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.
Category: 2. RussianAggression
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Massive Russian Strikes Rock Kyiv
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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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Nature Reclaiming Ukrainian Reservoir Drained By 2023 Dam Breach
Spontaneous willow woods and intense biodiversity have flourished in the wake of the Kakhovka Dam breach, caused by an explosion two years ago in Ukraine’s Kherson region. Russian sabotage was suspected when the dam, a critical hydroelectric power source, burst on June 6, 2023, causing…
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3 Generations Of A Family Killed As Russia Hits Ukrainian Cities
Russia continued to strike Ukrainian cities with drone and missile attacks early on June 5, killing at least five people in the northern city of Pryluky, where members of three generations from the same family died.
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Where Things Stand After Ukrainian Drone Strikes Deep In Russia, Istanbul Talks, And A Trump-Putin Phone Call
After a second round of face-to-face negotiations in Istanbul on June 2, it seemed like Russia and Ukraine were further from a cease-fire — let alone a deal to end the biggest war in Europe since 1945 — than they had been when they sat down to start the talks.
Days later, the path toward peace…
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EU Sanctions Score A Legal Win Over Russian Oligarchs
The European Union scored an important legal victory over Russia with its sanctions policy on June 5 as the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Luxembourg issued an opinion stating that visa bans and asset freezes of five prominent Russian businessmen deemed closed to the Kremlin are not only…
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Putin’s insatiable appetite for war
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The writer is a fellow at the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center in Berlin
The war between Russia and Ukraine has escalated dramatically in recent weeks. Yet western policy remains…
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