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Russian invasion of Ukraine

Everything you need to know about Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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  • Russia again exploits Ukrainian air defense shortages as deadly strikes pound Kyiv
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    She tried to blow up a millionaire in Monaco. Days later, she was dead
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    Call for wartime elections in Ukraine piles pressure on Zelensky when he least needs it
  • Ukraine's Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov attends a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group, after a meeting of NATO Defence Ministers at the Alliance headquarters, in Brussels, Belgium on February 12.
    Tom Nicholson/Reuters
    Ukraine’s ousted defense minister calls for wartime elections in bombshell address
  • Andrey Klepach, chief economist of VEB.RF, attends a session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia June 16, 2022. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov
    Anton Vaganov/Reuters
    Top Russian economist replaced after warning of economic costs of Ukraine war
  • Russian opposition politician Lev Shlosberg looks on as he attends a city court session in Pskov, Russia, on Monday.
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    Russian court jails Kremlin critic for 11 years for opposing the war in Ukraine
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  • Crimea bomb attack reportedly kills former Ukrainian submarine commander who defected to Russia
  • Sell Ukraine 10% of US Patriots and ‘we will destroy all the Russians’ ballistic missiles,’ Zelensky tells CNN
  • How Russian ballistic missiles are exploiting holes in Ukraine’s air defenses
  • Civilian or Spy: The untold story of a Russian-born federal contractor killed by the FBI
  • Ukrainian drone strike kills 13 inside Russia, authorities say, in deadliest attack in two years
  • US intel assesses Putin could launch attack aimed at testing NATO unity
  • ‘Black widows’: Women accused of marrying Russian army recruits to claim death payouts
  • No Russian ballistic missiles shot down by Ukraine in night of attacks that killed 17
  • Russia says seven killed as Ukrainian drone hits crowded Russian beach
  • Putin critic Boris Nadezhdin says he’s ‘alive and free’ in Paris, after Russia designated him a ‘foreign agent’

Videos

  • Ukrainian-born businessman Vadym Yermolaiev spoke to CNN’s Chief Global Affairs Correspondent, Matthew Chance, in his first interview since surviving the powerful blast in June.
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    Video Exclusive: CNN speaks to target of Monaco bombing 5:36
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    Video Ukraine’s ousted defense minister calls for elections 1:12
  • <p>CNN's Nick Paton Walsh gets the first access to hi-tech US interceptor launchers, sitting idle in Ukraine, despite a Russian ballistic barrage, because of global ammo shortage</p>
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    Video Russian e-commerce giant’s warehouse on fire 0:31
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    Video Zelensky tells CNN: ‘I need some time with my family’ once war with Russia ends 2:09
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    Video Zelensky speaks to CNN in Kyiv about recent surge of Russian ballistic attacks and the need for more interceptors missiles 5:48
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    Video Unidentified courier believed to have delivered bomb to Moscow restaurant 1:27

Business

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  • Goodzone shopping mall in Moscow, Russia, on April 23, 2026.
    Maksim Kataev/CNN
    What a deserted mall in Moscow says about Russia’s economic woes
  • An employee inspects processing and refining structures in the Duna oil refinery on May 24, 2022 in Szazhalombatta, Hungary. MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas Plc is a multinational Hungarian oil and gas company headquartered in Budapest, Hungary. The Duna (Danube) Oil Refinery at Szazhalombatta, near Budapest is one of the biggest refineries in the Eastern-Central region of Europe where Russian oil arrives to Hungary via the Friendship (Druzhba) oil pipeline.
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    By buying Russia’s oil, Hungary is fueling the Kremlin’s war machine – and enriching foundations linked to Orbán
  • View of El Palito refinery in Puerto Cabello, Carabobo state, Venezuela.
    Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images
    Venezuelan oil is key to Trump’s Russia plan. There’s a problem with that
  • Americans are expected to spend $11 billion less on at the gas pump than they did in 2025, according to GasBuddy.
    Brandon Bell/Getty Images/File
    Despite Venezuela, forecasters say 2026 will be the cheapest year for gas since Covid
  • Russia's economic turbulence is unlikely to persuade President Vladimir Putin, pictured here at his annual end-of-year news conference, to negotiate an end to the war.
    Alexander Nemenov/Reuters
    Russia’s economy is struggling. But that won’t bring Putin to the negotiating table for years

Politics

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    Video Sen. Blumenthal: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is ‘ready for peace talks’ to end the war 1:03
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    Video Mike Pence: Graham’s ‘clarity’ and ‘vision’ at times moved Trump on issues, including Ukraine 4:00
  • Guests await the beginning of a news conference with then-Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm at the Department of Energy headquarters to announce a breakthrough in fusion research on December 13, 2022 in Washington, DC. The officials announced that experiments at the National Ignition Facility at the LLNL achieved 'ignition,' where the fusion energy generated equals the laser energy that started the reaction for the first time ever, a major advancement that may produce bountiful clean energy in the future. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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    New warnings that Russian operatives are targeting the emails of US nuclear scientists and defense contractors
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a meeting with members of the government via video link at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia July 8, 2026.
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    Senators unveil sweeping Russia sanctions bill, urge passage in honor of Graham
  • Sen. Richard Blumenthal, left, and Sen. Lindsey Graham speak at Mykhailivska Square in Kyiv, Ukraine, during a press conference in May 2025, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine.
    Tetiana Dzhafrova/AFP/Getty Images/File
    Bipartisan senators announce agreement with Trump administration on Russia sanctions

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