Ukraine

The Russian Defense Ministry said 146 Russian soldiers were returned in exchange for 146 Ukrainian prisoners of war, following talks mediated in Istanbul. Eight Russian civilians from the Kursk region were also released. Ukrainian…

The Ukrainian army attacked the Unecha oil pumping station in Russia’s Bryansk region, a key part of the Druzhba pipeline that carries Russian oil to Europe. Hungary confirmed crude supplies were halted, with Foreign Minister Peter…

Ukraine’s Energy Ministry said Russian drones and missiles hit energy facilities in the Poltava region hours after the Washington summit attended by US President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and European leaders.…

Ukrainian officials said the death toll from Russia’s attack on Kharkiv has risen to seven, including two children, while 20 people were injured, six of them children. Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha condemned Russia as a “murderous…

After a video conference with Ukraine’s President Zelensky and European leaders, French President Emmanuel Macron said, “Showing weakness against Russia will pave the way for a future conflict.” He stressed that Europe must remain…

The Ukrainian army struck the Syzran oil refinery in Russia’s Samara region, causing explosions and a fire at the facility, which supplies oil to the Russian military. Ukraine’s General Staff also reported hitting a Russian Armed Forces…

Russia and Ukraine exchanged 84 prisoners each, with the UAE mediating. Russia said its soldiers are in Belarus for medical and psychological care, while Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy confirmed that many returnees…

In Russia, a Ukrainian drone attack on Rostov-on-Don injured 13 people, two seriously, while footage showed a drone hitting a building. In Volgograd, an oil refinery supplying the Russian military caught fire after a separate attack, but…