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, 14 Jul 2026 23:46:06 +0200 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL Over the past three months, Russian forces have destroyed more than 150 gas stations in Ukraine using Geran-2 drones. The strikes are primarily carried out at a distance of 30–50 kilometers from the border and the front line. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-targets-ukrainian-gas-stations-with-drone-strikes/33800986.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-targets-ukrainian-gas-stations-with-drone-strikes/33800986.html Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:03:52 +0200 UkraineRussia Invades Ukraine For more than four years, the inhabitants of Omsk, a Siberian city more than 2,250 kilometers east of Moscow, have watched the war against Ukraine from afar. This week they got a close-up view that has left many in shock. https://www.rferl.org/a/omsk-residents-describe-huge-shock-surprise-ukrainian-attack/33800151.html https://www.rferl.org/a/omsk-residents-describe-huge-shock-surprise-ukrainian-attack/33800151.html Thu, 09 Jul 2026 17:22:11 +0200 RussiaFeaturesUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories More than a dozen people were killed in overnight Russian missile and drone strikes in and around Kyiv on July 6. Residential buildings were hit, and more than 40 people were wounded, including children. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-kyiv-civilian-deaths-missile-drone-strike/33797782.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-kyiv-civilian-deaths-missile-drone-strike/33797782.html Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:50:48 +0200 UkraineRussiaVideo ArchiveVideosRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Russia launched a major missile and drone attack on Kyiv and the surrounding region early on July 6, striking residential buildings and killing at least 27 people while injuring nearly 100, hours after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned of an impending Russian strike. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kyiv-zelenskyy-russia-attack-nato-putin/33797564.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kyiv-zelenskyy-russia-attack-nato-putin/33797564.html Mon, 06 Jul 2026 03:01:26 +0200 NewsRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Headline In a video captured in the Russian city of Penza, women sob as their loved ones are loaded into a van by recruitment officers, apparently after the men were forced into signing military contracts. Similar reports have emerged from several Russian regions in recent weeks. https://www.rferl.org/a/stealing-our-husbands-russians-say-relatives-seized-off-streets-in-latest-recruitment-push-/33794872.html https://www.rferl.org/a/stealing-our-husbands-russians-say-relatives-seized-off-streets-in-latest-recruitment-push-/33794872.html Thu, 02 Jul 2026 17:49:22 +0200 VideosRussiaVideo Archive At least 17 people were killed and more than 80 injured, including children, in overnight Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, on July 2. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had warned that Russia was preparing a massive strike. https://www.rferl.org/a/deadly-overnight-russian-strike-hits-kyiv/33794697.html https://www.rferl.org/a/deadly-overnight-russian-strike-hits-kyiv/33794697.html Thu, 02 Jul 2026 13:20:41 +0200 UkraineRussia Invades Ukraine Ukrainian film artists are determined to build back the loss of 100,000 costumes, used in dozens of historic films, that burned in a Russian air attack on the Dovzhenko National Film Studios on June 15. Current Time's Yulia Zhukova spoke with studio staff about their commitment to cinema heritage. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kyiv-film-studios-dovzhenko-russia-strike-costume-fire-archive/33787995.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kyiv-film-studios-dovzhenko-russia-strike-costume-fire-archive/33787995.html Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:41:03 +0200 UkraineRussiaVideo ArchiveVideosRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Russia is reportedly developing new military infrastructure near its border with NATO member Finland that will be able to house thousands of Russian soldiers. The new base lies some 170 kilometers from Russia's frontier with NATO. https://www.rferl.org/a/nato-s-north-watches-russia-s-new-garrisons-with-growing-concern/33787218.html https://www.rferl.org/a/nato-s-north-watches-russia-s-new-garrisons-with-growing-concern/33787218.html Wed, 24 Jun 2026 07:44:20 +0200 VideosRussiaVideo ArchiveThe Rundown Stories Ukraine's military says it struck oil facilities near the Crimea Bridge and at other sites on the Russian-occupied peninsula on June 23 amid a severe gasoline shortage in Crimea due to escalating attacks. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-crimea-strike-oil-kerch-russia-occupied-gasoline-shortage-drone/33787152.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-crimea-strike-oil-kerch-russia-occupied-gasoline-shortage-drone/33787152.html Tue, 23 Jun 2026 17:05:24 +0200 UkraineRussiaVideo ArchiveVideosRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories After recent Ukrainian drone strikes on Moscow’s main oil refinery, Russian media are downplaying the impact of the dramatic attacks. As Current Time's Andrey Cherkasov explains, authorities and pro-Kremlin pundits are calling for a crackdown on people who post videos of burning ruins online. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-moscow-kremlin-media-internet-videos-downplay/33786444.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-moscow-kremlin-media-internet-videos-downplay/33786444.html Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:48:50 +0200 UkraineRussiaVideo ArchiveVideosRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Pulling up at a gas station with no fuel for sale, a Russian woman is aghast: “What’s going on in this country?” What’s going on is that in the fifth year of the full-scale invasion, Ukraine is fighting back with strikes on oil refineries, part of a bid to bring the war to citizens across Russia. