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. 


Middle East /
Trump claims he can restrain Israeli over Lebanon

U.S. President Donald Trump has enough influence over the Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to prevent any further Israeli attacks on Lebanese territory, Trump said in an interview with Axios on June 19.
20 June, 02:24 AM 2
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Complex production chains /
Cabinet hopes to stimulate value-add industry growth

The Ukrainian government wants the manufacturing sector to account for 20 percent of GDP, up from the current 8.8 percent, but at the current pace it would take about 12 years to reach that goal, Economy Minister Oleksii Sobolev said on June 19.
20 June, 01:25 AM 8
Business

European enlargement /
Tusk backs Magyar on Ukraine's EU accession

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on June 19 he supported the position of his Hungarian counterpart, Peter Magyar, at the European Council summit that the final communique should not call for fast‑tracking Ukraine’s accession to the EU.
20 June, 12:37 AM 17
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Quarrel over history /
Poland strips Zelenskyy of highest state award

Polish President Karol Nawrocki stripped Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of the Order of the White Eagle, the country’s highest state honor, over Kyiv naming one of its military units after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), Nawrocki announced on June 19.
19 June, 11:41 PM 38
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The free world /
Honduran president Asfura arrives in Kyiv

President Nasry Asfura of Honduras arrived in Kyiv on June 19, for his first official visit to Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on social media.
19 June, 10:56 PM 30
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Reverse engineering /
Ukraine broadens access to captured Russian weapons

Kyiv is launching TrophyLab, a platform that will give vetted Ukrainian and international users access to data about modern Russian military equipment captured on the battlefield, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced on June 19.
19 June, 09:51 PM 97
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Air defense /
Zelenskyy hails positive Trump meeting at G7

Ukrainian air defense will improve after productive talks on licensing interceptor manufacturing with U.S. President Donald Trump and other G7 leaders, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on June 19.
19 June, 08:49 PM 27
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Passive co-belligerent /
Lukashenko given week to remove drone relays

If Belarus does not remove the drone control relay stations from its border with Ukraine, Kyiv will have no choice but to destroy them militarily, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on June 19.
19 June, 07:58 PM 130
Russian war

Daring air raid /
Germans visibly impressed by attack on Moscow refinery

Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov showed his German counterpart, Boris Pistorius, footage of the June 18 drone strike on Moscow, with Pistorius and his aides being impressed by Ukraine’s ability to penetrate air defenses around the Russian capital.
19 June, 03:48 AM 327
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Air defense and munitions /
Ramstein allies pledge $4 billion in aid to Ukraine

At the 35th meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (also known as the Ramstein Format) on June 18, international partners announced about $4 billion in military assistance for Ukraine, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said in a Telegram post.
19 June, 03:09 AM 74
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Key refinery /
Moscow could struggle with fuel after Ukrainian strike

The Russian capital may soon experience crippling gasoline shortages that have plagued its periphery after a key regional oil refinery was damaged in a Ukrainian air strike, Roman Parkhanov, an officer with Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces, said on June 18.
19 June, 02:28 AM 293
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Fellow travelers /
Bulgaria to veto EU Russia sanctions over oil and ROC

Sofia will veto a new EU sanctions package against Russia, citing potential harm to the Bulgarian economy and objections to proposed penalties on a Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) cleric, Reuters reported on June 18.
19 June, 01:36 AM 316
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Contentious history /
Zelenskyy meets Tusk in Brussels

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Polish PM Donald Tusk on the sidelines of an EU summit in Brussels on June 18, RFE/RL reported.
19 June, 12:39 AM 139
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Flexible capabilities /
Lockheed upgrades HIMARS to launch anti-air missiles

U.S. defense contractor Lockheed Martin has unveiled a new upgrade for its HIMARS rocket artillery system that enables it to launch anti-air missiles, Ukrainian outlet Defense Express reported on June 18.
18 June, 11:48 PM 201
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Hell-bent warmonger /
No point in asking Putin for talks at the moment

There is nothing to suggest Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is ready to begin genuine ceasefire negotiations with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, political scientist Volodymyr Fesenko told NV Radio on June 18.
18 June, 10:56 PM 121
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Heavy-handed regulation /
Cabinet bars service members from gambling

Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers has restricted service members' access to gambling in both online and brick-and-mortar casinos, state gambling regulator PlayCity announced on June 18.
18 June, 09:51 PM 68
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Military robotics /
Ukraine, Germany to co-produce TerMIT UGVs

The Ukrainian and German defense ministers, Mykhailo Fedorov and Boris Pistorius, signed an agreement to jointly produce TerMIT unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) in Germany, the Ukrainian presidential press service announced on June 18.
18 June, 08:42 PM 107
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Civilian terror /
Russia orders increased FPV strikes on Zaporizhzhya

Russian commanders have ordered their units to step up strikes with FPV (first-person-view) drones against civilian infrastructure in Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR) said in a Telegram post on June 18.
18 June, 07:58 PM 98
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Falling supply /
Ukraine gasoline market tightens

The Ukrainian gasoline market looks tense as pump sales rise with the holiday season and importers face falling supply volumes across several routes, the industry news site Enkorr reported on June 17.
18 June, 03:43 AM 120
Business

Energy markets /
Not in Ukraine’s interests to completely stop Russian oil exports

While Ukraine continues degrading Russia’s oil export infrastructure, choking off the flow of Russian crude entirely would be counterproductive, Oleksandr Kharchenko, director of the Energy Industry Research Center, told NV Radio on June 17.
18 June, 02:56 AM 222
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