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.


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 993
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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 158
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 251
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 214
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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 79
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 74
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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 193
Business

SOF operation /
Ukrainian Rangers seize Russian troops, communications equipment and documents

Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (SOF) captured two Russian soldiers and killed two others who resisted during an operation in an unspecified sector of the front, the SOF press service reported on Sept. 14.
14 September, 11:45 AM 517
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Political pressure /
NABU and SAPO accuse Kravchenko of ‘systematic attack’ on their independence

Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies have described statements by Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko and his move to sign a notice of suspicion against National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) Director Semen Kryvonos as a “continuation of a systematic attack on independent anti-corruption institutions.”
14 September, 10:37 AM 77
Nation

Operation Carthage /
Kravchenko crosses Ukraine’s border hours after move against NABU chief

Ukrainian Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko crossed the country’s border at around 2:30 a.m. on Sept. 14 in an official vehicle, Ukrainska Pravda investigative journalist Mykhailo Tkach reported, citing law enforcement sources.
14 September, 10:10 AM 199
Nation

Nuclear threat /
Medvedev says Lithuania could ‘disappear from the map of the world’

Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev threatened Lithuania with “disappearing from the map of the world” in the event of a military conflict with Russia, Russian media reported on Sept. 11.
14 September, 01:05 AM 635
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Jet drone shortage /
Ukraine says partners have disrupted Russian access to Chinese drone engines

Russia is facing problems obtaining Chinese-made jet engines for drones as a result of actions by Ukraine and its international partners, Ukraine’s Deputy Defense Intelligence (HUR) chief Vadym Skibitskyi said.
13 September, 11:32 PM 376
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Peace talks /
Lavrov tells Zelenskyy to come to Moscow if he wants meeting with Putin

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov described Moscow’s invitation for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Russian capital as a “huge gesture of goodwill,” even as Moscow maintains that fighting would continue during any negotiations.
13 September, 10:00 PM 359
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Major shift /
Khartiia commander says battlefield has moved beneath the surface

The battlefield in the 2nd Khartiia Corps’ area of responsibility has increasingly moved underground, with Ukrainian forces now outperforming Russian troops in this form of combat, corps commander Ihor Obolienskyi said.
13 September, 01:37 PM 607
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NATO pressure /
Sikorski urges stronger exercises near Kaliningrad to draw Russian troops from Ukraine

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has called on NATO to intensify military exercises near Russia’s Kaliningrad Oblast, arguing that greater pressure there could force Moscow to redeploy some forces from Ukraine.
13 September, 01:17 PM 509
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Odesa attack /
Body found in apartment building damaged by Russian strike

Rescuers found the body of a man while clearing rubble from an apartment building in Odesa damaged in a Russian attack on Sept. 12, city authorities said.
13 September, 12:43 PM 93
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Winter readiness /
Ukraine better prepared for Russian energy attacks than last year, PM says

Ukraine is better prepared for possible Russian attacks on its energy infrastructure than it was last winter, although it is impossible to fully protect every facility, Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi said at the annual Yalta European Strategy (YES 2026) meeting in Kyiv.
13 September, 12:18 PM 231
Business

Human cost of war /
Belgian defense minister announces death of Ukrainian drone pilot Roman

A Ukrainian serviceman evacuated to Belgium for treatment after suffering severe wounds has died, marking the first such death in the country, Belgian Defense Minister Theo Francken said on Sept. 12.
13 September, 11:57 AM 231
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Energy attack /
Russian strike leaves parts of Mykolaiv without power

Russian forces attacked energy infrastructure in Mykolaiv on the evening of Sept. 12, leaving several districts of the city without electricity, acting Mykolaiv Oblast Military Administration chief Heorhii Reshetilov said.
13 September, 11:33 AM 77
Russian war

Trilateral format /
Kushner says U.S. hopes to bring Ukraine and Russia into trilateral negotiations

The United States hopes to organize trilateral talks on Russia’s war against Ukraine but acknowledges that Kyiv and Moscow still lack a shared vision of the outcome, with territorial issues remaining the most difficult obstacle, U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Jared Kushner said.
13 September, 10:42 AM 219
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