https://www.rferl.org Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty is an international news organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries https://www.rferl.org/Content/responsive/RFE/en-US/img/logo.png https://www.rferl.org en Copyright 2026 - RFE/RL, Inc. 60 Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:17:31 +0200 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL More than a dozen people were killed in overnight Russian missile and drone strikes in and around Kyiv on July 6. Residential buildings were hit, and more than 40 people were wounded, including children. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-kyiv-civilian-deaths-missile-drone-strike/33797782.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-kyiv-civilian-deaths-missile-drone-strike/33797782.html Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:50:48 +0200 UkraineRussiaVideo ArchiveVideosRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Russia launched a major missile and drone attack on Kyiv and the surrounding region early on July 6, striking residential buildings and killing at least 27 people while injuring nearly 100, hours after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned of an impending Russian strike. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kyiv-zelenskyy-russia-attack-nato-putin/33797564.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kyiv-zelenskyy-russia-attack-nato-putin/33797564.html Mon, 06 Jul 2026 03:01:26 +0200 NewsRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Headline Russia and Ukraine made conflicting battoefield claims on July 4, with Moscow insisting it had captured the key eastern city of Kostyantynivka and Kyiv rejecting the assertion. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-sumy-bomb-attack/33796590.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-sumy-bomb-attack/33796590.html Sat, 04 Jul 2026 10:13:53 +0200 UkraineNewsRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Kyiv residents mourned those killed in a Russian overnight attack on July 2 that marked one of the biggest strikes on the Ukrainian capital this year and left at least 30 people dead and nearly 100 more injured. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-kyiv-attack/33795616.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-kyiv-attack/33795616.html Fri, 03 Jul 2026 16:35:12 +0200 UkraineRussiaPhoto GalleriesRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories At least 17 people were killed and more than 80 injured, including children, in overnight Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, on July 2. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had warned that Russia was preparing a massive strike. https://www.rferl.org/a/deadly-overnight-russian-strike-hits-kyiv/33794697.html https://www.rferl.org/a/deadly-overnight-russian-strike-hits-kyiv/33794697.html Thu, 02 Jul 2026 13:20:41 +0200 UkraineRussia Invades Ukraine Service members embraced their relatives as they returned home to Ukraine on June 26 in the latest prisoner exchange with Russia. Many of the 160 freed Ukrainians had been held captive since 2022, including soldiers who defended the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol during a lengthy siege. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-prisoners--of-war-released-mariupol/33790207.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-prisoners--of-war-released-mariupol/33790207.html Sat, 27 Jun 2026 21:00:50 +0200 UkraineVideo ArchiveVideosThe Rundown Stories Ukrainian workers are conducting emergency repairs to a historic cathedral, part of a UNESCO-protected monastery, which was damaged in an overnight attack on June 15. While priceless items were moved to safety, experts warn that soot and moisture continue to threaten other historic artifacts. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-cathedral-monastery-damaged-air-strikes/33783975.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-cathedral-monastery-damaged-air-strikes/33783975.html Thu, 18 Jun 2026 19:42:42 +0200 UkraineRussiaVideo ArchiveVideosRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on the morning of June 18 that drones had attacked the Moscow Oil Refinery, the largest fuel supplier to the Moscow region. https://www.rferl.org/a/moscow-oil-refinery-ukraine-drones-strikes-sobyanin/33783593.html https://www.rferl.org/a/moscow-oil-refinery-ukraine-drones-strikes-sobyanin/33783593.html Thu, 18 Jun 2026 08:53:35 +0200 NewsRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Russian authorities said a Ukrainian drone hit a bus carrying a Belarusian children's football team in Russia's Bryansk region, a claim Kyiv said was "false." https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-ukraine-russia-drone-strike-bus-children/33783067.html https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-ukraine-russia-drone-strike-bus-children/33783067.html Wed, 17 Jun 2026 18:38:55 +0200 NewsBelarusRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories US President Donald Trump held a “very good meeting” with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the G7 summit in France, adding that “Russia should make a deal” while hinting that Europe’s largest conflict since World War II might be moving up his priority list. https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-ukraine-focus-iran-russia/33782190.html https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-ukraine-focus-iran-russia/33782190.html Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:57:38 +0200 NewsIranRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Locals evacuated paintings and other artworks from the Kharkiv Art Museum after it was struck by a Russian drone on June 14. The attack started a fire in the building, which houses thousands of works by prominent Ukrainian artists. https://www.rferl.org/a/kharkiv-art-museum-struck-by-russia/33781501.html https://www.rferl.org/a/kharkiv-art-museum-struck-by-russia/33781501.html Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:31:35 +0200 VideosRussiaUkraineVideo ArchiveRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Parts of the UNESCO-protected Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, Ukraine's most revered Orthodox monastery, were set ablaze during a Russian missile and drone barrage. https://www.rferl.org/a/kyiv-monastery-of-the-caves-fire-ukraine/33781324.html https://www.rferl.org/a/kyiv-monastery-of-the-caves-fire-ukraine/33781324.html Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:37:35 +0200 VideosUkraineVideo ArchiveRussia Invades Ukraine The UNESCO-protected Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, Ukraine's most important Orthodox monastery, was set ablaze during a massive overnight missile and drone barrage that killed at least 11 people and injured dozens across the country. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-trump-putin-zelenskyy-kyiv-lavra/33780576.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-trump-putin-zelenskyy-kyiv-lavra/33780576.html Mon, 15 Jun 2026 05:46:06 +0200 NewsRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Kyiv Residents have mixed reactions over the removal of a statue of writer Mikhail Bulgakov, author of The Master And Margarita. Born in Kyiv, the novelist penned sharp satires of Soviet society. But Ukrainian officials said Bulgakov also symbolized Russian imperial thinking. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kyiv-bulgakov-master-margarita-statue-removal-russia-empire/33776091.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kyiv-bulgakov-master-margarita-statue-removal-russia-empire/33776091.html Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:24:03 +0200 UkraineRussiaVideo ArchiveVideosRussia Invades Ukraine Russian forces hit a storage facility for spent nuclear fuel near Ukraine's Chernobyl power plant, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said June 7. He called the strike an "extremely vile" attack as international atomic energy monitors announced it did not lead to a spike in radiation. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-chernobyl-strike-nuclear-radiation-russia-iaea/33774622.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-chernobyl-strike-nuclear-radiation-russia-iaea/33774622.html Sun, 07 Jun 2026 17:40:05 +0200 UkraineRussiaVideo ArchiveVideosRussia Invades Ukraine Gas stations across Russian-occupied Crimea are facing worsening fuel shortages, with long queues, rationing, and voucher-based distribution reported by residents. Ukrainian strikes on fuel-supply routes to the peninsula are cited as one of the contributing factors to the crisis. https://www.rferl.org/a/fuel-crisis-hits-russian-occupied-crimea/33773280.html https://www.rferl.org/a/fuel-crisis-hits-russian-occupied-crimea/33773280.html Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:16:11 +0200 UkraineRussia Invades Ukraine Russia launched one of its largest drone-and-missile attacks on Ukraine, striking cities across the country. At least four people were killed in Kyiv and at least nine in Dnipro, with dozens more injured. Ukraine's Air Force said Russia fired 73 missiles and 656 drones overnight on June 2. https://www.rferl.org/a/massive-russian-strike-on-ukraine-kills-civilians/33770894.html https://www.rferl.org/a/massive-russian-strike-on-ukraine-kills-civilians/33770894.html Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:32:49 +0200 UkraineRussia Invades Ukraine A large-scale overnight Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv killed at least four people and injured dozens, including children, Ukrainian officials said. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-drone-and-missile-attack-kyiv-ukraine/33770716.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-drone-and-missile-attack-kyiv-ukraine/33770716.html Tue, 02 Jun 2026 07:55:33 +0200 NewsRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Headline Some 300 Ukrainian drone operators recently took a break from combat to compete in an event called Wild Drones. The competition in the Lviv region gives them a chance to earn bragging rights and give feedback to defense firms behind technology that is being used in the long-running war with Russia. https://www.rferl.org/a/from-battlefield-to-racecourse-ukraine-s-drone-pilots-compete-far-from-the-front-lines/33768356.html https://www.rferl.org/a/from-battlefield-to-racecourse-ukraine-s-drone-pilots-compete-far-from-the-front-lines/33768356.html Sun, 31 May 2026 11:12:51 +0200 VideosUkraineVideo ArchiveThe Rundown Stories Ukraine says that its forces carried out a large-scale overnight drone assault targeting military and infrastructure sites inside Russia and Russian-occupied territory. https://www.rferl.org/a/zelensky-warns-massive-attack-missile-drone-strike/33768994.html https://www.rferl.org/a/zelensky-warns-massive-attack-missile-drone-strike/33768994.html Sat, 30 May 2026 13:44:09 +0200 NewsRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Headline