- 9h ago
Ukraine hits three Russian oil refineries and sinks sanctioned container ship Yanina in Black Sea
Ukrainian naval drones sank the sanctioned Russian container ship Yanina in the Black Sea early Saturday, as long-range drones also struck three oil refineries in Bashkortostan, which Kyiv puts at nearly 1,600 kilometres from Ukraine. Russian state nuclear company Rosatom, which owns the vessel, called the attack 'piracy.'
- 10h ago
Drone strikes knock out Crimean power as residents queue for street meals
Long-range Ukrainian drone strikes on electricity substations in occupied Crimea have triggered prolonged blackouts, forcing residents to queue for hot meals cooked on the street, as Kyiv intensifies its campaign to isolate the peninsula from Russia’s mainland supply routes.
- 2d ago
Russian ballistic missile barrage kills nine in Kyiv, damages Lithuanian embassy; Ukraine intercepted only one of 27 Iskanders
Overnight strikes on 1 August hit five districts of the Ukrainian capital with 35 missiles and 185 drones, killing nine people and wounding more than 30, including four children. President Zelensky said a single ballistic missile was intercepted, citing a lack of Patriot systems.
- 6d ago
Ukrainian drones kill two in Rostov-on-Don, injure 12 in Belgorod; Russian strikes hit Zaporizhzhia and Sumy
Overnight Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia's Rostov-on-Don and Belgorod killed at least two and wounded 17, while Russian airstrikes on Zaporizhzhia and Sumy left one dead and seven injured, according to local officials.
- Jul 25
Russian ballistic missiles strike Kyiv defense expo, killing 10 and injuring 100; employee of Polish firm among dead
Russian forces launched a rare daytime ballistic missile attack on a defense exhibition in Kyiv Oblast on 24 July, killing 10 people and wounding about 100. Among the victims was an employee of a Polish defense company, the Polish foreign ministry confirmed.
- Jul 12
Ukraine’s drone blitz hits 90 Russian vessels in Sea of Azov, forcing suspension of navigation
Ukrainian drones have damaged around 90 vessels in the Sea of Azov in under a week, including tankers, ferries and dry cargo ships, forcing Russia to suspend navigation through the Don-Azov channel and disrupting traffic in the Kerch Strait.
- Jul 7
IOC lifts suspension of Russian Olympic Committee, clearing path for LA 2028 but keeping flag ban
The International Olympic Committee provisionally lifted its suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee on Tuesday, allowing Russian athletes and teams to return to international competitions and Olympic qualifiers for Los Angeles 2028. The flag and anthem ban remains in place, with no decision yet on their use at the Games.
- Jul 4
Ukraine strikes Russian refineries and fuel tankers in Sea of Azov as Moscow reports civilian deaths in Kramatorsk and bans fuel exports
Kyiv's military targeted the Ilsky and Ust-Luga refineries and 10 tankers in the Azov Sea, while Russian bomb strikes on Kramatorsk killed four civilians.
- Jul 4
Ukraine's Fedorow resigns as defence minister, blasts military leadership as protests erupt in Kyiv
Mychajlo Fedorow stepped down after a power struggle with Commander-in-Chief Olexandr Syrskyj, accusing him of blocking reforms and undermining morale. Hundreds protested in Kyiv as parliament confirmed a new prime minister.
- Jul 2
Russia pounds Kyiv with ballistic missiles and drones, setting buildings ablaze and trapping residents
Waves of ballistic missiles and attack drones struck Kyiv early Thursday, killing at least one person, injuring dozens, and setting a central hotel and residential high-rises on fire.
- Jul 1
Russia closes EU borders and imports fuel as Ukrainian drone strikes trigger nationwide shortages
Ukrainian drone attacks have knocked out up to half of Russia's refining capacity, forcing Moscow to import gasoline from India and Kazakhstan, close its EU borders, and impose nationwide fuel rationing.
- Jul 1
Russia kills at least 30 in massive missile and drone attack on Kyiv, deadliest strike on the capital this year
Russia launched 74 missiles and 496 drones at Kyiv overnight, killing at least 30 civilians and injuring nearly 100 in what the mayor called the most massive attack on the capital. Moscow said the barrage was retaliation for Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil infrastructure.
- Jun 29
Russian missile strike on Dnipro kills at least five, wounds 21
A Russian missile struck a private enterprise in the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Monday morning, killing at least five people and injuring 21, including five in serious condition, according to regional authorities.
- Jun 27
Russia-Ukraine overnight strikes kill five as Zelensky confirms hit on Volgograd military plant
Overnight strikes between Russia and Ukraine killed at least five people and wounded more than 40, with both sides claiming damage to military and civilian infrastructure.
- Jun 27
Ukraine strikes Russian missile factory in Volgograd with domestically produced Flamingo cruise missiles
President Zelenski confirmed that Ukrainian FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles struck the Titan-Barrikady factory in Volgograd overnight, setting the site ablaze. The Russian governor said 10 people were injured in the attack.
- Jun 26
Ukraine’s drone offensive forces Crimea to declare economic emergency as Baltic states push EU to ban Russian oil
Russian-installed authorities declared a state of emergency in Crimea after weeks of Ukrainian drone attacks on energy infrastructure cut fuel and power supplies, forcing the suspension of tourism and fuel sales to civilians.
- Jun 21
Ukraine's long-range strike on Crimea kills 4, forces fuel ban as Kerch port burns
At least 4 people were killed and 28 injured as Ukrainian drones struck an oil depot, gas compression plants and military radar systems in occupied Crimea overnight, prompting local authorities to suspend fuel sales to civilians.
- Jun 21
Ukraine drones hit Crimea fuel depot and Siberian refinery as Russia bombs Zaporizhzhia and Kharkiv
Ukrainian long-range drones struck an oil terminal in occupied Crimea and a refinery 2,000km inside Russia, while Russian glide bombs killed at least eight civilians in Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia and Sumy.
- Jun 18
Trump signs Iran accord at G7 gala, Western unity on Ukraine, Hormuz naval force readied
The Évian-les-Bains G7 summit concluded with Donald Trump signing a US-Iran memorandum of understanding at a Versailles gala, as leaders united behind stronger Ukraine aid and a European-led mission to secure the Strait of Hormuz.
- Jun 18
Ukraine strikes Moscow refinery in largest drone attack, shutting airports and disrupting capital
Ukrainian drones struck Moscow's main oil refinery for the second time in three days early Thursday, igniting fires that sent a tank lid flying into the sky and forcing the closure of all the capital's airports. The attack came as President Zelenskiy pressed G7 leaders for support.
