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.


Surrender or die /
Russian army unable to tell dictator Putin they have failed in Ukraine, says military expert

Russian invading forces cannot admit to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin that they have failed in southern Ukraine, the director of the New Geopolitics Research Network, Mykhailo Samus, said on Radio NV on July 29.
30 July 2022, 04:02 PM 7003
Nation

Russian war crimes /
Death toll from Russian attack on bus stop in Mykolaiv rises

Two more civilians wounded in a Russian cluster bomb attack on the bus stop in Mykolaiv have died, the mayor of Mykolaiv, Oleksandr Senkevych, said in a post on Telegram on July 29.
30 July 2022, 03:45 PM 940
Nation

Tweeting for war crimes /
Russian Embassy in UK tweet responding to Ukrainian PoW massacre causes uproar

Russia’s embassy in the UK tweeted a quote from an alleged “resident of Mariupol” effectively supporting a breach of the Geneva conventions on July 29, provoking an outraged response from other users – but not from Twitter management.
30 July 2022, 03:24 PM 1949
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Eliminated /
Ukraine’s army destroys over 100 enemy troops, two ammo dumps in south on July 29

The Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated more than 100 Russian soldiers on the southern front on July 29, the Ukrainian military’s South Operational Command has reported.
30 July 2022, 02:46 PM 1158
Nation

Making progress /
Pentagon comments on Ukrainian army advances near city of Kherson

Although the Armed Forces of Ukraine have yet to achieve “giant advances” on the Kherson part of the front, progress is being made, a Pentagon official said during a briefing on July 29.
30 July 2022, 02:37 PM 10160
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Uptick in Donbas /
Ukrainian army repulses invaders’ attack on Pisky and Avdiyivka in Donetsk Oblast

The Ukrainian army repulsed Russian invading forces attacks on the Bakhmut front in the areas of Vershyny and Travnevo, but fighting continues near Semihirya, Zaytsevo and Vershyny, Ukraine’s General Staff said in its morning report on July 30.
30 July 2022, 12:53 PM 449
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Russian atrocities /
EU foreign policy chief Borrell reacts to killing of Azov POWs in Olenivka

The European Union’s chief diplomat Josep Borrell called the killing of captive Azov fighters on the territory of a former prison colony in Russian-occupied Olenivka a “horrific atrocity,” according to the statement released by the Diplomatic Service of the European Union on July 29.
30 July 2022, 12:16 PM 557
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Attacks on civilians /
Russian invasion forces shell bus station in Slovyansk

Russian invasion forces shelled the bus station in the key Ukrainian-held Donetsk Oblast town of Slovyansk, head of the Donetsk regional military administration Pavlo Kyrylenko said on July 30.
30 July 2022, 12:03 PM 191
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Murdered to order /
‘Putin’s chef’ ordered Wagner mercenaries to murder Azov soldiers in Olenivka – Ukrainian intelligence

The explosions in Olenivka that killed Ukrainian soldiers from the Azov Regiment were caused by mercenaries from Russia’s Wagner mercenary company, Ukrainian intelligence claimed on July 29.
30 July 2022, 11:47 AM 7867
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Fake democracy /
United Russia members sent to prepare sham referendums in occupied Ukraine – ISW

Members of the United Russia party have been sent to the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine to prepare sham referendums in an attempt to justify Russia’s illegal seizure of more Ukrainian territory, U.S. think tank the Institute for the Study of War, or ISW, said in its assessment for July 29.
30 July 2022, 11:24 AM 834
Nation

Putin is preparing for a new war

Now Putin needs a truce. On his, Putin's terms.
30 July 2022, 10:56 AM 6436
Opinion

Time for the Russian Army to take stock

In my last post I asked whether Ukraine could win this war, to which I answered it could, although it was not yet clear whether it would.
28 July 2022, 09:17 PM 3406
Opinion

Brotherly nation /
Ukrainian parliament passes law on special status of Polish citizens

Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, has passed bill to grant special rights in Ukraine to Polish citizens, MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak reported on his Telegram channel on July 28.
28 July 2022, 09:00 PM 2094
Nation

Citizen theft /
Russia to issue passports in occupied areas of Kharkiv Oblast

Moscow will soon start issuing passports to Ukrainians in Russia-occupied areas of Kharkiv Oblast, Russian news agency Ria-Novosti reported on July 28.
28 July 2022, 07:43 PM 1035
Nation

Killing fields /
Graves of Russian troops killed in Ukraine could fill 24 soccer fields, Defense Ministry says

Around 40,700 Russian troops have been killed in action across Ukraine – enough to fill 24 soccer fields with graves, Ukrainian Defense Ministry said in a Twitter post on July 28.
28 July 2022, 03:55 PM 778
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Freed from invaders /
Three Kherson settlements liberated in recent weeks, says General Staff

Ukrainian forces have liberated three settlements in Kherson Oblast over the last two weeks, deputy Operational Command chief of Ukraine’s General Staff Oleksiy Hromov said during a press briefing on July 28.
28 July 2022, 03:46 PM 1499
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Rocket attacks /
Russian invading forces attack Kryvyi Rih District with rockets, kill one, wound two

Russian invading forces hit the Kryvyi Rih district of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast with rockets, killing one and wounding two people, the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Valentyn Reznichenko said on July 28.
28 July 2022, 03:31 PM 468
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Attacks from the air /
Russian missiles target Kyiv’s forces in northern Ukraine

Russian cruise missiles and rocket artillery struck a military base near Kyiv and regiments in Chernihiv Oblast, deputy Operational Command chief of Ukraine’s General Staff Oleksiy Hromov said during a press briefing on July 28.
28 July 2022, 03:20 PM 290
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Attack from the north /
Russia launches missile strike from Belarus on Vyshgorodskiy District near Kyiv

Several explosions rocked Kyiv Oblast early in the morning of July 28 after air raid sirens blared repeatedly across the country, the Kyiv Operative Telegram channel and news website Ukrainska Pravda reported on July 28.
28 July 2022, 03:09 PM 351
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Baptism of fire /
Ukraine celebrates first Day of Ukrainian Statehood during full-scale war against Russia

Ukraine celebrated a new state holiday – the Day of Ukrainian Statehood – for the first time on July 28.
28 July 2022, 02:39 PM 1011
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