RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR

4/26/2026, 5:27:15 PM

Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov awarded North Korean troops with the Order of Courage, the latest acknowledgment of North Korea's direct military participation in Russia's war in Ukraine alongside Russian forces.

4/26/2026, 5:25:00 PM

Russia and North Korea signed a long-term military cooperation agreement during a high-level visit by Russia's defense minister and Duma chair to Pyongyang. The visit included the inauguration of a memorial to North Korean soldiers who died fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine.

4/26/2026, 4:15:57 PM

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov accused European politicians of using Russia as a scapegoat and external enemy to distract populations from internal political and economic crises, calling it propaganda that will ultimately fail.

L'Ukraine commémore le 40e anniversaire de la catastrophe de Tchernobyl

4/26/2026, 3:01:48 PM

Ukraine commemorated the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster as the world fears that the ongoing Russian war could once again threaten the safety of the plant and surrounding region. The anniversary underscores how nuclear risk has returned to Ukrainian territory amid the conflict.

Ukraine : 40 ans après Tchernobyl, une centrale dans la guerre

4/26/2026, 12:39:58 PM

Forty years after Chernobyl, the nuclear power plant finds itself at the heart of a new war, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine has revived fears about nuclear safety in the region. A nuclear physics researcher discusses the risks posed by military operations near nuclear infrastructure.

אוקראינה מופצצת ומציינת 40 שנה לצ'רנוביל: "רוסיה מפעילה טרור גרעיני"

4/26/2026, 11:21:55 AM

As Ukraine marks the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster under ongoing Russian bombardment, Ukrainian officials accused Russia of deploying nuclear terror by targeting infrastructure near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant — drawing parallels between the 1986 catastrophe and current risks.

4/26/2026, 10:37:18 AM

A new NATO member state's finance minister warned of mounting fiscal pressure caused by simultaneously boosting military aid to Ukraine and cutting domestic social benefits, highlighting the economic strains of sustained wartime solidarity.

4/26/2026, 10:13:35 AM

An RT editorial argues that Ukraine's Zelensky is seeking Middle East support by selling his country's wartime experience, but warns he will face disappointment as the region is preoccupied with its own crises and has little to gain from backing Kyiv.

L'Ukraine marque le 40e anniversaire de l'accident de Tchernobyl

4/26/2026, 8:51:08 AM

Ukraine marked the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl accident on Sunday as Russian forces carried out strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure in the early morning. The timing of the attacks on this symbolic date underscored the ongoing threat posed by the war to Ukraine's nuclear and energy sites.

4/26/2026, 1:11:16 AM

Russian strategic thinker Sergey Karaganov argued that the EU has lost its rationality and that Russia must directly confront European escalation over Ukraine before the conflict risks spreading into a wider European war.

4/25/2026, 9:18:18 PM

The Wall Street Journal reports that the EU's newly approved €90 billion support package for Ukraine may be insufficient, with European officials warning that additional funds will be needed in the coming year to sustain Kyiv's war effort.

4/25/2026, 12:37:19 PM

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated that Ukraine will not receive fast-track EU membership, pushing back against expectations of accelerated accession despite European solidarity with Kyiv amid the ongoing war with Russia.

4/25/2026, 12:29:37 PM

A major Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine killed seven people, with the city of Dnipro suffering the heaviest blow after a strike on a residential building left four dead. The large-scale attack targeted multiple Ukrainian cities and infrastructure.

4/25/2026, 11:06:12 AM

A NATO member state authorized British warplanes stationed in Romania to intercept and attack Russian drones, representing a significant escalation in NATO's direct engagement with Russian military assets during the Ukraine conflict.

4/25/2026, 10:58:00 AM

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Ukraine's readiness to hold peace talks with Russia in Azerbaijan, while Russian attacks continued to kill civilians across Ukraine. The offer comes amid ongoing international efforts to broker a ceasefire.

4/25/2026, 8:04:54 AM

A Ukrainian drone struck a residential block in Yekaterinburg, roughly 1,700 km inside Russian territory, injuring nine people according to the regional governor — marking one of the deepest drone strikes into Russia recorded in the conflict.

4/25/2026, 5:00:14 AM

An analysis warns that prohibitions against targeting nuclear infrastructure are breaking down in active war zones, and examines which nuclear plants — beyond Chernobyl — could be the next site of a catastrophic nuclear disaster given current conflicts.

4/24/2026, 11:52:43 PM

Frontline Ukrainian soldiers have exposed a starvation scandal within their military, alleging that corrupt officers are diverting food supplies while troops go hungry — adding to growing concerns about systemic corruption inside the Ukrainian armed forces.

