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 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 17:47:00 +0200 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL Frontline mobile fire units of Ukraine's 100th Brigade report they are seeing more daytime attacks by Russian-launched Shahed drones while still keeping busy at night, using machine guns and night vision gear to intercept a variety of incoming strikes. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-donetsk-drone-frontline-mobile-fire-machine-gun-defense/33734628.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-donetsk-drone-frontline-mobile-fire-machine-gun-defense/33734628.html Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:42:26 +0200 UkraineRussiaVideo ArchiveVideosRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories As hundreds of Russian drone and missile attacks hit Ukraine on the night of April 15-16, Current Time correspondent Borys Sachalko narrowly avoided one of the strikes. He recorded a video from inside his shattered apartment building in Kyiv, where shrapnel had claimed the life of a young neighbor. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kyiv-air-strikes-journalist/33733918.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kyiv-air-strikes-journalist/33733918.html Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:16:54 +0200 Ukraine As Ukraine prepares to mark the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, a new report from Greenpeace warns that failure to fully repair the protective shell around the crippled nuclear plant could lead to a "catastrophic" release of radioactive dust. A Russian drone punctured a hole in the external shield in 2025. Strikes near the site cause vibrations that could lead to a catastrophic collapse of an internal shell, the sarcophagus, that covers nuclear debris. https://www.rferl.org/a/chernobyl-drone-damage-radiation-greenpeace/33733110.html https://www.rferl.org/a/chernobyl-drone-damage-radiation-greenpeace/33733110.html Wed, 15 Apr 2026 22:43:14 +0200 UkraineVideo ArchiveVideos Ukrainian troops near the front lines celebrated Orthodox Easter with traditional sweets after Russia and Ukraine agreed to a 36-hour truce in honor of the holiday. But both sides accused the other of violating the cease-fire, reporting thousands of incidents of drone strikes and artillery attacks. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-orthodox-easter-truce/33730616.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-orthodox-easter-truce/33730616.html Sun, 12 Apr 2026 21:58:08 +0200 UkraineVideo ArchiveVideos Kyiv reported more than 450 violations of a 32-hour truce between Russia and Ukraine just hours after it came into force on April 11, following pledges by both countries to cease fire in light of Orthodox Easter. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-orthodox-easter-truce-zelenskyy-putin/33730029.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-orthodox-easter-truce-zelenskyy-putin/33730029.html Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:28:29 +0200 UkraineNewsRussiaRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories David Schenker, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near Eastern Affairs, told Current Time that all options are on the table for President Donald Trump as the US and Iran remain "very far" apart as they head into negotiations in Pakistan. https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-us-cease-fire-negotiations-war/33729595.html https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-us-cease-fire-negotiations-war/33729595.html Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:33:44 +0200 IranFeaturesThe Rundown Stories Kyiv and Moscow pledged to halt fighting for 32 hours to mark Orthodox Easter, as US-backed peace negotiations to end Russia's four-year war falter and Washington focuses on its own war with Iran. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-orthdox-easter-ceasefire-zelenskyy-putin/33728799.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-orthdox-easter-ceasefire-zelenskyy-putin/33728799.html Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:11:31 +0200 NewsRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Pavel Talankin, the co-director of Mr Nobody Against Putin, spoke with Current Time about his film shortly after it won the Oscar for best documentary on March 15. Days after the Oscar win, Russia banned the movie and designated Talankin a "foreign agent." Talankin called the ban a "brilliant promotional campaign" for the film. https://www.rferl.org/a/mr-nobody-against-putin-co-director-calls-russia-s-ban-on-oscar-winning-film-brilliant-pr-/33723231.html https://www.rferl.org/a/mr-nobody-against-putin-co-director-calls-russia-s-ban-on-oscar-winning-film-brilliant-pr-/33723231.html Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:26:08 +0200 VideosRussiaVideo Archive Residents of Daghestan in southern Russia were evacuating their homes as major floods swept through the region. The disaster is the result of record rainfall combined with melting snow from the mountains, but some residents also blame local officials for mismanaging the region's infrastructure. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-daghestan-floods-emergency/33723519.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-daghestan-floods-emergency/33723519.html Thu, 02 Apr 2026 21:24:48 +0200 North CaucasusRussiaVideo ArchiveVideos The US-Israeli war with Iran has continued following US President Donald Trump’s TV address to the nation, with a series of reported air strikes, defiant messaging from Tehran, and a US warning in Iraq of an imminent attack in Baghdad by Iranian proxy forces. https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-speech-war-threats-iran-strikes/33723158.html https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-speech-war-threats-iran-strikes/33723158.html Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:37:13 +0200 IranNewsThe Rundown StoriesMiddle East Rare wartime protests have hit Russia's Novosibirsk region as farmers are standing up to authorities, resisting orders to cull thousands of cattle over concerns about disease. Russian officials have called an outbreak of pasteurellosis and rabies highly dangerous, but farmers claim healthy cattle are being killed, putting small farms in danger of financial ruin. