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Russian invasion of Ukraine

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

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  • <p>This is the aftermath of a Russian strike on a residential building in Ternopil, Western Ukraine Wednesday morning. At least 10 people are known to have been killed. </p>
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    NATO scrambles fighter jets as rare Russian strikes on western Ukraine kill 19
  • Roman Surovtsev hugging his daughter
    Samantha Surovtsev
    A Dallas dad came to terms with his imminent deportation. Then an 11th-hour court order gave hope to see his family again
  • WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 18: U.S. President Donald Trump (R) speaks during a bilateral meeting with Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia (L) in the Oval Office of the White House on November 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump is hosting the crown prince for meetings aimed at strengthening economic and defense ties, including the U.S. sale of F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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    Jamal Khashoggi, and Trump’s many flippant comments on human rights
  • Prime Minister Donald Tusk, second right, visits site of the rail line Mika, that was damaged by sabotage, near Deblin, Poland, on Monday, November 17.
    KPRM/AP
    Poland blames Russia after rail track used to transport aid to Ukraine is destroyed by ‘act of sabotage’
  • Roman Surovstev
    Samantha Surovtsev
    He came to the US as a child refugee from the former Soviet Union. Now he’s a father facing deportation to Ukraine
  • French President Emmanuel Macron, right, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shake hands after signing an agreement Monday, Nov. 17, 2025 at the Villacoublay air base near Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, Pool)
    Christophe Ena/AP
    Ukraine to buy ‘up to 100’ French fighter jets, Elysee Palace announces
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  • Millions of Ukrainians face dark and cold after one of Russia’s largest attacks on energy infrastructure
  • UK and Germany have accused Russia of threatening their satellites. Here’s what that means
  • Trump grants Hungary one-year exemption from Russian energy sanctions
  • Russian forces are poised to finally capture Pokrovsk, a symbolically important victory with a heavy cost
  • Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s absence sets off alarm bells in Moscow
  • ‘A new arms race’: Satellite images, maps and records reveal huge surge in China’s missile production sites
  • Russian soldier jailed for life after being found guilty of shooting dead Ukrainian PoW, in unprecedented ruling
  • South Africa to probe recruitment of citizens as mercenaries in Russia-Ukraine conflict
  • The unlikely story of how a Russian pool champion became a star of Team USA
  • Putin hails developers of nuclear-powered Burevestnik missile, in latest signal to the West

Videos

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    Video Russia intensifies deadly attacks on Kyiv 2:56
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    Video Kyiv under massive drone and missile attack 0:25
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    Video See advanced anti-drone technology testing amid reports of Russian incursions into European airspace 4:15
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    Video Footage shows Russian troops approaching key Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk 1:04
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    Video After losing legs in war, Russian veteran pulls a 58-ton yacht 2:20
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    Special Operations forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
    Video New satellite images reveal fierce battle for key Ukrainian city 2:01
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    KCNA
    Video North Korea honors troops fighting with Russia against Ukraine 0:33
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    Video Finnish Foreign Minister on America’s Role in the War Between Russia and Ukraine 6:48

Business

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  • A Lukoil filling station in Ghent, Belgium, on Tuesday.
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    Crushed by punishing US sanctions, Russia’s Lukoil accepts offer to sell its international business
  • How hard will Trump’s ‘tremendous’ Russian oil sanctions hit Moscow? China and India may decide
  • Trump’s sanctions target Russian ‘war ATM,’ but the real test is enforcement
  • Trump’s challenge: Hurting Putin without harming Americans at the gas pump
  • Experts on how to raise the cost of war for Russia: ‘Be cleverer’

Politics

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  • President Donald Trump (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrive for a press conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on August 15, 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska.
    Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
    Last nuclear treaty between US and Russia nears expiration as Trump and Putin trade testing threats
  • Ingrassia serving in new role in Trump administration after withdrawing nomination for whistleblower office
  • Video New satellite images reveal fierce battle for key Ukrainian city 2:01
  • Fact check: 18 false claims Trump made on ‘60 Minutes’
  • Pentagon cleared giving Ukraine long-range Tomahawk missiles, leaving final decision to Trump

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