https://www.rferl.org/z/16733 The latest videos from RFE/RL's multimedia editors and broadcast services. https://www.rferl.org/Content/responsive/RFE/en-US/img/logo.png https://www.rferl.org/z/16733 en Copyright 2026 - RFE/RL, Inc. 60 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:11:12 +0200 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL A Ukrainian court has ordered the organizer of a military technology exhibition into pretrial detention without bail after a Russian missile strike on the event killed at least 11 people and injured around 100. Vasyl Honcharuk allegedly organized the July 24 exhibition in the Kyiv region without the required approval from state or military authorities. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-defense-exhibition-organizer-held-without-bail-after-deadly-russian-strike/33816779.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-defense-exhibition-organizer-held-without-bail-after-deadly-russian-strike/33816779.html Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:48:00 +0200 VideosUkraineVideo ArchiveRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Videos posted on social media appeared to show crowds of protesters gathering in the Iranian city of Isfahan on July 28 to demonstrate as state executions of two men took place. With more executions feared, the videos show groups of people chanting "Without honor!" amid a heavy security presence. Iran has been ramping up the numbers of death sentences carried out. https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-isfahan-protests-demonstration-execution-prison-human-rights/33816596.html https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-isfahan-protests-demonstration-execution-prison-human-rights/33816596.html Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:41:05 +0200 Human RightsIranVideo ArchiveVideos In an interview with RFE/RL, Ken Moriyasu, a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, said the countries of Central Asia appear to be giving up on Iran as a gateway to global trade, a situation which is driving new approaches to cooperation with China and Pakistan. https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-central-asia-china-pakistan-trade/33816146.html https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-central-asia-china-pakistan-trade/33816146.html Mon, 27 Jul 2026 22:26:32 +0200 IranVideo ArchiveVideos Russian drone attacks are making it increasingly dangerous to deliver supplies to Ukraine's frontline troops. While Kyiv is deploying unmanned ground vehicles for some of the riskiest missions, volunteers like 60-year-old Mykhaylo continue making supply runs the old-fashioned way. He makes dangerous boat trips to support Ukrainian infantry while under almost constant attack in the Donetsk region. https://www.rferl.org/a/year-old-ukrainian-volunteer-supplies-front-lines-amid-rise-of-unmanned-ground-vehicles/33815972.html https://www.rferl.org/a/year-old-ukrainian-volunteer-supplies-front-lines-amid-rise-of-unmanned-ground-vehicles/33815972.html Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:14:42 +0200 VideosUkraineVideo ArchiveRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories In a face-to-face meeting, Kazakh President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev told Vladimir Putin that it was time to freeze Russia's war in Ukraine. The appeal to the Russian leader came at a summit in Omsk on July 25. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov later said "a freeze as such is impossible," adding, "The main condition is that we must achieve our goals." Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha welcomed the Kazakh leader's efforts calling it "a realistic, timely, and wise message." https://www.rferl.org/a/toqaev-tells-putin-to-freeze-ukraine-war/33816013.html https://www.rferl.org/a/toqaev-tells-putin-to-freeze-ukraine-war/33816013.html Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:01:25 +0200 VideosRussiaUkraineThe Rundown Stories Construction has resumed on a $107 million bridge in Belgrade after a crane collapse killed a Chinese worker, yet no one can say who owned the machine. From Serbia to Bosnia-Herzegovina, major state-backed Chinese developments share a troubling pattern: fatal accidents, illegal labor practices, and zero transparency. https://www.rferl.org/a/china-balkans-loan-infrastructure/33812817.html https://www.rferl.org/a/china-balkans-loan-infrastructure/33812817.html Sat, 25 Jul 2026 13:11:55 +0200 SerbiaBosnia-HerzegovinaVideosThe Rundown Stories Sixteen people are facing charges connected to protests in the Iranian city of Isfahan in January, during which a colonel in Iran's Revolutionary Guard was killed. Rights defenders are raising concerns about the legitimacy of the case, including the charges against two young twin sisters, 20-year-old Taraneh and Romina Rahimi. Sources in Iran told RFE/RL's Radio Farda that authorities used torture to extract confessions from the defendants, and there are concerns that they might face the death penalty. https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-trial-isfahan-protests-human-rights/33812470.html https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-trial-isfahan-protests-human-rights/33812470.html Fri, 24 Jul 2026 23:10:23 +0200 Human RightsIranVideo ArchiveVideosThe Rundown Stories Two people arrested on the Serbia-Hungary border are under criminal investigation, Serbian prosecutors say, after reports linked them to Russian intelligence. German media report that they were carrying explosives and may have been planning an attack in Germany as "disposable" agents. https://www.rferl.org/a/serbia-agents-destabilize-europe-russia/33810693.html https://www.rferl.org/a/serbia-agents-destabilize-europe-russia/33810693.html Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:17:29 +0200 RussiaSerbiaVideo ArchiveVideosThe Rundown Stories Ukrainian drone-interceptor crews are working around the clock to stop Russian reconnaissance and attack drones approaching the frontline city of Kramatorsk. RFE/RL spent a night with one team defending the skies as aerial attacks intensify. https://www.rferl.org/a/on-the-front-line-of-ukraine-s-drone-war-over-kramatorsk/33810699.html https://www.rferl.org/a/on-the-front-line-of-ukraine-s-drone-war-over-kramatorsk/33810699.html Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:20:24 +0200 UkraineVideo ArchiveVideosRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov dodged RFE/RL's senior correspondent Alex Raufoglu's questions on ending the war in Ukraine amid a meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) foreign ministers' meetings in Manila on July 23. https://www.rferl.org/a/nice-hairstyle-russian-foreign-minister-dodges-rfe-rl-question-on-ukraine/33810525.html https://www.rferl.org/a/nice-hairstyle-russian-foreign-minister-dodges-rfe-rl-question-on-ukraine/33810525.html Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:40:49 +0200 VideosIranRussiaUkraineVideo Archive As battlefield injuries mount from a long-running war, Ukrainian companies are racing to meet a high demand for prosthetic limbs. One start-up, Allbionics, is making sophisticated prosthetics that it says are comparable to those produced abroad. With help from the Ukrainian government and private donors, the company is able to provide the devices to patients at no cost. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-disabled-veterans-prosthetic-limbs/33809139.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-disabled-veterans-prosthetic-limbs/33809139.html Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:18:10 +0200 UkraineVideo ArchiveVideosRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Iran has executed another person in connection with anti-government protests that swept across the country in January. Mehdi Khaneki was hanged at Ghezel Hesar prison in Karaj after he was accused of belonging to an armed opposition group, according to an official news outlet. The execution came as some 1,500 death row inmates at the prison continued a hunger strike demanding an end to executions. https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-execution-prisoners-protest/33810073.html https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-execution-prisoners-protest/33810073.html Wed, 22 Jul 2026 22:11:35 +0200 IranVideo ArchiveVideosHuman RightsThe Rundown Stories After fleeing from the Russian onslaught on Mariupol in 2022, Kateryna Kolmykova rebuilt her life and business in Kyiv from scratch. But a Russian missile strike in June destroyed the small shop that had become her family's only source of income. After the strike, Kolmykova says she received thousands of messages of support as her family tries to rebuild their lives yet again. https://www.rferl.org/a/after-fleeing-mariupol-ukrainian-woman-s-new-life-destroyed-in-russian-attack/33810005.html https://www.rferl.org/a/after-fleeing-mariupol-ukrainian-woman-s-new-life-destroyed-in-russian-attack/33810005.html Wed, 22 Jul 2026 18:32:19 +0200 VideosUkraineVideo ArchiveRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories At least 23 people died and around 100 others are missing after floodwaters swept away buildings in Afghanistan's eastern Nuristan Province. Search crews hunted for survivors on July 21 in the provincial capital, Parun, but more heavy rain and flood warnings hampered their efforts. https://www.rferl.org/a/afghan-flooding-seep-away-homes-parun/33809146.html https://www.rferl.org/a/afghan-flooding-seep-away-homes-parun/33809146.html Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:37:05 +0200 VideosAfghanistanVideo ArchiveThe Rundown Stories Russia is experiencing severe fuel shortages as a result of Ukrainian strikes on its energy infrastructure, resulting in high prices and long lines for gasoline. Now Central Asian countries, which rely heavily on imports of Russian petroleum products, are seeing similar price hikes and shortages of some types of fuel. Experts told RFE/RL that Kyrgyzstan is looking to China and Azerbaijan to compensate for the shortfall. https://www.rferl.org/a/kyrgyzstan-tajikistan-fuel-shortage-russian-exports/33808383.html https://www.rferl.org/a/kyrgyzstan-tajikistan-fuel-shortage-russian-exports/33808383.html Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:25:34 +0200 KyrgyzstanTajikistanVideo ArchiveVideos Another female singer in Iran has been sentenced to 74 lashes after sharing a music video of herself performing without a head covering. The underground Tehran-based performer, who goes by the name Anita Popist, said she was sentenced for "violating public decency." Iran has been cracking down on female musicians who perform solo in public and violate its strict dress code. The ruling comes a month after singer Parastoo Ahmadi was sentenced to the same punishment. https://www.rferl.org/a/female-singer-iran-flogging/33807608.html https://www.rferl.org/a/female-singer-iran-flogging/33807608.html Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:41:32 +0200 VideosIran Over 400 Ukrainian drones reportedly targeted the Moscow region in an overnight attack on July 19-20. The strikes purportedly hit an oil depot and major logistics facilities that set several facilities ablaze near Moscow. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-launches-400-drones-at-moscow-region-in-overnight-barrage/33807462.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-launches-400-drones-at-moscow-region-in-overnight-barrage/33807462.html Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:40:06 +0200 VideosRussiaUkraineVideo ArchiveRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Joosep Kaasik, the undersecretary for internal security in Estonia's Ministry of the Interior, told RFE/RL in an interview that his country takes the threat of a potential Russian attack seriously, but is also prepared to deal with political influence and the use of soft power by its Eastern neighbor. https://www.rferl.org/a/estonia-security-russia/33806010.html https://www.rferl.org/a/estonia-security-russia/33806010.html Sat, 18 Jul 2026 10:35:47 +0200 Wider EuropeVideo ArchiveVideos Protests spread across Ukraine on July 17, two days after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sacked the country's popular defense minister, Mykhaylo Fedorov, in a cabinet shakeup. Fedorov had reportedly clashed with Ukraine's top military leader over the country's wartime strategy. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-protests-defense-minister-fedorov-dismissed/33806035.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-protests-defense-minister-fedorov-dismissed/33806035.html Fri, 17 Jul 2026 23:19:21 +0200 UkraineVideo ArchiveVideos Kyiv says it has hit 159 vessels linked to Russia's so-called shadow fleet during a 12-day drone campaign in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov. Ukrainian officials have said the operation is aimed at disrupting the transportation of oil and other shipments used to evade international sanctions. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-claims-new-strikes-on-russian-shadow-fleet-tankers-/33805813.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-claims-new-strikes-on-russian-shadow-fleet-tankers-/33805813.html Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:10:54 +0200 VideosUkraineVideo ArchiveThe Rundown Stories