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. 


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 77
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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 114
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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 122
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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 153
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 2083
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Training and motivation /
How one Ukrainian regiment integrates foreign volunteers

When absorbing foreign nationals volunteering to fight in the Ukrainian military, training is most effective when delivered by other foreigners, an officer with Ukraine’s 2nd National Guard Corps told NV Radio on June 17.
18 June, 02:17 AM 127
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Civil rights /
10th annual KyivPride slated for June 21

Kyiv will host the 10 annual KyivPride march on June 21, with organizers pushing for legal recognition of LGBTQ+ families.
18 June, 01:43 AM 155
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Food production /
Norway funds subsidy program for Ukrainian farmers

The Norwegian government is financing a $1.1 million program to help small agricultural producers in Ukraine’s Chernihiv and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts buy seed and fertilizers for the coming sowing season, the Ukrainian Agriculture Ministry said on June 17.
18 June, 12:38 AM 87
Business

Cooperating branches /
MPs praise Budanov’s communication style

Kyrylo Budanov’s first six months as head of the President’s Office have dramatically changed how Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s administration engages with the Ukrainian parliament (Verkhovna Rada).
17 June, 11:46 PM 112
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Mercurial hegemon /
Macron: Trump agrees Russia not interested in peace

U.S. President Donald Trump, alongside other G7 leaders, agreed that Moscow has shown no willingness to engage in talks to end the Russo–Ukrainian war, French President Emmanuel Macron said on June 17.
17 June, 10:58 PM 158
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Fuel shortage /
Russia turns to seaborne gasoline imports

Russia plans to begin sea imports of gasoline for the first time in a long while to make up for fuel shortages that followed Ukrainian strikes on oil refineries, Reuters reported on June 17, citing unnamed sources.
17 June, 09:54 PM 210
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By all means /
EU Council head Costa reached out to Kremlin

European Council President Antonio Costa established contact with Kremlin officials to try and engage Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in negotiating an end to the Russo–Ukrainian war, Bloomberg reported on June 17, citing sources.
17 June, 08:56 PM 131
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Europe on edge /
Finland lifts nuclear arms ban

The Finnish parliament approved several bills lifting the country’s ban on nuclear weapons, Bloomberg reported on June 17.
17 June, 08:44 PM 126
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G7 summit /
Trump willing to soften on Ukraine if Europe helps with Hormuz

U.S. President Donald Trump extended an “olive branch” to Ukraine at the G7 summit in Evian, France, demanding European assistance with restoring traffic through the Strait of Hormuz in exchange, Politico reported on June 16.
17 June, 03:08 AM 248
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Eastern front /
Kostiantynivka risks repeating fate of Pokrovsk

Russian forces have reached the outskirts of Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, from multiple directions and are pressing into the city, OSINT (open-source intelligence) analytical project DeepState said on June 16.
17 June, 02:19 AM 486
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Holy site /
Two years to repair damage done to Kyiv Lavra

Damage to the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery from the June 15 Russian air strike exceeds UAH500 million ($11.2 million), and restoration work could take about two years, the site’s curator Maksym Ostapenko said on June 16.
17 June, 01:28 AM 111
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European defense /
Fire Point contracts German radars for new AA system

Ukrainian defense contractor Fire Point signed a memorandum of understanding with Germany’s HENSOLDT to supply radar systems for the FREYJA pan‑European ballistic missile defense project, Fire Point told NV at the Eurosatory–2026 defense expo on June 16.
17 June, 12:39 AM 120
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G7 summit /
Canada expands Russia sanctions

The Canadian government is broadening its sanctions to target 162 Russian individuals and entities, as well as “shadow fleet” tankers, PM Mark Carney announced on June 16.
16 June, 11:44 PM 65
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Fuel shortage /
Russia limits gasoline sales in 20 regions

Plagued by persistent fuel shortages, Russian authorities have restricted gasoline sales across 20 regions of the country, including Moscow and Leningrad Oblast, Serhiy Kuyun, director of automotive consultancy A-95, told NV Radio on June 16.
16 June, 10:57 PM 127
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1970s technology /
Oreshnik uses defective gyroscopes

Russian Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) has a defective guidance system making it miss its targets by tens of kilometers, Dallas Analytics reported on June 16.
16 June, 09:55 PM 844
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