https://www.rferl.org Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty is an international news organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries https://www.rferl.org/Content/responsive/RFE/en-US/img/logo.png https://www.rferl.org en Copyright 2026 - RFE/RL, Inc. 60 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 22:38:00 +0200 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL Videos posted online captured drone attacks on sites in Moscow and the surrounding region early on June 16. The Kapotnya oil refinery near the capital was seen in flames. Kyiv has intensified its attacks on Russia's energy infrastructure as it tries to disrupt the funds driving Russia's war effort. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukrainian-drones-strike-moscow-refinery/33782393.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukrainian-drones-strike-moscow-refinery/33782393.html Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:37:07 +0200 RussiaUkraineVideo ArchiveVideosRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Despite Russian strikes from the Black Sea, real estate agents say Odesa’s property market is surging. Seaside homes and apartments are selling fast, driven by locals, Kyiv buyers, and displaced Ukrainians. For many in the city, life by the sea continues -- guarded by air defenses. https://www.rferl.org/a/odesa-s-property-boom-defies-war-as-buyers-return-to-black-sea/33782169.html https://www.rferl.org/a/odesa-s-property-boom-defies-war-as-buyers-return-to-black-sea/33782169.html Tue, 16 Jun 2026 14:56:14 +0200 VideosRussiaUkraineVideo ArchiveRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Parts of the UNESCO-protected Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, Ukraine's most revered Orthodox monastery, were set ablaze during a Russian missile and drone barrage. https://www.rferl.org/a/kyiv-monastery-of-the-caves-fire-ukraine/33781324.html https://www.rferl.org/a/kyiv-monastery-of-the-caves-fire-ukraine/33781324.html Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:37:35 +0200 VideosUkraineVideo ArchiveRussia Invades Ukraine Ukraine's city of Odesa is welcoming beachgoers for the summer season on its Black Sea coast. Despite the risk of Russian strikes, Odesa's beaches offer a temporary respite to war-weary Ukrainians. On the coast, divers help keep Odesa's waters safe by removing debris from downed Russian drones. https://www.rferl.org/a/odesa-prepares-wartime-beaches-as-divers-clear-drone-debris-ukraine-/33778498.html https://www.rferl.org/a/odesa-prepares-wartime-beaches-as-divers-clear-drone-debris-ukraine-/33778498.html Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:47:44 +0200 VideosUkraineVideo Archive Russian drone attacks are a daily reality in Kherson, a frontline city in southern Ukraine. Residents say the threat is growing, with drones increasingly targeting residential neighborhoods and forcing people to seek cover. Yet many refuse to leave. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-drone-attack-kherson-civilian-homes-frontline-residents/33777734.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-drone-attack-kherson-civilian-homes-frontline-residents/33777734.html Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:46:18 +0200 UkraineRussiaVideo ArchiveVideosRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories The summer tourist season is starting in Russian-occupied Crimea, but with Ukrainian drone attacks and fuel shortages, how many people will visit? Current Time correspondent Andrey Cherkasov explains, tour operators are trying to put a positive spin on the crisis, but it's being met with skepticism. https://www.rferl.org/a/oil-on-the-beach-but-no-fuel-for-cars-tourist-season-opens-in-crimea/33776035.html https://www.rferl.org/a/oil-on-the-beach-but-no-fuel-for-cars-tourist-season-opens-in-crimea/33776035.html Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:17:29 +0200 VideosRussiaUkraineVideo ArchiveThe Rundown Stories Riding into Russia on a motorcycle to see his ailing father, Mikhail Loshchinin was detained at the border, tortured, and tried on a treason charge over a $245 transfer to a Ukrainian ex-girlfriend, he and relatives and supporters say. This week, he was convicted and sentenced to 16 years in prison. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-prison-belgian-sentenced-treason-claim/33772656.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-prison-belgian-sentenced-treason-claim/33772656.html Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:00:07 +0200 RussiaFeaturesUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Latvia's eastern region of Latgale is adjusting to a new reality of air raid alerts after several drones crossed into the country's airspace in recent weeks. The warnings have raised concerns about safety in communities near the borders with Russia and Belarus. https://www.rferl.org/a/military-drone-incursions-bring-russia-ukraine-war-to-latvia-nato-s-eastern-border/33772769.html https://www.rferl.org/a/military-drone-incursions-bring-russia-ukraine-war-to-latvia-nato-s-eastern-border/33772769.html Thu, 04 Jun 2026 19:13:17 +0200 VideosRussiaUkraineVideo Archive In Ukraine's Chernihiv region, along a section of the Dnieper River that divides Ukraine and Belarus, border guards are on the lookout for signs of another invasion from the north. In May, Kyiv warned that Russia was once again trying to draw Belarus into the war against Ukraine. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-bolsters-defenses-along-belarus-border-amid-concerns-of-new-invasion-war/33771143.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-bolsters-defenses-along-belarus-border-amid-concerns-of-new-invasion-war/33771143.html Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:11:46 +0200 VideosUkraineVideo Archive RFE/RL joined a patrol by a unit of Ukraine’s special anti-drone police, operating on the outskirts of Kramatorsk, a frontline city in the Donetsk region. Officers use drone-detection systems and protective gear to intercept Russian first-person-view (FPV) drones before they can reach the city. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-anti-drone-police-defend-kramatorsk/33764489.