https://www.rferl.org/z/22581 RFE/RL's coverage of Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, how Kyiv is fighting back, and how the West is reacting. https://www.rferl.org/Content/responsive/RFE/en-US/img/logo.png https://www.rferl.org/z/22581 en Copyright 2026 - RFE/RL, Inc. 60 Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:20:00 +0200 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on July 12 that he intends to replace Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko as part of a broader government reshuffle https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-volodymyr-zelenskyy-yulia-svyrydenko-reshuffle/33802078.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-volodymyr-zelenskyy-yulia-svyrydenko-reshuffle/33802078.html Sun, 12 Jul 2026 15:41:59 +0200 NewsUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Russian ultra-fast ballistic missiles continued to create havoc in Ukrainian cities, combining with drones and guided bombs to kill at least six people in the latest attacks, prompting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to urge Western allies to speed delivery of air defense weaponry. https://www.rferl.org/a/zelenskyy-ukraine-russia-ballistic-missiles-patriot-trump/33801659.html https://www.rferl.org/a/zelenskyy-ukraine-russia-ballistic-missiles-patriot-trump/33801659.html Sat, 11 Jul 2026 18:18:49 +0200 NewsRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Kyiv continues to strike Russian "shadow fleet" tankers in the Sea of Azov, according to footage released by the Ukrainian military. Ukraine says it struck 21 tankers overnight on July 10-11 and has hit numerous others in recent days, in a bid to disrupt the fuel supply to Russian forces in Ukraine. https://www.rferl.org/a/kyiv-says-it-hit-more-russian-shadow-fleet-tankers-amid-fuel-crisis/33801623.html https://www.rferl.org/a/kyiv-says-it-hit-more-russian-shadow-fleet-tankers-amid-fuel-crisis/33801623.html Sat, 11 Jul 2026 15:31:18 +0200 VideosRussiaUkraineVideo ArchiveRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Ukrainian farmers, already struggling after nearly five years of all-out war, say a massively upscaled Russian campaign to pound his country’s vital agricultural sector is threatening this year's harvest. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-targets-ukrainian-harvest-crops-wheat-war/33800899.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-targets-ukrainian-harvest-crops-wheat-war/33800899.html Sat, 11 Jul 2026 13:45:24 +0200 FeaturesRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories With bridges cut and a drone blitz on shipping, Russian-occupied Crimea is reeling from a relentless Ukrainian campaign of targeted drone strikes. Vladimir Putin has said the peninsula he seized in 2014 has a “sacred meaning” – but life there is becoming increasingly intolerable. https://www.rferl.org/a/no-gas-no-lights-no-comms-no-tourists-ukraine-s-crimea-blockade-starts-to-bite/33801579.html https://www.rferl.org/a/no-gas-no-lights-no-comms-no-tourists-ukraine-s-crimea-blockade-starts-to-bite/33801579.html Sat, 11 Jul 2026 13:11:11 +0200 FeaturesRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Headline A bipartisan group of US senators said they had reached an agreement with the Trump administration to advance long-delayed legislation aimed at imposing tougher economic penalties on Russia and countries that continue to support Moscow’s war economy. https://www.rferl.org/a/senate-trump-russia-sanctions-ukraine-graham/33801207.html https://www.rferl.org/a/senate-trump-russia-sanctions-ukraine-graham/33801207.html Fri, 10 Jul 2026 22:56:03 +0200 NewsRussiaRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Ukraine launched multiple strikes against Kremling energy assets, including oil terminals and tankers at sea, reportedly forcing Moscow to halt shipping through a major waterway as Kyiv intensifies what it has labeled its "long-range sanctions" against Russia. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-energy-strikes-azov-ilsky-oil/33801161.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-energy-strikes-azov-ilsky-oil/33801161.html Fri, 10 Jul 2026 19:21:29 +0200 NewsRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Schemes, the investigative unit of RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service, has identified a Russian prison doctor accused of subjecting Ukrainian inmates to physical, psychological, and sexual abuse. https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-prison-sexual-abuse-ukraine-torture/33801065.