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Latest news Ukraine

Signed up to kill in Africa, refused to die in Ukraine: Russia’s Africa Corps recruit flees to Philippines after GRU unit rerouted him to the front

A Moscow factory worker who signed up for the Africa Corps expecting overseas deployment told RFE/RL that Ukraine-bound assignments were the norm, with Africa reserved for a handful.

byYuri Zoria

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Latest news Ukraine

Hungarian opposition leader accuses Orban of inviting Russian military intelligence to influence elections

Peter Magyar, leader of Hungary's opposition party Tisza, has accused Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of inviting Russian military…

byMaria Tril

nato send ukraine $5 billion weapons year’s end — focus air defense · post patriot missile launcher south korean ministry launch final weeks 2025 set receive large batch us-supplied worth

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Latest news Ukraine

800 US interceptors spent in three Middle East days — more than Ukraine got all winter

"Americans will not be able to provide enough of those missiles for the Gulf countries, for their own army, and also for Ukraine," European Commissioner for Defence Andrius Kubilius said

byMaria Tril

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Latest news Ukraine

Bessent floats lifting Russia oil sanctions to plug Iran supply gap

In October 2025, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called US sanctions on Lukoil and Rosneft "some of the largest" ever imposed on Russia. Five months later, he says Washington is weighing whether to lift sanctions on Russian oil entirely.

byMaria Tril

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International

Putin sends election fixers to Budapest to keep Orbán’s Kremlin veto alive

A GRU-linked cell embedded in the Russian Embassy is running Moscow's Moldova playbook on Hungarian soil—and the stakes for Ukraine could not be higher

byDaniel Thomas

Visualization of Shahed drones flying. Russia has been mounting Starlink devices on some of their one-way attack drones. (Image: Incheol, via Roboflow)

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Latest news Ukraine

The drone pipeline reverses: Russia now gives intel for Iranian strikes against American troops – Washington Post

A partnership built in Ukraine's skies is now being used against American positions in the Middle East.

byBenjamin Murdoch

Putin Wants to Grab Frozen Russian Assets via "Board of Peace"

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Latest news Ukraine

Putin is collecting gifts from Iran’s war he didn’t even ask for: huge oil check and permission to kill

The US went to war against Iran to neutralize a threat. For Putin, it's a gift basket.

byOlena Mukhina

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Military tech

Not enough Patriot missiles to stop 60 Russian Iskanders a month. The Iran war is draining what’s left.

Ukraine's only defense against ballistic attacks became a whole lot harder to obtain

byIgor Kossov

Ukrainian public opinion on peace talks, KIIS February 2026 poll

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Latest news Ukraine

70% of Ukrainians do not believe that peace talks will lead to lasting peace, according to Kyiv-based polling service

No US troops, no closed skies, no free weapons—support for Donbas deal drops from 36% to 25% when guarantee details revealed

byDaniel Thomas

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Latest news Ukraine

North Koreans march with Russian flags through Pyongyang as Ukraine counts 6,000 of their dead in Kursk

Ukrainian intelligence says veterans are being redeployed as instructors in drone operations and artillery, accelerating Pyongyang's military modernization.

byOlena Mukhina

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Latest news Ukraine

Russia shed its skin three times — tsarist, soviet, oligarch — but imperial beast inside never died, Budanov says

Russia's imperial core must be ripped out and carved it into nations, or the world never sleeps safe, he stresses.

byOlena Mukhina

Ukrainian drone operator monitors besieged Russian positions in Kupiansk high-rises

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Latest news Ukraine

Besieged Russians in Kupiansk high-rises “dwindling,” Ukrainian military says

Dozens of trapped Russian soldiers cling to apartment blocks they can't leave

byDaniel Thomas

Courthouse in Kazakhstan's North Kazakhstan Oblast, where a citizen was convicted of participating in foreign armed conflict.

