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Iryna Romaliiska is a Ukrainian journalist. She graduated from the Kharkiv State Academy of Culture with a degree in television reporting. From 2006 to 2011, she worked for Simon TV in Kharkiv and later joined the Ukraina TV channel in Kyiv. In 2013, she left the channel over disagreements with its editorial policy during the Revolution of Dignity.

She has contributed to various media outlets, including Censor.NET, Hromadske TV, Hromadske Radio, and ATR TV.

From 2018 to 2026, she lived in Prague and worked as a television presenter for Radio Liberty’s Current Time project.

Since the summer of 2026, she has hosted news and current affairs programmes on the BUTUSOV PLUS YouTube channel.

Iryna covers major public-interest events, politics, and the war. She reported from Chechnya for Censor.NET. She has also been declared persona non grata in Belarus for covering the 2020 protests there. Russia designated her a “foreign agent” over her work for Radio Liberty and posts on her Facebook page.
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"You’re chained up, you pee in bottle and poop on plate." Taras Borovskyi, lawyer for RVC fighter Kaplunov "You’re chained up, you pee in bottle and poop on plate." Taras Borovskyi, lawyer for RVC fighter Kaplunov Lawyer Taras Borovskyi joins us. We will talk about all the most important things that have happened in recent days, as Taras represents Kaplunov, a member of the RVC special unit operating as part of the "Timur" unit, who, according to Taras’s account, was abducted by SSU officers to force him to work for the SSU (Security Service of Ukraine). 16 119 39 Previously in trend: Abduction of Stepan Kaplunov

Budanov vs Poklad. Theory about what caused conflict that led DIU and SSU to exchange fire Budanov vs Poklad. Theory about what caused conflict that led DIU and SSU to exchange fire Journalist Iryna Romaliiska collected all publicly available information about the shootings between the SSU and the DIU on September 1 and 2. She talked to more than a dozen people. And formed her own working version of what happened. She told about this on the YouTube channel "Butusov Plus". 10 831 42 Previously in trend: Conflict between the DIU and the SSU

What sparked conflict and shooting between SSU and DIU. Both sides’ accounts What sparked conflict and shooting between SSU and DIU. Both sides’ accounts What caused the conflict? Who opened fire first? Censor.NET spoke with sources in both security services, the DIU (Defence Intelligence of Ukraine) and the SSU (Security Service of Ukraine), as well as sources in two other Ukrainian law enforcement agencies. We managed to piece together their accounts of how the events unfolded. 23 358 62 Previously in trend: Conflict between the DIU and the SSU

"Show me company commander who doesn’t have ’pit’ for ’avatars’," - Company Commander Semen Salatenko "Show me company commander who doesn’t have ’pit’ for ’avatars’," - Company Commander Semen Salatenko Semen Salatenko, commander of the 21st SMB’s motorized infantry battalion, believes that the Ukrainian army needs systemic reform, not yet another reshuffling of leadership. The military officer speaks of the need for military justice, effective accountability mechanisms, and the retention of experienced fighters, and warns that a potential "freeze" on the war without resolving key issues will become a trap for Ukraine. 19 328 219 Previously in trend: Beating of soldiers Death of the soldiers of the Skelia regiment Kidnapping and killing of two civilians

When you announce that you will host Olympic Games in Ukraine, ask yourself whether you have stadium – "Opora" head Aivazovska on possible elections When you announce that you will host Olympic Games in Ukraine, ask yourself whether you have stadium – "Opora" head Aivazovska on possible elections A recent statement on elections by former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has once again fueled debate over whether they are possible at all. What kind, and when. Ukrainian law explicitly prohibits holding any elections under martial law. 7 848 58 Previously in trend: Elections during war post-war elections

Yaroslav Zhelezniak: Fedorov believed there was still something good left in president. I became disillusioned long ago Yaroslav Zhelezniak: Fedorov believed there was still something good left in president. I became disillusioned long ago We meet Yaroslav Zhelezniak, currently the Verkhovna Rada’s chief insider, at the Natsionalnyi Hotel near parliament. He warns us that we have no more than 30 minutes and need to make it count. So we speak briefly and focus on the essentials: the votes on Khmara and Sybiha, the political ambitions of Fedorov and Zhelezniak himself, whether military personnel will receive their salaries, and whether parliamentary elections are possible at this point. 18 910 42 Previously in trend: Personnel changes in government

"I do not hate Russians. I just no longer consider them human" – story of Azovstal defender "I do not hate Russians. I just no longer consider them human" – story of Azovstal defender I confess: there was one day when I was glad that Viktor Medvedchuk was in Ukraine - September 22, 2022. On that day, Russia took Medvedchuk, returning 215 Ukrainian service members in exchange. Among them was an old acquaintance of mine, Azov fighter Viktor Muzyka. 13 336 36 Previously in trend: Azov fighters returned from Russian captivity

Abduction and murder of two brothers: what is known about involvement of 155th SMB commander Luchanov Abduction and murder of two brothers: what is known about involvement of 155th SMB commander Luchanov Two brothers are forcibly taken from their home courtyard amid gunfire. Their trail is lost in the Poltava region, at the deployment site of the 155th Separate Mechanized Brigade (SMB). They are found killed. 14 971 39