Daryna Halperina

Editor and Translator | NV English

A media specialist, translator, and author of news materials, working in media since 2023. A Master of Linguistics and the author of a research paper on translation methodology. She specializes in translating and adapting materials in business, military, and socio-political topics for an international audience.


Meat grinder quotas /
Russia prepares 600k troop call-up in 2026-2027

Russian authorities are preparing a large-scale mobilization campaign to draft 600k soldiers across 2026 and 2027, Ukrainian intelligence agencies (HUR and FIS) announced at a briefing on Aug. 27. 
27 August, 01:47 PM 569
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Toxic aftermath /
Air quality drops across Kyiv Oblast

Air quality deteriorated across multiple municipalities in Kyiv Oblast following overnight Russian strikes, Kyiv Oblast Military Administration reported on Aug. 27. 
27 August, 01:20 PM 73
Nation

Kremlin timeline /
Putin may eye mid-2027 war exit

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin may decide to conclude the war against Ukraine by mid-2027 if Kyiv endures the winter and retains long-range strike capabilities inside Russia, The Atlantic wrote on Aug. 27.
27 August, 01:09 PM 485
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Collateral damage /
Russian key bank shares plunge to historic low

Shares of Russian state lender VTB Bank plunged to an all-time low on the Moscow Exchange after Ukrainian drone strikes hit Wildberries and Ozon hubs, The Moscow Times wrote on Aug. 26.
27 August, 12:31 PM 245
Business

Flames in the Urals /
Drones hit chemical plant and Ozon hub in Russia's Ufa

Strike drones targeted the Russian Republic of Bashkortostan, triggering explosions and multiple fires across industrial sites, local monitoring channels and local officials reported on June 27.
27 August, 12:02 PM 550
Nation

Red card to Moscow /
Czechs boycott Euro flag football over Russians

Two Czech youth national teams will not participate in the European Flag Football Championship due to the admission of Russian national teams into the tournament, the Czech Association of American Football announced via Sport.cz on Aug. 27.
27 August, 11:45 AM 230
Life

Stalled advance /
Russia lacks power to break Donbas fortress belt

Russian forces will not be able to achieve a rapid breakthrough through Ukraine’s defense or seize the remainder of Donetsk Oblast even if they secure full control over Kostyantynivka, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on Aug. 26.
27 August, 10:35 AM 1152
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Operation Themis /
Anti-corruption raids hit Ukrainian top judges

Anti-corruption agencies searched the residences of two Supreme Court judges on Aug. 19 as part of "Operation Themis," the DEJURE Foundation advocacy center reported on Aug. 27, citing informed sources.
27 August, 10:04 AM 120
Nation

Interception shower /
Ballistic missile wreckage hits Kyiv areas

Russian forces launched an overnight ballistic missile attack against Kyiv, scattering missile debris across the Podilskyi and Shevchenkivskyi districts, the Kyiv City Military Administration reported on Telegram on Aug. 27
27 August, 09:15 AM 115
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Factory struck /
Russian ballistic missiles hit Kryvyi Rih

Russian forces attacked an industrial enterprise in Kryvyi Rih with ballistic missiles overnight, injuring at least two people, Head of the Kryvyi Rih Defense Council Oleksandr Vilkul reported on Telegram on Aug. 27.
27 August, 08:52 AM 120
Nation

Parkland scorched /
Police recover Russia's Geran-4 debris in Kyiv park

Police explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) specialists recovered the wreckage of a Russian Geran-4 strike drone in the Holosiivskyi District of Kyiv, the National Police reported on Aug. 26.
26 August, 01:54 PM 146
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Hitting the trigger /
Ukraine pounds Russian missile launch infrastructure

Ukrainian Defense Forces struck a military airfield, an active missile unit, and associated launch infrastructure inside Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Aug. 26.
26 August, 01:37 PM 443
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Tracks to the front /
Belarus lays rail for armor hub near Ukraine border

Belarus is constructing railway infrastructure in Gomel Oblast near Ukraine to enable rapid, large-scale offloading of heavy wheeled and tracked military vehicles directly from train echelons, Radio Liberty's Belarus Service reported on Aug. 25.
26 August, 01:11 PM 177
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Starlink gambit /
Musk awarded Ukrainian Order of Freedom

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree awarding American billionaire and SpaceX and Tesla owner Elon Musk the Order of Freedom, Presidential Office wrote on Aug. 26.
26 August, 12:41 PM 125
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Lives on hold /
Just 3% of refugees set on return to Ukraine

Nearly half of Ukrainian refugees residing across Europe — 49% — plan or hope to return to Ukraine eventually, but only 3% possess concrete repatriation plans, parliamentary Committee on Finance, Tax, and Customs Policy Chair Danylo Hetmantsev wrote in an op-ed for NV Business on Aug. 26.
26 August, 12:10 PM 230
Business

Knock, knock, Moscow /
Ukraine preps FP-9 ballistic test

Flight testing for Ukraine’s new FP-9 ballistic missile, engineered to strike high-value assets deep inside Russia, is scheduled to commence shortly ahead of its operational combat debut planned for autumn 2026, NV wrote on Aug. 26.
26 August, 11:18 AM 8942
Nation

Double trouble in Russia /
Drones strike major refinery and Wildberries hub

Ukraine struck two strategic targets inside Russia using FP-1 uncrewed aerial vehicles, hitting an oil refinery in Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, and a Wildberries logistics hub in Kotovsk, Tambov Oblast, Fire Point company confirmed on Aug. 26.
26 August, 10:43 AM 210
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Top of the class /
U.S. senator stunned by Ukraine military

The Ukrainian military leads the world, including the United States, in managing uncrewed airspace and manufacturing cutting-edge weapons systems, U.S. Republican Senator James Lankford of Oklahoma said after Kyiv visit, Politico wrote on Aug. 25.
26 August, 10:20 AM 126
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Silicon shield /
Four Ukraine's frontline inventions reshaping war

An AI-powered turret that shoots down FPV drones on its own, a magnetic sapper, and other original inventions from Ukrainian arms manufacturers in an NV special project dedicated to unique domestic defense-tech developments.
26 August, 08:55 AM 775
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Immortal words /
Slain Mariupol woman's diary to echo in Venice

An audio of the Mariupol siege diary written by the late Kateryna Savenko has been incorporated into Ukrainian artist Sofia Bulgakova’s installation Spomyny (Memories), which will premiere at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, festival organizers announced on Aug. 25.
25 August, 01:32 PM 215
Life