Russia unleashed a massive overnight assault on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, in what has been described as the most powerful attack there since the start of the war in 2022. Barrages across Ukraine killed at least seven people and injured dozens more, according to city mayor Ihor…
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Russia Launches ‘Most Powerful’ Overnight Attack On Kharkiv, Killing Three
Russia unleashed a massive overnight assault on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, in what local officials are calling the most powerful attack since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022.
The barrage killed at least three people and wounded up to 22 others, according to…
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Crimea’s Famed Artek Camp Turns 100, Tainted By Links To Russia Invasion
Samantha Smith (center right, holding bag) surrounded by young pioneers in Artek in the summer of 1983.In 1982, American schoolgirl Samantha Smith wrote a letter to Soviet leader Yury Andropov urging him to avoid nuclear war. The letter was published in Pravda, the Soviet Union’s propaganda…
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Kyiv Pounded By Massive Russian Drone, Missile Strikes
The Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, was hammered by Russian drone and missile strikes early on June 6. Officials said at least four people were killed and 49 were wounded. Kyiv residents told RFE/RL correspondent Oleh Haliv how they ran for cover.
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What A Cut In Signing Bonuses May Reveal About Russia’s Fight In Ukraine
More than 40 months in, Russia’s war on Ukraine rages on, with Moscow still grinding forward, powered by legions of volunteers, men enticed high wages and lucrative benefits.
In some regions, signing bonuses for new volunteers exceed an entire year’s salary, a torrent of money that has…
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Massive Russian Strikes Rock Kyiv
Overnight on June 6 drone strikes killed at least four people in the Ukrainian capital, including three firefighters. RFE/RL photographer Serhiy Nuzhnenko witnessed the aftermath of several Russian strikes that were carried out overnight.
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Russians Hit Kyiv With Barrage Of Missiles And Drones In Overnight Attack That Killed 4, Injured 20
Four people were killed and at least 20 were wounded in Kyiv overnight in a missile and drone attack, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said early on June 6.
“Four people have been confirmed dead in the capital. Search and rescue operations are ongoing at several locations,” Klitschko said on Telegram.
The…
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Russia launches drone and missile attack on Ukraine
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Russia has launched a drone and missile attack across Ukraine, officials said, days after a daring Ukrainian raid destroyed more than a dozen Russian strategic bombers thousands of…
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Trump Suggests Letting Ukraine And Russia ‘Fight For a While’ As Merz Urges Cooperation
US President Donald Trump on June 5 compared Russia’s war against Ukraine to children fighting in comments during a visit by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, telling reporters at the White House that “sometimes you’re better off letting them fight for a while.”
Trump downplayed prospects…
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In Wake Of Kakhovka Dam Burst Disaster, Nature Is Reclaiming Land
One of Ukraine’s worst ecological disasters in recent years is now the site of a remarkable natural transformation, according to ecologists.
The Kakhovka Reservoir on the Dnieper River in Ukraine’s Kherson region spilled into dozens of villages, causing widespread flooding and scores of…
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