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. 


New broom /
Drapatyi will likely focus on reducing casualties

The new Commander-in-Chief, Mykhailo Drapatyi, will most likely prioritize reducing personnel casualties as he reconfigures the command structure of the Ukrainian military, Col. (Ret.) Dmytro Kashchenko told NV Radio on July 29.
30 July, 02:53 AM 192
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Rare example /
Russia makes Oreshnik IRBMs without Western parts

Ukrainian engineers examining fragments of the Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) that hit Bila Tserkva in May found it was made from more than 1,100 components and contained no Western parts.
30 July, 02:24 AM 150
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Disruptive minister /
Fedorov blames resistance to reforms for his firing

Former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said the real reason for his dismissal was resistance to reforms in procurement and contract bidding, as opposed to a personal clash with former commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi.
30 July, 01:32 AM 304
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Low-cost weapon /
Russia’s Banderol missile now in serial production

Russia has completed testing of a new light cruise missile, the S8000 Banderol, and moved the weapon into serial production, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR) said on July 29.
30 July, 12:28 AM 444
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Fleet attrition /
Ukrainian F-16 jet crashes, pilot safely ejects

A Ukrainian F-16 aircraft experienced an in-flight emergency during a combat sortie and the pilot successfully ejected, Ukraine’s Air Force said on July 29.
29 July, 11:41 PM 225
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Tense relations /
Zelenskyy, Tusk discuss safety of Ukrainians in Poland and missile defense

Meeting in Lublin on July 29, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Polish PM Donald Tusk discussed the results of Zelenskyy’s visit to the United States and European security.
29 July, 10:49 PM 73
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Gaps in defenses /
U.S., French intel helps Kyiv plan drone strikes — FT

In recent months, Ukraine has refined its targeting of Russian infrastructure, favoring precise strikes on critical components that are hardest to replace, the Financial Times reported on July 29.
29 July, 09:49 PM 482
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Medieval thinking /
Lavrov says Putin’s rise was ‘divine intervention’

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the transfer of power from Boris Yeltsin to Vladimir Putin in 2000 was “evidence of extraordinary divine intervention,” calling it a historic turning point for Russia.
29 July, 08:42 PM 282
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Cost-damage ratio /
Khmara: Ukraine must keep down cost of its strikes

Ukraine’s long-range strikes on Russian infrastructure must remain highly cost-effective, with the expense of each operation amounting to roughly 2% of the damage inflicted, acting Defense Minister Yevhenii Khmara told MAGA influencer Laura Loomer.
29 July, 07:58 PM 227
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Damaged infrastructure /
Russia limits grain shipments via Black Sea terminals

Three large grain terminals on Russia’s Black Sea coast have restricted truck deliveries after intensified Ukrainian drone attacks on ships and port infrastructure, Reuters reported on July 28, citing industry sources.
29 July, 03:30 AM 252
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Ukraine Facility /
$11.3B in EU funding contingent on Kyiv enacting 25 reforms

Ukraine must implement 25 legislative and administrative reforms to unlock EUR10 billion ($11.3 billion) in financial assistance this year, Ukrainska Pravda reported on July 28, citing EU sources.
29 July, 02:43 AM 653
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Belarus /
Kyiv weighs criminal case against Lukashenko

Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office may soon open criminal proceedings against self‑declared Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Reuters reported on July 28.
29 July, 02:29 AM 129
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Performative diplomacy /
Witkoff, Kushner could visit Kyiv within weeks

U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner may finally travel to Kyiv within the next two weeks, MAGA influencer Laura Loomer said on July 28, citing a White House source.
29 July, 01:48 AM 111
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Unintended target /
Iran, Ukraine ease tensions over Caspian Sea attack

Ukrainian and Iranian foreign ministers, Andrii Sybiha and Abbas Araghchi, spoke on July 28 to calm things down after Ukraine attacked an Iranian cargo vessel in the Caspian Sea on July 26.
29 July, 12:36 AM 120
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Post-election draft /
Russia has no need for broad mobilization yet

Moscow will not declare full-scale mobilization after September elections to the State Duma, Russian political scientist Ivan Preobrazhensky told NV Radio on July 28.
28 July, 11:48 PM 184
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Air defense /
Zelenskyy, Stubb discuss Patriot interceptor supply

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with his Finnish counterpart, Alexander Stubb, in Washington D.C. on July 28, Zelenskyy said in a Telegram post.
28 July, 10:51 PM 115
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Looking for a cause /
Former UK PM Johnson releases Ukraine war documentary

Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has released a documentary about the Russo–Ukrainian war, for which he made an unannounced trip to the frontlines, The Telegraph wrote on July 24.
28 July, 09:39 PM 270
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Brussels /
EU plans to sanction 1,600 companies tied to Moscow

The European Union plans to impose sanctions on more than 1,600 companies that are enabling Russia’s war against Ukraine, Bloomberg reported on July 28, citing people familiar with the matter.
28 July, 08:44 PM 314
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Orderly chat /
Zelenskyy–Trump meeting ends without breakthroughs or drama

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Oval Office meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on July 28 focused on expanding Patriot interceptor missile production, Zelenskyy said in a Telegram post.
28 July, 07:33 PM 307
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Regulation harmonization /
Montenegro cancels visa-free travel for Russia, Belarus

Montenegro will require visas for citizens of Russia and Belarus beginning Nov. 1, the government announced on July 27.
28 July, 03:35 AM 198
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