Survivors of a Russian air strike that killed 25 retirees who had gathered to collect their pension checks described shock and grief to RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service. As volunteers helped them evacuate the village of Yarova in the Donetsk region, one woman said she was spared only because two dead…
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Ukraine rolled back Crimea’s air defenses—then hit a ship in home waters
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Ukrainian forces struck and damaged another ship supporting Russia’s war effort on the Black Sea on Thursday night.
Another ship strike isn’t remarkable. In the 43…
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NATO Steps Up Defenses After Russian Drones Violate Polish Airspace
Increased air patrols, air defense systems and other protections will be mobilized over Eastern Europe.
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Frontline Report: Domestic missiles give Ukraine the edge – Russian generals eliminated before major assault begins
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Today there are interesting updates from Donetsk.
Here, as Russia had begun a massive regrouping, pulling in reinforcements from across its stagnating offensives to feed the…
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Opposition to Putin Pulls Up European Leaders Dragged Down at Home
The foreign policy successes of Keir Starmer of Britain, Emmanuel Macron of France and Friedrich Merz of Germany are in contrast with their dismal domestic performances.
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Europe Faces Critical Challenges in Countering Russian Drone Threats
Russia’s drone incursion into Polish territory on September 10 failed to result in much physical damage on the ground, but it did uncover a major hole in Europe’s defense forces: The allies don’t have cost-effective counter-measures to deal with low-cost Russian attacks.
As many as 19 drones…
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Compromise Reached As EU Approves Blacklist Rollover For 6 Months
The European Union agreed to prolong visa bans and asset freezes on the over 2,600 people and entities the bloc deems responsible for the undermining of Ukraine’s territorial integrity.
The blacklist, which was created after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine over three years…
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