Alexandra Mandrovskaya

She studied at the Institute of Philology at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and Mykhailo Dragomanov National Pedagogical University.

She has been working in journalism since 2011. She has worked her way up from interviewer for the Ministry of Defense’s print publications to news editor. I love and am skilled at working with large amounts of information, ranging from military and political topics to environmental and economic issues.

Previously, I wrote for Kraina magazine, Gazeta.ua, Depo.ua, and the online publications Apostrophe, GreenPost, and Focus.ua.

From avatars to intellectual property rights: Ukraine wants to legalize personal symbols

Every Ukrainian will be able to have his or her own coat of arms as a legally recognized element of personal identity - this is what a new bill to update the Ci…

24 November 22:28
Cheap oil and expensive wars: how the ruble and energy prices put pressure on the Kremlin

According to Reuters, in November 2025, Russian budget revenues from oil and gas could drop by about 35% year-on-year, to about 520 billion rubles, or about $6…

24 November 20:38
Poles buy Ukrainian mineral water: how the Maspex-KMW deal will reshape FMCG

The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) has allowed the Polish Grupa Maspex, together with a Ukrainian citizen, to gain joint control over two companies: C…

24 November 18:59
Weather in the capital: when to expect snow and frost in Kyiv

In the coming weeks, Kyiv will remain without a stable snow cover, despite the calendar winter. Forecaster Natalia Golenya explained in a commentary to "Komersa…

24 November 17:05
The labor market is slowing down: who is being laid off the most and why wages are losing momentum

Large companies are increasingly laying off staff, and salary increases are slowing down. This means that the labor market is entering a cooling phase: business…

21 November 22:52
Less bureaucracy – more coverage: how the government is resetting the rules for mobile operators

Ukraine has launched an accelerated procedure for obtaining permits for the installation of mobile operators' base stations. First Deputy Prime Minister and Min…

21 November 22:00
Undocumented workers and sales without fiscalization: what the State Tax Service found in a popular toy chain

The State Tax Service (STS) has found significant violations of tax laws in one of the popular children's toy stores operating in Kyiv and Kyiv region. This was…

21 November 20:30
“The will does not die”: how Ukrposhta’s new stamp for the Day of Dignity rethinks Maidans and war

on November 21, Ukrposhta put into circulation a new artistic postage stamp "To the Day of Dignity and Freedom". As of today, it is valid for postal services in…

21 November 19:30
Kyiv said goodbye to a legend: the last Continent store closed after 30 years of operation

One of the city's oldest supermarket chains, Continent, has finally ceased to exist in Kyiv. This was reported by "Komersant Ukrainian" with reference to a post…

21 November 18:36
Ending the war in exchange for concessions: what the draft peace memorandum offers Ukraine, Russia and the West

Ukrainians have been shown 28 points of a new "peace plan" to end the war with Russia. The document was published on November 19 by MP Oleksiy Honcharenko on hi…

20 November 23:09