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.

RELATED COVERAGE ➤ WATCH: Rescuers pull the injured from rubble in Kyiv   Photos show aftermath of attack overnight   Ukrainian drone attacks on oil refineries plunge Russia into a summer fuel crisis    Russia waged drone campaign in Europe and likely launched drones from shadow ships, report says

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Russian attack on Kyiv kills at least 27, injures scores

Ballistic and cruise missiles and drones were used in what Kyiv's mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said was the largest attack on the city since the war began.

https://www.dw.com/en/russia-launches-attacks-on-kyiv-killing-at-least-27-and-injuring-scores/a-77794194?

💥 Ukraine's long reach

A man launches a Ukrainian Raybird drone during a reconnaissance mission in June. Photo: Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty Images The Ukrainian military is proving it can blow up pretty much whatever it wants, Axios' Colin Demarest writes. Why it matters: Fewer and fewer places feel safe inside Russia, as oil facilities, weapons factories, convoys and bombers burn. 🔭 The big picture: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly touted "long-range sanctions" — a tongue-in-cheek reference to attacks on Russian assets hundreds of miles deep into the country. Ukraine's tools and tactics have grown increasingly sophisticated over years of war.

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Ukraine Ukraine’s capital Kyiv came under a deadly Russian attack early Monday morning that killed at least 15 people and wounded dozens more, city officials said. The strikes come before a NATO summit in Turkey, where President Trump is expected to meet with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky. Read more.

MORE: Almost every Russian region hit by fuel crisis as Ukraine escalates drone attacks

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Inside AP’s on-the-ground reporting of the Russia-Ukraine war

President Donald Trump said Wednesday during the NATO summit in Turkey that the U.S. will give a license to Ukraine to manufacture Patriot air defense systems to help counter Russian missile attacks. There have been multiple deadly strikes on Kyiv this week. Today I’m with Susie Blann, our news director for Ukraine, to find out more about AP’s coverage of the conflict.

What’s it like for a reporter on the ground in Ukraine when a missile or drone attack begins? It’s a balance between personal safety and covering the news. We have a team on standby and when an attack begins, we take cover but keep in constant contact following developments. We document what we can from where we are and when we think it’s safe to deploy, our teams head out into the field to capture those essential images and witness accounts that show the ongoing impact of Russia’s invasion.   The AP has a robust presence on the ground in Ukraine, even as the war there has passed the four-year mark. How has our coverage of the war changed recently? With the world’s attention often focused elsewhere, we concentrate on producing stories that show the war’s impact on Ukrainian society while explaining developments in ways that keep audiences engaged. At the same time, reporting from the front line has become even more dangerous due to the intensity of drone warfare, so a lot of security preparation goes into every deployment.

If you want more from Susie, she will be among the AP journalists taking questions at an exclusive AP donor-only event on our war coverage, including what it’s like to interview President Vladimir Putin. If you want to be part of the conversation, make a recurring gift today. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ Trump’s meeting with Zelenskyy   Ukrainian drones batter Russian oil facilities, set more oil tankers ablaze   WATCH: Midrange drones are reshaping the battlefield for Ukraine

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Putin’s Nightmare Deepens After Humiliating Strikes

Ukrainian drones set two oil tankers ablaze in the Sea of Azov and hit fresh depots as the Kremlin’s fuel misery grows.

Vladimir Putin’s fuel nightmare has worsened as Ukrainian drones set two oil tankers ablaze in the Sea of Azov and torched depots deep inside Russia.Thursday’s strikes are the latest blows in a punishing months-long campaign that has crippled Russia’s refineries and plunged roughly 50 million people—about a third of the population—into a fuel crisis on a scale not seen since the dying days of the Soviet Union.

At the time of publication, the tankers were still burning off Russia’s southern coast, Rostov Gov. Yuri Slusar said, with one crew forced to evacuate. It was the latest in a run of strikes on shipping in the area, part of Kyiv’s push to choke fuel supplies to Crimea, the peninsula Russia illegally annexed in 2014.

Drones also triggered a blaze at an oil depot in the western city of Tver, acting Gov. Vitaly Korolyov said. In the Stavropol region, burning reservoirs forced residents of several apartment blocks to flee, according to Gov. Vladimir Vladimirov.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, 48, has cast the attacks as “long-range sanctions”—payback for Moscow’s refusal to stop fighting. “We have long proposed that Russia end this war, and every day of delay should bring the feeling of war to where it all began—to Russia,” he said.

The strikes landed a day after U.S. President Donald Trump, 80, told Zelensky the U.S. would grant Ukraine a license to build its own Patriot air defense systems, as the Associated Press reported.

While this would hand Kyiv a long-sought win at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, a top Ukrainian official warned homegrown Patriot interceptors could be a year or more away. Serhii Beskrestnov, an adviser to Ukraine’s defense minister, said the real obstacle is time, not skill, with some subcontracted parts taking up to two years to produce.Russia’s Defense Ministry said it downed 73 Ukrainian drones overnight. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s air force said it faces its own barrage from 94 Russian drones and two ballistic missiles, saying 19 drones and both missiles hit 13 sites.

The Kremlin brushed off any idea that the strikes would expedite peace. Spokesman Dmitry Peskov called Washington’s stance “ambivalent” but said Moscow still welcomed Trump’s efforts.

“It’s a mistake to think that escalation and military pressure could pave the way to a peaceful settlement,” Peskov said, warning that more strikes would only push Russia to carve out a bigger “buffer zone” in Ukraine.

He added that Putin is “open to dialogue” and ready for another call with Trump.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/putins-war-nightmare-deepens-in-humiliating-strikes-by-zelenskys-ukraine-on-oil-facilities/?

ps:Personally they need a different country to be an arbiter between Ukraine and Russia, trump is useless here!!!!!