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Russian invasion of Ukraine

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

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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.
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    US warned Ukraine’s ambassador over strikes on Black Sea oil target
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    The secret assassination plots, scandals and four-year war that left Volodymyr Zelensky battered – but still standing
  • People look at firefighters work at the site of a residential building damaged during Russian drone and missile strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, February 22, 2026. REUTERS/Alina Smutko
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    Four years on, Russia’s war in Ukraine has transformed conflict and shattered global security
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    Zelensky pleads to Trump: ‘Stay on our side’
  • Connor Hellebuyck of Team United States walks to the ice prior to the men's quarterfinal ice hockey match between the United States and Sweden on day 12 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on February 18, 2026 in Milan, Italy.
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  • MILAN, ITALY - FEBRUARY 13: Ilia Malinin of Team United States reacts after competing in the Men Single Skating on day seven of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 13, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
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  • Orbán says the EU – not Russia – is Hungary’s real threat ahead of April vote
  • Rubio and European leaders agree on one thing: The old world order ‘no longer exists’
  • Ukrainian skeleton slider Vladyslav Heraskevych has appeal dismissed over Olympics disqualification
  • ‘He’s won the medal of our hearts’: What slider’s disqualification for honoring fallen athletes means to Ukrainians
  • Ukrainian skeleton slider disqualified from Olympics after breaking IOC rules on helmet honoring dead compatriots
  • Russian drone strike kills three Ukrainian toddlers and their father
  • Ukrainian Olympian tells CNN he will continue honoring athletes killed in war: ‘Some things are more important than sports’
  • This woman spied for a Russian agent. Now she’s serving 15 years in a Ukrainian penal colony
  • Russia targets another critical part of Ukraine’s infrastructure: Its railways
  • ‘We must get through the next few days’: Ukrainians face bitter cold without power

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    Video Zelensky pleads to Trump: ‘Stay on our side’ 5:25
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    Video ‘Ukraine is still standing’ after four years of war, says historian Serhii Plokhy 17:21
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    Video Kim Jong Un awards apartments to families of soldiers killed in Ukraine 0:55
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during the 62nd Munich Security Conference (MSC) on February 14, 2026 in Munich, southern Germany. Heads of state and government as well as foreign and defence ministers from all over the world are expected to attend the security policy talks from February 13 to 15, 2026. (Photo by THOMAS KIENZLE / AFP via Getty Images)
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    Video Zelensky tells Munich Security Conference that Putin cannot live without war 0:48
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during the 62nd Munich Security Conference (MSC) on February 14, 2026 in Munich, southern Germany. Heads of state and government as well as foreign and defence ministers from all over the world are expected to attend the security policy talks from February 13 to 15, 2026. (Photo by Alexandra BEIER / AFP via Getty Images)
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    Video Zelensky says every power plant in Ukraine damaged 0:28
  • MUNICH, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 14: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivers a key note speech at the 62nd Munich Security Conference on February 14, 2026 in Munich, Germany. The conference, which brings together government leaders, security experts and defence ministers, is taking place at a time when the traditional western political and military alliance is facing rupture due to the policies of U.S. President Donald Trump. (Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images)
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    Video Rubio says US is unsure if Russia is serious about ending Ukraine war 0:37
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    Video CNN interviews Ukrainian athlete disqualified from Olympics after breaking IOC rules on helmet 3:41
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    Video ‘It’s terrible’: Rubio comments on Ukraine war before European trip 0:15

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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.
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    By buying Russia’s oil, Hungary is fueling the Kremlin’s war machine – and enriching foundations linked to Orbán
  • Venezuelan oil is key to Trump’s Russia plan. There’s a problem with that
  • Despite Venezuela, forecasters say 2026 will be the cheapest year for gas since Covid
  • Russia’s economy is struggling. But that won’t bring Putin to the negotiating table for years
  • Europe is facing a huge decision on an unprecedented plan to use Russia’s frozen assets to help Ukraine

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