A special Ukrainian police unit, the White Angels, rescues civilians in remote areas of the northeastern Sumy region, which is facing increasing attacks from Russia. Reaching civilians who need to be evacuated puts the unit in the crosshairs of Russian attack drones, so speed and stealth are…
Category: 2. RussianAggression
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From Resignation in Protest to Campaign for Congress
Bridget A. Brink, who stepped down as ambassador to Ukraine in April out of objections to President Trump’s pro-Russian approach to the war, is now speaking out and running for office at home.
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Death Toll From Russian Strikes Rises To 24 As More Bodies Pulled From Kyiv Rubble
Ukrainian emergency workers pulled more bodies from the rubble of destroyed Kyiv apartment buildings hit by Russian missile and drone strikes, as the death toll in the Ukrainian capital rose to 24 people, according to the State Emergency Service.
Workers with search dogs and heavy construction…
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Ukrainian Medics Scramble To Save Lives
Working from a makeshift “stabilization point,” Ukrainian military medics work fast to provide emergency care for the wounded, treating both soldiers and local civilians in the Sumy region. The area, near Russia’s border, is under heavy aerial bombardment from an assortment of weapons.
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Witness Records Moment Of Fatal Odesa Strike
A survivor captured video of a deadly Russian air strike on Odesa on June 17, ducking for cover as the attack drone landed nearby, engulfing a residential building in a fireball. RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service obtained the recording of the attack, in which at least one person died and 17 were…
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Russia Stands Aside as Israel Attacks Iran
Analysts say the Kremlin is prioritizing its own war against Ukraine, as well as its relations with Gulf nations that don’t want to see a stronger Iran.
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Brussels to loosen merger rules for defence companies
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The EU will adjust its merger rules for defence companies and give reassurances about their compliance with environmental standards, under a raft of measures aimed at easing…
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Airlines forced to skirt war zones as problems mount
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Flights operated by European airlines have been squeezed into a narrow air corridor by the war between Israel and Iran, adding to the industry’s challenges after a Boeing 787…
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Russian Drone and Missile Strikes on Kyiv Kill at Least 14
It was one of the deadliest attacks on the Ukrainian capital in months, and came as Moscow has intensified air assaults on the city.
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Several Dead After Kyiv Hit By Massive Russian Strike
Residential areas in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, were hammered by a massive Russian missile and drone attack on June 16-17, killing at least 14 people and wounding 55. The overnight strike on the capital and other cities across the country was one of the deadliest assaults since the start of…
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