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.


Axis of evil /
US confirms Iranian drone transfer to Russia

Iran has provided Russian with a fleet of military UAVs, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said at a press briefing on Aug. 30.
31 August 2022, 03:07 PM 1151
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Russia refuses demilitarization of ZNPP, AFU says CNN report is inaccurate, and a new controversial media law

Ukraine Today. Newsletter by Romeo Kokriatski, Managing Editor, New Voice of Ukraine Wednesday, August 31st, 2022.
31 August 2022, 03:06 PM 341
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Starving the enemy /
Ukrainian border guards destroyed another Russian ammo depot in Donbas

Ukrainian border guards have destroyed a warehouse filled with weapons and ammunition belonging to the Russian Armed Forces in Donbas, as well as a group of invaders who were near it, the State Border Guard Service reported on Aug. 31.
31 August 2022, 02:25 PM 3789
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Only in their dreams /
Ukrainian military pushes back Russian claims of “failed” counteroffensive in Kherson

The Ukrainian counteroffensive in Kherson Oblast has allegedly "failed with a bang,” while Ukrainians suffered heavy losses, Russia’s Defense Ministry lied in a statement on Aug. 29.
31 August 2022, 02:09 PM 3889
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History textbook in the war for the future

Last summer, the Russian president published an article “On the Historical Unity of Russians and Ukrainians” on the Kremlin’s official website.
31 August 2022, 12:23 PM 391
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Preparing for the worst /
EU donates five million iodine tablets to Ukraine

The EU will send 5.5 million potassium iodine tablets to Ukraine, in order to counteract health risks from a potential radioactive leak at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), the European Commission said in a statement on its website on Aug. 30.
31 August 2022, 05:49 AM 770
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Russia has lost the war

Subtle, telltale signs emerge that Vladimir Putin may have won a few military battles in Ukraine, but he’s lost the war to resurrect the USSR.
30 August 2022, 10:56 PM 5107
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More control? /
Ukrainian parliament adopts the scandalous draft law on media

Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, has adopted a new draft law on media – No. 2693-d – in the first reading, a necessary step for Ukraine's accession to the EU, on Aug. 30.
30 August 2022, 09:29 PM 1672
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European energy crisis is a globally systemic event

Just did another Gulf TV gig - I would not normally do them, but they always come on with typically pro-Russian/anti-Western angles that I feel almost compelled to set the record straight and to give the alternative view to the Gulf/Middle East audience.
30 August 2022, 08:25 PM 413
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About the death of Putin and his entire system

The price of Ukraine's victory is already enormous. So are geopolitical changes that will necessarily occur in connection with the victory.
30 August 2022, 10:50 AM 7548
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Battle for the south /
Ukrainian Army neutralizes enemy reconnaissance group in southern Ukraine, says General Staff

Ukraine’s defense forces have neutralized a reconnaissance group of invading Russian forces in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine’s General Staff said in a Facebook post on Aug. 27.
27 August 2022, 01:18 PM 899
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Reinforcements /
Russia transferring military hardware across Crimean bridge – video

Russia is transferring a new batch of military hardware to the occupied Crimea, RFE/RL’s Krym-Realii media project reported on Aug. 26, with reference to a video of eyewitnesses.
27 August 2022, 12:30 PM 7101
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Left without electricity /
Russian invaders intensively shell Dnipropetrovsk Oblast overnight, says governor

Russian troops intensively shelled Dnipropetrovsk Oblast throughout the night, pounding Nikopol and Kryvyi Rih districts, head of the oblast’s military administration Valentyn Reznichenko said in a Telegram messenger post on Aug. 27.
27 August 2022, 12:08 PM 528
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Putinjugend /
Russia opens military summer camp for Mariupol children

Russian occupation authorities in Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast, have established a “military-patriotic” summer camp, Mariupol city council said in a Telegram message on Aug. 26.
27 August 2022, 11:46 AM 753
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Enemy vandalism /
Russian overnight shelling of Kharkiv damages a school and historic building

Russian shelling of Kharkiv overnight on Aug. 27 damaged a school and a historic building in the center of the eastern Ukrainian city.
27 August 2022, 11:15 AM 386
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Frustrated plans /
Russia unlikely to carry out sham referendums in occupied territories by Sept. 11, says ISW

Russian occupation authorities remain unlikely to succeed in conducting sham referendums to annex Ukrainian territory to Russia by early September, U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in its Aug. 26 report.
27 August 2022, 10:56 AM 389
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What Ukraine needs to win the war

In the six months since Russia invaded Ukraine, the Ukrainian military has conducted a stout and stirring defense, inflicting heavy casualties on Russian units and contesting every foot of the ground.
27 August 2022, 09:58 AM 3045
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Mocking democracy /
Russia finishing preparations for sham referendums in occupied territories, says Ukraine’s intelligence

Invading Russian forces have almost finished preparations to hold sham referendums in the occupied territories of Ukraine, but the dates of the faked polling may vary, Ukrainian military intelligence spokesman Vadym Skibitsky said in an interview with news agency RBC-Ukraine on Aug. 26.
27 August 2022, 12:45 AM 621
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War crimes /
Russian Army strikes civilian targets in Ukraine – interactive map

Since the beginning of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has been deliberately launching missile strikes on civilian targets in Ukraine. 
26 August 2022, 10:58 PM 2059
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‘Already avenged’ /
Russian invaders destroyed two Ukrainian ships, President’s Office says

Invading Russian forces destroyed a Ukrainian patrol boat, the Slovyansk, and the Henichesk, a harbor minesweeper, the Office of the President of Ukraine said in a press release on Aug. 24 on the occasion of honoring Ukrainian servicemen on Independence Day.
26 August 2022, 03:44 PM 4475
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