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-prison-sexual-abuse-ukraine-torture/33801065.html Fri, 10 Jul 2026 18:42:56 +0200 FeaturesRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Headline 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 Authoritarian powers are increasingly working together across military, economic, and information fronts, even without a formal alliance, analyst Christopher Walker says. He argues democracies need a long-term strategy to counter their growing cooperation. https://www.rferl.org/a/christopher-walker-russia-china-iran-authoritarian-axis/33800288.html https://www.rferl.org/a/christopher-walker-russia-china-iran-authoritarian-axis/33800288.html Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:49:28 +0200 FeaturesIranRussiaRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown StoriesChina 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 Poland, steeped in bad memories of the 1939 Nazi-Soviet invasion and decades of dominance from Moscow after World War II, is a firm backer of Ukraine’s defense against Russia. But a flare-up over their own bloody history is threatening ties at a crucial time -- and could have wide repercussions. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-poland-bloody-history-volyn-volhynia/33800112.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-poland-bloody-history-volyn-volhynia/33800112.html Thu, 09 Jul 2026 14:04:55 +0200 UkraineFeaturesRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown StoriesEurope If Trump follows through on his pledge to give Ukraine a license to manufacture the Patriot interceptor missiles, it will be a major boost for Zelensky and Ukraine’s air defense systems. Experts are skeptical. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-patriot-missile-defenses-zelenskyy-trump/33799530.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-patriot-missile-defenses-zelenskyy-trump/33799530.html Wed, 08 Jul 2026 17:43:46 +0200 FeaturesRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories An escalating energy crisis is underway in Crimea as blackouts sweep the Russian-occupied Ukrainian peninsula and local Kremlin-installed authorities set up "emergency assistance centers." https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-crimea-energy-crisis-electricity-drone-strikes/33798556.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-crimea-energy-crisis-electricity-drone-strikes/33798556.html Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:40:02 +0200 Russia Invades UkraineRussiaUkrainePhoto GalleriesThe Rundown Stories Ukrainian drones struck Russia’s largest oil refinery in Omsk for the first time, according to Ukrainian officials. Locals filmed the strike and thick smoke rising over the facility, located more than 2,500 kilometers from Ukraine’s border. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukrainian-drones-hit-omsk-oil-refinery-for-the-first-time/33798604.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukrainian-drones-hit-omsk-oil-refinery-for-the-first-time/33798604.html Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:00:09 +0200 RussiaRussia Invades Ukraine US President Donald Trump has departed for Ankara, where NATO leaders are gathering for what could become one of the alliance's most consequential summits in years. https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-nato-ankara-russia-ukraine-iran-europe/33798072.html https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-nato-ankara-russia-ukraine-iran-europe/33798072.html Tue, 07 Jul 2026 03:01:04 +0200 NewsIranRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories On the eve of the NATO summit in Ankara, the alliance’s Secretary-General Mark Rutte said European members and Canada are on track to bring their defense spending into line with that of the United States, which has long criticized Europe's lack of military spending and perceived "free riding." https://www.rferl.org/a/nato-summit-ankara-rutte-defense-spending-ukraine/33797955.html https://www.rferl.org/a/nato-summit-ankara-rutte-defense-spending-ukraine/33797955.html Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:18:41 +0200 NewsRussiaUkraineRussia 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 US President Donald Trump will meet Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of this week's NATO summit in Ankara. Washington seeks to revive stalled diplomacy over Russia's war while pressing European allies to take greater responsibility for the continent's defense. https://www.rferl.org/a/33797244.html https://www.rferl.org/a/33797244.html Sun, 05 Jul 2026 21:19:27 +0200 UkraineNewsRussiaRussia Invades UkraineWider EuropeThe Rundown Stories