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Anne Applebaum warns Russia's drone war could spread beyond the battlefield

American historian and journalist Anne Applebaum wrote in a column for The Atlantic that Russia has turned drones from weapons meant to reduce civilian casualties into tools for deliberately hunting civilians, describing the tactic as "human hunting" on Aug. 6.

6 August, 06:39 PM

Russians switch from flights to trains amid drone attack threats

Passenger traffic on flights between Moscow and St. Petersburg fell 18% to 1.6 million in the first half of 2026 as more Russians opted for trains amid the threat of drone attacks, Telegram channel Astra reported on Aug. 6.

6 August, 12:06 PM

Russia can launch about 100 ballistic missiles at Ukraine each month – Flash

Ukrainian presidential adviser and radio technology expert Serhii Beskrestnov, known as Flash, said Russia is likely to continue launching ballistic missile attacks on Ukraine similar to those carried out on Aug. 5.

5 August, 04:34 PM

Drone with suspected explosive found near Antonov plane in Germany

German investigators are examining a drone found overnight on the runway at Leipzig/Halle Airport near a Ukrainian Antonov cargo plane, with Bild reporting the device carried a detonator and an unidentified substance that may have been an explosive on Aug. 5.

5 August, 02:11 PM

Sybiha’s call to Tehran draws Caspian red line, forces Iran to back down from missile threat

Talks between Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha and his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi came at a critical time for both nations following Tehran's threats to strike Ukraine with ballistic missiles, as both sides – particularly Iran – urgently required de-escalation, Middle East expert Ihor Semyvolos told Radio NV on August 4.

5 August, 10:03 AM

Turkey urges Ukraine and Russia to protect Black Sea shipping after vessel attacks

Turkey expressed "serious concern" that Russia's war against Ukraine is increasingly affecting civilian shipping in the Black Sea and called for immediate steps to ensure maritime safety, Reuters reported on Aug. 4.

4 August, 07:04 PM

Poland officially identifies missile that landed in Lublin as Russian Kh-101

Poland has officially identified the missile that crashed in the Lublin Voivodeship during Russia's mass attack on Ukraine as a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile, Deputy Defense Minister Cezary Tomczyk said on July 30.

31 July, 02:55 PM

Tusk says there is no evidence Poland was the intended target of Russian missile

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said there is no reason to believe Poland was the intended target after a Russian missile crashed in the Lublin Voivodeship, adding that the incident remains under investigation on July 30.

31 July, 09:44 AM

No official data Iran plans to launch missile strike on Ukraine – Disinformation Center

Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine's Center for Countering Disinformation, dismissed reports that Iran's regime could launch a missile strike on Ukraine on July 28.

28 July, 04:39 PM

UNESCO adds Tauric Chersonese to world heritage in danger list

The Ancient City of Tauric Chersonese and its Chora in Russian-occupied Sevastopol has been added to UNESCO's List of World Heritage in Danger, Ukraine's Culture Ministry said on July 23.

23 July, 01:52 PM

Sybiha calls Russian strike on Gas Lisbon near Romania 'another example of terror'

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Russia's strike on the Gas Lisbon near Romania showed the war threatens not only Ukraine but also freedom of navigation, Black Sea security and NATO's eastern flank on July 21.

21 July, 06:45 PM

Finland restricts air and sea traffic in Gulf over drone threat

Finland temporarily restricted maritime and air traffic in the eastern Gulf of Finland as a precaution amid a potential drone threat, public broadcaster Yle reported on July 18.

18 July, 02:37 PM

Man insults Ukrainian teen girls and tells them to return home in Poland

A man verbally confronted a group of Ukrainian girls in the Polish city of Bielsko-Biała, telling them to return to Ukraine and hurling insults at them, according to a video of the incident shared on social media on July 13.

13 July, 01:24 PM

Budanov sees no immediate threat of a Belarusian offensive against Ukraine

Ukraine's military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov said he sees no current military threat from Belarus but warned that if Minsk enters the war against Ukraine, it would face disastrous consequences on July 7.

7 July, 04:36 PM

Polish intelligence chief warns of Russian provocations in Baltics

Poland's foreign intelligence chief, Col. Paweł Szota, said Russia could sustain its war against Ukraine for several more years and may carry out provocations against NATO's eastern flank, according to an interview with Rzeczpospolita on June 28.

28 June, 10:25 PM

Zelenskyy urges Ukrainians to heed alerts after Oreshnik warning

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged citizens to heed air raid alerts, saying Russia continues to choose missile strikes over peace as the war grinds on, on June 12.

12 June, 04:54 PM

Iran claims to close Strait of Hormuz and turn Middle East into an inferno

The Strait of Hormuz has been closed to all vessels following renewed U.S. strikes on Iran, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced, CNN wrote on June 11.

11 June, 08:55 AM

Russia cannot launch major offensive against NATO now — Sikorski

Russia is currently incapable of launching a large-scale offensive against NATO countries, but warned the alliance must remain prepared for sabotage and provocations, Radosław Sikorski said on May 27.

27 May, 11:15 AM

Ukraine works with partners to counter threats from Belarus — Sybiha

Andrii Sybiha said that Ukraine is working with international partners to neutralize and minimize security threats coming from Belarus, Interfax-Ukraine reported on May 23.

23 May, 05:58 PM

New poll shows 54% of Ukrainians view corruption as bigger danger than war

Over half of Ukrainians consider corruption in government bodies a greater threat to the country than Russian military aggression, Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) reported on May 6.

6 May, 11:55 AM

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