Radina Gigova

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Radina Gigova is a multimedia journalist part of CNN's award winning international newsgathering team, based at the network's headquarters in Atlanta.
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Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba attends a joint press conference with his Norwegian counterpart following their talks in Kyiv on April 15, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Genya SAVILOV / AFP)
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Ukraine tightens pressure on military age men abroad as part of wider mobilization rules overhaul
Apr 24, 2024
Staying abroad “does not relieve a citizen of his or her duties to the homeland,” Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba warns.
A couple sits on Tourkovounia hill in Athens, as southerly winds carry waves of Saharan dust to Greece, on April 23, 2024.
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Athens turns orange, Helsinki goes white as Europe’s weather springs a surprise
Apr 24, 2024
Dust from the Sahara blankets the Greek capital while parts of Finland experience unusual amounts of snow in what public broadcaster labels ‘freak April weather.’
KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 25: President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky speaks at the 'Ukraine. Year 2024' forum on February 25, 2024 in Kyiv, Ukraine. The forum 'Ukraine. Year 2024', where Ukrainian officials and politicians talk about how the country will develop in the coming year. The forum brought together the top Ukrainian authorities to present their plans. (Photo by Dmytro Larin/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)
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Zelensky signs law overhauling Ukraine’s mobilization rules
Apr 17, 2024
The legislation requires all men between 18 and 60 to register with the armed forces, but contains no provision for demobilizing soldiers who have spent long periods fighting.
Georgian pro-democracy groups activists wave flags of Georgia and are wrapped in flags of Europe as they protest against a "foreign influence" bill outside the parliament in Tbilisi on April 15, 2024.
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Violent clashes break out in Georgia amid controversial ‘foreign agents’ law debate
Apr 16, 2024
Violent clashes erupted between protesters and police in Georgia on Tuesday as parliament debated a “foreign agents” bill, criticized as authoritarian and Russian-inspired.
A man walks past a crater after missiles strike in Kharkiv on April 6, 2024, amid Russian invasion in Ukraine.
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At least seven dead in two Russian strikes on Ukraine’s second largest city Kharkiv
Apr 6, 2024
Russian strikes on Ukrainian regions claimed more civilian lives on Saturday, as Kyiv continues to urge allies for more air defenses.
Emergency workers evacuate a local resident after a part of a dam burst causing flooding, in Orsk, Russia.
Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service via AP
Russian dam bursts forcing thousands to evacuate in flood-hit southern region
Apr 6, 2024
Thousands of Russians are being evacuated from their homes after an embankment dam broke in southeastern Orenburg Region on Saturday, authorities say.
FILE - Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is escorted from court after a hearing in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. Arrests of Americans in Russia have become increasingly common as relations between Moscow and Washington sink to Cold War lows. Some have been exchanged for Russians held in the U.S., while for others, the prospects of being released in a swap are less clear. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)
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Russia is rounding up more journalists a year after the arrest of Evan Gershkovich
Mar 29, 2024
Six journalists working for independent media outlets in Russia were detained in a span of just a few hours this week on the eve of the anniversary of the arrest of American journalist Evan Gershkovich in the city of Yekaterinburg.
Smoke rises during the aftermath of what Ukraine's state hydropower company says is a Russian missile strike on Ukraine's largest dam, the DniproHES in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine March 22, 2024, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. VIDEO OBTAINED BY REUTERS/via REUTERS NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.
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Russia launches likely largest-ever attack on Ukraine’s energy system, Ukrainian official says
Mar 22, 2024
Russia launched one of its biggest missile and drone barrages on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure since the start of its full-scale invasion more than two years ago.
Britain's King Charles III leaves the London Clinic on January 29 after receiving treatment for an enlarged prostate.
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King Charles III’s medical records not compromised after alleged Kate data breach
Mar 21, 2024
The personal medical records of King Charles III were not accessed in an alleged data breach at a London hospital, according to multiple British media outlets.
The Russian Navy's Northern Fleet commander Alexander Moiseyev speaks to the media at the Arctic port of Severomorsk on May 13, 2021. (Photo by Maxime POPOV / AFP) (Photo by MAXIME POPOV/AFP via Getty Images)
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Russia confirms naval chief replaced after Black Sea failures
Mar 19, 2024
Russian state media confirmed on Tuesday that the Kremlin replaced the head of the country’s navy following a string of successful Ukrainian attacks on its Black Sea fleet.
People stand in a line to enter a polling station around noon on the final day of the presidential election in Moscow, Russia, March 17, 2024. Yulia Navalnaya, widow of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, called on Russians to join an election day protest at noon on March 17 to vote against President Vladimir Putin or spoil their ballots. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Maxim Shemetov/Reuters
Russia sees polling station protests as Putin set to extend long rule
Mar 17, 2024
Lines at some polling stations in Russia grew suddenly at around 12pm local time Sunday, the hour at which supporters of the deceased opposition leader Alexey Navalny called on people to protest the election.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave an interview with CNN's Dana Bash on Sunday.
CNN
Netanyahu tells CNN Schumer’s call for Israel election was ‘totally inappropriate’
Mar 17, 2024
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will keep trying to secure a deal that would see the release of 100 hostages in exchange for a six week pause in fighting in an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash.
Four main components on the Roscosmos segment of the International Space Station are pictured as the orbital outpost soared 261 miles above the north Atlantic Ocean in April 2023.
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Putin says setting up a nuclear power unit in space is a priority for Russia
Mar 14, 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin told government officials on Thursday that space projects, including setting up a nuclear power unit, should be a priority and get proper financing.
Pope Francis delivers his Sunday Angelus blessing overlooking St. Peter's Square on Sunday.
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Pope sparks anger after saying Ukraine should have the ‘courage of the white flag’ and negotiate
Mar 12, 2024
Ukrainian and European officials slammed over the weekend comments by Pope Francis, who in an interview published Saturday had said Kyiv should negotiate with Russia to end the fighting.
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson hands accession documents to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, March 7, 2024.
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Sweden officially joins NATO, becoming alliance’s 32nd member
Mar 7, 2024
Sweden officially joined NATO on Thursday after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine spurred it to rethink its defense policy and abandon its long held position of neutrality.
Zelensky said the missile strike came close to where he had met with Mitsotakis, March 6, 2024.
Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Reuters
Deadly Russian missile struck close to Zelensky and Greek leader’s convoy
Mar 7, 2024
A Russian missile exploded just 500 meters from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during a deadly attack on the Black Sea port city of Odesa on Wednesday, a source familiar with the situation told CNN.

About

Radina Gigova is a multimedia journalist part of CNN’s award winning international newsgathering team, based at the network’s headquarters in Atlanta.

Radina works closely with CNN’s bureaus around the globe and digital platforms covering breaking news and major world events.

She has played an integral part of the network’s coverage of the new era of US – Russia relations, the global fight against terrorism and the rise of ISIS, the war in eastern Ukraine, the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean, as well as the humanitarian emergencies unfolding in northern Nigeria and east Africa.

Some of her recent reports featured on CNN’s digital platforms focus on the peace talks aimed at negotiating a political solution to the Syrian war, the persistent tensions between NATO and Moscow and the ongoing fighting along the frontline in eastern Ukraine.

Radina has a master’s degree in Broadcast Journalism and Public Policy from American University in Washington, DC and has received a Diploma DELE Superior in Spanish from the Cervantes Institute in Madrid, Spain.

An avid coffee fan, Radina is known for her love of dynamite espressos. Follow Radina on Twitter @RadinaCNN and Instagram @radina_cnn.