Ukraine

• July 17, 2025

  Here Is What Tomahawk Missiles Could Do For Ukraine

  US President Donald Trump has reportedly mulled sending Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine. For now, that transfer appears unlikely, but if Washington does supply the weapon, it could fundamentally change the battlefield dynamic between Moscow and Kyiv.

• July 17, 2025

  Svyrydenko Takes Helm As PM In Move To Drive Ukraine's War Effort And US Ties

  Ukrainian lawmakers approved Yulia Svyrydenko, the economy minister and first deputy prime minister who led talks with the United States on a critical minerals deal, as prime minister in a cabinet shuffle aimed at boosting relations with Washington and breathing new life into the war-torn country.

• July 17, 2025

  Dobropillya Under Increasing Threat Of Air Strikes As Shopping Center Hit

  Ukrainian population centers in areas around Pokrovsk are feeling increasingly threatened as Russian forces appear to be moving beyond the Donetsk region frontline city. Dobropillya, 30 kilometers to the north of Pokrovsk, saw a bomb strike a shopping center on July 16, killing at least three.

• July 17, 2025

  Russia Seeks 'Expendable Manpower' For Ukraine War With New Recruiting Network

  With almost a million casualties and no end to the war on Ukraine in sight, Russia is using an array of approaches to keep the flow of soldiers to the front from slowing. An RFE/RL investigation reveals details about a new recruitment system that a lawmaker said provides “expendable manpower.”

• July 16, 2025

  EU Budget Proposal Doubles Ukraine Aid And Boosts Military Spending

  The European Commission is proposing a record 2-trillion-euro budget for 2028-2034, boosting funds for Ukraine, defense, and foreign policy. But tough negotiations lie ahead as richer EU states balk at higher spending.

• July 16, 2025

  Rescuers Search For Survivors After Russian Strike On Dobropillya

  A Russian aerial bomb hit a busy shopping center in the town of Dobropillya in Ukraine's Donetsk Region on July 16. Rescue workers rushed to the site to locate and help the wounded. Dobropillya has come under attack in recent days as Russian forces continue their offensive around Pokrovsk.

• July 16, 2025

  Kremlin-Friendly Media Play Down Trump's Threats Over Ukraine

  Russia's pro-Putin media platforms and figures have scrambled to put a positive spin on US President Donald Trump's pledges to supply key weapons systems to Ukraine and to punish Russia and allies with tariffs to prompt a return to cease-fire talks.

• July 16, 2025

  Ukraine Leadership Reshuffle Seen Strengthening Trump Administration Ties

  A reshuffling of Ukraine’s government and diplomatic corps could improve communication with the United States just as President Donald Trump appears to be pivoting toward the embattled country in its more than three-year war with Russia.

• July 16, 2025

  With Pokrovsk In Ruins, A Ukrainian Soldier Warns That Russians May Bypass It

  A plainspoken Ukrainian soldier who has been defending the Pokrovsk area says it's a mistake to underestimate Russian forces. They don't often succeed after breaking through Ukrainian lines, says "Dzhokhar," a drone unit sergeant in the 155th Brigade, but Russian forces are relentless.

• July 16, 2025

  Ukrainian Soldiers Predict Russia May Bypass A Ruined Pokrovsk

  Russia’s efforts to take control of the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, a key logistics hub in the Donetsk region, may be shifting, according to a frontline soldier defending the area.

• July 16, 2025

  Some Patriot Missiles Already On Their Way To Ukraine, Trump Says

  US President Donald Trump said some Patriot missiles are already on their way to Ukraine a day after announcing a that NATO members would send weapons to Ukraine in a change in his stance against sending US weapons to the war-torn country.

• July 15, 2025

  Ukrainian PM Resigns Amid Major Government Reshuffle

  Ukraine’s prime minister said he had submitted his resignation, part of a major, widely anticipated reshuffle of the war-torn country's government.

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