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.


Caught on camera /
Video emerges of Kyiv firearms incident involving General Staff officer

Ukrainian news website Ukrayinska Pravda has published a video showing an incident in which a drunken General Staff officer fired his sidearm in the courtyard of a residential building in Kyiv.
12 June 2022, 07:00 PM 1472
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‘Hell on Earth’ /
Russian invader shocked after Ukrainian counterattack on southern front

The counterattacks by the Ukrainian military on the Mykolayiv-Kherson front are a real hell for the Russian invasion force, according to a telephone conversation with a Russian soldier intercepted by the SBU.
12 June 2022, 05:42 PM 2232
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Exchange rates /
Ukrainian hryvnia values against the dollar and euro

The cash exchange rate of the U.S. dollar as of June 12 is UAH 34.5269 per dollar for purchase, according to Ukrainian web portal Finance.ua. 
12 June 2022, 05:30 PM 245
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‘Survival comes first’ /
How should Ukraine respond to forced and willing acts of collaboration?

Ukraine should develop the concept of transitional justice, because during the reintegration of previously occupied territories, the motives and degree of collaboration should be assessed in each individual case, political scientist Oleh Sahakyan told Radio NV on June 3.
5 June 2022, 10:29 AM 1200
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Day 84 of Putin’s War /
Army repulses 12 enemy attacks in the east, Russia launches missile strike on Dnipro

Today, May 18, is the 84th day of Ukraine's defense against a full-scale Russian invasion.
18 May 2022, 07:53 AM 2027
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Day 83 of Putin's War /
264 defenders evacuated from Azovstal, Russia fires missiles at Chernihiv, Sumy and Lviv oblasts

Today, May 17, is the 83rd day of Ukraine's defense against a full-scale Russian invasion.
17 May 2022, 09:50 AM 836
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Day 74 of Putin's war /
Ukraine’s army moves away from Popasna to stronger position, Zelensky reminds world of phrase ‘never again’

Today, May 8, is the 74th day of Ukraine's defense against a full-scale Russian invasion. The Russians continue to attack civilian targets in Ukraine as they prepare for their May 9 "Victory Day" celebrations.
8 May 2022, 10:01 AM 3265
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Day 70 of Putin's war /
More evacuations from Mariupol, EU to give up Russian oil and cut Russia’s Sberbank from SWIFT

Today, May 4, is the 70th day of Ukraine's defense against a full-scale Russian invasion. Russians continue to destroy Ukrainian cities and towns they claim they want to liberate.
4 May 2022, 10:35 AM 1055
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Day 66 of Putin's war /
Ukraine destroys enemy command post near Izyum, Russians fire on two evacuation buses near Popasna

Today, April 29, is the 66th day of Ukraine's defense against a full-scale Russian invasion. Ukraine has been fighting off Russian aggression for over two months.
30 April 2022, 09:41 AM 9674
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62nd day of Putin's war /
One person killed in shelling in Zaporizhzhyia, Ukrainian air defenses shoot down 10 enemy aircraft in a day

Today, April 26, is the 62nd day of Ukraine's defense against a full-scale Russian invasion. Ukraine has been fighting off Russia aggression for over two months.
26 April 2022, 09:52 AM 2705
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Day 58 of Putin's war /
An-25 plane crashes in Zaporizhia region, Russia wants to 'occupy all Donbas and southern Ukraine'

Today, April 22, is the 58th day of Ukraine's defense against a full-scale Russian invasion. The battle for Donbas, marking the second stage of the invasion, has begun.
22 April 2022, 09:43 AM 1729
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Day 54 of Putin's war /
Enemy forming offensive group in Donbas, missile strikes hit Lviv, air raid sirens in Kyiv

April 18, is the 53rd day of Ukraine's defense against full-scale Russian invasion. Despite widespread destruction in towns and cities across the country, Ukraine continues to resist enemy attacks.
18 April 2022, 09:58 AM 683
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Day 50 of Putin's war /
Invaders mass aircraft on eastern border of Ukraine, Russia confirms ‘fire’ on cruiser Moskva

Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine is more than halfway through its second month. Today, April 14, is the 50th day of Putin's war. Here, NV tracks the main events of the day.
14 April 2022, 09:58 AM 1987
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Day 46 of Putin's war /
Russian forces gather for battle, record number of missile attacks in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine is halfway through its second month. Today, April 10th, is the 46th day of Putin's war. Here, NV tracks the main events of the day.
10 April 2022, 10:37 AM 4102
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Day 39 of Putin's war /
Horrific details emerge of Russian army's massacre of Ukrainian civilians in Bucha. Airstrikes on Odesa.

Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has been going on for more than a month. Today, April 3, is the 39th day of Putin's war. Here, NV tracks the main events of the day.
3 April 2022, 10:11 AM 3983
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No surrender! /
Ukraine’s defense minister says Russia to launch large-scale information and psychological operation

Russia is preparing to launch a large-scale information and psychological operation on the territory of Ukraine in the near future, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov wrote on Facebook on March 1.
1 March 2022, 04:52 PM 2263
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No mercy /
Russian invaders shell Kharkiv city hospital

Kharkiv’s city hospital has come under shellfire from invading Russian troops, Advisor to the Head of the President's Office Oleksiy Arestovych said on March 1.
1 March 2022, 04:44 PM 1274
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War crimes /
Russians shell Chernihiv with Grad systems, says region's governor

Invading Russian forces have shelled the northern city of Chernihiv with Grad multiple rocket launcher systems, Chernihiv Governor Viacheslav Chaus reported on the Telegram messenger service on March 1.
1 March 2022, 03:50 PM 819
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Punishment for war /
EU imposes sanctions against Russian officials, propagandists over invasion of Ukraine

The European Union has issued a new list of personal sanctions against Russian citizens in response to Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
1 March 2022, 01:13 PM 581
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Enemy eliminated /
Ukraine’s army destroys saboteurs trying to break into Chernihiv in northern Ukraine

Russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups in the vicinity of Chernihiv, which, with the support of armored vehicles, tried to break into the city, have been destroyed, General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.
1 March 2022, 12:27 PM 1591
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