Euan MacDonald

Editor-At-Large, NV English

MA Artificial Intelligence and Linguistics (Edinburgh), MSc Information Technology (Glasgow)

Twenty-seven-year career in journalism in Ukraine as editor at Eastern Economist, Kyiv Post, Interfax Ukraine, UNIAN, Novoye Vremya. Correspondent for BBC local radio, RTE. Writer and content creator.

Likes cats, playing guitar and piano, and geolocating things.


Putin's Poodles /
German far-right activists attack Ukrainian women at rally in support of Russia

Three Ukrainian women who staged a silent anti-protest at a rally of right-wing and pro-Kremlin parties in Germany had their placards torn from their hands in an aggressive reaction by rally attendees.
26 September 2022, 03:47 PM 2343
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Dictator's friend /
Putin is ‘ready for talks’ with Ukraine, former German chancellor says

Following a trip to Moscow and a meeting with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroder said that Putin is looking to negotiate with Ukraine, German news outlet Stern reported on Aug. 3.
3 August 2022, 03:19 PM 2228
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Fell for it /
Releasing Russian gas turbine called Putin’s bluff, Scholz says

Canada helped to call Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s bluff when it agreed to return a Russian natural gas turbine after repairs, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in an interview with Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail on Aug. 1.
3 August 2022, 03:04 PM 1510
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Deliveries delayed /
Ukrainian strike on Russian ammunition train interrupted supply line from Crimea – UK MoD

After the attack by Ukrainian forces on a Russian train with ammunition in Kherson Oblast, it is unlikely that the railway connection with Crimea is currently operational, the UK Ministry of Defense said in its latest Ukraine update on Twitter on Aug 3.
3 August 2022, 02:43 PM 5714
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Sanctions in action /
Over 1,000 major companies have left Russia, Yale study shows

While more than 1,000 major global businesses have curtailed their presence on the Russian market since the war’s outbreak, at least 237 still maintain their operations there, according to a study by Yale School of Management published on July 20.
3 August 2022, 02:23 PM 969
Business

Kremlin lies exposed /
Russia admits sailor conscript’s death in sinking of flagship Moskva

Russian conscript Yegor Shkrebets, who served aboard Moskva – the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, sunk by Ukrainian forces back in April – was killed in action, Yegor’s father, Dmitriy Shkrebets, said in a post via Russian social media network VKontakte.
3 August 2022, 02:07 PM 1837
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Aid from abroad /
UAH 755 m already raised for Ukrainian military’s Army of Drones

People from around the world have already donated UAH 755 million for the Army of Drones project via the United24 platform, Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov has said, Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform reported on Aug 2.
3 August 2022, 01:45 PM 797
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The coming Sturm /
Where and when to watch the next Dynamo Kyiv Champions League match

Following Dymano Kyiv’s stunning (and controversial) extra-time 2-1 win on July 27 over Turkey’s Fenerbahce in Istandbul in the Champions League, the Ukrainian Premier League runners-up are advancing to face Austria’s Sturm Graz.
3 August 2022, 12:39 PM 181
Life

Against the tide /
Russian forces in southern Ukraine look to secure Dnipro crossings and halt Kyiv’s advance

As the Ukrainian Air Force continues to chip away at Russian defenses in southern Ukraine, Moscow’s troops are attempting to secure vital Dnipro River crossings, the Ukrainian military’s South Operational Command said in a Facebook post on Aug. 3.
3 August 2022, 12:09 PM 1661
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Wrack and ruin /
Buildings in Russian-occupied Severodonetsk starting to crumble

Critically damaged apartment blocks in Russia-occupied Severodonetsk are crumbling, as seen in video footage posted on the Telegram messenger by Luhansk Oblast Governor Serhiy Hayday on Aug. 2.
3 August 2022, 11:52 AM 930
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Battle for Donbas /
Ukrainian forces repel invaders on three fronts – General Staff

Russian invasion forces are concentrating their main efforts on the Bakhmut front in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine’s General Staff said in its morning report on Aug 3.
3 August 2022, 11:39 AM 816
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Pants on fire /
Pentagon says Russia claims to have destroyed HIMARS are 'patently false'

The U.S. Department of Defense denies Kremlin claims that Russia has destroying several Ukrainian HIMARS rocket artillery systems, Pentagon spokesperson Todd Breasseale told Reuters on Aug. 2.
3 August 2022, 11:20 AM 1097
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Entrenched occupation /
Russia has up to 15,000 troops in occupied Kherson Oblast, says presidential advisor

Russia’s military has concentrated up to 15,000 troops in occupied Kherson Oblast, said presidential advisor Oleksiy Arestovych on Ukrainian TV on July 16.
17 July 2022, 04:01 PM 2143
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Locked up /
Russian military leadership detains soldiers who refuse to fight in Ukraine, says Russian paratrooper

The Russian military leadership is detaining soldiers who have refused to take part in hostilities in Ukraine, a Russian paratrooper told the U.S.-funded Current Time news channel on July 16.
17 July 2022, 03:50 PM 2873
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Evil plans /
Russia planned in advance to destroy Mariupol, says Mayor Boychenko

The Kremlin planned to destroy the Ukrainian city of Mariupol in advance, even before it launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the mayor of the Donetsk Oblast, Vadym Boychenko, wrote on Telegram on July 5.
6 July 2022, 11:35 AM 687
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Nice shooting /
Ukrainian Air Force shoots down 9 missiles, destroys up to 20 pieces of Russian equipment in a day

Ukrainian defense forces managed to shoot down nine cruise missiles that were launched from Russian ships in the Black Sea over the day, the Ukrainian Air Force Command reported on June 5.
6 July 2022, 11:21 AM 1068
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Attacks from the air /
Russians target Ukrainian forces with attack helicopters, lose artillery in retaliatory air strikes

Russian invasion forces called in attack helicopters to assault Ukrainian army positions in southern Ukraine, the South Operational Command reported on July 5.
6 July 2022, 10:56 AM 2388
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Battle for the Donbas /
Ukraine repels enemy assault on Slovyansk axis, fighting continues near Mazanivka

Russia's invasion forces are trying to improve the tactical position of their units on the Slovyansk axis in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine’s General Staff reported in its Facebook update on July 6. 
6 July 2022, 10:41 AM 265
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Birth of a legend /
Skies above Kyiv saw intense air combat as Russia launched full-scale invasion, Ukraine’s air force reveals

The first and second weeks of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine saw intense air combat over the skies of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, giving rise to the legend of the Ghost of Kyiv – a Ukrainian ace pilot allegedly responsible for shooting down 40 Russian warplanes.
15 June 2022, 11:21 AM 2324
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Threatening behavior /
New military exercises begin in Belarus

As Ukraine continued to fight a bloody battle of attrition with invading Russian forces in the Donbas, Belarus announced it was starting two days of military exercises on June 14.
15 June 2022, 10:46 AM 809
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