Demian Shevko

Investigative journalist and editor | NV English

 Demian Shevko - Born in Kyiv. From childhood, he was interested in politics and international processes, maintained an active civic position, and was a participant in key socio-political events in Ukraine, notably the Orange Revolution and the Euromaidan.

With the aim of better understanding Ukraine's geopolitical role and the challenges facing it, he obtained academic degrees in the field of political science and international relations – a master's degrees from the National University of Ostroh Academy and the University of Warsaw, and completed post-master's studies at Jagiellonian University. He is currently working on PhD research dedicated to Ukraine's place in Russia's strategic narratives.

After the start of Russia's full-scale aggression, he returned to Ukraine, where he collaborated with foreign media, notably the London publication The Independent, in the role of a local producer. In 2023, he joined The New Voice of Ukraine team as a journalist. He specializes in topics of the war, Russian propaganda and information influence, as well as investigative journalism.


Jet drone defense /
Ukraine successfully tests new interceptor against Russian Shahed

Ukraine has successfully tested another interceptor designed to counter Russia’s jet-powered attack drones, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sept. 15.
15 September, 06:55 PM 11
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Energy truce talks /
Ukraine backs U.S. initiative and says partners offered new proposals

Ukraine supports U.S. efforts to reach an agreement with Russia on halting strikes against energy infrastructure and has received additional proposals from international partners on how such a truce could be implemented, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Sept. 15.
15 September, 05:50 PM 19
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European Athletics award /
Mahuchikh nominated for 2026 Athlete of the Year

Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh has been named among 10 nominees for the 2026 women’s European Athlete of the Year award, European Athletics announced.
15 September, 05:27 PM 10
Life

Agriculture output /
Ukraine collects 32.4 million tons from nearly 60% of projected area

Ukrainian farmers had harvested 6.892 million hectares, or nearly 60% of the projected grain area, as of Sept. 15, producing 32.373 million metric tons of the 2026 crop, the Agriculture Ministry reported.
15 September, 03:25 PM 45
Business

Industrial sanctions /
Russian metals giant turns to China for copper processing

Russian mining and metals giant Nornickel is negotiating with China’s North Copper Co. on a copper-processing deal that could allow it to shut down its highly polluting smelter in the Arctic city of Norilsk, Bloomberg reported on Sept. 15.
15 September, 02:35 PM 59
Business

Space weapons /
U.S. publicly confirms it has ‘space control weapons’ deployed in orbit

The United States has publicly acknowledged for the first time that it has weapons deployed in orbit for “space control” missions, marking a significant shift in how openly the Pentagon discusses its military capabilities in space.
15 September, 01:50 PM 107
Nation

Denmark-Russia tensions /
Frederiksen calls for stronger European defense after Russian naval incident

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has condemned an incident in which a Russian frigate fired flares toward a Danish military helicopter, describing it as part of a broader pattern of increasingly aggressive Russian behavior across Europe.
15 September, 12:54 PM 64
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Energy truce claim /
Trump says Russia agreed to energy truce, but Kyiv says it did not

Russia has not agreed to halt attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that Moscow and Kyiv had reached a reciprocal agreement, Bloomberg reported on Sept. 14, citing a Ukrainian official.
15 September, 11:45 AM 89
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Russian athletes return /
Mahuchikh condemns Russian return to international competitions

Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh has criticized sports federations that are allowing Russian athletes to return to international competition as Russia’s war against Ukraine continues, Finnish newspaper Iltalehti reported on Sept. 14.
15 September, 10:48 AM 38
Life

Railway strike /
Kremlin says military operations across Ukraine will continue after diplomatic train attack

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Russian forces would continue carrying out military operations across Ukraine when asked about a Russian drone strike on a locomotive near the Polish border.
14 September, 07:11 PM 168
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Civilian casualties /
Russian forces hit Pavlohrad again days after deadly attack

Russian forces struck Pavlohrad in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on Sept. 14, killing one person and injuring five, regional governor Oleksandr Hanzha said.
14 September, 05:40 PM 76
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Black Sea disruption /
Ukraine loses top sunflower oil exporter status to Russia

Russia became the world’s largest exporter of sunflower oil in the 2025/26 marketing year, overtaking Ukraine for the first time in two decades, according to updated estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
14 September, 05:25 PM 122
Business

EU reform warning /
Brussels reminds Ukraine to introduce competitive selection for prosecutor general

The European Commission has responded to Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko’s move against National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) Director Semen Kryvonos by reiterating that Kyiv must reform the Prosecutor General’s Office and introduce a competitive procedure for selecting the country’s top prosecutor.
14 September, 04:50 PM 109
Nation

Russian general /
51st Army commander Sergei Milchakov may have been killed in Ukraine strike

Russian Lt. Gen. Sergei Milchakov, commander of the 51st Combined Arms Army, may have been killed in a Ukrainian missile strike on a Russian military headquarters in occupied Donetsk in late August, independent Russian outlet Important Stories reported on Sept. 14.
14 September, 04:12 PM 690
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Black Sea trade /
Russian strikes slash cargo volumes at Greater Odesa ports

Cargo handling volumes at the ports of Greater Odesa have fallen more than 15-fold since July 22 as Russia systematically targets Ukraine’s maritime infrastructure and civilian shipping, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Mykola Kalashnyk said on Sept. 14.
14 September, 03:45 PM 115
Business

Lower Saxony elections /
Merz’s CDU finishes first as AfD surges to third place

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) won the largest share of the vote in local elections in Lower Saxony on Sept. 13, according to preliminary official results released on Sept. 14.
14 September, 03:12 PM 210
Nation

Sochi strike /
Ukraine hits radar from Russian S-400 air defense system

Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck a 92N6 radar belonging to a Russian S-400 Triumf air defense system in Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, overnight on Sept. 14, Ukraine’s General Staff reported.
14 September, 02:05 PM 171
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EU accession talks /
Poland will not block opening of negotiating clusters for Ukraine

Poland will not block the opening of negotiating clusters in Ukraine’s accession talks with the European Union, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said during a joint press conference with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha in Kyiv, European Pravda reported on Sept. 14. 
14 September, 12:58 PM 69
Nation

City center attack /
Three killed and seven wounded in Russian attack on Pryluky

Russian forces attacked central Pryluky in Chernihiv Oblast on the morning of Sept. 14, killing three people and injuring seven, Priluky District Military Administration chief Volodymyr Chernov said, Suspilne reported.
14 September, 12:45 PM 57
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Europe energy policy /
Europe increases purchases of Russian Yamal LNG before full ban

European Union countries have increased imports of liquefied natural gas from Russia’s Yamal LNG plant ahead of a full ban on Russian LNG supplies under long-term contracts that takes effect next year, Euronews reported on Sept. 14. 
14 September, 12:28 PM 140
Business