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Russian invasion of Ukraine

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

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  • British media identified the vessel on Tuesday as the Russian Navy frigate "Neustrashimy," shown here in a file photo taken in Simonstown, South Africa.
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    Russian warship conducts live-fire exercise off UK as new PM Burnham reaffirms support for Kyiv
  • Local residents wander among debris following a Russia missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
    Efrem Lukatsky/AP
    Russia unleashes one of the biggest ballistic missile attacks of Ukraine war, Kyiv says
  • People clear debris at a market hit by a Russian drone strike on April 4, 2026, in Nikopol, Ukraine.
    Yurii Tynnyi/Global Images Ukraine/Getty Images
    ‘Only fools are not afraid’: Ukrainians adapt to life under constant Russian drone attacks
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    Warehouse workers among 8 dead in deadliest Ukrainian attacks inside Russia for two years
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    Zelensky faces protests over ousting of Ukraine’s defense minister despite military gains
  • <p><strong>In eastern Ukraine, one town tells the story of Putin’s costly war.</strong></p>
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    Putin’s false claim of the capture of one Ukrainian town exposes the slow pace of Russia’s bloody advance
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  • See Trump’s shifting blame game on the Russia-Ukraine war
  • Monaco bombing attack suspect found shot dead in Ukraine, officials say
  • Deadly Russian strikes hammer Kyiv on eve of Trump trip to critical NATO summit
  • As NATO meets, Putin is weighing his options in Ukraine, and further afield
  • Almost every Russian region hit by fuel crisis, as Ukraine escalates drone attacks
  • Putin and Trump held ‘businesslike’ 90-minute July 4 call, Moscow says
  • Ukrainian woman who disguised herself as a man is main suspect in Monaco attack
  • Russia’s latest attack on Kyiv was exceptionally deadly – here is why
  • Russia unleashes a massive assault on Ukraine’s capital, killing at least 30
  • Bloodier than Stalingrad: Number of casualties in Russia’s war on Ukraine reaches 2 million

Videos

  • A group of relatives of Peruvians sent to Russia gathered outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to hold a vigil demanding their safe return on May 7, 2026, in Lima, Peru.
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    Video Peruvians say they were lured by job offers into Russia’s war 3:43
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    Video Ukraine releases video of amphibious attack drone 0:45
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    Video The political battles ahead following the sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham 3:23
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    Video Sisters cling to each other during Russian strike 0:23
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    Video Can Ukraine make Patriot Missiles? 1:34
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    Video Recent Russian strikes on Kyiv highlight shifting nature of war 2:05
  • An ambulance stands near a damaged private house following a Ukrainian drone attack, according to regional authorities, in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, in the town of Yegoryevsk, Moscow region, Russia, in this handout image released on June 30, 2026.  Governor of Moscow region Andrei Vorobyov/Handout via REUTERS  ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT.
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    Video Ukraine launches major drone attack on Moscow 1:59
  • <p>Russians are feeling the pressure at the pump as Ukrainian drone attacks on refineries trigger fuel shortages across the country, including in the capital, Moscow. CNN's Zahra Ullah reports from outside a gas station in Moscow.</p>
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    Video Drivers in Moscow scramble for gas as Ukrainian drone attacks impact fuel supply 1:09

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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.
    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

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  • Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a meeting with members of the government via video link at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia July 8, 2026.
    Gavriil Grigorov/Pool/Sputnik/Reuters
    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
  • President Donald Trump shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan upon arriving for the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 7, 2026.
    Alex Brandon/AP
    Fact check: Five false claims Trump made in one meeting with Erdogan
  • Firefighters work at a car dealership damaged during Russian missile and drone strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, June 2, 2026.
    Thomas Peter/Reuters
    House approves Ukraine aid and Russian sanctions, defying Trump and GOP leaders
  • 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
    Russia is losing in Ukraine. Xi has noticed — Trump should too

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