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Russian invasion of Ukraine

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

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  • Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman and the head of the United Russia party Dmitry Medvedev, center, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, center right, stand with other party members as they watch preliminary voting results for Russian parliamentary elections at the United Russia's headquarters in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (Ekaterina Shtukina, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
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    Russia’s parliamentary election results were predictable but what comes next matters
  • A man casts his ballot for Russia's parliamentary election at a polling station in Moscow on September 18.
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    Ruling pro-Putin party set to win Russia’s tightly controlled wartime parliamentary election
  • MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MAY 9: Russian participants of the military invasion of Ukraine march during the Victory Day parade, on May 9, 2026 in Moscow, Russia. Victory Day is commemorated in Russia annually on May 9th with an impressive military parade through Red Square, to mark the end of the Second World War.
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    Beyond Ukraine: Why Europe is preparing for a wider conflict
  • <p>Video published by Ukraine's president shows a Moscow oil refinery on fire early Sunday. </p>
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    Moscow targeted by Ukraine’s largest ever drone attack on final day of Russia’s election
  • Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals skates against the Pittsburgh Penguins on April 12, at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC.
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    NHL top star facing backlash after supporting Putin’s party in Russian elections
  • MOSCOW, RUSSIA - SEPTEMBER 2: A billboard advertising the upcoming parliamentary elections is seen in Moscow, Russia, on September 2, 2026. Parliamentary elections in Russia are scheduled to take place from September 18 to 20, 2026. (Photo by Natalia Kolesnikova/Anadolu via Getty Images)
    Natalia Kolesnikova/Anadolu/Getty Images
    Empty podiums, prizes for e-voting, no opposition: Russians head to the polls amid intensifying war in Ukraine
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  • Russian drone incursion delayed Zelensky’s departure from Moldova
  • Ukraine’s battlefield optimism is ebbing as Russia threatens its ‘fortress belt’
  • Drones are becoming organized crime’s weapon of choice in Latin America. Governments are struggling to keep up
  • Russia pounds Kyiv one day after visit by Witkoff and Kushner
  • Witkoff confident of ‘good resolution’ after Kyiv meeting, as US pushes for trilateral talks with Russia
  • Mass deportations and separate schools for refugees: The far-right AfD’s vision for Germany
  • Witkoff and Kushner to take US peace push to Kyiv after meeting Putin in Moscow
  • Trump envoys Witkoff and Kushner plan to visit Moscow and Kyiv in their first trip to Ukraine
  • Russia strikes Ukraine Security Service headquarters in central Kyiv
  • Russian general accused of masterminding the attack against Kyiv’s children’s hospital injured in assassination attempt

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  • <p>Video published by Ukraine's president shows a Moscow oil refinery on fire early Sunday. </p>
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    Video Moscow oil refinery in flames after Ukrainian strike, video posted by Zelensky shows 0:41
  • <p>Russian President Vladimir Putin cast his vote online in elections for Russia’s lower house, the Duma. In footage shared by Russian state media, Putin can be seen navigating the online voting system and responding enthusiastically after successfully casting his vote.</p>
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    Video Putin casts vote online in first Russian parliamentary elections since Ukraine war 0:22
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    Video Congress on track to approve major Russia sanctions bill 1:12
  • In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Ukrzaliznytsia Railway Company Press Office, a locomotive damaged in a Russian drone attack is seen at Yahodyn railway station near Ukraine's border with Poland, Ukraine, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026. (Ukrainian Ukrzaliznytsia Railway Company Press Office via AP)
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    Video CNN host on train ahead of passenger train hit by Russian strike in Ukraine 2:49
  • <p>At the YES conference in Kyiv, Fareed asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for takeaways from his meeting this week with Trump administration envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.</p>
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    Video On GPS: Zelensky on Witkoff and Kushner’s Ukraine war diplomacy 2:56
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    Video Russia pounds Kyiv one day after visit by US peace envoys 0:42
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    Video Russia conducts rare missile test near disputed islands 1:14
  • Ukrainian-born businessman Vadym Yermolaiev spoke to CNN’s Chief Global Affairs Correspondent, Matthew Chance, in his first interview since surviving the powerful blast in June.
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    Video Exclusive: CNN speaks to target of Monaco bombing 5:37

Business

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  • 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.
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    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.
    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

Politics

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  • Smoke rises over the city following a Russian air attack on Kyiv on September 8, 2026.
    Roman Pilipey/AFP via Getty Images
    Even if it’s real, Trump’s new Ukraine push is already being undermined by events
  • Director of the Central Intelligence Agency John Ratcliffe attends a Cabinet Meeting at Camp Davaid, the presidential retreat, on July 31 in Camp David, Maryland.
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    CIA Director John Ratcliffe makes unannounced visit to Moscow to meet with Russian officials
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives to lay a wreath during a ceremony at the Unknown Tomb in Moscow, on June 22, 2026.
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    US intel assesses Putin could launch attack aimed at testing NATO unity
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    Video Sen. Blumenthal: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is ‘ready for peace talks’ to end the war 1:03
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    Video Mike Pence: Graham’s ‘clarity’ and ‘vision’ at times moved Trump on issues, including Ukraine 4:00

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