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 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:14:54 +0200 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL Russian oil is polluting the Black Sea following multiple Ukrainian strikes on the Tuapse oil refinery in recent weeks. The region is now facing a growing environmental disaster. Ukraine has targeted Russia's oil infrastructure for months, undermining a major source of revenue for Moscow. https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-oil-spills-into-black-sea-after-strike-on-tuapse-refinery/33745408.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-oil-spills-into-black-sea-after-strike-on-tuapse-refinery/33745408.html Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:55:01 +0200 VideosRussiaVideo Archive Russia says it will scale back this year's Victory Day parade on Moscow's Red Square over security concerns and there will be no column of military vehicles taking part this May 9. The move follows waves of Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia as it battles against Moscow's full-scale invasion. https://www.rferl.org/a/moscow-scales-back-victory-day-parade/33745226.html https://www.rferl.org/a/moscow-scales-back-victory-day-parade/33745226.html Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:54:51 +0200 RussiaRussia Invades Ukraine Residents living near the Russian Black Sea port of Tuapse evacuated as black smoke from a burning oil refinery filled the air. A Ukrainian drone strike hit the facility on April 28, the third such attack on Tuapse in a short period. Ukraine has targeted Russia's oil infrastructure for months. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-oil-refinery-tuapse-drone-strike/33744547.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-oil-refinery-tuapse-drone-strike/33744547.html Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:33:34 +0200 RussiaVideo ArchiveVideos Oil-contaminated rain and heavy smog have blanketed the Russian port city of Tuapse after Ukrainian drone strikes hit nearby oil facilities. Residents report black droplets falling from the sky and air that is difficult to breathe, despite authorities saying the situation is under control. https://www.rferl.org/a/burning-russian-refinery-triggers-environmental-crisis-in-tuapse/33741860.html https://www.rferl.org/a/burning-russian-refinery-triggers-environmental-crisis-in-tuapse/33741860.html Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:00:56 +0200 RussiaVideo ArchiveVideosRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Russian forces are pressing closer to Kostyantynivka, one of Ukraine's remaining strongholds in the eastern Donetsk region, but forces defending the city say they're holding firm. One Ukrainian drone unit is battling Russian incursions, including soldiers traveling by horse to evade detection. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kostyantynivka-drones-horses-front-lines/33736578.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kostyantynivka-drones-horses-front-lines/33736578.html Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:54:30 +0200 UkraineRussiaVideo ArchiveVideosRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories When Olha Puzyk's son, Viktor, was taken from a children's home in Kherson after the Ukrainian city was occupied by Russian forces in 2022, she was left with one agonizing question: Is he alive? This Current Time report traces a mother's relentless search for her son and struggle to bring him home. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukrainian-mother-searches-for-child-taken-by-russia/33734580.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukrainian-mother-searches-for-child-taken-by-russia/33734580.html Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:54:55 +0200 UkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories 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 plant's protective shell could lead to a "catastrophic" release of radioactive dust. A Russian drone damaged the external shield in 2025. 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 after it won the Oscar for best documentary on March 15. Days after the Oscar win, Russia banned the film and labeled Talankin a "foreign agent." Talankin called the ban a "brilliant PR" 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 outbreaks. 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 by Russian forces. Ukraine’s General Oleksandr Syrskiy said Russia had some 6,000 battlefield casualties in four days, but Ukrainian troops 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