Ukraine-Russia War

NATO fighter shoots down suspected Russian drone that illegally entered Romanian airspace

"Additional details regarding Sunday’s incident remain under investigation, but the drone appears to be Russian," said NATO spokesperson US Army Colonel Martin O'Donnell.

ILLUSTRATIVE: Firefighters and law enforcement work at the site of an explosion at a residential block of flats following a drone hit close to the border with Ukraine, in Galati, Romania, May 29, 2026.
National flag flutters over Latvian central bank headquarters in Riga, Latvia April 9, 2019.

Latvia issues air threat alert, rescinds after fighter jets shoot down drone

An undated U.S. Air Force handout photo of a RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft

CENTCOM launches multinational attack drone force as US adapts to drone warfare - analysis

Outgoing Ambassador to Ukraine Michael Brodsky with FM Gideon Sa'ar.

Israel's Ukraine envoy: Oct. 7 transformed Jerusalem-Kyiv ties after years of tension - interview


Kremlin says Russia is only interested in upholding understandings on Ukraine reached with the US

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were busy with other issues, but that it expected contacts with them over Ukraine would resume once they became available.

A U.S. delegation led by Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner waits for the start of a meeting on the first day of the third round of trilateral talks between delegates from Ukraine, Russia and the U.S.

Life finds a way: Ukrainian bird builds nest with cables from fiber-optic explosive drones

The nest appeared to combine grass with thin strands of optical fiber, a material increasingly scattered across areas where Russian and Ukrainian forces operate first-person-view drones. 

A bird eats an ashberry on a cold winter day in central Lviv, Ukraine January 6, 2017.

Russia says US hasn't followed through on Trump-Putin 'understandings' as war grinds on

A new Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap could take place in the near future, Russian human rights commissioner Yana Lantratova said, according to TASS.

 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) are seen next to buses after a swap, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in an undisclosed location, Ukraine April 19, 2025.

Ukrainian attacks leave Russian oil infrastructure ablaze, Crimea halts fuel sales

Videos from social media show fiery explosions at a port in the Kerch Strait late at night, with thick smoke surrounding what appear to be oil tanks. 

Emergency services work on a damaged building, after Regional Governor Ivan Fedorov said on Telegram that Russian forces struck the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia with glide bombs on Saturday, in this handout image, with the location given as Zaporizhzhia, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine.

Poland strips Zelensky of country's highest honor over WW2 dispute

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Friday that Poland's decision to strip the award was a mistake.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky delivers a speech during a joint press conference with France's President Emmanuel Macron, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, March 13, 2026.

Ukraine launches largest attack on Russia since start of war, 500 flights from Moscow delayed

Flights out of all major Moscow airports have been grounded as a result of Ukrainian drone strikes. Authorities said 180 Ukrainian drones had been shot down over Moscow.

Thick plumes of smoke with flames rise from an oil refinery following a Ukrainian drone attack in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Moscow, Russia, June 18, 2026, in this picture obtained from social media.

EU made 'brief' contact with Moscow, EU official confirms as Trump, world seeks Ukraine deal

Some European leaders have also pushed back against efforts by Britain, France and Germany - known as the E3 - to take the diplomatic lead for Europe in any dialogue with the Kremlin.

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech as he visits the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Amur Region, Russia April 12, 2022.

Russian-held Crimea curbs the use of motorcycles, saying they sound like drones

"The moped noise hampers the work of defense systems. Their engines sound similar [to drones]," said an official regarding the temporary ban.

A Russian police officer stands guard at the scene following an overnight explosion at a multi-storey residential building in Sevastopol, Crimea, March 24, 2026.

G7 leaders express optimism for peace after Trump's 'very good' Zelensky meeting

A G7 summit this week increased optimism among European and US leaders that the 5-year-long Ukraine-Russia war would be brought to an end.

The gala dinner as part of the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 16, 2026.

Zelensky offers Putin talks after Russian strike damages UNESCO monastery

Zelensky, speaking at the damaged monastery in Kyiv, said he had offered to meet Putin at the G7 summit in France this week or in the United States.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky looks on during an interview with Reuters, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, March 25, 2026.