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-farmers-protests-livestock-health/33721770.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-farmers-protests-livestock-health/33721770.html Tue, 31 Mar 2026 23:11:18 +0200 RussiaVideo ArchiveVideos Ukrainian forces stationed near Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region say they've seen increasing attacks as Russia's spring offensive gets under way. Ukraine’s top military commander, General Oleksandr Syrskiy, said Russia had suffered some 6,000 battlefield casualties in a four-day period, but Ukrainian troops on the ground said there's no sign of a shortage of Russian manpower. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukrainian-forces-battle-intense-russian-offensive-near-obliterated-pokrovsk/33719998.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukrainian-forces-battle-intense-russian-offensive-near-obliterated-pokrovsk/33719998.html Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:26:55 +0200 VideosRussiaUkraineVideo ArchiveRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Three days of Ukrainian drone attacks on ports and refineries in Russia’s Leningrad region have led to what one analyst called “the most serious threat” to Russian oil exports since the beginning of the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-strikes-russia-oil-exports/33717215.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-strikes-russia-oil-exports/33717215.html Thu, 26 Mar 2026 18:12:51 +0100 UkraineFeaturesRussiaRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Heavy fighting is ongoing in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kostyantynivka. The town’s only road to Kramatorsk is swarmed by Russian drones, forcing civilians to flee on foot while Ukrainian troops move in to defend the city. https://www.rferl.org/a/inside-kostyantynivka-last-evacuation-route/33717209.html https://www.rferl.org/a/inside-kostyantynivka-last-evacuation-route/33717209.html Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:46:28 +0100 UkraineRussia Invades Ukraine For the past 10 days, Moscow has been experiencing widespread mobile internet outages, causing significant disruptions to daily life. Residents are facing challenges with essential services, including online payments, taxi apps, and navigation tools. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-telegram-mobile-internet-problem/33708173.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-telegram-mobile-internet-problem/33708173.html Tue, 17 Mar 2026 07:55:48 +0100 NewsRussiaRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Israelis were celebrating Purim with singing, dancing, and costume parties on March 4. When the festivities in Jerusalem were interrupted by an air-raid alert, people headed for the shelters and kept partying there -- determined to maintain normal life amid war. https://www.rferl.org/a/israeli-purim-celebrations-defy-iranian-missiles/33695384.html https://www.rferl.org/a/israeli-purim-celebrations-defy-iranian-missiles/33695384.html Wed, 04 Mar 2026 22:08:48 +0100 Middle EastIran Russia's state-sponsored media pundits have long praised Iran as a strategic partner and ally -- but faced with ongoing US-Israeli strikes on Iran, these outlets are suddenly arguing that the Islamic republic was never to be counted on. Some Russian commentators even seem to be celebrating its struggles. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-iran-kremlin-media-story-strategic-us-israel-strikes-islamic-republic/33695323.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-iran-kremlin-media-story-strategic-us-israel-strikes-islamic-republic/33695323.html Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:32:24 +0100 IranVideo ArchiveVideos Ukrainians marked the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion with memorial ceremonies across Ukraine. European leaders attended events in Kyiv as people reflected on the war’s toll and their hopes for peace. On the day of the anniversary, drone strikes hit the city of Zaporizhzhya. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-marks-4th-anniversary-of-full-scale-war/33687128.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-marks-4th-anniversary-of-full-scale-war/33687128.html Tue, 24 Feb 2026 16:46:12 +0100 UkraineRussiaVideo ArchiveVideosRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Russia's military claimed to have taken the city of Kupyansk while Ukraine insisted it remained under Kyiv's control. Then Moscow claimed a nearby town, prompting a Ukrainian officer to post videos of himself walking there, which in turn set off Russian accusations that his post was AI-generated. The area around Kupyansk in Ukraine's northeast is still a battleground, but like many frontline zones there's little movement in either direction as the war moves into its fifth year. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kupyansk-disinformation-front-lines/33686277.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kupyansk-disinformation-front-lines/33686277.html Mon, 23 Feb 2026 23:15:32 +0100 UkraineVideo ArchiveVideosThe Rundown Stories A key oil pumping station in Russia's Tatarstan region was rocked by a massive explosion overnight on February 22-23. The facility is a crucial logistics hub for Russia's energy sector and the Druzhba pipeline, which transports oil to Europe. Russian authorities claim the blast was caused by falling debris from a drone attack. https://www.rferl.org/a/explosion-rocks-major-russian-oil-pipeline-facility-in-tatarstan/33685416.html https://www.rferl.org/a/explosion-rocks-major-russian-oil-pipeline-facility-in-tatarstan/33685416.html Mon, 23 Feb 2026 14:01:54 +0100 VideosRussiaVideo ArchiveThe Rundown Stories