Yurii Butusov

Ukraine’s air defense barely improved over past year, officer says

Ukrainian air defenses have improved very slowly over the past year, Yurii Butusov, a UAV company commander with the National Guard, told NV Radio on Oct. 1.

1 October, 09:26 PM

Butusov: Drapatyi cannot quickly overhaul Ukraine’s military command system

Ukraine’s new Armed Forces commander-in-chief, Mykhailo Drapatyi, cannot quickly change the military command system, Yurii Butusov, commander of a UAV company in the 23rd Assault Regiment of the National Guard’s 2nd Khartiia Corps, told Radio NV.

15 September, 10:25 AM

Russian soldiers ordered to kill Ukrainian POWs, but end up surrendering instead

Two Ukrainian soldiers, who were on the verge of being executed by Russians, managed to persuade them to surrender instead, journalist and editor-in-chief of Censor.NET Yuriy Butusov reported on April 27.

27 April 2025, 07:31 PM

155th Mechanized Brigade sent near Pokrovsk without drones or leadership, Butusov reports

The newly formed 155th Brigade, embroiled in a recent scandal, was deployed to the Pokrovsk direction unequipped with drones and EW systems, the editor-in-chief of Censor.NET said in an interview with Radio NV.

7 January 2025, 02:18 PM

Yurii Butusov