Ольга Духнич - all publications, biography of the author

Ольга Духнич

Редактор раздела Люди в NV

Кандидат психологических наук, социальный психолог, журналист, редактор рубрики Люди в журнале NV с мая 2014 года по сей день. Aspen Institute Ukraine.

‘Overwhelming price’ /
Former CIA director explains why capturing Avdiivka had no strategic purpose for Russia

Ukrainian troops should really have been withdrawn from the encircled Avdiivka (Donetsk Oblast), though Russia paid an enormous price to capture this demolished city, former CIA director (2011-2012) David Petraeus said in an interview with NV.

19 March 2024, 12:40 PM 479

Spirit and resilience /
Samantha Power on US assistance to Ukraine, Putin’s military plans

A tall woman with perfect posture is standing with her eyes closed on Kyiv’s Mykhailivska Square in front of the memorial to those who died in the Russian war in Ukraine. After a few minutes of silence, she lays flowers at the memorial and lightly touches the photos on it with her hand.

8 October 2022, 03:51 PM 746

Long war /
ISW researcher on Russia’s goals, strategy, weaknesses in war against Ukraine

Nataliya Bugayova, a researcher at the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War, predicts a long Ukrainian counteroffensive and notes that Russian propaganda is now in such a difficult position that it does not even restrain its military bloggers, who report on the real situation at the front.

18 September 2022, 01:29 PM 1539

NV interviews /
From the archives: Former NATO Commander-in-Chief on Ukrainian tactics - NV exclusive

Former commander-in-chief of NATO Forces in Europe, retired General Philip Breedlove talks about the liberation of Kherson and the Russian shelling from Ukrainian territory in this interview with NV.

25 August 2022, 10:21 PM 5370

Ukrainian resilience /
IRI Director Michael Druckman on Ukrainian attitudes during wartime

Michael Druckman, the Ukraine program director of the democracy advocacy organization International Republican Institute (IRI), talks about how the terrible tragedies of the war haven’t caused Ukrainians to panic, haven’t dented their faith in victory, or removed their ability to joke about themselves.

18 August 2022, 11:18 AM 387

'I want total Russian defeat’ /
Retired US General Ben Hodges on how the war might develop

The former commanding general of the United States Army Europe, Ben Hodges, says that Russian troops will be pushed back to their Feb. 24 positions by the end of the year.

7 July 2022, 04:45 AM 9374

Cocktail of crises /
Ukrainian financier tells of serious challenges facing not only Ukraine, but the whole world

The war in Ukraine has become long-term, which creates a number of serious challenges not only for Ukraine but also for its global allies and partners, Vladyslav Rashkovan, an Alternative Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund, told NV in an interview on July 4.

4 July 2022, 11:38 PM 1073

Strong ally /
UK Ambassador Simmons: It’s up to Ukrainians to decide when to end this war

British Ambassador to Ukraine Melinda Simmons opposes making concessions to Russia in order to end the war.

10 June 2022, 01:56 PM 5617

Countdown /
Ukraine will launch counteroffensive in two weeks says military expert Rustamzade

In an interview with NV, renowned Azeri military expert Agil Rustamzade evaluates Russia’s chances of capturing southern and eastern Ukraine, and talks about the developments on the ground.

25 April 2022, 07:14 PM 12170

How ordinary people become murderers /
Author of books about war crimes in the Balkans names reasons for the brutality of the occupiers

Russia’s war in Ukraine is the second war in Europe since the Yugoslav wars, and both conflicts share many similarities - not least in the preponderance of war crimes and atrocities committed by one side.

12 April 2022, 09:22 PM 2922

NATO thinks you can do it on your own /
Azerbaijani military expert on Russo-Ukrainian war, forecasts, NATO’s position

A participant in the Karabakh wars explains why destroyed Russian tanks matter, how many missiles Russia has left and why Ukraine’s army has succeeded.

13 March 2022, 06:53 PM 8196