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. 


Overextending empire /
Russia’s 2026 war budget deficit grows to $28 billion

Russia’s spending on its war against Ukraine could exceed the 2026 budget by at least RUB2 trillion ($28 billion), putting added pressure on Kremlin finances, according to a letter from Finance Minister Anton Siluanov reviewed by the Financial Times on May 29.
30 May, 02:25 AM 1735
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Signals intelligence /
SBU hits FSB facility in Krasnodar Krai

Ukraine’s SBU security service has struck a major SIGINT (signals intelligence) facility operated by Russia’s FSB in Krasnodar Krai, the SBU announced on May 29.
30 May, 01:17 AM 192
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Under Russian pressure /
Kellogg: invading Ukraine would end Lukashenko

If he caves to Moscow’s pressure and orders an invasion of Ukraine, Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko will doom his regime, former U.S. special envoy Keith Kellogg said on May 29.
30 May, 12:43 AM 428
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Committed support /
Finland approved $150 million in Ukraine military aid

Finland’s President Alexander Stubb has approved the country’s 33rd military aid package for Ukraine, Finnish Defense Ministry announced on May 29.
29 May, 11:54 PM 82
Nation

Delusional dictator /
Putin insists Russia’s victory in sight

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin reiterated his May 9 parade claim that the Russo–Ukrainian war is “approaching its end,” state propaganda agencies TASS and RIA Novosti reported on May 29.
29 May, 11:29 PM 418
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Inexorable toll /
Military spending chokes Russia’s civilian economy

Russia’s overheated military‑industrial sector is squeezing the civilian economy, the AP reported on May 29.
29 May, 10:39 PM 541
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EU accession /
Magyar: Kyiv must guarantee Hungarian minority rights

Hungarian PM Peter Magyar reiterated his condition for allowing the EU to open accession negotiating cluster with Ukraine: Kyiv first must first guarantee language rights for ethnic Hungarians.
29 May, 09:52 PM 99
Nation

Slipping influence /
Moscow aims to sway Armenia election

Russia is planning to send thousands of Armenians to vote against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Armenia’s parliamentary elections, Reuters reported on May 29, citing Western intelligence officials and other sources.
29 May, 08:44 PM 108
Nation

Conflict spillover /
Russian drone crashed in Romania damaged in flight

Ukrainian air defenses damaged a Russian drone over Reni, Odesa Oblast, causing it to veer off course and hit an apartment building in Romania’s Galati, President Nicusor Dan said on May 29.
29 May, 07:58 PM 173
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Drone strike /
FSB Arabat Spit base destroyed, satellite photos show

Satellite images published online show a Russian FSB base on the Arabat Spit (between Crimea and Kherson Oblast) nearly destroyed after a Ukrainian drone strike, OSINT (open-source intelligence) project Dnipro OSINT reported on May 28.
29 May, 03:45 AM 245
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Air defense /
Concentrated missile attacks will remain a threat

Even if Ukraine had unlimited stocks of interceptor missiles, by concentrating fire on a single area, Russia will always be able to overload local Ukrainian air defenses, MP and parliamentary Defense Committee chair Roman Kostenko told NV Radio on May 28.
29 May, 02:31 AM 71
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Diplomatic corps /
G7 embassies in Kyiv unfazed by Kremlin’s threats

Embassies of G7 countries remain operating in Kyiv despite direct threats from Russia, the diplomats said in a joint statement on May 28.
29 May, 01:38 AM 52
Nation

Air defense /
U.S. must give Ukraine more interceptors, senator says

The United States must respond to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s request for additional interceptor missiles for Patriot air defense systems, Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said during a visit to Kyiv on May 28.
29 May, 12:51 AM 134
Nation

Staying the course /
Hungary to remain out of NATO’s Ukraine aid programs

Budapest will continue to refrain from supplying Ukraine with military equipment, Hungarian PM Peter Magyar said after a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on May 28.
29 May, 12:12 AM 143
Nation

International law /
UN, ICRC failing to protect Ukrainian POWs

Russia is delaying agreements on prisoner exchanges and dragging out the process, and international organizations are not protecting Ukrainian POWs or responding adequately to torture and other rights violations, Ukraine’s ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said on May 28.
28 May, 11:18 PM 96
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Outdated rulebook /
EU enlargement process needs to change for Ukraine

The European Union should amend its process for accepting new members, given the urgency of admitting Ukraine, EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos told the Financial Times on May 28.
28 May, 10:39 PM 69
Nation

Minorities’ rights /
Hungary not quite ready to lift veto on Ukraine’s EU accession

Hungary expects Kyiv to take concrete steps on safeguarding the rights of ethnic Hungarians living in Ukraine’s Zakarpattia Oblast before it will allow accession negotiations to proceed, Suspilne public broadcaster reported on May 28.
28 May, 09:16 PM 122
Nation

Critical support /
EU approves $3.3 billion Ukraine aid tranche

The EU Council has approved an EUR2.8 billion ($3.3 billion) tranche of financial support under the Ukraine Facility program, Ukrainian PM Yuliia Svyrydenko said on May 28.
28 May, 08:38 PM 65
Business

Modern air force /
Ukraine expects first Gripen jets within 10 months

Kyiv expects to receive Swedish Gripen fighter jets within 10 months, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during a joint press briefing with Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson on May 28.
28 May, 07:56 PM 70
Nation

Desperate dictator /
Europe fears Russian attack within 12 months — report

European capitals are increasingly worried that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin could try to expand the war into Europe to “reshuffle the cards” and break the stalemate in Ukraine, The Wall Street Journal reported on May 26.
28 May, 03:41 AM 416
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