has risen to eight after a 59-year-old man who was wounded died in the hospital, regional governor Oleh Synehubov reported on May 7.
7 May, 10:50 AM 63
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Intelligence report /
Russia eyes 18 mineral sites in Ukraine's occupied south

Russia has prepared a plan to loot and deindustrialize the southern Ukrainian regions currently under its occupation, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on May 6, following a briefing from Ukraine's spy chief Oleh Ivashchenko.
6 May, 08:05 PM 237
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Ceasefire doubts /
Russia's Moscow air defense buildup exposes country

Russia's large-scale redeployment of air defense systems from across the country to protect Moscow's Victory Day parade has created new openings for Ukrainian long-range strikes deep inside Russian territory, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on X on May 6.
6 May, 07:10 PM 224
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Diplomatic resolution /
Hungary returns seized Oschadbank funds, gold to Kyiv

Hungary has returned money and valuables belonging to Ukraine's state-owned Oschadbank that were confiscated by Hungarian security services in March, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported on May 6.
6 May, 06:24 PM 160
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Geopolitics /
North Korea drops reunification plan from constitution

North Korea has updated its constitution, striking all references to reunification with South Korea from the text, Reuters reported on May 6 after reviewing the document.
6 May, 06:08 PM 91
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After nearly 1,000 attacks /
Ukrainian Railways deploying over 800 mobile shelters

Ukrainian Railways is deploying more than 800 mobile shelters nationwide to protect its employees amid a surge in attacks on Ukraine's rail network, the state rail transport company reported on Telegram on May 6.
6 May, 05:39 PM 79
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Major fire breaks out /
Russian drones strike Sumy kindergarten, killing one

A Russian drone strike hit a kindergarten in the city of Sumy on May 6, sparking a large fire, killing a female security guard, and wounding two others, Ukraine's State Emergency Service reported.
6 May, 04:56 PM 72
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Inspiring story /
Boy who fled Kharkiv wins world dance title in England

Seven-year-old Rinat Buhai, a Ukrainian boy who fled the city of Kharkiv after Russian forces attacked a playground near his home, has become a world champion in sport ballroom dancing after winning first place at the Blackpool Dance Festival in England, Suspilne Kharkiv reported on May 3.
6 May, 04:11 PM 1097
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Corruption bust /
Battalion commander nabbed for skimming soldiers' pay

Ukrainian law enforcement detained a battalion commander from a military unit in Zaporizhzhya who allegedly demanded kickbacks from his subordinates' combat pay, the National Police reported on May 6.
6 May, 03:06 PM 112
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Energy shift /
Japan turns to Kazakhstan for oil as supply risks mount

Japan is in talks to purchase Kazakh crude oil, Kazakhstan's national energy company KazMunayGas reported on May 4.
6 May, 01:52 PM 125
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Public opinion /
Most Ukrainians back prosperous EU future, poll shows

Nearly two-thirds of Ukrainians believe their country will be a prosperous EU member within 10 years, according to a poll by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) conducted on April 20–27.
6 May, 01:00 PM 75
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ISW report /
Ukraine exposes Russia's air defense gaps with strikes

Ukraine's sustained long-range strikes on Russian cities deep behind the front lines expose Moscow's inability to reliably protect major infrastructure from drone and missile attacks, the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in its May 5 assessment.
6 May, 11:50 AM 394
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Wartime corruption /
Zhytomyr draft chief sold 'subscriptions' to dodge army

Ukraine's SBU Security Service detained the head of the Zhytomyr Oblast territorial recruitment center on bribery charges after he allegedly extorted monthly payments from a local business owner to shield the owner's employees from military conscription, the SBU reported on May 6.
6 May, 10:50 AM 59
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Successful drone operation /
Ukraine's HUR strikes Be-12 aircraft, 3 assault boats

Specialists from the Prymary special unit of Ukraine's Defense Intelligence (HUR) struck a Beriev Be-12 Chayka amphibious patrol aircraft, three assault boats, and a Russian military supply vessel in temporarily occupied Crimea, the agency reported on Telegram on May 5.
5 May, 06:40 PM 355
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Energy security /
EU's biggest offshore gas pipeline construction starts

Pipeline construction has begun for Romania's Neptun Deep Black Sea gas project — one of the EU's most significant energy developments, with an estimated 100 billion cubic meters of recoverable gas — targeting a 2027 production launch, Reuters reported on May 4.
5 May, 05:50 PM 256
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