Veronika Melkozerova

Editor, NV English

Veronika is a journalist based in Kyiv. She contributed to multiple international publications, including NBC News, Politico, Vice, OCCRP, US News & World Report. She worked at Kyiv Post from June 2015-December 2018. In 2021, Veronika won the top Ukrainian journalism contest Chest profesii, getting a crystal stela in the nomination for best breaking news reporting. Member of NV.UA team till December 2022.


Moscow shattered two illusions with one missile strike. The White House needs to accept reality

Some illusions die hard; others have a short shelf life. Moscow’s July 23 attack on port facilities in Odesa—which came less than twenty-four hours after Moscow and Kyiv signed separate agreements with Turkey and the United Nations (UN) to unblock Ukraine’s Black Sea ports—illustrates both points. 
28 July 2022, 02:04 PM 1229
Opinion

‘I didn't expect this’ /
Lucescu blasts Turkish fans for chanting in support of Putin

Dynamo Kyiv head coach Mircea Lucescu slammed fans of Fenerbahce football club for chanting in support of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin during a third-round Champions League qualifier in Istanbul on July 27.
28 July 2022, 01:44 PM 563
Life

Morale bombed /
Russians reeling from Ukrainian air strikes, SBU intercept indicates

Ukrainian air force pilots are skillful enough to often evade detection by Russian radars, one Russian soldier can be heard saying in an intercept published by Ukraine’s SBU security service on July 27.
27 July 2022, 06:52 PM 9517
Nation

‘Impeccable reputation’ /
Zelenskyy adviser comments on new Prosecutor-General Kostin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy nominated MP Andriy Kostin to serve as the new Prosecutor-General due to his impeccable reputation and administrative skills, Zelesnkyy adviser Mykhailo Podolyak has said, Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform reported on July 27.
27 July 2022, 05:58 PM 1812
Nation

Grain deal /
Coordination center for export of Ukrainian grain officially opens in Istanbul

A Joint Coordination Center to deal with the issue of safely export of grain from Ukraine officially opened in Istanbul, Turkey, on July 27, Turkish news agency Anadolu has reported.
27 July 2022, 05:23 PM 454
Business

Hopeful signs /
Military expert optimistic war could subside by winter

It’s reasonable to expect the supply of Western weapons will enable Ukraine to bring the war to a conclusive point, military expert Denys Popovych said in an interview with NV Radio on July 27.
27 July 2022, 04:47 PM 1763
Nation

Clerical ban /
Lithuania bars Russian patriarch from entry

Lithuania has decided to prohibit Patriarch Kirill of Moscow from entering the country, Lithuanian news outlet Delfi reported on July 27.
27 July 2022, 04:05 PM 1325
Nation

Taking up office /
Kostin confirmed as Ukraine’s new prosecutor-general

The Ukrainian parliament confirmed MP Andriy Kostin as the new Prosecutor-General of Ukraine on July 27 with a vote of 299 for, and 122 against.
27 July 2022, 03:35 PM 895
Nation

Attack plans /
Ukraine gearing up for southern counter-offensive, says Mykolayiv governor

Ukrainian forces are preparing to launch a counter-offensive in Mykolayiv Oblast, head of the regional administration Vitaliy Kim said in a Telegram post on July 27.
27 July 2022, 03:08 PM 974
Nation

Nazis, Nukes, and NATO or what the Russo-Ukrainian war is not about

It's been a while since I've been able to write about this awful war, but I think now, five months in, we are in a position to say what it is not about, and indeed never was about.
27 July 2022, 01:02 PM 1677
Opinion

“Black Infantry” is going into battle again

The “Black Infantry”, the black shirts, or the black jackets – these terms are little known to us.
27 July 2022, 12:40 PM 3035
Opinion

Denazification of Russia

In the first days of the new stage of the war against Ukraine, the Kremlin used the term “denazification”.
27 July 2022, 04:29 AM 1014
Opinion

Likeliness /
Ukraine has good chance to liberate Kherson Oblast – military expert

On the air of Radio NV on July 25, military expert Petro Chernyk said that Ukraine has decent strategic preconditions for liberating Kherson Oblast.
26 July 2022, 10:20 PM 3616
Nation

Oligarch lost /
Supreme Court upholds PrivatBank’s nationalization

Formerly co-owned by oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky, PrivatBank will remain a state enterprise – for now – Ukraine’s Supreme Court ruled on July 26.
26 July 2022, 09:07 PM 543
Business

New target /
Russians building pontoon crossing in Kherson Oblast

The Russian military is constructing a pontoon crossing in Kherson Oblast that is supposed to replace the Daryivskyi Bridge, previously destroyed by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Kherson Regional Councilmember Sergey Khlan wrote on Facebook on July 25.
26 July 2022, 04:07 PM 8146
Nation

Enemies from the north /
Belarusian military activity increases, says General Staff

Belarus has conducted military exercises near the Ukrainian border, establishing a series of command-and-control centers, Ukraine’s General Staff said in a Facebook post on July 26.
26 July 2022, 03:45 PM 2992
Nation

War in Ukraine /
Russia still unlikely to capture Bakhmut, ISW report says

Despite some tactical successes south of the city of Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, Russia is still unlikely to actually capture it, the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in its July 25 report.
26 July 2022, 03:20 PM 1484
Nation

Air support /
Slovakia considers transferring its MiG-29 jets to Ukraine

Slovakia may transfer its 11 MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine by the end of August, Slovak Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad said on July 25, following a meeting with his UK counterpart Ben Wallace.
26 July 2022, 03:10 PM 2398
Nation

War in Ukraine /
Russian troops blocking evacuation at Vasylivka checkpoint in southern Ukraine

Five people have died at a checkpoint in Vasylivka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast over the past week, due to the occupying forces delaying people’s transit, the mayor of Melitopol, Ivan Fedorov, said on Telegram on July 25.
26 July 2022, 03:01 PM 661
Nation

Scorched earth /
Towns burn as Russia entrenches in Luhansk Oblast

Attempting to form a stranglehold over the entirety of Luhansk Oblast, Russian forces are systematically burning local settlements to the ground, the head of the Luhansk regional administration, Serhiy Hayday, said in a Telegram post on July 26.
26 July 2022, 01:58 PM 750
Nation