Shaken by constant drone attacks, residents of Kostyantynivka in Ukraine’s Donetsk region are fleeing their homes. As battles in the area intensify, RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service captured the last-minute goodbyes of those who had stayed behind until now.
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Russian-Occupied Donetsk, Mariupol Face Collapse Amid Severe Water Shortage
In the Russian-occupied cities of Donetsk and Mariupol, an escalating water crisis has pushed daily life to the brink of survival.
Water trickles out of taps for only a few hours every few days, often discolored and undrinkable. Entire neighborhoods have resorted to survival tactics like hauling…
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Coercion, Violence, And Ethnic Targeting
The Russian government, facing mounting losses in Ukraine, appears to be intensifying its coercive recruitment tactics targeting prisoners, conscripts, and ethnic minorities from remote regions and Central Asian migrant communities to bolster its depleted forces.
According to testimonies…
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Ukrainian Drones Strike Targets Across Russia As Trump Orders US Nuclear Subs To Region
Explosions and fires were reported across several Russian regions following a wave of Ukrainian drone attacks as US President Donald Trump said he was deploying nuclear submarines “closer to Russia” days ahead of a deadline he gave Moscow to make a peace deal with Kyiv.
Authorities in the…
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Kherson Farmers Battle Drones And Flames To Revive Iconic Watermelon Harvest
Even in the green farmlands of Ukraine’s Kherson region, the threat of war is constantly hovering nearby.
Farmers harvesting watermelons in their fields recently had to run for cover, one carrying a child, when they spotted a kamikaze drone overhead.
And a farmer named Oleksandr saw some of his…
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Trump Orders Nuclear Submarines Near Russia After Medvedev’s Doomsday Threats
US President Donald Trump said he is moving two nuclear submarines to regions near Russia following doomsday threats related to the war in Ukraine from former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
“I have ordered two nuclear submarines to be positioned in the appropriate regions,” Trump said in a…
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Putin Blames Frustration Over Ukraine Talks on ‘Inflated Expectations’
The Russian president didn’t directly respond to President Trump’s ultimatum that Moscow halt its offensive by the end of next week or face financial penalties.
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Kyiv Mourns Dozens Killed In Russian Attack On Ukraine
A day of mourning was held in Kyiv on August 1 following one of the deadliest Russian attacks on the capital. The strike left at least 31 dead, including 5 children, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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As Trump’s Deadline For A Ukraine Peace Deal Draws Close, Here’s What To Watch
Not long after he gave Russia 10 days to stop the war in Ukraine, US President Donald Trump said unequivocally on July 31 that the United States will “put sanctions” on Moscow over its lack of movement toward a cease-fire or peace deal with Kyiv.
At the same time, he said it was unclear…
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