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International

Kazakhstan jails citizen for six years for fighting for Russia against Ukraine

25-year-old from Petropavlovsk signed contract with Russian military, was wounded, then fled back

byDaniel Thomas

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Latest news Ukraine

Missiles and drones hit Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv overnight as Russia targets residential areas

Russian forces struck four Ukrainian cities with missiles and drones overnight on February 26, wounding at least 24 people — including a 7-year-old in Kharkiv and an 8-year-old in Zaporizhzhia — and leaving over 500 buildings without heating.

byMaria Tril

The Darnytska Combined Heat and Power Plant in Kyiv sustained critical damage from a Russian strike on 3 February 2026. Photo: Vitali Klitschko

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Latest news Ukraine

US shields its assets in Russia—but stays silent as Russian missiles hit American-linked sites in Ukraine, says expert

The military expert says US double standard on asset protection is deliberate.

byOlena Mukhina

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Opinion

Western sanctions failed so completely that Russia just pitched Washington $12 trillion

The "Dmitriev package" proposes to formalize what the West never stopped providing.

byNataliia PopovychandbyBennett Freeman

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Latest news Ukraine

Russia promises more war on fourth anniversary of its aggression: Kremlin says it hasn’t achieved its war goals — and “will go further” in Ukraine

Peskov claimed Moscow hopes for "diplomatic means" while confirming no negotiations are scheduled.

byOlena Mukhina

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Latest news Ukraine

Who’s to blame for “Ukraine war fatigue”? Former Polish president says it’s Western leaders themselves

Wałęsa says EU integration is Ukraine's "only way out" of Russia's war.

byOlena Mukhina

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Money Matters

Hungary holds $106 bn Ukraine aid hostage over Russian oil — EU says Orban promised not to

Two months after pledging not to obstruct a $106 bn EU loan to Ukraine, Hungary reversed course on 20 Feb., with Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó declaring the credit frozen until Russian oil transit through the Druzhba pipeline resumes

byMaria Tril

At the Victory Day parade in the occupied Sevastopol, Crimea on May 9, 2016 (Image: sevas.com)

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Latest news Ukraine

Occupied Crimea becomes Russia’s UAV boot camp—schoolchildren groomed for drone war against Ukraine

Moscow-installed authorities claim Crimea runs the only complete UAV training pipeline on occupied Ukrainian territory.

byOlena Mukhina

Russia

Signed up to kill in Africa, refused to die in Ukraine: Russia’s Africa Corps recruit flees to Philippines after GRU unit rerouted him to the front

Hungarian opposition leader accuses Orban of inviting Russian military intelligence to influence elections

800 US interceptors spent in three Middle East days — more than Ukraine got all winter

Bessent floats lifting Russia oil sanctions to plug Iran supply gap

Putin sends election fixers to Budapest to keep Orbán’s Kremlin veto alive

The drone pipeline reverses: Russia now gives intel for Iranian strikes against American troops – Washington Post

Putin is collecting gifts from Iran’s war he didn’t even ask for: huge oil check and permission to kill

Not enough Patriot missiles to stop 60 Russian Iskanders a month. The Iran war is draining what’s left.

70% of Ukrainians do not believe that peace talks will lead to lasting peace, according to Kyiv-based polling service

North Koreans march with Russian flags through Pyongyang as Ukraine counts 6,000 of their dead in Kursk

Russia shed its skin three times — tsarist, soviet, oligarch — but imperial beast inside never died, Budanov says

Besieged Russians in Kupiansk high-rises “dwindling,” Ukrainian military says

Kazakhstan jails citizen for six years for fighting for Russia against Ukraine

Missiles and drones hit Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv overnight as Russia targets residential areas

US shields its assets in Russia—but stays silent as Russian missiles hit American-linked sites in Ukraine, says expert

Western sanctions failed so completely that Russia just pitched Washington $12 trillion

Russia promises more war on fourth anniversary of its aggression: Kremlin says it hasn’t achieved its war goals — and “will go further” in Ukraine

Who’s to blame for “Ukraine war fatigue”? Former Polish president says it’s Western leaders themselves

Hungary holds $106 bn Ukraine aid hostage over Russian oil — EU says Orban promised not to

Occupied Crimea becomes Russia’s UAV boot camp—schoolchildren groomed for drone war against Ukraine

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