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 )
Geneva Talks Wrap in 2 Hours: Moscow Calls Them ‘Tough,’ Ukraine Reports Progress War in Ukraine

Geneva Talks Wrap in 2 Hours: Moscow Calls Them ‘Tough,’ Ukraine Reports Progress

By Alisa Orlova
Feb. 18, 2026
Putin Presses NATO to Lock in Promise It Won’t Expand East War in Ukraine

Putin Presses NATO to Lock in Promise It Won’t Expand East

By Alisa Orlova
Feb. 18, 2026
Ukraine’s Umerov Says Geneva Talks Will Center on Security, Humanitarian Track Umerov

Ukraine’s Umerov Says Geneva Talks Will Center on Security, Humanitarian Track

By Alisa Orlova
Feb. 17, 2026
‘Absurd Insinuations’: Russia Rejects Navalny Poisoning Claims in Note to Chemical Weapons Watchdog Russia

‘Absurd Insinuations’: Russia Rejects Navalny Poisoning Claims in Note to Chemical Weapons Watchdog

By Alisa Orlova
Feb. 17, 2026
‘They Destroyed My Life’: Elite Russian Drone Operator From Rubikon Defects to Ukraine War in Ukraine

‘They Destroyed My Life’: Elite Russian Drone Operator From Rubikon Defects to Ukraine

By Alisa Orlova
Feb. 16, 2026
Ukrainian Freestyle Skier Qualifies for Olympic Medal Round and Gets Engaged on Valentine’s Day

Ukrainian Freestyle Skier Qualifies for Olympic Medal Round and Gets Engaged on Valentine’s Day

By Alisa Orlova
Feb. 15, 2026
‘What Do You Mean ‘Refusal’? Move Forward’ – Russian Commanders Force Troops Into ‘Meat-Grinder’ Assaults Intercepted Calls

‘What Do You Mean ‘Refusal’? Move Forward’ – Russian Commanders Force Troops Into ‘Meat-Grinder’ Assaults

By Alisa Orlova
Feb. 15, 2026
Ex-Energy Minister Arrested Trying to Flee Ukraine Energy

Ex-Energy Minister Arrested Trying to Flee Ukraine

By Alisa Orlova
Feb. 15, 2026
Zelensky Briefs Rubio, Holds Talks With Trump Envoys Ahead of Geneva Trilateral Meeting Zelensky

Zelensky Briefs Rubio, Holds Talks With Trump Envoys Ahead of Geneva Trilateral Meeting

By Alisa Orlova
Feb. 15, 2026
Aliyev Says Russia Deliberately Hit Azerbaijan’s Embassy in Kyiv – Moscow Denies War in Ukraine

Aliyev Says Russia Deliberately Hit Azerbaijan’s Embassy in Kyiv – Moscow Denies

By Alisa Orlova
Feb. 15, 2026
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Russia Hit by 660-Drone Overnight Barrage Targeting Moscow, Crimea and Key Military Sites

Russia Hit by 660-Drone Overnight Barrage Targeting Moscow, Crimea and Key Military Sites

‘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 27 in Kyiv, Rescuers Hunt for Survivors

Russian Missile and Drone Barrage Kills 27 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

Zelensky: Ukraine Ready for Elections After Two-Month Ceasefire Backed by US War in Ukraine

Zelensky: Ukraine Ready for Elections After Two-Month Ceasefire Backed by US

By Alisa Orlova
Feb. 15, 2026
Ukrainian Forces Press Local Counterattacks as Russian Assaults Slow After Starlink Cutoff War in Ukraine

Ukrainian Forces Press Local Counterattacks as Russian Assaults Slow After Starlink Cutoff

By Alisa Orlova
Feb. 13, 2026
Frozen in Kyiv: Volunteers Rush to Aid Residents Left Without Heat Kyiv

Frozen in Kyiv: Volunteers Rush to Aid Residents Left Without Heat

By Alisa Orlova
Feb. 12, 2026
‘The Price of Our Dignity’: Ukrainian Skeleton Racer Heraskevych Disqualified at Olympics Over Memorial Helmet Ukraine

‘The Price of Our Dignity’: Ukrainian Skeleton Racer Heraskevych Disqualified at Olympics Over Memorial Helmet

By Alisa Orlova
Updated: Feb. 12, 2026
‘We’ll Have to Use Carrier Pigeons’: Russian Troops in Chaos as Telegram, Starlink Cut Off Telegram

‘We’ll Have to Use Carrier Pigeons’: Russian Troops in Chaos as Telegram, Starlink Cut Off

By Alisa Orlova
Feb. 11, 2026
Kyiv Denies Reports of Feb. 24 Election Announcement, Says Security Is Key War in Ukraine

Kyiv Denies Reports of Feb. 24 Election Announcement, Says Security Is Key

By Alisa Orlova
Feb. 11, 2026
Lavrov: Ukraine Peace Talks Far From Over, Trump ‘Overhyped’ Peace Plan

Lavrov: Ukraine Peace Talks Far From Over, Trump ‘Overhyped’

By Alisa Orlova
Feb. 10, 2026
Japan to Join NATO’s PURL – Will Fund Only Non-Lethal US Gear for Ukraine

Japan to Join NATO’s PURL – Will Fund Only Non-Lethal US Gear for Ukraine

By Alisa Orlova
Feb. 10, 2026
FSB Recruit in Kyiv Bank Detained Over Defense Forces Data Leak SBU

FSB Recruit in Kyiv Bank Detained Over Defense Forces Data Leak

By Alisa Orlova
Feb. 9, 2026
Moscow Says Ukraine’s SBU Behind Attempted Killing of Top GRU Official Russia

Moscow Says Ukraine’s SBU Behind Attempted Killing of Top GRU Official

By Alisa Orlova
Feb. 9, 2026