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.


Ukraine - prospects for peace?

The Erdogan - Zelensky meeting in Lviv has brought some optimism that substantive peace talks between Russia and Ukraine could be in the offing.
19 August 2022, 10:48 PM 662
Opinion

Forced blackout /
Russians looking to disconnect ZNPP from Ukrainian grid soon, says Energoatom

Russia is preparing to disengage the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant from the Ukrainian grid in the near future, Ukraine’s nuclear operator Energoatom reported on Telegram on Aug. 19.
19 August 2022, 09:44 PM 2021
Nation

Battle for Donbas /
Major Russian repair depot in occupied Luhansk Oblast destroyed, says governor

In Luhansk Oblast, unknown individuals destroyed a Russian repair facility in the village of Lotykove where a large amount of enemy military equipment was kept, regional governor Serhiy Hayday said on Telegram on Aug. 19.
19 August 2022, 08:32 PM 3914
Nation

Guide to wartime Kyiv: City on the frontlines of European history

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has dominated global headlines for the past six months. But beyond the endless harrowing images of death and destruction, a remarkable story of Ukrainian courage and resilience is unfolding that has to be seen to be truly appreciated.
19 August 2022, 11:03 AM 329
Opinion

No mercy /
Rage in Kharkiv after deadliest Russian attack to date

In an interview with NV Ukrainian journalist Yurii Larin talks about the mood in Kharkiv after the single deadliest Russian attack against the city on Aug. 18.
19 August 2022, 09:52 AM 789
Nation

Russia’s invasion has highlighted Ukraine’s nation-building progress

 Ukraine has made tremendous progress during its three decades as an independent state.
19 August 2022, 01:45 AM 213
Opinion

Asking for action /
Zelenskyy discusses Zaporizhzhia nuclear facility with UN chief during Lviv visit

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres discussed a number of issues related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine –including the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant – during a meeting in Lviv, Zelesnkyy said in a Facebook post on Aug. 18.
18 August 2022, 08:49 PM 423
Nation

Space aid /
Prytula Foundation purchases satellite access for the Armed Forces for $16 million

Serhiy Prytula Charitable Foundation bought full access to a satellite for $16 million, collected as part of the People's Bayraktar project, the Foundation said in a statement on their Facebook page on Aug. 18.
18 August 2022, 07:43 PM 1702
Nation

When did Russia take a wrong turn?

More and more people in the world now understand that Russia is not like everyone else.
18 August 2022, 02:41 PM 878
Opinion

Winning through attrition

From the start, the course of this war has been charted in two ways. The first is on maps.
18 August 2022, 01:23 PM 412
Opinion

West is short-changing Ukraine

Ukraine received some good news this week, receiving the backing of private sector bondholders to give Ukraine a 24-month debt service freeze.
18 August 2022, 11:33 AM 328
Opinion

Belgorod must pay /
Rage in Kharkiv after deadliest Russian attack to date

In an interview with NV Radio, Ukrainian journalist Yurii Larin talks about the mood in Kharkiv after the single deadliest Russian attack against the city on Aug. 18.
18 August 2022, 04:51 AM 178
Nation

Time to question Russia’s imperial innocence

President Vladimir Putin has successfully mobilized a sense of militant patriotism in the Russian public to wage war in Ukraine.
14 August 2022, 10:26 AM 1603
Opinion

Kremlin's Kampf /
From the archives: Kremlin’s mouthpiece RIA publishes Russian fascist manifesto

Editors note: The original manifesto was published in April. NV is republishing it now to counter the existing Russian propaganda narrative that if Ukraine stopped fighting Russia would not kill anyone in Ukraine.
13 August 2022, 12:22 PM 44957
Nation

People vs. Dictators. How dissidents can destroy regimes

Total control of the authorities over information. Special services closely monitor public sentiment. Security forces stopping the smallest manifestations of anti-regime actions. Most publicly support the government.
13 August 2022, 10:21 AM 445
Opinion

Putin is running out of excuses as Ukraine expands the war to Crimea

Ukraine appears to have struck deep inside Russian-occupied Crimea for the first time on August 9 with an audacious attack on a heavily defended military base.
13 August 2022, 08:13 AM 8866
Opinion

Unprotected sky /
Air defense ineffective against artillery strikes in frontline cities, says Ukrainian Air Force spokesman

When ask to comment on a petition requesting the government to strengthen air defense in Kharkiv and other front-line regions, Yuriy Ihnat, Ukrainian Air Forces command spokesperson, the frontline cities (Kharkiv, Dnipro, Mykolaiv, and Zaporizhzhia) suffer primarily of rocket and cannon artillery.
7 August 2022, 10:54 PM 3768
Nation

Another one down /
Cook and maid suspected of poisoning Russian-backed Kherson “governor”

Russia’s Gauleiter in the temporarily occupied areas of Kherson Oblast, Volodymyr Saldo, whose hospitalization was reported earlier, could have been poisoned, Kremlin propagandist media report.
7 August 2022, 08:41 PM 5495
Nation

Russia, Ukraine, and the decision to negotiate

With an ugly war of attrition in Ukraine threatening to drag on for months, some fear possible escalation and suggest Washington should start talking to Moscow about a cease-fire and ending the war or offer proposals to foster diplomatic opportunities.
7 August 2022, 07:59 AM 740
Opinion

Russia's suicide

History will show that Vladimir Putin’s fatal miscalculation was his belief that Europe would buckle if he invaded Ukraine because of its excessive dependence on Russian energy.
7 August 2022, 04:18 AM 2357
Opinion