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, 15 May 2026 12:18:20 +0200 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL Russian forces blasted Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities in one of the largest two-day aerial assaults since the beginning of the full-scale invasion in February 2022, with at least 21 people killed in the capital, authorities said early on May 15. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kyiv-apartment-building-russia-strike/33757413.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kyiv-apartment-building-russia-strike/33757413.html Fri, 15 May 2026 02:31:33 +0200 NewsRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Russia launched 56 missiles and 675 drones at Ukraine overnight Ukraine’s Air Force said on May 14. Officials reported several people killed and dozens injured after one of the strikes caused an apartment building to collapse. https://www.rferl.org/a/apartment-block-collapses-in-kyiv-during-massive-russian-attack/33756745.html https://www.rferl.org/a/apartment-block-collapses-in-kyiv-during-massive-russian-attack/33756745.html Thu, 14 May 2026 12:35:19 +0200 UkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories A Ukrainian court ordered Andriy Yermak jailed as part of a luxury real estate scandal, setting bail at $3 million for the man who was once President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's most influential adviser. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-yermak-corruption-trial-bail/33756626.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-yermak-corruption-trial-bail/33756626.html Thu, 14 May 2026 09:45:18 +0200 NewsUkraineThe Rundown Stories Ukraine's anti-corruption prosecutor will seek the detention of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's former chief of staff Andriy Yermak pending further investigation in a graft case that has rocked Kyiv as the country battles against the full-scale Russian invasion, now in its fifth year. https://www.rferl.org/a/yermak-zelenskyy-suspicion-ukraine-investigation/33754687.html https://www.rferl.org/a/yermak-zelenskyy-suspicion-ukraine-investigation/33754687.html Mon, 11 May 2026 23:58:47 +0200 NewsUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories A Russian drone hit a high-rise residential building in Ukraine's second-largest city, authorities said, injuring at least five people and straining a three-day cease-fire timed for Victory Day celebrations. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-drone-attack-war-cease-fire/33753723.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-drone-attack-war-cease-fire/33753723.html Sun, 10 May 2026 09:49:17 +0200 NewsRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Leonid and Valentyna Stoyanov, two veterinarians in Odesa, took in as many injured and abandoned animals as they could. Soon, they were making regular trips to the front lines to rescue animals affected by the war. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-veterinarians-rescued-animals-front-lines/33752175.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-veterinarians-rescued-animals-front-lines/33752175.html Fri, 08 May 2026 15:45:30 +0200 UkraineVideo ArchiveVideosThe Rundown Stories Russian aerial bombs struck the center of Kramatorsk in Ukraine's Donetsk region on May 5, killing at least five people and wounding several others. The city of Zaporizhzhya also came under attack, with air strikes leaving at least 12 dead, while at least four others were reported killed in Dnipro. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-attacks-kramatorsk-zaporizhzhya-dnipro/33750644.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-attacks-kramatorsk-zaporizhzhya-dnipro/33750644.html Tue, 05 May 2026 21:49:06 +0200 UkraineVideo ArchiveVideosThe Rundown Stories A Russian drone struck close to a bus carrying 40 children in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region, as the children were heading to a resort in western Ukraine amid continued air attacks between Moscow and Kyiv. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-drone-strike-children-bus-dnipropetrovsk/33748138.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-drone-strike-children-bus-dnipropetrovsk/33748138.html Sun, 03 May 2026 16:12:12 +0200 UkraineNewsRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Ukrainian forces again struck oil facilities in Russia's Black Sea port of Tuapse early on May 1, a day after launching drones at a Russian oil facility some 1,500 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, the latest in a series of long-range strikes by Kyiv targeting Russian energy facilities. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-strikes-russia-s-tuapse-oil-facilities-for-fourth-time/33747606.