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 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 04:52:24 +0200 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL In the Donetsk region near the embattled city of Pokrovsk, Ukrainian troops fight extreme cold amid ongoing Russian attacks. At a trauma stabilization point in the Zaporizhzhya region, medical workers say they've seen cases of frostbite and severe hypothermia. https://www.rferl.org/a/severe-hypothermia-ukrainian-frontline-troops-are-battling-extreme-cold-/33664075.html https://www.rferl.org/a/severe-hypothermia-ukrainian-frontline-troops-are-battling-extreme-cold-/33664075.html Thu, 29 Jan 2026 17:31:35 +0100 VideosUkraineVideo ArchiveRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories A stud farm in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya region is famous for breeding champion race horses, but it's now under regular attack from Russian shelling. The owners can't move their horses to safety because ice has covered the anti-drone road netting. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-shelling-horse-farm-stud-zaporizhzhya-roads-ice-drone/33654793.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-shelling-horse-farm-stud-zaporizhzhya-roads-ice-drone/33654793.html Wed, 21 Jan 2026 12:11:04 +0100 UkraineRussiaVideo ArchiveVideosRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Students in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya region are being taught in a new network of reinforced underground schools. The facilities in the frontline region are designed to protect students from missile strikes, air raids, and constant shelling. https://www.rferl.org/a/underground-schools-protecting-children-in-frontline-ukraine/33623529.html https://www.rferl.org/a/underground-schools-protecting-children-in-frontline-ukraine/33623529.html Tue, 16 Dec 2025 12:13:05 +0100 UkraineVideo ArchiveVideosRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Earlier this year, displaced people from eastern Ukraine arrived in Mezhova, in the Dnipropetrovsk region, to take refuge from the fighting. Now Russian air strikes are battering the town as a few holdouts remain without electricity and a stalwart journalist keeps publishing the local newspaper. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-front-lines-dnipropetrovsk-mezhova/33613161.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-front-lines-dnipropetrovsk-mezhova/33613161.html Mon, 08 Dec 2025 09:10:43 +0100 UkraineVideo ArchiveVideosRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Russian forces are pushing closer to Pokrovske, a strategic village between Donetsk and Zaporizhzhya. With the front line approaching, Ukrainian police are carrying out mandatory evacuations, warning residents of constant shelling and growing danger. https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-push-near-frontline-village-police-evacuate-families-pokrovske/33610182.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-push-near-frontline-village-police-evacuate-families-pokrovske/33610182.html Wed, 03 Dec 2025 07:18:22 +0100 UkraineRussiaRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Ukrainian soldiers are entrenched near the boundaries of the Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk regions as Russian forces to the east make slow gains. The soldiers told Current Time they expect more Russian troops on the ground, while civilians are fleeing nearby villages under the threat of drone attack. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-dnipropetrovsk-front-lines-artillery/33561857.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-dnipropetrovsk-front-lines-artillery/33561857.html Fri, 17 Oct 2025 08:14:35 +0200 UkraineVideo ArchiveVideosThe Rundown Stories Current Time correspondent Oleksiy Prodayvoda and cameraman Mykola Ryzhchenko spent a day with a Ukrainian reconnaissance team on the front line in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region. They watched as the team located a Russian artillery gun and helped guide in a drone strike. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-drone-reconnaissance-russia-dnipropetrovs/33525794.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-drone-reconnaissance-russia-dnipropetrovs/33525794.html Thu, 11 Sep 2025 00:03:24 +0200 NewsRussiaUkraineVideo ArchiveVideosRussia Invades Ukraine Russian drone strikes are driving people out of villages in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region. The Proliska humanitarian organization says evacuation requests are soaring while transport is in short supply. For some, delaying the decision to leave has ended in tragedy. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-dnipropetrovsk-drone-strikes-evacuations-proliska-pokrovsk/33519651.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-dnipropetrovsk-drone-strikes-evacuations-proliska-pokrovsk/33519651.html Wed, 03 Sep 2025 09:38:23 +0200 UkraineRussiaRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories With villages in the Dnipropetrovsk region in constant danger of Russian air assaults, locals are increasingly deciding to leave their homes behind for safer places further west. As volunteers arrived to transport some of them, another Russian drone struck, underscoring the risk of remaining. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-dnipropetrovsk-russia-air-strike-market-civilian-evacuation-proliska-pokrovsk-pokrovske/33519489.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-dnipropetrovsk-russia-air-strike-market-civilian-evacuation-proliska-pokrovsk-pokrovske/33519489.html Wed, 03 Sep 2025 09:37:14 +0200 UkraineRussiaVideo ArchiveRussia Invades Ukraine A Soviet-era “Bukhanka” van, retrofitted with modern tech, scans for Russian drones, helping Ukrainian troops survive fierce battles near Pokrovsk, the current hotspot in Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-war-bukhanka-van-drones-pokrovsk/33459872.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-war-bukhanka-van-drones-pokrovsk/33459872.html Tue, 01 Jul 2025 09:01:30 +0200 UkraineFeaturesRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories A Current Time crew talked to Ukrainian artillerymen fighting outside the city of Pokrovsk as they try to prevent Russian assault groups from approaching it. https://www.rferl.org/a/pokrovsk-kamikaze-drones/33459611.html https://www.rferl.org/a/pokrovsk-kamikaze-drones/33459611.html Tue, 01 Jul 2025 07:37:10 +0200 VideosUkraineVideo Archive As Russian forces push closer to Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region, many families already displaced by war are being forced to flee once more. With evacuations under way and the front line advancing, they don’t know if they’ll ever see their homes again. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-evacuation-donetsk-dnipropetrovsk/33458371.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-evacuation-donetsk-dnipropetrovsk/33458371.html Mon, 30 Jun 2025 00:10:13 +0200 UkraineFeaturesRussiaRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories As Russian forces push closer to Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region, many families already displaced by war are being forced to flee once more. With evacuations under way and the front line advancing, they don’t know if they’ll ever see their homes again. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-dnipropetrovsk-evacuations-video/33458325.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-dnipropetrovsk-evacuations-video/33458325.html Mon, 30 Jun 2025 00:08:33 +0200 UkraineRussiaVideosRussia Invades Ukraine Lawyer. “Court fixer.” Critic of the Maidan protests. Who exactly was Andriy Portnov, the Ukrainian political operative who was gunned down in a Madrid suburb? https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-who-was-andriy-portnov-madrid-assassination-shooting-/33421424.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-who-was-andriy-portnov-madrid-assassination-shooting-/33421424.html Thu, 22 May 2025 15:53:25 +0200 UkraineFeaturesThe Rundown Stories Ukraine's strategic town of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region remains one of the most embattled places on the front line. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-donetsk-pokrovsk-war/33404461.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-donetsk-pokrovsk-war/33404461.html Mon, 05 May 2025 00:03:57 +0200 UkraineFeaturesRussiaRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories As Russia continues to attack in the Donetsk region, the area around the strategic Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk remains one of the most embattled places on the front line. Despite the life-threatening conditions, some residents are staying in the city, burying relatives in their backyards. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-donetsk-pokrovsk-war-video/33404449.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-donetsk-pokrovsk-war-video/33404449.html Mon, 05 May 2025 00:02:55 +0200 VideosRussiaUkraineRussia Invades Ukraine Russian missiles and shells have struck the city of Kostyantynivka in Ukraine’s Donetsk region in recent days, killing at least three and wounding others. One octogenarian resident told RFE/RL's Current Time that she is determined to remain there, whatever the risks. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kostyantynivka-russian-strikes-front-lines/33399331.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kostyantynivka-russian-strikes-front-lines/33399331.html Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:04:56 +0200 UkraineFeaturesRussiaRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories The city of Kostyantynivka in Ukraine’s Donetsk region has been under attack from Russian artillery and guided bombs. As civilian casualties mount, one 84-year-old resident is rejecting calls to evacuate the city, and says she will stay in her home no matter the risks. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kostyantynivka-front-lines-russian-strikes/33399321.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kostyantynivka-front-lines-russian-strikes/33399321.html Mon, 28 Apr 2025 23:05:07 +0200 UkraineVideo ArchiveVideos