Alisa Orlova

Alisa Orlova

Head of News

Alisa is the Head of News and a correspondent at Kyiv Post, where she leads the newsroom’s coverage of breaking events and global developments. With over seven years of experience in TV journalism, Alisa has reported on international and Ukrainian politics, making complex stories easier to understand. Back in September 2022, Alisa joined the Kyiv Post team.

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR ( 918 )
‘Putin Must Be Forced to Think About Ending War’: Zelensky Urges Tougher Sanctions After Record Strike War in Ukraine

‘Putin Must Be Forced to Think About Ending War’: Zelensky Urges Tougher Sanctions After Record Strike

By Alisa Orlova
May 25, 2025
Explosions and Drone Strikes Rock Russian Military Airfield in Tver Overnight Drones

Explosions and Drone Strikes Rock Russian Military Airfield in Tver Overnight

By Alisa Orlova
May 25, 2025
12 Killed, Including 3 Children, in Russia’s Worst Air Assaults on Ukraine in Weeks War in Ukraine

12 Killed, Including 3 Children, in Russia’s Worst Air Assaults on Ukraine in Weeks

By Alisa Orlova
Updated: May 25, 2025
Ukraine, Russia Swap 390 Prisoners in First Phase of Agreed Exchange War in Ukraine

Ukraine, Russia Swap 390 Prisoners in First Phase of Agreed Exchange

By Alisa Orlova
May 23, 2025
EXPLAINED: What Putin’s ‘Buffer Zone’ Plan Means – and Why Ukraine Is Alarmed War in Ukraine

EXPLAINED: What Putin’s ‘Buffer Zone’ Plan Means – and Why Ukraine Is Alarmed

By Alisa Orlova
May 23, 2025
Trump Claims ‘Major’ Ukraine-Russia POW Swap Done – Kyiv Says It’s Still Ongoing Trump

Trump Claims ‘Major’ Ukraine-Russia POW Swap Done – Kyiv Says It’s Still Ongoing

By Alisa Orlova
May 23, 2025
Ukrainian Drones Cripple Key Russian Plant Powering Missiles, Drones, and War Tech Drones

Ukrainian Drones Cripple Key Russian Plant Powering Missiles, Drones, and War Tech

By Alisa Orlova
May 23, 2025
Mariupol Siege Commander and ‘Meat Assaults’ Strategist Takes Over Russian Ground Forces Putin

Mariupol Siege Commander and ‘Meat Assaults’ Strategist Takes Over Russian Ground Forces

By Alisa Orlova
May 22, 2025
‘Take the Commander, Kill the Rest’: Intercept Reveals Evidence of More Executions Armed Forces of Ukraine

‘Take the Commander, Kill the Rest’: Intercept Reveals Evidence of More Executions

By Alisa Orlova
May 22, 2025
Vatican Could Host Kyiv–Moscow Talks in June War in Ukraine

Vatican Could Host Kyiv–Moscow Talks in June

By Alisa Orlova
May 22, 2025
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‘Saving Kyiv Regime Is Not Our Plan’: Putin Rejects Ukraine Proposal To Limit Long-Range Strikes

‘Saving Kyiv Regime Is Not Our Plan’: Putin Rejects Ukraine Proposal To Limit Long-Range Strikes

Russian Missile and Drone Barrage Kills 30 in Kyiv, Rescuers Hunt for Survivors

Russian Missile and Drone Barrage Kills 30 in Kyiv, Rescuers Hunt for Survivors

Inside BlueBird Tech: Ukraine’s Next-Gen Drone Factory With Missile Ambitions

Inside BlueBird Tech: Ukraine’s Next-Gen Drone Factory With Missile Ambitions

Belarus Warns Ukraine of ‘Full-Scale Response’ Over Any Border Incursion

Belarus Warns Ukraine of ‘Full-Scale Response’ Over Any Border Incursion

UK to Rebuild Armed Forces Around Ukraine-Style Drone Warfare

UK to Rebuild Armed Forces Around Ukraine-Style Drone Warfare

Russian Hackers Spied on Border Cameras to Track Ukraine Aid, UK Intel Says Ukraine

Russian Hackers Spied on Border Cameras to Track Ukraine Aid, UK Intel Says

By Alisa Orlova
May 22, 2025
‘This Is a Sovereign Matter’: Kremlin Softens Stance on Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ Missile Shield Putin

‘This Is a Sovereign Matter’: Kremlin Softens Stance on Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ Missile Shield

By Alisa Orlova
May 21, 2025
Pro-Russia ex-Ukraine MP Andriy Portnov Shot Dead in Madrid Top News

Pro-Russia ex-Ukraine MP Andriy Portnov Shot Dead in Madrid

By Alisa Orlova
Updated: May 21, 2025
6 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed as Russian Iskander Missile Strikes Training Camp in Sumy Armed Forces of Ukraine

6 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed as Russian Iskander Missile Strikes Training Camp in Sumy

By Alisa Orlova
May 21, 2025
‘Big Egos Involved’: Trump May Pull Out of Russia-Ukraine Talks If ‘Red Line’ Crossed Putin

‘Big Egos Involved’: Trump May Pull Out of Russia-Ukraine Talks If ‘Red Line’ Crossed

By Alisa Orlova
May 20, 2025
European Leaders ‘Stunned’ by Trump-Putin Agreements US

European Leaders ‘Stunned’ by Trump-Putin Agreements

By Alisa Orlova
May 20, 2025
EXPLAINED: What to Know About First Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks Since 2022 Ukraine

EXPLAINED: What to Know About First Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks Since 2022

By Alisa Orlova
May 15, 2025
Ukraine Spy Chief: ‘Neither Putin Nor His Double’ Expected at Turkey Talks Zelensky

Ukraine Spy Chief: ‘Neither Putin Nor His Double’ Expected at Turkey Talks

By Alisa Orlova
May 14, 2025
What Putin Said on Victory Day – And What He Didn’t War in Ukraine

What Putin Said on Victory Day – And What He Didn’t

By Alisa Orlova
May 9, 2025
‘Total Marxist Like Pope Francis’ – MAGA Furious as Pope Leo’s Critical Posts on Trump, Vance Resurface After Vatican Vote US

‘Total Marxist Like Pope Francis’ – MAGA Furious as Pope Leo’s Critical Posts on Trump, Vance Resurface After Vatican Vote

By Alisa Orlova
May 9, 2025