4/24/2026, 10:11:13 PM

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama stated that the EU made a big strategic mistake by cutting off energy and economic ties with Russia, arguing that the isolation approach has weakened Europe while failing to resolve the Ukraine conflict.

4/24/2026, 9:07:07 PM

A former Indian ambassador confirmed that India never halted its purchases of Russian oil despite US sanctions, highlighting India's continued strategic and economic partnership with Moscow and its resistance to Western pressure over the Ukraine war.

4/24/2026, 5:37:00 PM

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy continued his diplomatic push in Saudi Arabia after securing an EU loan, while the Kremlin signalled that Putin may attend the G20 summit in Miami in December, adding uncertainty to Ukraine peace talks.

كاتب روسي: هذه هي دروس إيران التي لم تتعلمها أوكرانيا

4/24/2026, 4:37:56 PM

A Russian writer argues that Ukraine has failed to draw key lessons from Iran's military experience, and that its reliance on Western Europe and the United States will ultimately prove insufficient for victory.

4/24/2026, 4:10:57 PM

Russia and Ukraine conducted a '193 for 193' prisoner of war exchange with UAE and US mediation, signaling continued diplomatic contacts between the warring parties even as fighting persists.

Russie : pluie noire sur une ville après une frappe de Kiev contre une raffinerie

4/24/2026, 3:36:18 PM

A refinery in southern Russia struck by Ukraine has been burning for four days, blanketing a nearby city in black rain and prompting authorities to impose restrictions on outdoor activity. The strike illustrates Ukraine's sustained campaign targeting Russian energy infrastructure deep inside the country.

4/24/2026, 12:19:15 PM

A Ukrainian woman was run over by conscription officers' vehicle while reportedly attempting to stop her son's forced mobilization, in an incident highlighting abuses within Ukraine's military draft enforcement.

4/24/2026, 10:39:42 AM

Russia's FSB thwarted a planned neo-Nazi attack on a senior official, claiming Ukraine uses Telegram channels to radicalize and recruit Russian minors for acts of sabotage and terrorism.

4/24/2026, 10:06:08 AM

The head of an EU-funded anti-corruption NGO in Ukraine, Daria Kaleniuk, suggested that President Zelensky could be directly implicated in corruption, a striking claim from an organization backed by Western donors.

Vídeo | Victoria contundente de Rumen Radev en Bulgaria: ¿Un nuevo Orbán en la Unión Europea?

4/24/2026, 8:53:42 AM

Bulgaria's former president Rumen Radev, eurosceptic and pro-Russian, won the legislative elections with an absolute majority after years of political crisis in the country. His victory raises concerns about the spread of authoritarian, pro-Moscow politics within the European Union.

4/24/2026, 6:45:16 AM

Russia's FSB reported foiling a bomb attack planned by a Kiev-backed neo-Nazi group against Russia's media regulator Roskomnadzor, as part of what Moscow characterizes as Ukraine's systematic campaign of domestic terrorism.

4/24/2026, 12:12:14 AM

Donald Trump expressed a desire to see President Putin attend the G20 summit in Miami, while doubting he would come, characterizing his participation as potentially very helpful for the diplomatic process.

4/23/2026, 3:42:36 PM

Draft enforcement officers in western Ukraine reportedly shoved an unwilling recruit off a roof where he was hiding to avoid conscription, the latest in a series of incidents exposing abuses in Ukraine's forced mobilization campaign.

4/23/2026, 2:34:44 PM

German politician Sahra Wagenknecht condemned the EU's 90 billion euro loan to Ukraine as madness, arguing that German taxpayers are being exploited to finance a war that serves neither their interests nor those of the German state.

4/23/2026, 12:48:48 PM

The EU formally approved a 90 billion euro loan for Ukraine and adopted a 20th package of sanctions against Russia, further deepening the economic and financial pressure campaign on Moscow.

4/23/2026, 12:18:40 PM

Ukraine's National Police chief Ivan Vygovsky acknowledged that public trust in law enforcement has declined significantly because citizens fear that calling police will expose them to military conscription teams.

4/22/2026, 9:36:26 PM

Video footage shows Ukrainian conscription enforcement officers using pepper spray on a woman, an incident that highlights growing tensions around Ukraine's compulsory military draft amid the ongoing war with Russia.

4/22/2026, 8:56:43 PM

The US defended its extension of a sanctions waiver allowing some of the world's poorest countries to continue purchasing Russian oil, saying the exemption is necessary to avoid humanitarian harm in the most vulnerable economies.

