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Russian invasion of Ukraine

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

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  • TOPSHOT - This photograph shows fire and smoke rising from a warehouse destroyed during massive Russian ballistic missile and drone strikes on the outskirts of Kyiv early on August 5, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russian strikes on Ukraine's capital and surrounding region killed at least two people and wounded dozens more, authorities said on August 5, 2026, after fresh overnight missile and drone attacks. (Photo by Roman PILIPEY / AFP via Getty Images)
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    How Russian ballistic missiles are exploiting holes in Ukraine’s air defenses
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    ‘Black widows’: Women accused of marrying Russian army recruits to claim death payouts
  • An aerial view shows a fire burning at a logistics warehouse on the outskirts of Kyiv following a Russian ballistic missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine. on August 5, 2026.
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    No Russian ballistic missiles shot down by Ukraine in night of attacks that killed 17
  • This screenshot from a video shows moment of drone striking Russian beach, killing six.
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    Russia says seven killed as Ukrainian drone hits crowded Russian beach
  • Russian politician Boris Nadezhdin listens to a court's verdict at the courtroom in the town of Dolgoprudny, outside Moscow, Russia, on July 17, 2026.
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    Putin critic Boris Nadezhdin says he’s ‘alive and free’ in Paris, after Russia designated him a ‘foreign agent’
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    Zelensky warns air defenses are being overwhelmed as Russia pounds Ukraine, killing 9
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  • Why a week of protests pushed Zelensky to bring in a younger military chief
  • Zelensky sacks Ukraine’s military chief following widespread protests
  • Putin’s false claim of the capture of one Ukrainian town exposes the slow pace of Russia’s bloody advance
  • Russian warship conducts live-fire exercise off UK as new PM Burnham reaffirms support for Kyiv
  • Russia unleashes one of the biggest ballistic missile attacks of Ukraine war, Kyiv says
  • ‘Only fools are not afraid’: Ukrainians adapt to life under constant Russian drone attacks
  • Warehouse workers among 8 dead in deadliest Ukrainian attacks inside Russia for two years
  • Zelensky faces protests over ousting of Ukraine’s defense minister despite military gains
  • Trump’s foreign policy is to try to get America paid
  • Strait of Hormuz-style crisis looms for Russia as Ukraine forces shutdown of a key waterway

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    Video Unidentified courier believed to have delivered bomb to Moscow restaurant 1:27
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    Video Missile explosion interrupts live interview in Kyiv 1:43
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    Video Poland blames Russia for firing into their territory 0:52
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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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    Video Ukraine President Zelensky: Putin on verge of getting 30K North Korean Troops 3:27
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    Video ‘We’re extremely, extremely worried about this’: Acting World Food Programme head on Iran war impact 15:16

Business

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  • 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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    Russia’s economy is struggling. But that won’t bring Putin to the negotiating table for years

Politics

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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
  • Guests await the beginning of a news conference with then-Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm at the Department of Energy headquarters to announce a breakthrough in fusion research on December 13, 2022 in Washington, DC. The officials announced that experiments at the National Ignition Facility at the LLNL achieved 'ignition,' where the fusion energy generated equals the laser energy that started the reaction for the first time ever, a major advancement that may produce bountiful clean energy in the future. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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    New warnings that Russian operatives are targeting the emails of US nuclear scientists and defense contractors
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a meeting with members of the government via video link at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia July 8, 2026.
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    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.
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    Bipartisan senators announce agreement with Trump administration on Russia sanctions

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