https://www.rferl.org/z/670 RFE/RL's latest news, features, commentary, and multimedia content on Ukraine https://www.rferl.org/Content/responsive/RFE/en-US/img/logo.png https://www.rferl.org/z/670 en Copyright 2026 - RFE/RL, Inc. 60 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:16:36 +0200 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL Serbian military and police officers have found a cache of highly powerful explosives not far from a pipeline that carries Russian natural gas from Turkey to Hungary, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on April 5. https://www.rferl.org/a/serbia-explosives-gas-pipeline-hungary-balkan-stream/33725278.html https://www.rferl.org/a/serbia-explosives-gas-pipeline-hungary-balkan-stream/33725278.html Sun, 05 Apr 2026 16:12:37 +0200 NewsRussiaUkraineSerbiaHungaryThe Rundown Stories Ukraine has kept up its attacks on Russian oil export and production infrastructure, hitting facilities in two regions, while widespread Russian drone attacks on Ukraine killed at least one civilian overnight and fighting persisted at the front, officials said. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-oil-drone-strikes-donbas/33725223.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-oil-drone-strikes-donbas/33725223.html Sun, 05 Apr 2026 12:27:30 +0200 NewsRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Marking the 1,500th day of the full-scale invasion, Russia launched a massive wave of air strikes across Ukraine during the night of April 3–4. https://www.rferl.org/a/zelenskyy-russia-easter-escalation/33724676.html https://www.rferl.org/a/zelenskyy-russia-easter-escalation/33724676.html Sat, 04 Apr 2026 12:37:21 +0200 NewsRussiaUkraineThe Rundown Stories Days after the film ‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’ Won an Oscar for best documentary, a Russian court banned it, and prosecutors labeled its director a “foreign agent.” What does he think about it? “You couldn’t dream up a better advertising campaign." https://www.rferl.org/a/pavel-talankin-mr-nobody-film-putin-interview/33723253.html https://www.rferl.org/a/pavel-talankin-mr-nobody-film-putin-interview/33723253.html Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:32:21 +0200 FeaturesRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Headline In a non-descript warehouse on the perimeters of a Munich-area airport, a joint venture is marrying Ukrainian expertise with German capital, building drones for Ukraine’s military – and eventually global markets. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-germany-drone-production/33723276.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-germany-drone-production/33723276.html Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:56:53 +0200 FeaturesRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Headline In Bavaria, the first joint German-Ukrainian facility to start manufacturing Ukrainian drones abroad. RFE/RL visited the workshop where Linza drones are assembled. It's the first of several new joint ventures that Ukraine is launching for military production in Europe. https://www.rferl.org/a/rfe-rl-goes-inside-the-first-german-ukrainian-production-plant/33723213.html https://www.rferl.org/a/rfe-rl-goes-inside-the-first-german-ukrainian-production-plant/33723213.html Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:56:32 +0200 UkraineRussia Invades Ukraine As Russia faces a manpower shortage in 2026, reports surface of intoxicated men increasingly being tricked into signing military contracts at local enlistment offices. https://www.rferl.org/a/drunk-sign-here-russia-recruits-intoxicated-men-as-military-manpower-crisis-peaks/33722376.html https://www.rferl.org/a/drunk-sign-here-russia-recruits-intoxicated-men-as-military-manpower-crisis-peaks/33722376.html Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:20:18 +0200 RussiaFeaturesUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Headline The United States has removed sanctions on three Russian-flagged commercial vessels, sparking debate over whether the move signals a shift in US- Russia policy. https://www.rferl.org/a/us-sanctions-russia-vessels-treasury-policy-shift/33722318.html https://www.rferl.org/a/us-sanctions-russia-vessels-treasury-policy-shift/33722318.html Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:59:33 +0200 NewsIranRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Ukrainian forces stationed near Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region say they've seen increasing attacks by Russian forces. Ukraine’s General Oleksandr Syrskiy said Russia had some 6,000 battlefield casualties in four days, but Ukrainian troops said there's no sign of a shortage of Russian manpower. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukrainian-forces-battle-intense-russian-offensive-near-obliterated-pokrovsk/33719998.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukrainian-forces-battle-intense-russian-offensive-near-obliterated-pokrovsk/33719998.html Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:26:55 +0200 VideosRussiaUkraineVideo ArchiveRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories President Donald Trump has renewed his warning to Tehran to reach a deal to end the war soon and also to open the Strait of Hormuz or he will order air strikes with the aim of "completely obliterating" Iran's oil export hub of Kharg Island, oil wells, and power plants. https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-warning-iran-deal-energy-attacks/33719920.html https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-warning-iran-deal-energy-attacks/33719920.html Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:11:22 +0200 IranNewsRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Headline A major Russian oil export terminal was hit again by drones, local officials said, the latest in a series of Ukrainian attacks that have severely restricted Russia’s ability to take advantage of soaring global energy prices. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-oil-drone-attack-fire-export/33719116.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-oil-drone-attack-fire-export/33719116.html Sun, 29 Mar 2026 10:39:28 +0200 NewsRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of lying when he suggested this week that the United States was conditioning security guarantees for Kyiv with the withdrawal of Ukrainian forces from the Donbas. https://www.rferl.org/a/rubio-zelenskyy-lie-donbas-war-russia-ukraine/33718272.html https://www.rferl.org/a/rubio-zelenskyy-lie-donbas-war-russia-ukraine/33718272.html Fri, 27 Mar 2026 21:07:12 +0100 NewsRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Foreign ministers from the G7 are discussing a major effort to repair damage to the protective shelter at Ukraine’s Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, with costs estimated at around $575 million, a sign that Kyiv remains at the center of high-level talks despite competing global crises. https://www.rferl.org/a/g7-chernobyl-dome-repair-france-ukraine/33717924.html https://www.rferl.org/a/g7-chernobyl-dome-repair-france-ukraine/33717924.html Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:32:35 +0100 NewsRussiaUkraineRussia Invades Ukraine US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in France early on March 27, joining G7 foreign ministers and allied representatives who have already gathered for the second day of a high-stakes meeting overshadowed by tensions over Iran, Ukraine, and global security. https://www.rferl.org/a/rubio-france-g7-iran-ukraine-hormuz-allies-eu/33717686.html https://www.rferl.org/a/rubio-france-g7-iran-ukraine-hormuz-allies-eu/33717686.html Fri, 27 Mar 2026 02:35:17 +0100 IranNewsUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown StoriesMiddle East Three days of Ukrainian drone attacks on ports and refineries in Russia’s Leningrad region have led to what one analyst called “the most serious threat” to Russian oil exports since the beginning of the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-strikes-russia-oil-exports/33717215.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-strikes-russia-oil-exports/33717215.html Thu, 26 Mar 2026 18:12:51 +0100 UkraineFeaturesRussiaRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories After a bitter winter, there’s been uptick in battlefield operations by both Ukraine and Russia in recent weeks. Ukraine says it defeated a major mechanized Russian assault last week – but it’s unclear if that attack signaled the start of a spring offensive. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-battlefield-spring-offensive/33717112.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-battlefield-spring-offensive/33717112.html Thu, 26 Mar 2026 17:43:06 +0100 UkraineFeaturesRussiaRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Heavy fighting is ongoing in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kostyantynivka. The town’s only road to Kramatorsk is swarmed by Russian drones, forcing civilians to flee on foot while Ukrainian troops move in to defend the city. https://www.rferl.org/a/inside-kostyantynivka-last-evacuation-route/33717209.html https://www.rferl.org/a/inside-kostyantynivka-last-evacuation-route/33717209.html Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:46:28 +0100 UkraineRussia Invades Ukraine US lawmakers from both parties sharply condemned Russia’s mass abduction of Ukrainian children during a congressional hearing on March 25, presenting a united front in support of accountability for what witnesses described as one of the gravest ongoing crimes of the war. https://www.rferl.org/a/washington-response-russia-ukrainian-children-abductions/33717197.html https://www.rferl.org/a/washington-response-russia-ukrainian-children-abductions/33717197.html Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:03:08 +0100 FeaturesRussiaUkraineThe Rundown Stories A new report by the Yale School of Public Health’s Humanitarian Research Lab alleges that Russian state-linked energy giants Gazprom and Rosneft were directly involved in the transfer and political indoctrination of thousands of Ukrainian children, https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-energy-giants-role-deportation-indoctrination-ukrainian-children/33716342.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-energy-giants-role-deportation-indoctrination-ukrainian-children/33716342.html Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:35:22 +0100 NewsRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Two Russian major ports were pounded by drones over three days as Moscow and Kyiv continued to exchange hundreds of air strikes, marking a spike in fighting as peace talks appear to be stalling despite Ukraine's attempt to revive the issue in Florida last week. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-drone-strikes-ports-oil-war/33716185.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-drone-strikes-ports-oil-war/33716185.html Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:56:56 +0100 UkraineNewsRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories