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• April 25, 2025

  Ukraine Tries To Repair Chernobyl's Shield As Plant Marks Nuclear Disaster Anniversary

  As Ukraine marks the 39th anniversary of the world's worst civilian nuclear accident at the Chernobyl power plant, engineers are struggling to find ways to repair the complex's protective shield more than two months after a Russian drone left a large hole in the structure.

• April 25, 2025

  'Crimea Is Ukraine': Kyiv Residents React To Possible US Recognition Of Russian Claim

  The top US envoy for Russia visited Moscow on April 25 to discuss a peace deal that would include US recognition of Russia's claim to Crimea. Many residents of Kyiv rejected the idea and insisted that Ukraine's territorial integrity must be respected, but a small number came out in favor.

• April 25, 2025

  Tearful Memorial Service Held For Teenager Killed In Russian Strike On Kyiv

  On a day of mourning for the 12 people killed in Kyiv, a memorial service was held for Danylo Khudia, a 17-year-old Ukrainian killed in the Russian strike on April 24. Khudia's parents were also killed in the attack, and his youngest sister remains in the hospital.

• April 25, 2025

  At Least 5 Killed, Including Child, In Russian Strike On Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk Region

  At least five people were killed in Russian drone and missile attacks on the Ukrainian city of Pavlohrad in the Dnipropetrovsk region on April 25, according to officials. Fourteen others were injured, including three children. Local authorities reported extensive destruction to city infrastructure.

• April 25, 2025

  Drone Footage Reveals How Russian Glide Bombs And Artillery Obliterated Ukrainian Cities

  Russia’s glide bombs and artillery have left a devastating mark on Ukraine, turning once-thriving towns into scenes of near-total destruction. Drone footage shows the damage inflicted on Ukrainian cities by Russian strikes once they came within the artillery range

• April 24, 2025

  Ukrainian Youth Escapes Russian 'Reeducation Camp' In Occupied Crimea

  Sixteen-year-old Vladyslav Rudenko was at home when Russian soldiers forced him leave to occupied Crimea. He was taken to what Kyiv calls pro-Russian "reeducation camps." Rudenko recalls how for months he was made to sing the Russian national anthem and could only watch Russian media.

• April 24, 2025

  Rescuers Search For Possible Survivors Of Attack On Kyiv

  Emergency teams in Kyiv scrambled on April 24 to find possible survivors of Russia's major missile and drone assault on the city, which leveled residential buildings, killing at least nine people and wounding scores of others. Rescuers hoped some might still be alive, buried under rubble.

• April 24, 2025

  Russia Launches Massive Overnight Strike On Kyiv

  At least nine people were killed in an overnight missile and drone attack on Kyiv. Russia hit at least seven other Ukraine regions in the overnight attack, according to Ukrainian officials.

• April 23, 2025

  Wave Of Russian Strikes Kills 9 In Marhanets, Injures Dozens

  A Russian drone attack hit a bus carrying workers in the Ukrainian town of Marhanets in the Dnipropetrovsk region, killing at least nine people and injuring dozens of others, local authorities said.

• April 22, 2025

  Deadly Russian Strikes Hit Zaporizhzhya; Sumy Region And Odesa Also Struck

  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.

• April 21, 2025

  Around The World, People Mourn The Pope

  Pope Francis, the first Jesuit and first Latin American to lead the Roman Catholic Church, has died at the age of 88.

• April 21, 2025

  Russia's 'Black Widows' Marrying Soldiers For Their Death Benefits

  Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine are being warned about so-called "black widows" -- women who seduce and marry them with the aim of collecting their military death benefits. As RFE/RL's Andrey Cherkasov explains Russian social media, tabloids, and TV talk shows are full of accounts of the scams.

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