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-strikes-russia-s-tuapse-oil-facilities-for-fourth-time/33747606.html Sat, 02 May 2026 12:58:31 +0200 VideosRussiaVideo Archive Relatives of Ukrainian soldiers serving near Kupyansk have posted photos of their loved ones looking severely undernourished, the result of apparent supply-line breakdowns. Some of the soldiers reported being so weak from hunger that they had fainted. https://www.rferl.org/a/images-of-gaunt-ukrainian-soldiers-reveal-food-shortages-on-front-lines/33744356.html https://www.rferl.org/a/images-of-gaunt-ukrainian-soldiers-reveal-food-shortages-on-front-lines/33744356.html Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:05:54 +0200 VideosUkraineVideo Archive Ukrainian interceptor drone units are working to counter Russia’s growing use of aerial threats along the front line. Tasked with tracking and destroying both reconnaissance and strike UAVs, these teams operate under constant pressure as drones fly higher and faster. https://www.rferl.org/a/inside-ukraine-s-drone-hunters-targeting-russian-uavs/33743632.html https://www.rferl.org/a/inside-ukraine-s-drone-hunters-targeting-russian-uavs/33743632.html Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:02:45 +0200 UkraineRussiaVideo ArchiveVideosRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories The photos of the emaciated soldiers circulated widely, along with complaints from angry relatives, prompting the removal of the unit’s commander. Four-plus years into war with Russia, it’s the latest controversy highlighting some of Ukraine’s continuing problems with logistics and manpower. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-brigade-food-water-hungry/33743556.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-brigade-food-water-hungry/33743556.html Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:57:02 +0200 UkraineFeaturesRussiaRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories A major Russian overnight air attack on ​Ukraine killed at least seven people and injured dozens more, targeting Dnipro and other areas across the country. More than 660 drones and missiles were launched, the majority shot down, according to the Ukrainian military. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-dnipro-kyiv-russia-drone-strike-deadly-eu/33742322.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-dnipro-kyiv-russia-drone-strike-deadly-eu/33742322.html Sat, 25 Apr 2026 15:06:01 +0200 UkraineRussiaVideo ArchiveVideosRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Deadly Russian air strikes pounded Ukraine's eastern city of Dnipro for more than 12 hours overnight on April 25, marking the fourth consecutive day of attacks on country's key volunteer hub. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-drone-attack-dnipro/33742242.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-drone-attack-dnipro/33742242.html Sat, 25 Apr 2026 11:10:35 +0200 UkraineNewsRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Saudi Arabia for security talks, marking his second visit to the region since the start of the US-Israeli war with Iran, now under cease-fire, as Russia continued to pound Ukraine with deadly strikes. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-saudi-arabia-iran-drone-attacks-odesa/33741811.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-saudi-arabia-iran-drone-attacks-odesa/33741811.html Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:45:08 +0200 NewsRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown StoriesMiddle East Vitaliy Blonskiy, the son of one of the victims of an April 18 mass shooting in Kyiv, says he recognized his father in a video posted on social media while the gunman was still holding hostages in a supermarket. According to him, his father, Mykhaylo, had been at the same supermarket that day. https://www.rferl.org/a/son-recognizes-father-in-video-of-deadly-daylight-shooting-in-kyiv/33741007.html https://www.rferl.org/a/son-recognizes-father-in-video-of-deadly-daylight-shooting-in-kyiv/33741007.html Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:46:24 +0200 Ukraine The European Union formally approved a major, long-debated loan to Ukraine and a new sanctions package against Russia, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv was at its "most stable" shape on the battlefield in months. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-eu-loan-battlefield-drone-attack/33740920.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-eu-loan-battlefield-drone-attack/33740920.html Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:53:24 +0200 UkraineNewsRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Ukrainian soldiers patrol near Druzhkivka as Russian drone and air strikes intensify. Along the "Road of Life" to Kostyantynivka -- a vital but deadly route -- soldiers hunt drones while civilians who remain say they have nowhere else to go. https://www.rferl.org/a/drones-hunt-targets-near-the-front-line-in-ukraine/33737258.html https://www.rferl.org/a/drones-hunt-targets-near-the-front-line-in-ukraine/33737258.html Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:52:50 +0200 UkraineRussia Invades Ukraine Six people were killed and 14 others injured in a daylight incident in Kyiv on April 18, Ukrainian authorities said. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that the shooter had been eliminated after barricading himself in a local supermarket and taking hostages. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kyiv-shooting-incident-video/33735242.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kyiv-shooting-incident-video/33735242.html Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:16:22 +0200 VideosUkraineThe Rundown Stories A shooter killed six people in Kyiv before being eliminated by Ukraine's special forces in a daylight incident on April 18, according to local officials. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-shooting-incident-kyiv/33735226.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-shooting-incident-kyiv/33735226.html Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:14:04 +0200 UkraineNewsThe Rundown Stories