Russia-Ukraine war

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Russia: We Told Rubio to Get Americans Out of Kyiv

Moscow vows fresh strikes on 'decision-making centers' in the capital

(Newser) - Russia is telling foreigners to clear out of Kyiv as it vows more strikes on the Ukrainian capital, this time explicitly naming "decision-making centers" as targets. Russia's foreign ministry said its military is beginning "systematic" attacks on "military-industrial facilities" in Kyiv, days after Moscow accused Ukraine of...

Nations Condemn Russia for Firing Oreshnik Missile

'I am very sorry that I have to say goodbye to Kyiv now,' woman says after attack

(Newser) - Russia's deployment of its Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile in an overnight attack on Ukraine drew international outrage on Sunday. The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed the firing, Euro News reports, calling it retaliation for Ukraine's strikes on civilian targets. The Ukrainian government has denied that allegation. The missiles are...

Russia Uses Oreshnik Missile in Pounding Overnight Barrage

Ukrainians watch homes burn in attack that reportedly killed 4, injured 80

(Newser) - Russia carried out one of its largest recent overnight air raids on Ukraine, firing about 90 missiles and 600 drones that left at least four people dead nationwide, officials said Sunday. Kyiv absorbed most of the strikes, with two killed and more than 70 injured in the capital alone, according...

Ukrainian Drones Just Had a Very Busy Night

Attack in Novorossiysk leaves oil facility on fire, while death toll at building in Luhansk rises to 18

(Newser) - A Ukrainian drone attack caused a fire at another Russian oil terminal overnight, local officials in Russia's Krasnodar region said on Saturday, in what appeared to be the latest attack on Moscow's vital oil industry. Authorities in the city of Novorossiysk said falling drone debris sparked a fire...

Ukrainian Boy Takes Down Killer Drone Singlehandedly
Ukrainian Boy Takes Down
Killer Drone Singlehandedly
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May 23, 2026 5:50 AM CDT

Ukrainian Boy Takes Down Killer Drone Singlehandedly

12-year-old severs drone's fiber-optic tether, likely saving children: WaPo

(Newser) - Perched in a pear tree, a 12-year-old Ukrainian boy found himself taking on one of Russia's stealthiest weapons. When Anatolii Prokhorenko heard the familiar whine of a drone in his village near the Russian border, he watched a black quadcopter skim past him and climb toward the yard where...

Lithuanians Cram Into Shelters Amid Drone Alert

Vilnius residents shelter, as nation's leaders head to safe location amid drone activity near Belarus

(Newser) - Residents of Vilnius were told to take shelter, and Lithuania's president and prime minister were taken to safe locations Wednesday due to alarm over drone activity near the border with Belarus, underlining jitters on NATO's eastern flank over incursions related to Russia's war with Ukraine. An emergency...

World Gymnastics Lifts Restrictions on Russia, Belarus

Athletes can now compete under their national flags

(Newser) - World Gymnastics has reversed course on Russia and Belarus, reopening the door for their athletes to compete under their national flags, effective immediately, the BBC reports. The sport's global governing body had barred competitors from both countries in March 2022 after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, later allowing...

24 Killed in Russian Strike on Kyiv Apartment Building

Death toll in one of war's biggest attacks includes 3 kids, Zelensky says

(Newser) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that a Russian missile attack on a Kyiv apartment building the previous day killed 24 people, including three children. Emergency workers finished digging through the building's rubble after more than a day, Zelenskyy said on X . The cruise missile hit the nine-story corner block...

Putin: 'I Think That the Matter Is Coming to an End'

Russian leader signals readiness for talks amid weekend ceasefire

(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin now says he thinks the war in Ukraine is "coming to an end"—even as he vows to keep fighting until Moscow's objectives are met. Speaking in the Kremlin after a scaled-back Victory Day parade in Red Square, Putin blamed Western "globalist"...

Kremlin: Zelensky's Latest 'Decree' Is a 'Silly Joke'

Ahead of Russia's pared-down Victory Day, Ukrainian chief mockingly OKs Moscow parade

(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday voiced confidence of victory in Ukraine as he oversaw a military parade on Red Square commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II—a show that didn't include heavy weapons for the first time in nearly two decades. Security was tight...

Putin's Grip on Power Looks Increasingly Shaky
Putin's Grip on Power
Looks Increasingly Shaky
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May 7, 2026 9:25 AM CDT

Putin's Grip on Power Looks Increasingly Shaky

Failure to defeat Ukraine has critics surfacing at home, notes a Wall Street Journal analysis

(Newser) - Vladimir Putin is getting his big military parade—but not the one he spent two decades building his image around, writes Yaroslav Trofimov in a Wall Street Journal news analysis. As Russia prepares to mark May 9, the sacred World War II victory holiday that underpins Putin's strongman persona,...

Pussy Riot, FEMEN Protest Russia's Return to Biennale

Russia's participation for first time since Ukraine invasion cost the Venice art fair $2.5M in EU funding

(Newser) - Russian punk group Pussy Riot joined members of Ukrainian feminist organization FEMEN on Wednesday in a protest at the Venice Biennale against the opening of the Russian pavilion. Yelling "Russia's art is blood" and "Disobey" under a cloud of pink, blue, and yellow smoke, the anti-Putin feminist...

Russia's Victory Day Parade Will Look a Bit Different This Year

Kremlin: 'Current operational situation' amid ongoing war in Ukraine means no military hardware

(Newser) - Russia's show of force during its annual Victory Day will look notably different this year. The Moscow Times reports that, for the first time in nearly two decades, Moscow's May 9 parade in Red Square will go ahead without tanks, missile systems, or other military hardware, according to...

Kim Jong Un Lauds Troops Who 'Opted for Self-Blasting'

His comments confirm suspected battlefield policy of suicide over capture

(Newser) - Kim Jong Un has publicly applauded North Korean troops who reportedly killed themselves with grenades rather than risk capture while fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine, "confirming a long-suspected battlefield policy," reports the BBC . In a Monday speech in Pyongyang, Kim hailed those who "unhesitatingly opted for...

Ukraine Says It Shot Down 33K Russian Drones Last Month

Setting a new monthly record, the country says

(Newser) - Ukraine used interceptor systems to shoot down more than 33,000 Russian drones of various types in March, a record monthly figure since Moscow launched its all-out invasion more than four years ago, Ukraine's defense minister claimed. Meanwhile, Ukraine's domestically developed long-range attack drones struck a Russian oil...

Ukraine Slams Israel: 'This Is Not ... Legitimate Business'

Kyiv accuses Israel of buying 'stolen' grain from Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine

(Newser) - Ukraine is publicly pressing Israel over grain it says was looted by Russia and sold, and the diplomatic fallout is increasing by the day. President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday denounced what he called an illegal trade in grain from Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories, saying a ship was preparing to unload at...

Chernobyl Anniversary Prompts New Warning From Zelensky

At least 16 people are killed in new strikes

(Newser) - Strikes across Ukraine, Russian-occupied territory, and Russia killed at least 16 people, authorities said, as the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster prompted fresh warnings about the risks posed by Russian attacks near the plant. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky marked the anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster to warn...

5 Dead, Dozens Injured as Russia Hits Ukraine's Dnipro

The attacks kept coming 'practically all night,' one local official says

(Newser) - Russian drone and missile strikes on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro killed at least five people and wounded at least 46, authorities said on Saturday. The bodies of four people were found in the ruins of a house destroyed in overnight attacks, Dnipropetrovsk regional head Oleksandr Hanzha said, per the...

Reports: Iran War Depleting Key US Weapons Stockpiles

Massive missile, munitions use is raising costs and straining US global readiness, some officials say

(Newser) - America's latest war has come with a perhaps unanticipated side effect: a serious dent in the US weapons cupboard. In the two months since the conflict in Iran began, US forces have used roughly 1,100 JASSM-ER stealth cruise missiles—with not much more than that figure left in...

Ukraine May Have Another Trick Up Its Sleeve: 'Donnyland'

Ukrainian negotiators are said to have floated naming part of Donbas 'Donnyland,' after US leader

(Newser) - Ukraine's negotiators have tried an unusual tactic to win over Donald Trump: floating the idea of a "Donnyland" within the Donbas. In confidential peace talks, Ukrainian officials have suggested branding a contested portion of eastern Ukraine with Trump's name—a mashup of "Donbas" and the president'...

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