https://www.rferl.org Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty is an international news organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries https://www.rferl.org/Content/responsive/RFE/en-US/img/logo.png https://www.rferl.org en Copyright 2026 - RFE/RL, Inc. 60 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:16:28 +0200 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL A cafe in Zaporizhzhya uses coffee cups inherited from a Kharkiv coffee shop that was destroyed in a Russian attack – a symbol of its determination to stay in business. But a nearby bakery has concluded it can’t go on, as the fourth anniversary of full-scale war approaches. https://www.rferl.org/a/33654636.html https://www.rferl.org/a/33654636.html Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:58:23 +0100 UkraineFeaturesRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories The big dam breach that Kyiv says was Russian sabotage drained much of the Kakhovka Reservoir, part of the Dnieper River and the front line in the war. Now, Moscow’s forces are using the thickening cover – trees, bushes, and reeds – to try to push into Ukrainian-held territory near Zaporizhzhya. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-attacks-drained-reservoir-dam-destroyed-ukraine/33630023.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-attacks-drained-reservoir-dam-destroyed-ukraine/33630023.html Fri, 26 Dec 2025 09:28:55 +0100 Russia Invades UkraineFeaturesRussiaUkraineThe Rundown Headline As Russia’s invasion rages on, Ukrainian medical personnel are becoming increasingly vulnerable, from medevac vehicles near the fighting to hospitals in the rear. Experts warn that as frontline areas expand and Russia deploys more advanced weapons, it is becoming harder to keep medical workers safe. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-ambulance-drone-attack/33611060.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-ambulance-drone-attack/33611060.html Wed, 03 Dec 2025 07:18:06 +0100 UkraineFeaturesRussiaRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories When an overnight Russian air strike hit a hospital in Kharkiv, Ukraine, patients and staff heard a loud explosion, they said, then had to scramble through dark halls filled with debris and broken glass to a shelter. Officials said several people were injured by shattered glass. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-kharkiv-hospital-civilian-air-strike-drone-injuries/33559478.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-kharkiv-hospital-civilian-air-strike-drone-injuries/33559478.html Tue, 14 Oct 2025 13:37:37 +0200 UkraineRussiaRussia Invades Ukraine Overnight Russian air strikes burned out apartments and hit civilian buildings in three Ukrainian regions on September 24. Ukrainian officials, in turn, said they hit Russian oil processing facilities in Salavat and Novorossiisk, in a growing campaign to attack distant petrochemical infrastructure. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kharkiv-zaporizhzhya-kramatorsk-russia-drone-bomb-civilian-salavat-oil-gas/33539572.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kharkiv-zaporizhzhya-kramatorsk-russia-drone-bomb-civilian-salavat-oil-gas/33539572.html Wed, 24 Sep 2025 14:09:49 +0200 UkraineRussiaRussia Invades Ukraine Ukrainain military volunteers older than 60 are fixing up malfunctioning rockets and using them against Russian units. That's a specialty of the Stepovi Vovky, or Steppe Wolves, a group that supports Ukrainian Army soldiers, doing jobs official troops can't do under current law. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-zaporizhzhya-volunteer-age-rocket-recovery-repair/33477936.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-zaporizhzhya-volunteer-age-rocket-recovery-repair/33477936.html Wed, 23 Jul 2025 01:04:22 +0200 UkraineRussiaRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Ukrainian volunteers older than 60 are fixing up malfunctioning rockets and using them against Russian units. That's a specialty of the Steppe Wolves, a group that supports Ukrainian Army soldiers, doing jobs official troops can't do under current law. The Ukrainian military has an age limit of 60. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-age-limit-zaporizhzhya-rocket-misfire-recover-repair-front-line-volunteers/33477808.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-age-limit-zaporizhzhya-rocket-misfire-recover-repair-front-line-volunteers/33477808.html Wed, 23 Jul 2025 01:02:04 +0200 UkraineRussiaVideo ArchiveVideosRussia Invades Ukraine Three people were killed and more than a dozen apartment blocks were hit in Kharkiv as another massive barrage of Russian air attacks struck Ukraine on July 7. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kharkiv-russia-air-strikes-deadly-odesa-zaporizhzhya/33466459.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kharkiv-russia-air-strikes-deadly-odesa-zaporizhzhya/33466459.html Mon, 07 Jul 2025 17:48:13 +0200 UkraineRussiaVideo ArchiveVideosRussia Invades Ukraine One of Ukraine’s worst ecological disasters in recent years is now the site of a remarkable natural transformation, according to ecologists. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kakhovka-dam-reservoir-nature-ecology-water/33435091.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kakhovka-dam-reservoir-nature-ecology-water/33435091.html Fri, 06 Jun 2025 00:40:40 +0200 UkraineRussiaRussia Invades Ukraine Spontaneous willow woods and intense biodiversity have flourished in the wake of the Kakhovka Dam breach, caused by an explosion two years ago in Ukraine's Kherson region. Russian sabotage was suspected when the dam, a critical hydroelectric power source, burst on June 6, 2023. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kherson-kakhovka-dam-breach-russia-sabotage-explosives-ecocide-deaths-flood/33435000.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kherson-kakhovka-dam-breach-russia-sabotage-explosives-ecocide-deaths-flood/33435000.html Fri, 06 Jun 2025 00:34:08 +0200 UkraineRussiaVideo ArchiveVideosRussia Invades Ukraine Two children were among those injured in a late-night Russian air strike on the eastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhya on May 1-2. Ukraine's Emergency Services reported that three people were dug out from rubble after the attack, which struck homes, school buildings, and other civilian targets. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-zaporizhzhya-russia-air-strike-school-civilian-rubble/33403062.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-zaporizhzhya-russia-air-strike-school-civilian-rubble/33403062.html Fri, 02 May 2025 16:07:28 +0200 UkraineRussiaVideo ArchiveVideosRussia Invades Ukraine Russian drone strikes killed a woman in Zaporizhzhya on April 22, wounding at least 20 people. Meanwhile Ukrainian rescuers in the Sumy region discovered a shaken but apparently uninjured dog in the ruins of a home. The city of Odesa was also hit by Russian Shahed drones. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-sumy-odesa-drone-strike-russia-dog-rescue-civilian-apartment-shahed/33392512.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-sumy-odesa-drone-strike-russia-dog-rescue-civilian-apartment-shahed/33392512.html Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:17:09 +0200 UkraineRussiaVideo ArchiveVideosRussia Invades Ukraine