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-anti-drone-police-defend-kramatorsk/33764489.html Mon, 25 May 2026 16:35:14 +0200 UkraineVideo ArchiveRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Robots and drones were used by Ukrainian forces to capture a Russian position without an infantry assault in what Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described as a historic first in the war. Speaking to Current Time, troops involved in the operation are now revealing details. https://www.rferl.org/a/robots-alone-captured-a-russian-position/33755254.html https://www.rferl.org/a/robots-alone-captured-a-russian-position/33755254.html Tue, 12 May 2026 14:56:26 +0200 UkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Security is tight as Moscow prepares for the May 9 Victory Day parade on Red Square, marking the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945. For the first time in nearly 20 years, the event will be held without military hardware. Mobile Internet restrictions are already in effect across the Russian capital. https://www.rferl.org/a/snipers-checkpoints-limited-internet-moscow-prepares-for-victory-day/33752111.html https://www.rferl.org/a/snipers-checkpoints-limited-internet-moscow-prepares-for-victory-day/33752111.html Thu, 07 May 2026 19:20:10 +0200 VideosRussiaVideo ArchiveThe Rundown Stories Ukrainian drones hit an oil facility and industrial site inside Russia's Perm region, according to the local governor, striking targets some 1,500 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. It comes a day after Ukraine attacked a Russian oil pumping station in the same region. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukrainian-drones-hit-industrial-site-deep-inside-russia/33746338.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukrainian-drones-hit-industrial-site-deep-inside-russia/33746338.html Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:16:03 +0200 RussiaRussia Invades Ukraine Russian oil is polluting the Black Sea following multiple Ukrainian strikes on the Tuapse oil refinery in recent weeks. The region is now facing a growing environmental disaster. Ukraine has targeted Russia's oil infrastructure for months, undermining a major source of revenue for Moscow. https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-oil-spills-into-black-sea-after-strike-on-tuapse-refinery/33745408.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-oil-spills-into-black-sea-after-strike-on-tuapse-refinery/33745408.html Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:55:01 +0200 VideosRussiaVideo Archive Russia says it will scale back this year's Victory Day parade on Moscow's Red Square over security concerns and there will be no column of military vehicles taking part this May 9. The move follows waves of Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia as it battles against Moscow's full-scale invasion. https://www.rferl.org/a/moscow-scales-back-victory-day-parade/33745226.html https://www.rferl.org/a/moscow-scales-back-victory-day-parade/33745226.html Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:54:51 +0200 RussiaRussia Invades Ukraine Residents living near the Russian Black Sea port of Tuapse evacuated as black smoke from a burning oil refinery filled the air. A Ukrainian drone strike hit the facility on April 28, the third such attack on Tuapse in a short period. Ukraine has targeted Russia's oil infrastructure for months. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-oil-refinery-tuapse-drone-strike/33744547.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-oil-refinery-tuapse-drone-strike/33744547.html Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:33:34 +0200 RussiaVideo ArchiveVideos Oil-contaminated rain and heavy smog have blanketed the Russian port city of Tuapse after Ukrainian drone strikes hit nearby oil facilities. Residents report black droplets falling from the sky and air that is difficult to breathe, despite authorities saying the situation is under control. https://www.rferl.org/a/burning-russian-refinery-triggers-environmental-crisis-in-tuapse/33741860.html https://www.rferl.org/a/burning-russian-refinery-triggers-environmental-crisis-in-tuapse/33741860.html Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:00:56 +0200 RussiaVideo ArchiveVideosRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Russian forces are pressing closer to Kostyantynivka, one of Ukraine's remaining strongholds in the eastern Donetsk region, but forces defending the city say they're holding firm. One Ukrainian drone unit is battling Russian incursions, including soldiers traveling by horse to evade detection. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kostyantynivka-drones-horses-front-lines/33736578.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kostyantynivka-drones-horses-front-lines/33736578.html Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:54:30 +0200 UkraineRussiaVideo ArchiveVideosRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories When Olha Puzyk's son, Viktor, was taken from a children's home in Kherson after the Ukrainian city was occupied by Russian forces in 2022, she was left with one agonizing question: Is he alive? This Current Time report traces a mother's relentless search for her son and struggle to bring him home. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukrainian-mother-searches-for-child-taken-by-russia/33734580.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukrainian-mother-searches-for-child-taken-by-russia/33734580.html Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:54:55 +0200 UkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Frontline mobile fire units of Ukraine's 100th Brigade report they are seeing more daytime attacks by Russian-launched Shahed drones while still keeping busy at night, using machine guns and night vision gear to intercept a variety of incoming strikes. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-donetsk-drone-frontline-mobile-fire-machine-gun-defense/33734628.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-donetsk-drone-frontline-mobile-fire-machine-gun-defense/33734628.html Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:42:26 +0200 UkraineRussiaVideo ArchiveVideosRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories