Eric Malinovsky

News Feed Editor | NV English

Eric Malinovsky, News Feed Editor ― Before joining the NV English team in 2021, Eric collaborated for several consecutive years with the NGO Donbas SOS on producing monthly English-language digests regarding the situation in the Russian-occupied territories from 2016–2020. This experience ultimately helped in covering the course of the full-scale Russian invasion for an international audience. 


Cost-effective air defense /
Ukrainian Mirage jet downs Russian missile with cannon fire

A Ukrainian Mirage 2000-5F aircraft has destroyed a Russian S8000 Banderol cruise missile using its onboard cannon for the first time, according to media reports.
3 October, 03:27 AM 341
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Ukrainian strikes /
Up to $200 million worth of oil destroyed at Samara depot

Damage from Ukrainian drone strikes on the Samara crude oil depot could total about $200 million, accounting for the discount on Urals crude, according to an OSINT analysis published by Supernova+ via Telegram on Oct. 2.
3 October, 02:21 AM 1059
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Paranoid despot /
Putin’s motorcade escorted by helicopter in Chelyabinsk

A military helicopter escorted Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s motorcade during his visit to Chelyabinsk Oblast for military drills, Russian outlets Agenstvo.Novosti and Sirena reported on Oct. 2.
3 October, 01:34 AM 232
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Creeping chaos /
Russia expands sabotage in Europe, Kyiv warns

The Kremlin has ordered Russian intelligence services to increase their activities in EU and NATO countries, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR) said on Oct. 2.
3 October, 12:16 AM 88
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Extractive partnership /
U.S.-Ukraine fund signs first minerals deal

The U.S.-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund, established last year, has signed its first critical minerals deal and launched four other projects, Reuters reported on Oct. 2, citing a senior U.S. executive at the fund.
2 October, 11:46 PM 128
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EU carveout /
Fridman remains hobbled by UK, U.S. sanctions — report

Even after the EU lifted sanctions from Russian oligarch Mikhail Fridman, he will likely struggle receiving dividends from his overseas assets, Bloomberg reported on Oct. 2.
2 October, 10:52 PM 155
Business

At any cost /
Opposition MP Goncharenko calls for talks with Russia

Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko of the European Solidarity party published a series of posts on Telegram Oct. 2, saying, among other things, that Ukraine is “losing the war” and should negotiate with Russia.
2 October, 09:31 PM 260
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Persistent threat /
Kyiv bridge traffic restricted during air raids

Kyiv authorities have announced temporary traffic restrictions that are in effect during air raid alerts in the city, starting Oct. 2.
2 October, 08:39 PM 76
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Fuel prices /
Trump squeezes 100 million barrels of fuel from G7

G7 countries will release up to 100 million barrels of oil and diesel from emergency reserves under pressure from the United States, Bloomberg reported on Oct. 2.
2 October, 07:56 PM 119
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GRU tendrils /
Latvia detains couple on Russia espionage charges

Latvia has detained a couple suspected of illegally collecting information about the country’s defense at the direction of Russia’s GRU, Latvia’s State Security Service announced on Sept. 30.
2 October, 03:27 AM 114
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Lip service /
Putin: Trump’s peace plan requires ‘difficult decisions’

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin said U.S. proposals on how to end the Russo–Ukrainian war would require “difficult decisions” on Moscow’s part.
2 October, 02:48 AM 398
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Shadow finances /
U.S. sanctions Russia’s A7 payment system

The U.S. Treasury Department added the A7 payment system to its sanctions list and designated it as a transnational criminal organization, the department announced on Oct. 1.
2 October, 02:06 AM 156
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Food exports /
Turkey, UN arrange new Ukraine-Russia talks

Turkey and the United Nations have organized new negotiations with Ukraine and Russia to discuss a ceasefire in the Black Sea, Bloomberg reported on Oct. 1.
2 October, 01:22 AM 137
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Unbounded terror /
Russia continues attacking key Kyiv bridge

By late Oct. 1, three Russian drones have hit Kyiv’s South Bridge in less than one day.
2 October, 12:41 AM 89
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Air defense /
Spain, Belgium, Poland send Ukraine F-16 ammo

Three European countries have begun supplying Ukraine with 20mm rounds for F-16 fighter jet cannons, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said during a meeting with journalists on Oct. 1.
1 October, 11:41 PM 157
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Hell-bent /
Putin rejects Black Sea truce proposal

Dictator Vladimir Putin dismissed a proposal to halt strikes on Black Sea shipping in exchange for Ukraine pausing its attacks on Russian oil refineries, Russian state propaganda reported on Oct. 1.
1 October, 10:53 PM 190
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Incremental upgrades /
Ukraine’s air defenses barely improved — Butusov

Ukrainian air defenses have improved very slowly over the past year, Yurii Butusov, a UAV company commander with the National Guard, told NV Radio on Oct. 1.
1 October, 09:26 PM 171
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Logistical friction /
Estonia bans transit of Russian and Belarusian grain

Estonia has banned the transit of grain from Russia and Belarus through its territory, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna announced on Oct. 1.
1 October, 08:39 PM 105
Business

Tactical range /
Zelenskyy reports combat use of Ukraine’s FP-7 ballistic missile

Ukraine’s FP-7 tactical ballistic missile was successfully used in combat for the first time, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Oct. 1, posting a video of the launch on social media.
1 October, 07:51 PM 376
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Empire of violence /
Kremlin planned to assassinate Kasparov, Ponomarev

Russia spent months planning the killings of leading opposition figures Garry Kasparov and Ilya Ponomarev, Spain’s El Mundo reported on Sept. 30.
1 October, 03:39 AM 227
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