Ukraine

Russia charges children's hospice chief with spreading false war information

Since invading Ukraine in February 2022, Russia has intensified its crackdown on dissent and introduced laws prescribing long prison terms for those found guilty of "discrediting" the military.

Men sit in front of an advertising board promoting military service under contract in the Russian Armed Forces and informing about payments, against the skyline of downtown Moscow, Russia, August 27, 2026.
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a session of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan September 1, 2026.

Putin says Russia is winning on battlefield, will not negotiate with 'terrorists'

A video grab taken from footage by News5 from August 5, 2026 shows emergency services, police and firefighers deployed at German airport Leipzig-Halle in Schkeuditz, eastern Germany, after a drone was spotted nearby.

Germany says Russia responsible for attempted drone attack at Leipzig airport

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend a meeting in New Delhi, India, December 5, 2025.

India's Modi tells Russia's Putin that the war in Ukraine must end for humanity's sake


Spanish PM says disinformation on Ceuta crisis was spread by Russia, Israel

Russia and Israel both spread and amplified disinformation related to the mass entry of migrants into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta last month, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Monday.

Migrants wait in line to receive food and beverage from the Red Cross, following mass crossings of migrants on foot and by sea from Morocco into Spanish territory, in Ceuta, Spain, August 3, 2026.

Ukraine, a living laboratory for modern warfare, is shaping the global economy, security - opinion

The protracted conflict has shattered Europe’s longstanding assumption that economic interdependence could serve as a substitute for military deterrence.

Firefighters work at a site of a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine August 29, 2026.

Russian drone strike on Kyiv-area warehouse causes detonation, killing 37

Another 42 people were also injured and more than 380 evacuated from the strike area in the Bucha district, Tymur Tkachenko, governor of the Kyiv region, wrote on the Telegram app.

Firefighters work at a site of a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine August 29, 2026.

CIA chief warned Moscow over Ukraine, Iran support, possible attack on NATO territory - report

CNN reported that Ratcliffe also used the trip to warn the Kremlin to cut off economic and military support for Iran.

The Russian flag flies on the dome of the Kremlin Senate building behind Spasskaya Tower, in central Moscow, Russia, May 4, 2023.

Moscow threatens British military sites as Kremlin rejects claims of NATO attack plans

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov called the reports of a Russian attack on NATO "scare-story material" and claimed that it had "nothing to do with the intentions of the Russian Federation."

An explosion over the city during a Russian missile and drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 6, 2026.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe travels to Russia aboard US military C-17 transport plane - report

A source familiar with the details of Ratcliffe's trip told The Jerusalem Post that Trump officials asked Ukraine several days ago to pause any strikes against Moscow from Monday through Wednesday.

A US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III during a test flight; illustrative.

UK, Ukraine sign AI defense partnership linked to battlefield technology

The British government ⁠said the partnership would initially focus on defense and national security projects

Ukraine launches TrophyLab for captured Russian equipment

UK's PM Burnham to visit Ukraine with plan to support long-range missile production

"Ukraine's security is our security," UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said in a statement, adding that Britain would stand by Ukraine "for as long as it takes."

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham interacts with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, during their visit to Portsmouth Naval Base to meet UK and Ukrainian troops, July 27, 2026.

Cheap 'Guardian' interceptors developed by Florida start-up could turn tables on Iranian drones

The interceptor has a top "burst" speed of 340 kph, a 160 kph cruise speed, a range of 15 kilometers, 28 minutes of operational endurance, and "hundreds" of confirmed interceptions.

Powerus-developed Guardian interceptor.

Russian 'double-tap' strike on shopping center in Ukraine kills 14, wounds 120

"Attacks like these are nothing less than terrorist acts," Zelensky said on Telegram, urging the world to hold Russia to account.

A site of a shopping centre hit by a Russian drones attack, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, in this handout picture released August 21, 2026.