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Israelis were celebrating Purim with singing, dancing, and costume parties on March 4. When the festivities in Jerusalem were interrupted by an air-raid alert, people headed for the shelters and kept partying there -- determined to maintain normal life amid war.
Russia's state-sponsored media pundits have long praised Iran as a strategic partner and ally -- but faced with ongoing US-Israeli strikes on Iran, these outlets are arguing that Iran was never to be counted on. Some Russian commentators even seen celebrate the struggles of the Islamic republic.
Ukrainians marked the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion with memorial ceremonies across Ukraine. European leaders attended events in Kyiv as people reflected on the war’s toll and their hopes for peace. On the day of the anniversary, drone strikes hit the city of Zaporizhzhya.
Russia's military claimed to have taken the city of Kupyansk while Ukraine insisted it remained under Kyiv's control. Then Moscow claimed a nearby town, prompting a Ukrainian officer to post videos of himself walking there, which in turn set off Russian accusations that his post was AI-generated.
A key oil pumping station in Russia's Tatarstan region was rocked by an explosion overnight on February 22-23. The facility is a hub for Russia's energy sector and the Druzhba pipeline, which carries oil to Europe. Russian authorities claim the blast was caused by falling debris from a drone attack.
Karina Bakhur, a 17-year-old kickboxing champion killed by a Russian missile in Ukraine, is honored on Ukrainian Olympian Vladyslav Heraskevych’s helmet. He was banned from competing in skeleton for the tribute. Bakhur's father says he is proud that his daughter's memory lives on.
The governments of five European countries on February 14 released a statement saying that they are confident that the Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny was poisoned with a lethal toxin not found naturally in Russia -- a poisoning that led to his death in a Russian prison two years ago.
Russian officer Yevgeny Korobov participated in the invasion of Ukraine. Deciding to get out of there, he shot himself in the leg and ended up in the hospital. Korobov realized he did not want to return to the war and fled Astana, but officials refused to grant him refugee status.
An elderly Ukrainian man is trying to cope with the tragedy of losing his wife and son to a Russian drone strike in June 2025. Mykola Meleshko was sleeping when that attack hit his home, destroying most of it. He hopes a family could take him in as he struggles with the loss of his loved ones.
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.
RFE/RL frontline correspondent Maryan Kushnir recounts how his apartment building outside the Ukrainian capital was hit by a Russian Shahed drone on January 28. "I saw a flash and heard windows shatter," said Kushnir, who ran upstairs to his neighbors and rescued a child from the burning apartment.
Kyiv is expanding its "invincibility points" as more than just heated tents but places where people can receive psychological support, warmth, and assistance. Ukraine's national railway company has opened train cars in many regions where people can warm up and recharge devices.
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.
Despite ongoing Russian attacks and harsh winter weather, Ukrainians continue their daily routines as emergency power cuts and heating shortages persist across the country.
Volunteers from across Europe are quietly assembling drones for Ukraine in Brussels. The Wings for Europe initiative brings together people of different nationalities who spend their evenings and weekends building drones to support Ukraine's defense.
Ukrainian ground drone operators joke that they feel like big kids playing with remote-control cars -- but the job of driverless vehicles in keeping frontline troops functioning is no game.
Some Russians are keeping military matters in mind this holiday season, decorating their Christmas trees with ornamental tanks, bomber planes, and soldiers. But not every consumer in Moscow cares to honor Russian soldiers this way -- in fact, some find the idea "very crude." (SOTA Vision)
Several Russian artists who have been labeled foreign agents or jailed for their performances appeared together at a concert in Vilnius. Singer Naoko had been arrested in October for playing banned anti-war songs by exiled artists Noize MC and Monetochka, who she joined on stage for the first time.
In the Kyiv region, the volunteer civilian defense force helps defend Ukrainian territory. A volunteer named Yulia, part of a predominantly female unit nicknamed the Bucha Witches, explained why she felt drawn to join the defense force, crediting her 10-year-old daughter with motivating her.
As fighting around Pokrovsk continues, Russian forces are targeting Ukrainian logistics with drones in an effort to cut supply routes. A Current Time crew witnessed a drone being shot down and visited a Ukrainian UAV control center.
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