Russia Invades Ukraine

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‘We could hear the roof collapsing’: how Russian missiles devastated Kyiv’s cultural sites

For four years, Vitalina Martynovska and her team had been working on a complete transformation of Kyiv’s National Chornobyl Museum.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/30/russian-missiles-devastated-kyiv-cultural-sites?

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Putin rejects Zelenskyy’s offer to meet and reaffirms Ukraine war aims

Russian president describes Ukrainian counterpart’s letter as rude and says he sees no point in face-to-face talks

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/05/putin-rejects-zelenskyys-offer-to-meet-and-reaffirms-ukraine-war-aims?

ps:The only one rude is putin!!!!!!!!!!

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‘Looks like Chornobyl’: life in Kyiv’s most bombed neighbourhood as Ukraine braced for new mass strike

On Lukianivska Square, in Kyiv’s most bombed neighbourhood, the white letters on a busy McDonald’s have melted from a fire that engulfed a nearby shopping centre during the last major attack, on 24 May.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/13/lukianivska-square-kyiv-most-bombed-neighbourhood-ukraine?

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Ukrainian attacks prompt Russian-held Crimea to halt civilian gasoline sales

Officials in Russia-occupied Crimea suspended civilian gasoline sales Sunday as Ukraine ramped up attacks on fuel supplies on the Black Sea peninsula.

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-was-crimea-gas-fuel-1bd4d0980a353fa0f8221040215e6435?

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Ukraine unleashes one of its heaviest drone bombardments of Russia

Ukraine launched a major nighttime attack on a dozen Russian regions, Russian-held Crimea and the surrounding seas, Moscow’s Defense Ministry said Friday, in what appeared to be one of Kyiv’s biggest drone assaults since the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion more than four years ago.

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-biggest-drone-attack-a356e2a119f3cb9422ede6acbedf56f3

• 🇺🇦 Ukraine launched a major overnight attack on a dozen Russian regions, Russian-held Crimea and the surrounding seas. It looks like one of Ukraine's biggest drone assaults since Russia invaded more than four years ago. Go deeper.

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Ukraine's drone blitz

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky. Photo illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axios. Photos: Viktor Kovalchuk and Serhii Mykhalchuk/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images

Ukraine's sustained and sophisticated drone warfare has knocked out refineries, tilted the battlefield balance and brought the war home to some Russians for the first time in four years of fighting. Why it matters: Ukrainian confidence is running high, and Russia is struggling to provide fuel to its cities and supplies to its troops, Axios' Dave Lawler reports. President Volodymyr Zelensky says he's launching a "40-day influence operation" to force Moscow to sign a peace deal. Hours after Zelensky's announcement on Thursday came one of the largest drone attacks of the war, targeting 12 regions of Russia as well as occupied Crimea. 💡 Reality check: The U.S.-led diplomacy on Ukraine is largely on hold due to a combination of the war in Iran and frustrations after the failure of several previous rounds.

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Ukrainian drones set another Russian oil refinery ablaze as Putin admits fuel shortages

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine kept up its heavy drone assault on Russia, setting fire to a major oil refinery in the south, as President Vladimir Putin acknowledged for the first time on Sunday that the country was facing a “certain deficit” of fuel and vowed to strengthen protection of oil facilities and boost fuel output.

https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-russia-war-oil-refinery-drones-88370faa1a49504438388f2854d7afd3?

ps:This could've all been avoided had trump allowed Ukraine to get the money and equipment that the congress and approved! also had Biden as soon as he got into office given them that stuff and not waited 2 yrs for the congress to become maga republicans and follow trumps bidding, etc.!!

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Russian attack kills at least 17 in Kyiv Authorities said the attack on the capital with missiles and drones damaged buildings and civilian infrastructure across the city. Read more.

Why this matters: Russia has intensified its attacks on Kyiv in recent weeks, even as Ukraine’s own long-range drone campaign against Russian military sites and energy facilities has caused fuel shortages, frustrating Russians and putting pressure on President Vladimir Putin.

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