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. 


Unlogged transfers /
NBU to probe interference in Sense Bank monitoring system

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) will investigate compliance at state-owned Sense Bank after its monitoring system failed to log a bail payment for former energy minister Herman Halushchenko, the NBU announced on Aug. 21.
22 August, 02:35 AM 1
Nation

Mandatory reforms /
Zelenskyy appoints High Anti‑Corruption Court judges after delays

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed decrees appointing judges to Ukraine’s High Anti‑Corruption Court (HACC) on Aug. 21, documents posted on the president’s website show.
22 August, 01:23 AM 21
Nation

Corruption trail /
Sense Bank supervisory board chair fired

The Cabinet has terminated the authority of Mykola Hladyshenko, chairman of the supervisory board of state-owned Sense Bank, Prime Minister Sergii Koretskyi said on Aug. 21.
22 August, 12:32 AM 20
Nation

Legitimate target /
Tusk urges Germany to drop Nord Stream prosecutions

Berlin should not prosecute Ukrainian nationals suspected of sabotaging Nord Stream gas pipelines in 2022, Polish PM Donald Tusk said on Aug. 21, as reported by TVP World.
21 August, 11:51 PM 42
Nation

Coalition of the willing /
EUCO head Costa to visit Kyiv on Aug. 24

European Council President Antonio Costa will attend a Coalition of the Willing meeting in Kyiv on Aug. 24, coinciding with Ukraine’s Independence Day, Costa’s press office confirmed on Aug. 21.
21 August, 10:44 PM 18
Nation

Former minister /
Fedorov pivots to urging preparation for postwar elections

Associates of former defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov say preparations for postwar elections must begin now, Ukrainska Pravda reported on Aug. 21, citing people close to Fedorov.
21 August, 09:28 PM 54
Nation

Unofficial support /
Kellogg, Pence to visit Kyiv on Independence Day

Former U.S. special envoy Keith Kellogg and former Vice President Mike Pence will attend an Independence Day prayer breakfast in Kyiv on Aug. 24, a source in the President’s Office told NV on Aug. 21.
21 August, 08:50 PM 109
Nation

Central heating /
Kyiv mostly ready for winter season, Klitschko says

Kyiv’s infrastructure is nearly “90% ready” for the 2026–27 heating season, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Aug. 21.
21 August, 08:28 PM 42
Nation

Consistent obsession /
Rubio announces new Cuba sanctions

Washington imposed new sanctions on Cuba, adding nine organizations and three individuals to its list of sanctioned entities for alleged harmful activity directed at the United States, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated on Aug. 20, as reported by Reuters.
21 August, 03:35 AM 82
Nation

Shahed production /
Russian students exploited, underpaid for assembling drones

Russian students at Alabuga Polytechnic College who were pressed into assembling Shahed kamikaze UAVs told reporters they faced long overtime shifts and low pay that left them with only a few hours of sleep.
21 August, 02:54 AM 127
Nation

Defense industry /
Italy’s Leonardo opens Kyiv subsidiary

Italian defense contractor Leonardo has launched a Kyiv-based subsidiary, Leonardo Ukraine, to focus on research and engineering for military technologies, Euractiv reported on Aug. 20.
21 August, 02:24 AM 111
Nation

Equality and duty /
Former DM Reznikov: Women should serve too

Ukraine should make military service mandatory for all citizens, including women, former Defense Minister (2021–2023) Oleksii Reznikov said in an interview with RFE/RL on Aug. 20.
21 August, 01:17 AM 178
Nation

Sought by Germany /
Croatian court orders detention for Nord Stream suspect

A Croatian court ordered pretrial detention for Volodymyr Zhuravlyov, a Ukrainian national whom German authorities believe to be behind the 2022 Nord Stream gas pipeline sabotage, Croatian news outlet Index reported on Aug. 20.
21 August, 12:28 AM 59
Nation

Controversial asset /
Cabinet expedites Sense Bank privatization

Ukraine’s Finance Ministry has been ordered to accelerate the sale of state-owned Sense Bank, with proceeds to be channeled into the military budget, PM Sergii Koretskyi announced on Aug. 20.
20 August, 11:49 PM 51
Nation

Fortifying Europe /
Lithuania to build military base next to Belarus

Lithuania plans to build a new military camp at the Rudninkai training ground near the border with Belarus for German troops and other NATO forces, Die Zeit reported on Aug. 20.
20 August, 10:39 PM 137
Nation

Former minister /
Fedorov confirms planned U.S. trip

Disgruntled former minister Mykhailo Fedorov is planning to travel to the United States in near future, Suspilne public broadcaster reported on Aug. 20, citing Fedorov’s press service.
20 August, 09:52 PM 228
Nation

Growing divisions /
Sejm speaker defends supplying Ukraine with Patriots

Public outrage in Poland over the recent transfer of five Patriot interceptor missiles to Ukraine is “absurd,” Sejm Speaker Wlodzimierz Czarzasty said on Aug. 20.
20 August, 08:41 PM 77
Nation

Hell-bent warmonger /
Putin won’t negotiate, Kyslytsya says

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has no intention of sitting down for peace talks now, and his willingness to negotiate will decline further as winter draws closer because he expects Ukraine will not survive the season, deputy head of the President’s Office Sergiy Kyslytsya said on Aug. 20.
20 August, 07:54 PM 170
Nation

Cruise and ballistic missiles /
Power outages in Kyiv after deadly Russian attack

Just after midnight on Aug. 20, Russia launched another missile attack at the Ukrainian capital, targeting infrastructure facilities and killing at least five people.
20 August, 02:51 AM 180
Russian war

State-owned /
Cabinet suspends Sense Bank management

The Ukrainian government has suspended the supervisory board chair of the state-owned Sense Bank and has sought to suspend the bank’s chief executive, Prime Minister Sergii Koretskyi said on Aug. 19.
20 August, 02:23 AM 78
Business