Ukrainian military expert

Ukraine faces tough choices in EU's buffer zone proposal

European leaders are considering the establishment of a 40-kilometer buffer zone along the front line in Ukraine as part of a future peace agreement. Ihor Romanenko, founder of the Close the Sky Over Ukraine Charity Fund, a retired lieutenant general, and former deputy chief of Ukraine’s General Staff, discussed the feasibility and dangers for Ukraine in an interview with Radio NV on Aug. 29.

29 August 2025, 01:45 PM

Military expert explains Russia's Kyiv attack timing, air defense challenges

Pavlo Narozhny, founder of the charity organization Jet Mail Post and a military expert, commented in an interview with Radio NV on Aug. 28 on the specifics of Russia’s massive overnight attack on Ukraine, which primarily targeted Kyiv.

28 August 2025, 12:04 PM

Ukraine's Flamingo missile threatens Russia’s Oreshnik production

Ukraine’s Flamingo missile could destroy Russia’s Oreshnik missile before its serial production begins, aviation expert and senior researcher at the State Aviation Museum, Valeriy Romanenko, told Radio NV on Aug. 19.

20 August 2025, 07:15 PM

Ukraine targeting production of 50 Flamingo missiles monthly

Valeriy Romanenko, an aviation expert and senior researcher at the State Aviation Museum, expressed hope in an interview with Radio NV on Aug. 19 that Ukraine will immediately produce 50 Flamingo missiles per month and gradually increase this number.

20 August 2025, 05:18 PM

Ukraine's Flamingo missile could be game-changer – expert

Aviation expert and senior researcher at the State Aviation Museum, Valeriy Romanenko, spoke with Radio NV on Aug. 19 about Ukraine’s Flamingo cruise missile, its specifications, capabilities, and delays in developing domestic ballistic missiles.

20 August 2025, 01:07 PM

Russia may be planning new tests of Burevestnik missile

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin may attempt to test the nuclear-powered cruise missile Burevestnik again, despite 13 previous unsuccessful tests, Reserve Colonel Roman Svitan told Radio NV on Aug. 7.

7 August 2025, 04:10 PM

Putin throws everything at Pokrovsk while Ukrainian defense struggles

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is willing to invest everything to achieve military success in Pokrovsk, international affairs commentator Ivan Yakovyna said in an interview with Radio NV on July 29.

30 July 2025, 02:45 PM

What Russia's activation in Zaporizhzhya Oblast means amid failed peace talks

The Russian army is preparing to intensify its efforts on the Zaporizhzhya front, Petro Andriushchenko, the head of the Center for the Study of Occupation, told Radio NV on July 16.

17 July 2025, 11:57 AM

China's spy network that hunted for Neptune blueprints and its connection with Russia

Ukraine's SBU Security Service has apprehended two Chinese nationals in Kyiv on charges of attempting to smuggle classified documents related to the Neptune missile system out of the country. The detained individuals were allegedly planning to transport the sensitive information to China.

10 July 2025, 12:50 PM

What is happening on Pokrovsk front after one year of Russia's offensive

What is happening on the border of Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk oblasts and what Russia has managed to achieve in a year of offensive on Pokrovsk was discussed on Radio NV by serviceman of the Territorial Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Musienko on July 2.

2 July 2025, 03:51 PM

Preparation of fortifications in Sumy Oblast requires separate analysis, expert says

What tactics the Russians chose for advancing in Sumy Oblast and why they are succeeding was explained by military expert and former spokesman for the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Vladislav Seleznev, during a Radio NV broadcast on June 19.

19 June 2025, 04:35 PM

Why Ukraine needs to attack Moscow and what targets - expert

Ukraine needs to increase strikes on Moscow, as the enemy is intensifying strikes on Kyiv, military analyst Denys Popovych said during a Radio NV broadcast on June 18, noting what specific targets in the Russian capital are interesting for Ukrainian drones.

18 June 2025, 01:50 PM

How long will enemy intensify attacks on Ukraine’s largest cities? — military expert

The massive strike on Ukraine, including one of the largest missile and Shahed drone attacks on Kyiv, was commented on by Oleksiy Yizhak, an expert at the National Institute for Strategic Studies, during a broadcast on Radio NV on June 17.

17 June 2025, 02:40 PM

What hinders the development of Ukrainian unmanned systems - Mykhailo Lutskyi, legal advisor in miltech

How a fixed profit margin restricts the growth of Ukrainian drone manufacturers.

13 June 2025, 02:20 PM

Russia seeks NATO ban on Ukraine accession, but faces opposition from some allies

Russia will demand a written pledge barring Ukraine from NATO membership as a condition to end the war, but some NATO countries will block such a decision, Oleksandr Leonov, executive director of the Center for Applied Political Studies "PENTA", told Radio NV on May 30.

31 May 2025, 09:15 PM

Pokrovsk, Kostiantynivka at risk as frontline sags, military expert says

Russian forces are exploiting a significant frontline weakness between Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast, with rapid advances in the past two weeks threatening both cities by June–July 2025, military expert Ivan Stupak told Radio NV on May 27.

29 May 2025, 06:30 PM

Russia massing troops near Sumy, but no storm expected yet — expert

Russia has amassed enough forces in Kursk Oblast to launch an attack on Ukraine’s Sumy Oblast, the State Border Guard Service said, as security expert Dmytro Zhmaylo discussed the threat in detail on Radio NV on May 29.

29 May 2025, 05:13 PM

Russia’s Yars missile launch fizzles, echoes Oreshnik tactic

On May 18, the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine stated that overnight into May 19, Russia planned to conduct a training and combat launch of the RS-24 intercontinental ballistic missile from the Yars complex to "intimidate" Ukraine, as well as EU and NATO member states.

19 May 2025, 03:35 PM

Russia unlikely to accept Ukraine’s demilitarized zone near front line — military expert

Ukraine is prepared to establish a 30-kilometer demilitarized zone along the front line, U.S. envoy Keith Kellogg said, prompting military expert Vladyslav Seleznyov to question its feasibility and Russia's willingness to comply in an interview with Radio NV on May 7.

7 May 2025, 02:19 PM

Ukrainian Armed Forces hold strong and expand in Kursk Oblast — military expert

Russia’s efforts to dislodge Ukrainian forces from Kursk Oblast have failed, military expert Pavlo Narozhnyi, founder of Reactive Post, told Radio NV on May 2.

2 May 2025, 05:59 PM

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