Roman Kostenko

No real reason for talks with Russia currently, MP says

As it stands, there are no grounds for good-faith negotiations with Moscow, parliamentary Defense Committee chair Roman Kostenko told NV on Oct. 7.

7 October, 08:24 PM

‘Russia does not want to negotiate’: Ukraine begins drafting political war plan — lawmaker Kostenko

Ukrainian lawmaker Roman Kostenko told Radio NV about lawmakers calling for deals with Russia, the need for a political war plan and the disconnect between battlefield achievements and a sense of decline on the home front on Oct. 7.

7 October, 01:43 PM

MP denies conflict between SBU and HUR

There is no long-standing conflict between Ukraine’s SBU security service and Defense Intelligence (HUR), parliamentary Defense Committee chair Roman Kostenko told NV on Sept. 8.

9 September, 02:49 AM

Defense Minister Khmara reveals war plan at secret committee meeting, Drapatyi prepares personnel changes

National Security Committee Secretary Roman Kostenko discussed acting Defense Minister Yevhenii Khmara's war plan, a parliamentary vote on his appointment and personnel decisions by Armed Forces chief Mykhailo Drapatyi in a Radio NV interview on Aug. 18.

18 August, 01:55 PM

Senior Ukrainian officials focused on post-war election wins since 2023, MP says

Since 2023, most policy decisions by senior Ukrainian officials have been aimed at winning elections rather than winning the war, MP and Security Committee chair Roman Kostenko told NV Radio on April 8.

9 April, 02:31 AM

Minister Fedorov’s mobilization reform ideas require major funding — Kostenko

The proposals to reform the draft and boost recruitment numbers advanced by Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov are expensive and currently unfunded, Ukrainian MP and Defense Committee chair Roman Kostenko said on March 9.

10 March, 12:39 AM

Global demand for weapons will keep rising, MP says

Even after the current war in the Middle East ends, global demand for armaments, especially air defense equipment, will continue rising, Ukrainian MP and Defense Committee chair Roman Kostenko told NV Radio on March 9.

9 March, 10:51 PM

MP Kostenko hoping Khmara will head SBU after Maliuk

National Security, Defense and Intelligence Committee Secretary Roman Kostenko hopes current acting SBU head Yevhenii Khmara will lead the Security Service on a permanent basis, he said in a Radio NV interview on Jan. 6.

7 January, 07:42 PM

Ukrainian lawmaker doubts logic behind Zelenskyy and Syrskyi’s creation of separate assault forces

A lawmaker from the Holos faction, secretary of the Verkhovna Rada’s Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence, Roman Kostenko told Radio NV in an interview about sweeping changes in Ukraine’s military — the creation of separate assault troops.

1 October 2025, 04:25 PM

Enemy begins new phase of war with brutal killing of Andriy Parubiy — MP

Roman Kostenko, a member of parliament from the Golos party and secretary of the Ukrainian parliament's Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence, commented in an interview with Radio NV on the killing of former Verkhovna Rada speaker Andriy Parubiy on Aug. 30 in Lviv.

30 August 2025, 05:51 PM

Ukraine starts withdrawal from global landmine ban treaty, MP says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a decree initiating Ukraine’s withdrawal from the Ottawa Treaty, which bans the use of anti-personnel landmines, Ukrainian MP Roman Kostenko announced on June 29.

29 June 2025, 05:10 PM

Russian drones use fiber optics for deadly ambush tactics

Russian forces are using fiber-optic FPV drones to execute a new “hunting” tactic, landing drones up to 10 kilometers away to ambush targets, a strategy Ukraine struggles to counter, MP and secretary of the parliamentary Committee on National Security, Defense, and Intelligence, Roman Kostenko, told Radio NV on April 17.

20 April 2025, 12:50 PM

Ukrainian FPV drones hit targets up to 20 km, MP reveals

Ukrainian FPV drones can strike targets up to 20 kilometers away, though most operate effectively at 10-15 kilometers, MP and secretary of the parliamentary Committee on National Security, Defense, and Intelligence, Roman Kostenko told Radio NV on April 17.

20 April 2025, 11:14 AM

Ukraine facing shortage of ammunition for FPV drones

Ukraine’s procurement of ammunition for FPV drones is insufficient, creating a critical gap in its military capabilities compared to Russia, Roman Kostenko, secretary of the parliamentary Committee on National Security, Defense, and Intelligence, said in an interview with Radio NV on April 17.

19 April 2025, 12:57 PM

Ukrainian forces pulling Russian reserves from key directions in Belgorod Oblast — Kostenko

Ukrainian forces operating in Russia’s Belgorod Oblast are drawing Russian reserves away from the Kursk and Kharkiv directions, Roman Kostenko, secretary of the Ukrainian Parliament’s National Security Committee, told Interfax-Ukraine on April 15.

15 April 2025, 05:54 PM

Lawmaker criticizes exclusion of parliament from US-Ukraine talks

All coordination for the ongoing U.S.-Ukraine talks in Riyadh is confined to the President’s Office, leaving parliament—and even its defense committee—in the dark about critical negotiations, Roman Kostenko, a Ukrainian MP and security committee secretary, told Radio NV on March 24.

25 March 2025, 07:35 PM

Ukrainian lawmaker: Russia unlikely to stop war, Europe may make a difference

Roman Kostenko, head of the Ukrainian parliament's National Security Committee, said in an interview with Radio NV that he does not believe Russia will end the war under the current conditions.

27 February 2025, 05:56 PM

Roman Kostenko