Ivan Borysenko

NV English editor

 Ivan is currently an editor at NV – previously, he worked as a guest editor for the Ukraine 30 forum.


L’allie, c’est moi /
France to send Ukraine decommissioned military equipment

France will transfer decommissioned military equipment to Ukraine instead of scrapping it, French Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced on March 29.
29 March 2024, 11:05 PM 886
Nation

How Ukraine copes with second Russian assault on its power grid

In March, Russia launched its largest attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in six months. What’s the current state of the Ukrainian power grid?
29 March 2024, 10:35 PM 346
Opinion

Three challenges Putin is likely to face

The official results of Russia’s presidential elections were exactly as the Kremlin ordered them to be, but they’re unlikely to have brought much satisfaction to incumbent President Vladimir Putin.
29 March 2024, 10:05 PM 744
Opinion

Russian attacks /
Emergency power outages scheduled in six Ukrainian regions

Consumers in six Ukrainian oblasts will have to deal with scheduled blackouts as the country’s power grid recovers from a series of Russian air strikes, Ukraine’s energy operator Ukrenergo announced on March 29. 
29 March 2024, 09:35 PM 502
Nation

Strategic relationship /
Zelesnkyy appoints Danilov as Ambassador to Moldova

Oleksiy Danilov, former Secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) will be dispatched to serve as Kyiv’s Ambassador to Moldova, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his March 29 evening address.
29 March 2024, 09:05 PM 206
Nation

Institutional infiltration /
Russia paid MEPs to spread propaganda — Belgian PM

Moscow paid some members of the European Parliament (MEPs) to push pro-Russian propaganda, Belgian PM Alexander De Croo said on March 28, as reported by Politico.
29 March 2024, 01:31 AM 424
Nation

Missile terror /
Only 3% of Russian missiles fired in 2024 hit military targets in Ukraine — Defense Minister

Since the beginning of the year, 97% of Russian missiles, UAVs, and guided bombs have hit civilian infrastructure in Ukraine, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said at an emergency meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Council on March 28.
28 March 2024, 11:45 PM 231
Nation

Unfavorable news /
Ukraine should be more open to 'unfavorable' war reporting, US says

The Ukrainian government often “resists” unfavorable news coming from the battlefield, the head of the U.S. State Department’s Global Engagement Center, James Rubin, said in an interview with Politico on March 28.
28 March 2024, 11:15 PM 263
Nation

War toll /
Over 50,000 missing persons in Ukraine — police

Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion, the number of people reported missing in Ukraine has quadrupled to 50,150, Deputy Head of Ukraine’s National Police, Andrii Nebytov, said on March 28.
28 March 2024, 10:45 PM 138
Nation

Rogue states /
Russia vetoes UN resolution on monitoring North Korea sanctions

Russia has blocked a UN Security Council resolution that sought to extend the monitoring of sanctions against North Korea by UN experts, AP reported on March 28.
28 March 2024, 10:15 PM 448
Nation

Disinformation campaign /
France shuts down fake ‘Ukraine war recruitment’ website

French authorities have shut down a fake recruitment website that claimed to have sought volunteers to fight in Ukraine, the country’s Defense Ministry announced on March 28.
28 March 2024, 09:45 PM 150
Nation

Opinion manipulation /
Poland exposes Russian spy ring

Poland’s special services are investigating the activities of a spy network operating on Russia’s behalf in the European Union, Polish outlet Onet reported on March 28, citing Jacek Dobrzynski, a spokesman for the Minister Coordinator of Special Services.
28 March 2024, 09:15 PM 616
Nation

OPSEC /
Polish general dismissed over counterintelligence concerns

Poland’s military counterintelligence service has initiated a probe into Eurocorps Commander Gen. Jaroslaw Gromadzinski, resulting in his dismissal from the position, Polish Defense Ministry said on March 27.
28 March 2024, 01:34 AM 945
Nation

Faux reparations /
EU will not transfer $5.4 billion in profits from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine

The European Union has decided not to transfer EUR 5 billion ($5.4 billion) in investment profits from frozen Russian assets, Politico reported on March 27.
27 March 2024, 11:30 PM 604
Nation

Modern warfare /
UK company upgrades Ukrainian drones to resist Russian EW

UK-based company Evolve Dynamics is developing technology that will help Ukrainian UAVs stay airborne even in areas saturated by Russian electronic warfare (EW) systems, Reuters reported on March 27.
27 March 2024, 11:00 PM 452
Nation

Artillery shells /
US in talks with Turkey to triple ammunition production — report

The United States is negotiating with Turkey to buy more explosives needed to potentially triple its production of artillery shells, Bloomberg reported on March 27.
27 March 2024, 10:30 PM 765
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Information security /
Telegram messenger is a threat to Ukraine’s national security — Budanov

The increasingly popular Telegram messenger app presents “a problem” for Ukraine’s national security, Ukrainian Defense Intelligence (HUR) chief Kyrylo Budanov said on March 27.
27 March 2024, 10:00 PM 414
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Grain disputes /
EU extends liberalized trade regime with Ukraine, adding some restrictions

EU ambassadors have agreed to extend the existing liberalized trade regime with Ukraine for another year, the Belgian presidency of the European Council announced via Twitter on March 27.
27 March 2024, 09:30 PM 137
Nation

Fair draft /
Parliament rejects mobilization deferment for high earners

While reviewing amendments to the government’s mobilization reform bill, Ukraine’s parliamentary Defense Committee has struck down the provision that would grant deferment from mobilization to high-earning military-age male citizens, Ukrainian MP Ihor Kopytin said on March 27.
27 March 2024, 09:00 PM 184
Nation

Drone strikes /
Russia’s National Guard blamed for failing to protect oil refineries — report

In Russian regions where oil industry has been targeted by Ukrainian drone strikes, National Guard (Rosgvardia) units are being inspected to determine why they failed to counter the threat, pro-Ukrainian resistance movement Atesh reported on March 27, citing an informant in Russia’s security forces.
27 March 2024, 08:30 PM 341
Nation