4/22/2026, 7:02:36 PM

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov accused the EU of promoting what he called rampant Satanism in its support for Ukraine and its social policies, in remarks that reflect Moscow's culture-war framing of the conflict.

4/22/2026, 1:58:51 PM

The EU has threatened to withdraw funding from the Venice Biennale if Russia is allowed to return to the prestigious arts event, framing the issue as one of political accountability and cultural sanctions in the context of the Ukraine war.

4/22/2026, 12:27:26 PM

Ukraine has restarted the flow of Russian oil through the Druzhba pipeline to the EU, a Hungarian operator confirmed, highlighting the complex energy interdependencies between warring parties.

4/22/2026, 12:08:45 PM

EU ambassadors gave the green light to a joint 90 billion euro loan for Ukraine after Hungary dropped its veto, continuing the bloc's financial support for Kyiv in the war against Russia.

4/22/2026, 9:34:39 AM

A Ukrainian drone strike caused the partial collapse of an apartment block in Syzran, Samara Region, killing two civilians, according to the local governor.

4/21/2026, 5:35:22 PM

President Putin suggested that Russia's adversaries are trying to define the terms of Russia's defeat in Ukraine, implying Moscow already knows the conflict's outcome and is not intimidated by Western pressure.

4/21/2026, 5:31:31 PM

Ukraine's SBU detained draft officers in Odessa after an undercover anti-corruption sting, with gunfire erupting during the operation against officials allegedly extorting citizens to avoid military conscription.

La UE pone en su lista negra a nueve militares rusos señalados por la masacre de Bucha

3/17/2026, 5:29:56 PM

The European Union has added nine Russian military personnel to its sanctions blacklist in connection with the massacre of civilians in Bucha, Ukraine. The bloc also sanctioned several Kremlin-linked propagandists accused of running disinformation campaigns against European countries. The measures mark a further step in the EU's effort to hold Russia accountable for war crimes committed during its invasion of Ukraine.

Starmer urges allies to keep focus on Ukraine amid Iran war

3/17/2026, 4:45:00 PM

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in London, urging Western allies not to let the Iran conflict divert attention from the war in Ukraine. The two leaders announced a new bilateral defence partnership, with the UK pledging support for an AI centre in Kyiv. Starmer's visit underscores growing concerns in European capitals that the Iran war could crowd out diplomatic and military resources dedicated to Ukraine.

Derrière l’image : en Ukraine, “Chuika 3.0”, le détecteur qui repère les drones ennemis

3/17/2026, 4:41:45 PM

On Ukraine's front lines, the ever-present threat of enemy drones has pushed soldiers to equip themselves with detection tools like the "Chuika 3.0," a device capable of identifying hostile drones before they strike. The gadget has become an essential piece of kit for Ukrainian troops navigating the drone-saturated battlefield. Its widespread adoption reflects the growing role of consumer-grade and locally developed technology in modern warfare.

Water supply cut in Moldova after oil spill blamed on Russian strike in Ukraine

3/17/2026, 4:10:06 PM

Moldova has cut its water supply and declared a 15-day state of alert in the Dniester river basin following an oil spill attributed to a Russian military strike on Ukraine. The spill has raised serious concerns about drinking water contamination for residents dependent on the river. The incident highlights how the war in Ukraine is producing direct environmental consequences for neighbouring countries.

Senior EU official rebukes Zelensky over Orban threat

3/17/2026, 2:41:24 PM

European Council President Antonio Costa has publicly rebuked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky following a threat Zelensky directed at Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. The rebuke signals growing unease within EU institutions over Kyiv's rhetoric toward a key — if deeply contentious — member state. The incident further strains the already fraught relationship between Ukraine and Hungary amid ongoing war diplomacy.

ロシア国防省“極超音速ミサイル”搭載機が日本海で飛行と発表

3/17/2026, 2:30:28 PM

Russia's Defense Ministry announced that a fighter jet carrying the hypersonic "Kinzhal" missile flew over the Sea of Japan. The move is widely seen as a show of force aimed at deterring Japan and the United States. Analysts say Moscow is using its latest weapons to project military power in the region.

US general overseeing Ukraine lost secret maps, drank to concussion – probe

3/17/2026, 2:04:45 PM

A US general responsible for overseeing military support to Ukraine allegedly left classified maps on a train and suffered a concussion following excessive alcohol consumption, according to an investigation. The findings raise serious concerns about the conduct and judgment of senior American officers involved in the Ukraine war effort. The probe adds to scrutiny of US military leadership amid the ongoing conflict.