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Russian invasion of Ukraine

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

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  • A house is on fire after a Ukrainian drone attack in the village of Subbotino, Naro-Fominsk District, in the Moscow region, Russia, on May 17, 2026.
    Moscow regional Governor Andrei Vorobyov/Reuters
    Ukraine attack ‘largest in over a year’ on Moscow, Russian state media reports
  • Rescuers search for people under the rubble of an apartment building flattened in Russia's large-scale overnight attack on Kyiv, on May 14, 2026. A 12-year-old girl was among those killed.
    Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters
    Russia hammers Ukraine in biggest prolonged drone attack since war began
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    Russia’s winning streak in Ukraine is over
  • Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky delivers a video address to senators and members of the House of Representatives gathered in the Capitol Visitor Center Congressional Auditorium at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 16.
    Sarah Silbiger/Reuters
    GOP centrists defy Trump and force future House vote on major Russian sanctions bill
  • A still image taken from a video released on May 12 shows a purported test launch of Russia's Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile at an unidentified location.
    Russian Defence Ministry/Reuters
    Putin flexes muscle with test of powerful nuclear-capable missile
  • FILE PHOTO: Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak looks on, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine January 22, 2024. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich/File Photo
    Gleb Garanich/Reuters/File
    Zelensky’s ex-chief of staff named as suspect in major corruption probe
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  • What a deserted mall in Moscow says about Russia’s economic woes
  • King Charles charms America and avoids pitfalls during his four-day whirlwind US tour
  • Putin will host a scaled-back parade in Red Square this year, amid mounting pressures and threats
  • Bomb that killed a Russian soldier might have targeted the ‘Butcher of Bucha’
  • ‘Oil is literally falling from the sky’: Russian town fears environmental disaster after Ukrainian drone strikes on refinery
  • How electronic warfare is sowing confusion in cockpits
  • Russia is facing a spring of discontent – and Putin is responding the only way he knows how
  • Meet the cat and dog rescued by a drone from the Ukrainian front line
  • Trump dismisses Prince Harry’s comments on Ukraine ahead of royal visit
  • EU approves a $106 billion loan package to help Ukraine after Hungary lifts its veto

Videos

  • <p>CNN's Chief International Security Correspondent reports on 24 hours of deadly Russian attacks from Eastern Ukraine. </p>
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    Video CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh reports from Eastern Ukraine on 24 hours of deadly Russian attacks 1:17
  • <p>Kyiv mayor Vitaly Klitschko went to the site of a deadly Russian attack in the Ukrainian capital a huge wave of Russian strikes overnight targeted Kyiv.</p>
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    Video Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko at the site of a Russian attack in the Ukrainian capital 0:31
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    Video Putin hosts sober Victory Day parade in Moscow amid security concerns 1:48
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    Video Baby moose rescued by Ukrainian firefighters 0:40
  • In this image taken from video released by Krasnodar regional governor Veniamin Kondratyev's Telegram channel, smoke rises after a drone attack on the oil refinery and terminal in Tuapse, Russia, Wednesday, April 29, 2026.
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    Krasnodar Region Governor Veniamin Kondratyev Telegram channel/AP
    Video Ukraine strikes Russian oil targets as war hits economy 2:36
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    Video Toxic fumes in Russian Black Sea town after oil refinery attacks 1:18
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    Video Kim Jong Un memorializes troops killed fighting for Russia 0:49
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    Video Small acts of defiance: the Ukrainian residents dressing to impress in wartime 6:25

Business

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  • 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.
    Janos Kummer/Getty Images
    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
  • An apartment building in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, hit by a Russian drone strike earlier this month as Moscow continues to wage its nearly four-year war.
    Stringer/Reuters
    Europe is facing a huge decision on an unprecedented plan to use Russia’s frozen assets to help Ukraine

Politics

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  • Ukraine's Ambassador to the U.S., Olga Stefanishyna, holds a briefing on the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine at the Ukrainian embassy in Washington, D.C., on February 24, 2026.
    Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters
    US warned Ukraine’s ambassador over strikes on Black Sea oil target
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    Video MAGA supporter: Maxwell deserves to rot in hell and in jail in between 2:47
  • Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony opening the Year of Unity of the Peoples of Russia, in Moscow on February 5.
    Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Pool/AFP/Getty Images
    Epstein tried to cozy up to Russian officials, including Putin, documents show
  • Trump is joined by Elon Musk and Musk’s son, X, during a question-and-answer session inside the White House Oval Office on February 11, 2025.
    Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images
    The dramatic, and unusual, Oval Office moments from the first year of Trump 2.0
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a signing ceremony at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow on November 12.
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    CIA assesses Ukraine was not targeting a Putin residence in drone attack, contrary to Kremlin claim, sources say

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