Wildfire has consumed vast chunks of Ukraine. Is Russia deliberately fueling the flames?

Rescue workers extinguish a forest fire near a shopping center in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 17, 2024. (Hnat Holyk / Gwara Media / Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images) Editor’s note: This... Read more »

Day 1,337: Russia launches 405 drones and 28 missiles at Ukraine, targeting energy facilities

Russia launches 405 drones and 28 missiles at Ukraine, targeting energy facilities. A Russian drone strike on Kharkiv hits a kindergarten, killing one person. The Kremlin signals to Trump that his demands... Read more »

Trump Administration Imposes Sanctions On Russian Oil Giants, Calls For Ukraine Ceasefire

In a significant shift in policy, the Trump administration has enacted its first Ukraine-related sanctions against Russia during President Trump’s second term, targeting major oil companies Lukoil and Rosneft. This move comes... Read more »

Russian assault on Ukraine’s power grid leaves over 100,000 without power in north, east

A massive Russian attack pummeled Ukraine’s energy and port infrastructure on Oct. 22 as Moscow shows no sign of slowing down its plan to freeze out Ukrainians as winter draws closer. Emergency... Read more »

Russian mass attack kills civilians in Kyiv, targets Ukraine’s energy infrastructure (5)

Hi, this is Francis Farrell reporting from Kyiv on day 1,337 of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Our top story so far today: A large-scale missile and drone attack on energy infrastructure... Read more »

2 killed in Kyiv, 15 injured in Zaporizhzhia during mass Russian overnight attack

Editor’s Note: This is a developing story. Explosions rocked Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities overnight on Oct. 22 as Russia launched a large-scale aerial attack against Ukraine. Kyiv residents heard explosions in... Read more »

Former Odesa Port-Side Plant tolling partner Agro Gas Trading applies for privatization auction

Agro Gas Trading (AGT), which operated the state-owned Odesa Port Plant (Pivdenne, Odesa region) under a tolling arrangement in 2019–2021, has submitted an official application and full set of documents, and paid... Read more »

Day 1,335: Zelenskyi responds to Russia’s demands to cede all of Donbas: no one is going to sell out Ukraine

Ceding Donetsk region to Russia would reinforce its positions in future attacks on Ukraine, ISW says. Russia’s overnight attacks damage Ukraine’s railways and port infrastructure. The EU is to adopt a new... Read more »

Russia’s Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery ceases operations following drone attack (4)

Hi, this is Yuliia Taradiuk reporting from Kyiv on day 1,336 of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today’s top story: Russia’s Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery ceased operations following a Ukrainian drone attack, Reuters... Read more »

‘Trump Got Played by Putin’ – Former Ambassador Warns Budapest Summit Is a ‘Trap’

WASHINGTON, DC – A veteran American diplomat is casting serious doubt on the White House’s latest efforts to broker an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine, arguing that Moscow is exploiting the... Read more »