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Russian invasion of Ukraine

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

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  • Sailing Yacht A is seen in Trieste, Italy, in October 2022.
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    Italian taxpayers are paying millions to keep Russian yachts afloat
  • Residents evacuated from the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky are welcomed as they return to Ukrainian-controlled territory on October 31, 2026.
    Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters
    Reunited after 1,711 days: Oleshky evacuees return to Ukraine under Melania Trump-brokered ceasefire
  • Surface-to-air missile launcher of the Patriot (Wisla) system newly integrated into the Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) stands at an army base in Sochaczew, Poland, on December 18, 2024.
    Kuba Stezycki/Reuters/File
    Zelensky welcomes sale of crucial US Patriot missiles but warns delivery could take years
  • Ukrainian human rights commissioner meets emotional Oleshky residents, promises humanitarian aid
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    Hundreds evacuate Ukrainian city of Oleshky under Melania Trump-brokered ceasefire
  • Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends the G20 foreign ministers' meeting in Atlanta on Friday.
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    G20 photo scrapped amid tensions over Russian foreign minister’s presence
  • A paramedic and police officers carry a person injured at a railway station during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Dnipro Thursday.
    State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Reuters
    Russia strikes Dnipro train station in central Ukraine, killing 15
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  • Musk accuses Ukraine of violating Starlink’s terms of service following dispute over coverage
  • How reliant is Ukraine on US support – and could Kyiv carry on without it?
  • Melania Trump says she secured one-city ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine for humanitarian aid
  • Ukraine’s defense ministry says access to Starshield has been restored
  • Why Zelensky insists it’s not personal with Trump — even though it is
  • Nothing personal between me and Trump, Zelensky tells CNN
  • Massive strikes hit Kyiv hours after Putin agrees to fresh peace talks
  • Freed Russian prisoner Stephen Hubbard has returned to American soil
  • Where Trump sees a deal, Putin sees a win for Russia
  • SpaceX stock surges after Musk says a merger with Tesla would be ‘a good idea’

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    Video Behind the scenes with Kaitlan Collins: Trump holds midterm rallies as approval rating hits new low 5:28
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    Video Zelensky: If you give something to Putin, he will want everything 17:27
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    Video ‘It’s not something personal between me and President Trump,’ Zelensky tells CNN’s Amanpour 1:33
  • <p>CNN had rare access to a jet-powered Russian Geran 4 drone, downed over Ukraine. Nick Paton Walsh was shown Western made components inside.</p>
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    Video Jim Scuitto: ‘The president is helping Russia in many concrete ways’ 2:56
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    Video Russia frees 74-year-old American Stephen Hubbard, Trump envoy says 0:43
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    Video Neera Tanden: ‘What Trump is doing is helping Russia, the aggressor’ 3:22
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    Video ‘Putin is warring against us, we are sending him kisses’: Former Ambassador on Trump’s Russia Policy 2:32

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  • President Donald Trump at the White House on October 19, 2026. Trump ignited bipartisan uproar over the weekend by signing an executive order that waives Russia-related sanctions before they kicked in.
    Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
    ‘Tariff Man’ finally found tariffs he doesn’t like
  • A picture taken on November 20, 2024 shows the headquarters of Swiss food giant Nestle in Vevey, western Switzerland. Nestle slid two percent on November 19, 2024, after new chief executive Laurent Freixe announced a plan to slash costs and have a standalone water and beverages business. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Kremlin seizes Nestlé’s assets in Russia as crackdown on private business grows
  • 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.
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    Venezuelan oil is key to Trump’s Russia plan. There’s a problem with that

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  • Servicemen of the 68th Oleksa Dovbush Separate Jaeger Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine set up Starlink satellite internet system, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the frontline town of Pokrovsk in Donetsk region, Ukraine April 10, 2025.
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    Pentagon watchdog declines bipartisan request to investigate Starshield slowdowns in Ukraine
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    Video Behind the scenes with Kaitlan Collins: Trump holds midterm rallies as approval rating hits new low 5:28
  • Soldiers from a separate task rifle battalion of the National Police of Ukraine set up a Starlink satellite communication terminal at a combat position in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on October 16, 2026.
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    The big questions about who’s to blame for Starshield disruptions in Ukraine
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    Video Neera Tanden: ‘What Trump is doing is helping Russia, the aggressor’ 3:22
  • The US Department of Homeland Security logo on the uniform of an officer in San Diego on September 25, 2026.
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    Immigrants from Ukraine and Sudan to keep deportation protections for now

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