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-gasoline-fuel-crisis-refinery-attacks-ukraine/33784529.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-gasoline-fuel-crisis-refinery-attacks-ukraine/33784529.html Fri, 19 Jun 2026 16:19:30 +0200 RussiaFeaturesUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Videos posted online captured drone attacks on sites in Moscow and the surrounding region early on June 16. The Kapotnya oil refinery near the capital was seen in flames. Kyiv has intensified its attacks on Russia's energy infrastructure as it tries to disrupt the funds driving Russia's war effort. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukrainian-drones-strike-moscow-refinery/33782393.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukrainian-drones-strike-moscow-refinery/33782393.html Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:37:07 +0200 RussiaUkraineVideo ArchiveVideosRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Despite Russian strikes from the Black Sea, real estate agents say Odesa’s property market is surging. Seaside homes and apartments are selling fast, driven by locals, Kyiv buyers, and displaced Ukrainians. For many in the city, life by the sea continues -- guarded by air defenses. https://www.rferl.org/a/odesa-s-property-boom-defies-war-as-buyers-return-to-black-sea/33782169.html https://www.rferl.org/a/odesa-s-property-boom-defies-war-as-buyers-return-to-black-sea/33782169.html Tue, 16 Jun 2026 14:56:14 +0200 VideosRussiaUkraineVideo ArchiveRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Parts of the UNESCO-protected Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, Ukraine's most revered Orthodox monastery, were set ablaze during a Russian missile and drone barrage. https://www.rferl.org/a/kyiv-monastery-of-the-caves-fire-ukraine/33781324.html https://www.rferl.org/a/kyiv-monastery-of-the-caves-fire-ukraine/33781324.html Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:37:35 +0200 VideosUkraineVideo ArchiveRussia Invades Ukraine Ukraine's city of Odesa is welcoming beachgoers for the summer season on its Black Sea coast. Despite the risk of Russian strikes, Odesa's beaches offer a temporary respite to war-weary Ukrainians. On the coast, divers help keep Odesa's waters safe by removing debris from downed Russian drones. https://www.rferl.org/a/odesa-prepares-wartime-beaches-as-divers-clear-drone-debris-ukraine-/33778498.html https://www.rferl.org/a/odesa-prepares-wartime-beaches-as-divers-clear-drone-debris-ukraine-/33778498.html Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:47:44 +0200 VideosUkraineVideo Archive Russian drone attacks are a daily reality in Kherson, a frontline city in southern Ukraine. Residents say the threat is growing, with drones increasingly targeting residential neighborhoods and forcing people to seek cover. Yet many refuse to leave. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-drone-attack-kherson-civilian-homes-frontline-residents/33777734.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-drone-attack-kherson-civilian-homes-frontline-residents/33777734.html Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:46:18 +0200 UkraineRussiaVideo ArchiveVideosRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories The summer tourist season is starting in Russian-occupied Crimea, but with Ukrainian drone attacks and fuel shortages, how many people will visit? Current Time correspondent Andrey Cherkasov explains, tour operators are trying to put a positive spin on the crisis, but it's being met with skepticism. https://www.rferl.org/a/oil-on-the-beach-but-no-fuel-for-cars-tourist-season-opens-in-crimea/33776035.html https://www.rferl.org/a/oil-on-the-beach-but-no-fuel-for-cars-tourist-season-opens-in-crimea/33776035.html Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:17:29 +0200 VideosRussiaUkraineVideo ArchiveThe Rundown Stories Riding into Russia on a motorcycle to see his ailing father, Mikhail Loshchinin was detained at the border, tortured, and tried on a treason charge over a $245 transfer to a Ukrainian ex-girlfriend, he and relatives and supporters say. This week, he was convicted and sentenced to 16 years in prison. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-prison-belgian-sentenced-treason-claim/33772656.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-prison-belgian-sentenced-treason-claim/33772656.html Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:00:07 +0200 RussiaFeaturesUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Latvia's eastern region of Latgale is adjusting to a new reality of air raid alerts after several drones crossed into the country's airspace in recent weeks. The warnings have raised concerns about safety in communities near the borders with Russia and Belarus. https://www.rferl.org/a/military-drone-incursions-bring-russia-ukraine-war-to-latvia-nato-s-eastern-border/33772769.html https://www.rferl.org/a/military-drone-incursions-bring-russia-ukraine-war-to-latvia-nato-s-eastern-border/33772769.html Thu, 04 Jun 2026 19:13:17 +0200 VideosRussiaUkraineVideo Archive In Ukraine's Chernihiv region, along a section of the Dnieper River that divides Ukraine and Belarus, border guards are on the lookout for signs of another invasion from the north. In May, Kyiv warned that Russia was once again trying to draw Belarus into the war against Ukraine. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-bolsters-defenses-along-belarus-border-amid-concerns-of-new-invasion-war/33771143.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-bolsters-defenses-along-belarus-border-amid-concerns-of-new-invasion-war/33771143.html Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:11:46 +0200 VideosUkraineVideo Archive