https://www.rferl.org/z/670 RFE/RL's latest news, features, commentary, and multimedia content on Ukraine https://www.rferl.org/Content/responsive/RFE/en-US/img/logo.png https://www.rferl.org/z/670 en Copyright 2026 - RFE/RL, Inc. 60 Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:11:45 +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 Colorized images made by NASA satellites capable of capturing the light of human activity by night show swathes of Ukrainian territory in the country's east have fallen dark amid depopulation and wartime power outages. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-war-russia-invasion-night-satellite-images-depopulation-donbas/33801975.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-war-russia-invasion-night-satellite-images-depopulation-donbas/33801975.html Sun, 12 Jul 2026 12:52:02 +0200 UkrainePhoto GalleriesThe 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 Decades after it was dissolved by Soviet-backed authorities, remnants of the Museum of the Liberation Struggle of Ukraine are held in two Czech archives. RFE/RL sourced some artifacts from the museum intended to be a safehouse for objects from Ukraine’s early 20th century fight for independence. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-museum-for-independence-prague-photo-archives/33801526.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-museum-for-independence-prague-photo-archives/33801526.html Sat, 11 Jul 2026 11:37:28 +0200 UkrainePhoto GalleriesThe Rundown Stories A brawl between Ukrainian military recruiters and local residents erupted in Lviv, western Ukraine, on July 8, as the officers were detaining men who had failed to register for duty. Authorities opened a criminal investigation and accused Russia of using propaganda to incite unrest. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-military-conscription-brawl-lviv/33801167.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-military-conscription-brawl-lviv/33801167.html Fri, 10 Jul 2026 19:48:21 +0200 UkraineVideo ArchiveVideos 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 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 US President Donald Trump said the Iran deal was "over" and said he'd agreed to grant Ukraine a license to produce Patriot missiles during a busty day -- our correspondent Zoriana Stepanenko reports from Ankara. https://www.rferl.org/a/video-trump-nato-iran-ukraine-ankara/33799659.html https://www.rferl.org/a/video-trump-nato-iran-ukraine-ankara/33799659.html Wed, 08 Jul 2026 21:34:12 +0200 VideosIranUkraine The NATO summit in Turkey got off to a rocky start, with US President Donald Trump slamming Spain for failing to spend on defense and other alliance members for refusing to pitch in during the Iran war. But by the end of the day, unity was the key word from leaders, including the US president. https://www.rferl.org/a/nato-unity-takeaways-summit-turkey-rutte-trump/33799567.html https://www.rferl.org/a/nato-unity-takeaways-summit-turkey-rutte-trump/33799567.html Wed, 08 Jul 2026 18:53:34 +0200 News AnalysisNewsIranUkraineThe Rundown HeadlineEurope 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 US President Donald Trump has gone into key meetings with NATO and other leaders on Day 2 of the alliance's summit, with the Iran conflict looming large. Later, he'll hold talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. RFE/RL's Zoriana Stepanenko reports from Ankara, Turkey. https://www.rferl.org/a/video-nato-trump-iran-turkey-ankara-summit/33799326.html https://www.rferl.org/a/video-nato-trump-iran-turkey-ankara-summit/33799326.html Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:29:36 +0200 VideosIranUkraineVideo Archive 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 NATO leaders are meeting in the Turkish capital, Ankara, for the alliance’s annual summit on July 7-8 in the shadow of the Iran war and American complaints that not all European allies are pulling their weight when it comes to defense spending. https://www.rferl.org/a/six-things-to-watch-for-as-nato-summit-kicks-off-trump-iran-ukraine/33798584.html https://www.rferl.org/a/six-things-to-watch-for-as-nato-summit-kicks-off-trump-iran-ukraine/33798584.html Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:29:36 +0200 News AnalysisNewsIranRussiaUkraineEurope In this week's briefing, RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak drills down on one issue: NATO’s big summit in Ankara. https://www.rferl.org/a/wider-europe-nato-summit-ankara-jey-issues-jozwiak/33798558.html https://www.rferl.org/a/wider-europe-nato-summit-ankara-jey-issues-jozwiak/33798558.html Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:23:58 +0200 Wider EuropeFeaturesUkraineThe Rundown Stories