Romeo Kokriatski

Managing Editor | NV English

 Romeo is a Ukrainian-born New York native that returned to home after the Euromaidan, and has had a career in journalism spanning Ukrainian independent media, including Hromadske and Zaborona.

His decade-plus of experience in Ukrainian journalism began with a correspondent and translator role at broadcast channel UATV prior to moving to more senior editorial roles at Hromadske, where he established the still-running Ukraine without Hype English-language podcast.

Stints in management positions in the software industry have provided him with the necessary business-focused outlook needed to effectively lead diverse teams while ensuring their focus remains on sustainable, long-term audience growth and retention.

Romeo is a fan of video and tabletop games, and is chronically online at @VagrantJourno.


Oil uber alles /
Slovakia PM Fico reminds new Hungary PM Magyar of Druzbha pipeline shutdown

Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico congratulated the newly elected leader of Hungary, Peter Magyar, in a tweet on social media platform X on April 13.
13 April, 12:44 PM 332
Nation

Trump and Ze’s 'Oval Office Blowup' was a Good Thing, Actually — opinion

On Feb. 28, 2025, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy flew to Washington, DC to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump. Expectations for the meeting were high – rumors swirled around the signing of a so-called “mineral deal” and, though details were scarce, much of the commentariat expected progress on a “ceasefire” to go forward.
7 March 2025, 09:20 PM 556
Opinion

Sudden but inevitable betrayal /
White House orders complete suspension of military aid to Ukraine

U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a complete suspension of military aid to Ukraine on March 4, 2025, the Associated Press reports, citing anonymous White House officials.
4 March 2025, 06:04 AM 931
Nation

How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb — opinion

There have been few political positions I have believed in so vociferously as nuclear non-proliferation.
8 January 2025, 11:21 PM 483
Opinion

Behind enemy lines /
Ukrainian special services reveal sabotage of railway in Belgorod Oblast, Russia, causing derailment

Members of Ukraine's military intelligence service (HUR), together with soldiers from the Ukrainian military's special operations forces (SSO), blew up a railway in Russia's Belgorod Oblast on Sept. 10, military sources revealed to NV on Sept. 12.
12 September 2024, 12:32 PM 2130
Nation

Aerial terror /
Russian forces attack Ukraine overnight with five different types of missiles and 64 drones

Russian forces attacked Ukraine with two Iskander ballistic missiles, one Kh-59/69 cruise missiles, two Kh-22/32 cruise missiles, and 65 Shahed suicide drones, of which 44 were intercepted, the Ukrainian Air Force reported on Telegram on Sept. 12.
12 September 2024, 11:39 AM 896
Nation

War criminals /
Russia intensifies shelling of Chernihiv Oblast, infrastructure damaged

Russian forces have struck an infrastructure facility in Chernihiv Oblast and specialists at the scene are establishing the extent of the damage, Chernihiv Oblast governor Viacheslav Chaus reported on Telegram on Sept. 12.
12 September 2024, 10:23 AM 678
Nation

New faces /
Ukrenergo names acting CEO after Kudrytskyi's sacking

The supervisory board of national power company Ukrenergo has declared a competitive selection to fill the role of CEO, following the sacking of former CEO Volodymyr Kudrytskyi. Executive board member Oleksiy Brecht will take over as acting head in the meantime, Kudrytskyi said on Facebook on Sept. 3.
4 September 2024, 01:28 PM 403
Business

Unspeakable tragedy /
Death toll in Poltava missile strike rises to 53

The death toll in Russia's Sept. 3 missile strike on the central Ukrainian city of Poltava has risen to 53, with nearly 300 people confirmed to have been injured, the Interior Ministry reported on Telegram on Sept. 4.
4 September 2024, 11:37 AM 767
Nation

Musical chairs /
Ukrainian government must strengthen its institutions, Zelenskyy says in regards to government shake-up

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced a massive shake-up of government amid a spate of high-level resignations in his cabinet and elsewhere, the president said during his evening address to the nation on Sept. 3.
4 September 2024, 10:56 AM 1676
Nation

Everyone knows Ukrainian /
Ukrainian soldier describes life in occupied Sudzha

Ukrainian soldier Vitalii Ovcharenko, currently stationed in the occupied Russian town of Sudzha, Kursk Oblast, described life in the town, and his interactions with locals, in a post on Facebook on Sep. 3.
4 September 2024, 10:02 AM 3907
Life

Conflict of interest /
Anti-corruption director fires whistleblower who accused him of corruption

The director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU), Semen Kryvonos, has fired his first deputy, Gizo Uglava, citing the latter's alleged breaches of the NABU code of ethics and professionalism, NABU wrote on Telegram on Sept. 3.
3 September 2024, 02:10 PM 1653
Nation

War crimes /
Russian missile kills mother and child during missile strike on Zaporizhzhia hotel

A Russian missile strike on a hotel complex in Zaporizhzhia has killed a mother and child, the National Police of Ukraine reported on Telegram on Sept. 3.
3 September 2024, 01:15 PM 515
Nation

Not all at once /
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 devs reveal what the game won't have on launch

The long-awaited Ukrainian-made survival horror shooter S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is set to release on Nov. 20, but three major features will not be present at launch, developers GSC Game World told gaming and electronics website Wccftech on Aug. 31.
3 September 2024, 11:40 AM 846
Life

Energy sector shakeup /
New supervisory board announced for national energy trading firm

Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers have selected a new slate of supervisory board members for national energy trading firm Energy Company of Ukraine (ECU), the State Property Fund announced on Facebook on Sept. 2.
3 September 2024, 11:14 AM 950
Business

Small favors /
No casualties following Russian missile strike on Mykolaiv Oblast

Russian forces have again struck Mykolaiv Oblast with missiles, Mykolaiv Oblast head Vitaliy Kim reported on Telegram on Sept. 3.
3 September 2024, 09:41 AM 1031
Nation

Enemy gains /
Russia advances on Toretsk direction, reports DeepState

Russian forces have advanced in the area of New York village in the Toretsk direction, and near the village of Prechystivka in the Vremivka direction, analysts from war-tracking map project DeepState reported on Telegram on Sept. 3.
3 September 2024, 09:10 AM 408
Nation

War crimes /
Russian forces strike Kurakhove with Uragan MLRS, killing at least four

Russian forces attacked the town of Kurakhove, Donetsk Oblast, with an Uragan multiple launch rocket system (MLRS), Donetsk governor Vadym Filashkin reported on Telegram on Sept. 1.
1 September 2024, 06:43 PM 587
Nation

Karmic justice /
Explosions reported in Belgorod, authorities warn of blaze and allege casualties - photos

Multiple explosions have been heard in the Russian city of Belgorod, following the announcement of an air raid in that city, Russian state-owned propaganda agency TASS reported on Aug. 1.
1 September 2024, 05:34 PM 6521
Nation

Those who work forces /
Four police officers suspended in Poltava Oblast in underage sexual assault case

Four police officers have been suspended in Poltava Oblast following allegations that they hid evidence in a case involving the sexual assault of an underage boy, the Poltava Oblast Prosecutor's Office reported on Telegram on Sept. 1.
1 September 2024, 04:41 PM 3952
Nation