Russia

• August 14, 2026

  Russian Forces Hit Housing Block In Kramatorsk, Ukraine, In Ongoing Strikes

  Flames consumed a housing block in Kramatorsk following a strike by Russian forces. Video by RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service showed fire crews battling the blaze, which rose through several stories of the residential building after what was reported to be a guided aerial bomb made a direct hit.

• August 13, 2026

  Russia Cracks Down On Photos Of Graves That Reveal The Cost Of War

  Russian authorities are bringing treason charges against people for taking photos of war graves, a key indicator of the extent of the country's war dead. An activist has told Current Time that the photos are often also used by scammers targeting families who have lost relatives in the fighting.

• August 13, 2026

  Far From The Battlefield, Hawaii Pushes Trump On Weapons For Ukraine

  As Washington once again wrestles with the question of how far the United States should go in supporting Ukraine, a resolution from one of the country's most geographically distant states -- Hawaii -- has added a new voice to the debate.  

• August 13, 2026

  Ukrainian Drones Strike Wildberries Hub, Russian Oil Refinery In Bashkortostan

  Ukrainian drones targeted a Wildberries warehouse and a major oil refinery in Russia’s Bashkortostan region, over 1,300 kilometers from Ukraine's border. Local officials reported two injured, while Wildberries confirmed the strike on its complex.

• August 12, 2026

  Putin Threatens To Seize European Ships Over Moves Against Russia's 'Shadow Fleet'

  President Vladimir Putin said Russia would seize ships belonging to European countries if they tried to sell cargo confiscated from Russia-linked vessels suspected of belonging to Moscow's so-called shadow fleet.

• August 12, 2026

  Cooperating Autocrats Form A 'CRINK' In The Road For The US, Western Democracies

  The world's leading autocracies -- China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea -- are increasingly drawing on one another's resources to withstand Western pressure. For Washington, the strategic dilemma is the extent to which their alignment alters the balance of power across multiple theaters.

• August 11, 2026

  Russia's 'Starlink' Takes Shape -- But Has A Key Weakness

  Kyiv has sounded the alarm as Rassvet, Russia's equivalent to Starlink, takes shape. Experts say the satellite Internet system could have a major impact on the war in Ukraine, but there is one key vulnerability of the Russian system.

• August 11, 2026

  Ukraine Says Russia Fired North Korean Missiles In Deadly Strike

  Russia used North Korean missiles in a deadly attack on the southeastern Ukrainian city of city of Zaporizhzhya, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on August 11.

• August 11, 2026

  Behind The Hobbling Of Russia's Yabloko Party: A Swirl Of Legal Contortions

  A children’s song. Doves. Suprematist art. A Hiroshima photograph. Few were surprised by the court decision banning Russia’s Yabloko party from running in upcoming Duma elections. Many were perplexed over how authorities went about doing it.

• August 11, 2026

  Former US Marine, Jailed In Russia And Hospitalized In Serious Condition, Is Freed

  A former US Marine who has been held in a Russian prison since 2022 and had been reported to be in serious medical condition in recent weeks has been freed and is being flown back to the United States.

• August 11, 2026

  Wider Europe Briefing: What Was Russia's Role In The Ceuta Migrant Crisis?

  In this week's briefing, Rikard Jozwiak focuses on the Ceuta crisis and whether or not Russia had a role.

• August 11, 2026

  Kazakhs Weigh Hosting Russian Retailers Against Ukraine Neutrality

  Months of Ukrainian attacks on targets ranging from energy infrastructure to online retailers deep inside Russia have prompted moves to seek relief by relocating some facilities to Kazakhstan, which has tried to balance its ties to Moscow with a desire to remain neutral on the Ukraine war.

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