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Ukraine experienced a rare respite from Russia's relentless drone attacks overnight from July 12-13, marking the first such lull in two months. However, the Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russia still launched 60 drones and decoys targeting various regions within a 24-hour period.
The city of Kostyantynivka is considered a key target for the ongoing Russian offensive in Ukraine's Donetsk region. With most civilians having already evacuated, Ukrainian troops are patrolling deserted streets, trying to defend themselves by shooting down incoming drones.
American-made weapons are crucial Ukraine’s defense -- but delays in US support are raising concerns on the front line.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia launched hundreds of drones and missiles in the biggest aerial attack yet on Ukrainian cities, urging "biting" sanctions against Russian oil.
Russian lawmakers approved a new transport minister, one day after the body of his predecessor was found with a gunshot wound hours after being sacked by President Vladimir Putin.
A spartan, windowless space at Georgia’s border with Russia is the temporary home, for weeks or months, of Ukrainians who were seized by Russia and are now being deported. “The toilet is awful…. There are only 19 beds for 50 people, and they keep bringing people in without stopping,” one man said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has praised what he called a "very important and useful conversation" with his US counterpart Donald Trump in a phone call on July 4 that came hours after a massive Russian attack on Kyiv.
The United States has announced plans to halt some supplies of weapons it previously provided to Ukraine, citing its own dwindling stockpiles. In Kyiv, residents said they feared being even more vulnerable to attack without US air-defense systems.
An artillery strike by Russian forces hit a hospital in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, destroying the medical facility and injuring several civilians, according to regional officials.
The deaths of two ethnic Azerbaijanis amid allegations of torture during a police raid last week in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg has quickly escalated into a diplomatic confrontation highlighting difficulties in Moscow's relations with its former Soviet republics.
A Soviet-era “Bukhanka” van, retrofitted with modern tech, scans for Russian drones, helping Ukrainian troops survive fierce battles near Pokrovsk, the current hotspot in Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
A Current Time crew talked to Ukrainian artillerymen fighting outside the city of Pokrovsk as they try to prevent Russian assault groups from approaching it.
As Russian forces push closer to Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region, many families already displaced by war are being forced to flee once more. With evacuations under way and the front line advancing, they don’t know if they’ll ever see their homes again.
Amid the war in Ukraine, a girl from Odesa named Nastya Buryk was fighting her own battle with leukemia. Her mother sought out medical care in Israel, where they spent more than two years. But the violence they had escaped in Ukraine caught up with them in Israel when a new war with Iran began.
Nastya Buryk, a young girl from Odesa, was diagnosed with leukemia six months after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Her mother took her to Israel for treatment. But after more than two years of fighting cancer, Nastya and her mother were caught in an Iranian air strike against Israel.
As Russia’s war in Ukraine drags into its fourth summer, the country’s booming funeral industry offers a stark indicator of the conflict’s human toll, with soaring burial costs and growing complaints from grieving families.
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine heads into its fourth summer, the country’s funeral industry is seeing record growth.
At their June 24-25 summit in The Hague, NATO leaders agreed to a sharp increase in defense spending. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte praised US President Donald Trump for pushing the allies toward making greater commitments. Meanwhile, Trump touted the success of recent US air strikes on Iran.
Russia will soon teach high school students how to build and fly drones, which have become a key weapon in the war between Moscow and Kyiv.
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