Vitaly Sych
Vitaly Sych
How to stop the Russo-Ukrainian war

Iryna Krykunenko

NV jounalist

An economist by education, received a master's degree in management from Taras Shevchenko National University in 2012.

Started professional career in advertising and marketing, but after 2014 I changed focus to journalism. Until 2019, worked for a daily printed newspaper, until I joined NV team. Before the start of a full-scale war, I wrote articles for the weekly magazine, covering social topics - education, medicine, ecology, gender balance, global social trends, and more. I also wrote articles about cinema, literature and art for the Culture section.


Standing ovation /
Ukrainian Nobel laureate speaks out about progress in Ukrainian civil rights

Oleksandra Matviichuk, head of the human rights organization Center for Civil Liberties, and now also a Nobel laureate, spoke about the Nobel prize award ceremony, about the projects she is proud of, and about her attitude towards Russians, in an interview with the New Voice of Ukraine.
2 January, 01:50 PM 1845
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Empire on the doorstep /
Moldovans reveal their fears, hopes and feelings towards Russia

October in Moldova, a country neighboring Ukraine, was turbulent in every sense: politically, militarily, and in everyday life. For a month now, anti-government rallies organized by Russianspecial services have been taking place in the capital Chisinau, demanding the resignation of pro-European leader Maia Sandu.
3 November 2022, 06:29 PM 870
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Snitches and saboteurs /
Crimean residents talk about life in the occupied peninsula after the explosions

August in the annexed Crimea began nervously and loudly. First, a series of powerful explosionsthundered at the Russian air base of Saky on Aug. 9. On Aug 16th, this was followed by a fire at a transformer and the detonation ofammunition in warehouses near the town of Dzhankoy, as well as explosions over the air base near Simferopol.
19 August 2022, 10:38 AM 3352
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Lifesaving heroes /
Frontline medic on her work in the very crucible of war

Medivac coordinator Svitlana Druzenko talks to NV about her work at one of the mobile field hospitals on the battlefields of the Russo-Ukrainian war.
25 July 2022, 09:38 PM 4113
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Violence under occupation /
Mariupol human rights activist reveals mass violence against women in Russian-occupied territories

Ukrainian women are suffering from psychological, physical, and sexual violence, caused by the invaders in the areas where active hostilities are taking place, but only a few dare to talk about it.
3 July 2022, 01:36 PM 1236
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No baby boom after war /
Interview with sociology professor on how the war will impact Ukraine’s demographics

In an interview with NV, published on June 7, the director of the Institute of Demography and Social Sciences, Professor Ella Libanova spoke about the impact of the full-scale Russian war on Ukraine’s population, and why we shouldn’t expect a WWII-style post-war baby boom.
7 June 2022, 06:01 PM 571
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Fighting for a cause /
Norwegian volunteer reveals her reasons for joining the fight against Russian aggression

Hundreds of foreign volunteers have come to Ukraine to help the country defend itself from a full-scale Russian invasion. 
26 May 2022, 01:15 PM 5668
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Ecological harm /
The war is wreaking havoc on Ukraine’s environment

Active combat in Ukraine’s territory is reducing air quality, polluting lakes and rivers, and ruining crops, negatively impacting the ecosystem of Eastern Europe and lowering Ukrainian life expectancy.
20 May 2022, 04:14 PM 1080
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'Ukrainians fight, improvising" /
South Korean ex-navy seal shares story of fighting in Ukraine

Ken Rhee, a former South Korean navy seal and now a soldier of the International Legion fighting for Ukraine, spoke to NV about his combat experience, impressions of the Ukrainian military strategy and the local climate.
16 May 2022, 05:16 PM 10465
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Trend setting /
Five fashions appear in Ukraine amid Russian invasion

With the help of a stylist, NV has identified the main fashion trends to emerge in Ukraine over the past three months of full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia.
15 May 2022, 12:45 PM 577
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Providing a lifeline /
Rail workers recall the tough days of the first evacuations during war time

Over the two months of Russia’s war against Ukraine, Ukraine’s railway operator, Ukrzaliznytsia, has evacuated 3.8 million Ukrainians – 10% of the country’s population – away from active war zones.
23 April 2022, 07:51 PM 2127
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International cause /
Texas paratrooper and Iraq veteran reveals his reasons for protecting Ukraine

Paul, a former U.S. paratrooper and Iraq vet, fighting for Ukraine as part of the Georgian National Legion, talks about his combat experience and his dreams of settling down in Kyiv after the war, in an exclusive interview for NV.
18 April 2022, 05:48 PM 5398
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