Category: 2. RussianAggression

One person was killed and 11 were wounded by a ballistic missile strike on an apartment block in the Ukrainian city of Kryviy Rih, local officials said on December 24 as clashes were reported along much of the front line in eastern Ukraine amid gains by Russian forces and speculation over the… Continue Reading

Officials in northeastern Ukraine reported a “massive missile attack” Wednesday on the city of Kharkiv that injured at least three people. Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov said on Telegram there was a series of explosions in the city. Oleh Syniehubov, the regional governor, said the attack… Continue Reading

KAZAN, Russia — Ukraine struck high-rise buildings in Kazan, the capital of Russia’s oil-rich republic of Tatarstan, in the latest display of its growing drone capabilities. The December 21 attacks came in three waves between 7:40 a.m. and 9:20 a.m., the Russian Defense Ministry said. The… Continue Reading

Ukraine’s military said Tuesday it shot down 36 of the 60 drones that Russian forces deployed in overnight attacks. The intercepts took place in the Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Khmelnytskyi, Kyiv, Poltava, Sumy and Zaporizhzhia regions, Ukraine’s air force said. Serhiy Lysak,… Continue Reading

Speaking with RFE/RL from a military shelter in eastern Ukraine, a female drone pilot with the call sign “Siri” shares an emotional story about losing Ukrainian comrades while fighting on the front line. The 22-year-old has seen intense combat since she joined the military after graduating from… Continue Reading

KAZAN, Russia — Ukraine struck high-rise buildings in Kazan, the capital of Russia’s oil-rich republic of Tatarstan, in the latest display of its growing drone capabilities. The December 21 attacks came in three waves between 7:40 a.m. and 9:20 a.m., the Russian Defense Ministry said. The… Continue Reading

A Russian influence network active in France and Germany during the Covid-19 pandemic was also deployed in the run-up to Romania’s recently cancelled election, according to documents seen by the Financial Times. AdNow, an online advertising firm founded in 2014 by Russian nationals in Moscow… Continue Reading

Families of missing Ukrainian marines are desperate to learn whether the servicemen were killed or captured following a risky mission to liberate the village of Krynky. After crossing the Dnieper River in late 2023, the marines failed to hold a bridgehead on the Russian-occupied eastern bank…. Continue Reading

KAZAN, Russia — Ukraine struck high-rise buildings in Kazan, the capital of Russia’s oil-rich republic of Tatarstan, in the latest display of its growing drone capabilities. The December 21 attacks came in three waves between 7:40 a.m. and 9:20 a.m., the Russian Defense Ministry said. The… Continue Reading

KAZAN, Russia — Ukraine struck high-rise buildings in Kazan, the capital of Russia’s oil-rich republic of Tatarstan, in the latest display of its growing drone capabilities. The December 21 attacks came in three waves between 7:40 a.m. and 9:20 a.m., the Russian Defense Ministry said. The… Continue Reading