More than 20 people were injured after Russia launched dozens of drones at Ukrainian cities overnight. In Kramatorsk, RFE/RL’s Serhiy Nuzhnenko spoke to residents in the city center whose homes were destroyed.
Category: 2. RussianAggression
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Dozens Injured In Russian Drone Strikes On Dnipro, Kramatorsk
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China Dismisses Ukraine’s Assertion That ‘Many’ Chinese Are Fighting for Russia
China’s foreign ministry on Wednesday rejected accusations by Ukraine that more Chinese citizens were fighting there on behalf of Russia, calling the assertion “groundless.”
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine had said a day earlier, without providing evidence, that two Chinese men…
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Russian Drone Strikes On Ukrainian Cities Leave Dozens Wounded
KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hailed “tangible progress” on a potential peacekeeping force after meeting with French and British military chiefs, shortly after he called out Washington for what he termed a “weak” response to the latest Russian air strike that killed nine…
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Ukrainians Mourn Many Killed in Russian Strike Near Playground
Their lives intersected around a playground on a sunny Friday evening in Kryvyi Rih, a city in central Ukraine.
Kostiantyn Novik, 16, had come with his cousin to hang out with friends. Serhii Smotolok, a 57-year-old welder, was nursing a beer nearby on the terrace of a restaurant, unwinding after…
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US Confirms Meeting With Russia On Restoring Embassy Operations
KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hailed “tangible progress” on a potential peacekeeping force after meeting with French and British military chiefs, shortly after he called out Washington for what he termed a “weak” response to the latest Russian air strike that killed nine…
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Ukrainian Widow Says Late Husband’s Heart Donation Inspires Her To Go On
Oleh Babiy had been sick for years when he finally received the news he had been waiting for: a new heart was available for transplant.
The donor was a former Ukrainian soldier, Aslan Mamedov, whose life was cut short in a car accident.
In October 2024, Babiy underwent transplant surgery and…
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Ukrainian Heart Transplant Recipient Thanks Widow
When former Ukrainian soldier Aslan Mamedov was declared brain dead following a car accident in 2024, his wife honored his wishes to donate his organs to save others’ lives. Mamedov’s heart was transplanted into the body of Oleh Babiy, who met his donor’s widow for the first time recently….
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Zelenskyy Confirms Ukrainian Soldiers Fighting In Russia’s Belgorod Region
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated publicly for the first time that his forces have begun operations inside Russia’s Belgorod region. Zelenskyy said it was to protect Ukrainian territory, especially the Sumy and Kharkiv regions, which share a border with Belgorod.
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Ukrainian Drone Unit Defends Urban ‘Apocalypse’ In Frontline Pokrovsk
A unit of Ukrainian drone pilots stationed in Pokrovsk have told RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service they have become a high-value target for Russian forces.
Correspondent Yevhenia Kytaiva-Rusetska recently visited the destroyed frontline town for the first time in two months.
“The high-rise buildings…
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US to move its troops out of Polish logistics hub for Ukraine
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The US will move its troops from a base in Poland that has been critical in the west’s effort to supply arms to Ukraine in its defence against Russian aggression, citing…
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