Russia-Ukraine war

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Russia: Trump, Putin Held 50-Minute Call

Kremlin aide says Putin condemned Israeli strikes on Iran

(Newser) - For 50 minutes on Saturday, President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the Israel-Iran clashes and Ukraine peace talks in a phone call, a Kremlin official said. "The dangerous escalation of the situation in the Middle East was naturally at the center of the exchange of opinions,"...

For Russia, a 'Grisly Milestone' in Ukraine War

Ukraine claims 1M Russian troops have been killed or injured since invasion began in February 2022

(Newser) - The number of Russian troops killed or wounded in Ukraine has topped 1 million, military officials in Kyiv said Thursday, describing the huge price that Moscow has paid for its three-year-old invasion. The claim by the General Staff of the Ukrainian armed forces, which came on a holiday celebrating Russia'...

Heavyweight Champ Has a Challenge for Trump

Come live in my house for a week, says Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk

(Newser) - World heavyweight boxing champ Oleksandr Usyk has an unusual offer for Donald Trump: Come live at my place in Ukraine for a week—rockets overhead included. Usyk issued the challenge in separate interviews with CNN and the BBC .
  • "Only one week," he told the BBC. "I
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Russia Hits Ukraine With Biggest Airstrike of the War

479 drones carry out overnight attack

(Newser) - Russia launched 479 drones at Ukraine in the biggest overnight drone bombardment of the three-year war, the Ukrainian air force said Monday, as the Kremlin presses its summer offensive against the backdrop of direct peace talks. As well as drones, 20 missiles of various types were fired at different parts...

How Ukraine Pulled Off Its 'Audacious' Russian Attack
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How Ukraine Pulled Off Its 'Audacious' Russian Attack

Drones smuggled into Russia well in advance were launched in long-planned assault

(Newser) - The drone assault that Ukraine unleashed on Russia over the weekend went well beyond the ordinary. It was, reports NBC News , "a stunning, audacious attack whose widespread effects are only just becoming clear." Details:
  • In "Operation Spiderweb," Ukrainian drones struck planes and military infrastructure behind Moscow'
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Mayor: Kharkiv Hit in Worst Russian Assault Yet

At least 3 are dead as missiles hit homes, schools in Ukraine's second-largest city

(Newser) - Russia launched a large-scale attack on Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, early Saturday, killing at least three people in what local authorities say is the worst assault upon the city since the war began, per CNN . At least 21 people were also said to be injured after being attacked...

Emergency Workers Killed in Missile, Drone Attack on Kyiv

Overnight attack across multiple regions in Ukraine was one of the largest of the war

(Newser) - A nighttime missile and drone attack on Ukraine killed at least four people and injured 20 others in Kyiv, city mayor Vitali Klitschko said Friday, as Russia targeted at least six regions across the country with 407 drones and 44 missiles in one of its largest coordinated attacks of the...

D-Day 'Was Not a Pleasant Day for You'

President meets with German leader Merz in the Oval Office

(Newser) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Oval Office meeting with President Trump may have been overshadowed by Trump's friction with Elon Musk , but it nonetheless made headlines. Merz encouraged Trump to play a strong role in getting Russia to end its war against Ukraine, and he reminded the president that...

Trump: I Just Got Off the Phone With Putin

President says the two discussed Ukraine, Iran

(Newser) - President Trump spoke with Vladimir Putin on Wednesday and then quickly told the world as much. In a Truth Social post that was later deleted (the White House has it here ), Trump shared what transpired during their 75-minute conversation, which touched on Ukraine's Sunday attack on bombers on...

Missing Ukrainian Children a Sore Point in Talks

Moscow denies allegations of mass abductions, while Ukraine estimates 20K children were taken

(Newser) - The peace talks between Russia and Ukraine that resumed on Monday brought attention to a volatile topic: allegations that Russia abducted thousands of Ukrainian children.
  • Ukraine provided a list of about 400 children it wants returned immediately, but Russia countered that it would consider returning 10 children and insisted they
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Ukraine Notches Another Huge Hit Against Russia

Massive underwater explosion hits Kerch Bridge, a key link in Russia's wartime supply chain

(Newser) - On the heels of devastating drone strikes on Russian airfields, Ukraine hit another one of Vladimir Putin's crown jewels: the $3.7 billion Kerch Bridge that connects the Russian mainland to Crimea. As CNN reports, Ukraine's security service said that it had detonated nearly 2,500 pounds of...

Talks Didn't Move Ukraine, Russia Closer to Ending War

"The fact that the meeting took place despite yesterday's incident is an important success,' Erdogan says

(Newser) - Representatives of Russia and Ukraine met Monday for their second round of direct peace talks in just over two weeks, but aside from agreeing to swap thousands of their dead and seriously wounded troops, they made no progress toward ending the 3-year-old war, officials said. The talks unfolded a day...

Photos Capture Plight of Ukrainian POWs

The AP counts more than 200 deaths amid allegations of brutal treatment

(Newser) - More than 200 Ukrainian POWs have died while imprisoned since Russia's full-scale invasion three years ago. Abuse inside Russian prisons was likely a contributing factor in many of these deaths, according to officials from human rights groups, the UN, the Ukrainian government, and a Ukrainian medical examiner who has...

Drones Strike Airfields Deep in Russian Territory

Zelensky, who oversaw planning, says peace talks will go on Monday

(Newser) - A devastating Ukraine drone attack deep in Russia struck several scattered airfields on Sunday, the day before peace talks are scheduled to begin in Turkey. Ukrainian officials said 41 "strategic aircraft" at four airfields, including strategic bombers, were destroyed. Local Russian officials confirmed the drones struck deep in Russian...

Two Russian Bridges Destroyed Near Ukraine

Moscow investigates as potential terrorist acts, while Ukraine alleges 'false flag' operations

(Newser) - Two bridges collapsed overnight in Russian regions bordering Ukraine, officials said Sunday. Both incidents are being investigated as possible acts of terrorism. In one, seven people were killed and dozens injured, per the AP .
  • The first bridge, in the Bryansk region, collapsed on top of a passenger train on Saturday,
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Russian Economy's Singular Focus Complicates Things

Everything has been reoriented around war

(Newser) - The reason why Vladimir Putin is slow-walking peace talks with Ukraine might make sense—or, more specifically, dollars and cents. The Wall Street Journal reports that the Russian president has reoriented the economy to produce the weapons of war and pay the soldiers who are waging it, which changes the...

A Hint of Russia's Plans for Zaporizhzhia Emerges

Satellite images reveal construction of fresh power lines, says Greenpeace

(Newser) - Russia captured Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant early in the war . A new Greenpeace report viewed by the New York Times records the "first physical evidence" that Moscow is quietly plotting to source energy from the facility. Per the report, which is based in part on satellite...

Trump Issues Another Warning to Putin

'He's playing with fire!'

(Newser) - President Trump had harsh words for Russia's president again on Tuesday. "What Vladimir Putin doesn't realize is that if it weren't for me, lots of really bad things would have already happened to Russia, and I mean REALLY BAD," Trump wrote in a Truth Social...

Trump on Putin: He's 'Gone Absolutely CRAZY'

US president has some of his harshest words yet for Russian counterpart

(Newser) - President Trump on Sunday delivered some remarkably harsh comments on the subject of his Russian counterpart. Asked by reporters as he was preparing to board Air Force One from New Jersey back to Washington, DC, for an update on the Russia situation, Trump responded, "Yeah, I'll give you...

Amid Massive Russian Strikes, Moscow, Kyiv Swap POWs

Each side brings home 303 soldiers, as Moscow hits Ukraine with biggest assault of the war

(Newser) - Russia and Ukraine swapped hundreds more prisoners on Sunday, the third and last part of a major exchange that reflected a rare moment of cooperation in otherwise failed efforts to reach a ceasefire in more than three years of war. Just hours earlier, Ukrainian capital Kyiv and other regions came...

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