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 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 15:19:25 +0200 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL Volunteers from Ukraine's UAnimals charity dodge Russian drones to rescue people's pets in cities under fire in the Donetsk region. They've saved hundreds of animals, from beloved dogs and cats to jittery goats and raccoons, delivering them to new homes in safer areas far from the front lines. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-donetsk-pet-rescue-volunteer-russia-air-attack-animal/33847001.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-donetsk-pet-rescue-volunteer-russia-air-attack-animal/33847001.html Mon, 07 Sep 2026 13:59:41 +0200 UkraineRussiaVideo ArchiveVideosRussia Invades Ukraine The city of Druzhkivka in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region is being battered by Russian strikes as the front line moves closer. A few thousand civilians remain in the city, many without water, electricity, or gas, while evacuations are becoming increasingly difficult. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-donetsk-druzhkivka-war-evacuations/33847181.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-donetsk-druzhkivka-war-evacuations/33847181.html Fri, 04 Sep 2026 19:42:53 +0200 UkraineVideo ArchiveVideosThe Rundown Stories Thomas Melia, a former senior State Department official and a leader of the Free Russian Foundation NGO, told RFE/RL that US sanctions are causing real harm to the Russian economy, and that the sanctions bill currently being debated in Congress is not necessary to continue pressuring Moscow. https://www.rferl.org/a/thomas-melia-russia-sanctions/33847134.html https://www.rferl.org/a/thomas-melia-russia-sanctions/33847134.html Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:16:10 +0200 RussiaVideo ArchiveVideos An Iranian court has sentenced a partially blinded protester to death after he returned to Iran. Ali Zarei was blinded in one eye when he was shot by security forces during the 2022 Women, Life, Freedom protests. https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-germany-exile-death-sentence-protest-ali-zarei-women-life-freedom/33846514.html https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-germany-exile-death-sentence-protest-ali-zarei-women-life-freedom/33846514.html Fri, 04 Sep 2026 07:44:28 +0200 IranVideo ArchiveVideosHuman RightsThe Rundown Stories Armed only with an assault rifle in an open cockpit, a Ukrainian gunner is part of an aerial unit that is shooting down Russian drones from Soviet-era Yak-52 propeller planes. Three low-cost planes donated by a Dutch NGO patrol the Odesa region, downing multiple Shahed drones in a single flight. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-military-soviet-aircraft-aerial-drones/33845026.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-military-soviet-aircraft-aerial-drones/33845026.html Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:32:17 +0200 UkraineVideo ArchiveVideosThe Rundown Stories With at least 38 people killed in Russian air attacks on the Kyiv region, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said "terrible negligence" was a factor in the high death toll. Ukrainian authorities have pledged to investigate why a weapons storage depot was located close to a populated area. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-kyiv-bucha-drone-strikes-negligence-zelenskyy-weapons/33843559.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-kyiv-bucha-drone-strikes-negligence-zelenskyy-weapons/33843559.html Sun, 30 Aug 2026 19:59:34 +0200 UkraineRussiaVideo ArchiveVideosRussia Invades Ukraine Families shattered by the crimes of former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic react to news of his death. https://www.rferl.org/a/butcher-of-bosnia-ratko-mladic-death-reaction/33842528.html https://www.rferl.org/a/butcher-of-bosnia-ratko-mladic-death-reaction/33842528.html Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:56:20 +0200 VideosBosnia-HerzegovinaSerbiaVideo ArchiveThe Rundown Stories After a Ukrainian drone operator spotted an SOS sign outside a destroyed home in the Donetsk region, a three-day rescue mission was launched to save a couple who were the last remaining residents of their frontline village. https://www.rferl.org/a/daring-rescue-in-eastern-ukraine-war/33841975.html https://www.rferl.org/a/daring-rescue-in-eastern-ukraine-war/33841975.html Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:54:29 +0200 VideosRussiaUkraineVideo ArchiveRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic has died aged 84. The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) convicted Mladic in 2017 for his role in Europe's worst atrocities since the end of World War II. https://www.rferl.org/a/ratko-mladic-dies-bosnia-war-obit/33733823.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ratko-mladic-dies-bosnia-war-obit/33733823.html Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:50:42 +0200 VideosBosnia-Herzegovina Latvia’s volunteer National Guard, the Zemessardze, has taken on a growing role in the country’s defense since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Following ordinary Latvians as they take part in military exercises, Current Time looks at why they give up their weekends to train. https://www.rferl.org/a/latvia-national-guard-prepare-for-potential-russian-threat/33841073.html https://www.rferl.org/a/latvia-national-guard-prepare-for-potential-russian-threat/33841073.html Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:56:05 +0200 Russia Invades UkraineVideo ArchiveVideos The Ibar River feeds Lake Gazivode, providing drinking water as well as water for crop irrigation and cooling power plants across Kosovo. But after recent local disputes, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has raised the prospect of altering the river's course upstream. https://www.rferl.org/a/gazivode-lake-serbia-kosovo-ibar/33839186.html https://www.rferl.org/a/gazivode-lake-serbia-kosovo-ibar/33839186.html Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:38:08 +0200 SerbiaKosovoVideo ArchiveVideosThe Rundown Stories For four years in Russian captivity, Ukrainian marine Oleksandr Ivanov retold the entire Harry Potter series from memory to his fellow prisoners. https://www.rferl.org/a/harry-potter-prisoner-of-war-russia/33839189.html https://www.rferl.org/a/harry-potter-prisoner-of-war-russia/33839189.html Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:24:42 +0200 VideosRussiaUkraine As Ukraine marked the 35th anniversary of its declaration of independence from the Soviet Union, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hosted a summit of world leaders from the so-called Coalition of the Willing -- a group of countries that has pledged military and security support for Ukraine.  https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-appeals-for-more-air-defense-amid-independence-celebrations-/33837280.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-appeals-for-more-air-defense-amid-independence-celebrations-/33837280.html Mon, 24 Aug 2026 17:58:09 +0200 VideosUkraineVideo Archive A Russian drone attack on a shopping mall in the south-central Ukrainian city of Kryviy Rih on August 21 killed at least 16 people and left more than 130 others injured, including 23 children, some of them in critical condition. https://www.rferl.org/a/drone-strikes-mall-ukraine/33836164.html https://www.rferl.org/a/drone-strikes-mall-ukraine/33836164.html Sat, 22 Aug 2026 14:23:31 +0200 UkraineRussiaVideo ArchiveVideosRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories An unauthorized Iranian film released for free on YouTube is openly challenging restrictions on women singing and Iran’s compulsory hijab rules. Bidad, or Outcry, directed by Soheil Beiraghi, was made without government OK and features Parastoo Ahmadi, a singer who was sentenced to 74 lashes. https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-singer-film-beiraghi-ahmadi-crackdown-viral-video-karlovy-vary/33835662.html https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-singer-film-beiraghi-ahmadi-crackdown-viral-video-karlovy-vary/33835662.html Sat, 22 Aug 2026 10:34:09 +0200 IranVideo ArchiveVideosHuman RightsThe Rundown Stories More than a dozen people were killed in overnight Russian ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv, according to Ukrainian authorities on August. 20. The large-scale barrage injured more than 30 as apartment buildings were hit, sparking fires as emergency teams tried to rescue victims. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kyiv-russia-missile-drone-civilian-strike-ballistic/33834342.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kyiv-russia-missile-drone-civilian-strike-ballistic/33834342.html Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:55:22 +0200 UkraineRussiaVideo ArchiveVideosRussia Invades Ukraine Russian drivers are facing more long waits and lines at gas stations in several regions amid continuing Ukrainian air attacks on refineries. They describe another wave of fuel shortages and Kremlin-imposed limits on gas station sales. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-gasoline-shortage-ukraine-drone-strikes-refinery-travel/33833485.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-gasoline-shortage-ukraine-drone-strikes-refinery-travel/33833485.html Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:58:15 +0200 UkraineRussiaVideo ArchiveVideosRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Patients at a high-security psychiatric hospital in Aktas, Kazakhstan, described abuse in secretly recorded videos obtained by RFE/RL: forced injections, days tied to beds, and manual labor. The hospital denied the allegations as authorities launched several investigations. https://www.rferl.org/a/secret-videos-allege-abuse-at-kazakh-psychiatric-hospital/33832707.html https://www.rferl.org/a/secret-videos-allege-abuse-at-kazakh-psychiatric-hospital/33832707.html Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:52:53 +0200 KazakhstanVideo ArchiveVideosThe Rundown Stories A Ukrainian drone attack on the Moscow region reportedly struck a warehouse belonging to Wildberries, Russia’s largest online retailer. Ukraine has targeted Wildberries since mid-July as part of a broader campaign by Ukraine to disrupt its logistics networks, military sites, and energy hubs. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukrainian-launches-hundreds-of-drones-at-moscow/33831468.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukrainian-launches-hundreds-of-drones-at-moscow/33831468.html Sun, 16 Aug 2026 13:01:24 +0200 VideosRussiaVideo Archive Ukraine says it struck a key Russian rocket facility in Samara on August 15. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a domestically produced long-range Flamingo missile was used in the attack. The strike is part of a wider campaign targeting key Russian military, energy, and logistics hubs. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-strikes-key-russian-rocket-facility-zelenskyy-says/33831042.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-strikes-key-russian-rocket-facility-zelenskyy-says/33831042.html Sat, 15 Aug 2026 15:28:40 +0200 VideosRussiaUkraineVideo Archive