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Russian Kh-101 border breach exposes Putin’s increasingly reckless strategy

Russia’s violation of NATO airspace during air raids on western Ukraine appears to be a risk the Kremlin has accepted, as evidenced by the July 30 incident where a Russian Kh-101 missile landed in Poland, according to an assessment by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

31 July, 10:42 AM

Warsaw condemns Putin’s allegations of Polish plans to annex Western Ukraine

The Polish Foreign Ministry categorically rejected Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s claims regarding a “territorial division of Ukraine”, calling any suggestions of Warsaw's involvement entirely groundless, according to an official statement published on July 28.

28 July, 01:55 PM

Ukraine's Security Service raids National Police headquarters in three oblasts

Searches are underway at the National Police regional headquarters in the Ivano-Frankivsk, Ternopil and Zhytomyr oblasts on May 20, National Police spokeswoman Yuliia Hirdvilis told public broadcaster Suspilne.

20 May, 11:05 AM

Russia launches drone attack on western Ukraine, power outages in Ternopil

Russian forces launched groups of attack drones toward western Ukraine on May 1, triggering air raid alerts across much of the country and causing partial power outages in Ternopil as well as damage in several western and central regions.

1 May, 02:45 PM

Ukraine’s nuclear plants bounce back after Russian attack

Ukraine’s three active nuclear power plants are now operating at over 90% of their nominal capacity after Russian air strikes forced a slowdown on Feb. 7, state news agency Ukrinform reported on Feb. 12.

12 February, 07:50 PM

Smoke blankets Brody for second day after Russian barrage

The western Ukrainian city of Brody has been covered in smoke for a second day following the Jan. 27 Russian drone attack on an infrastructure facility, regional Governor Maxim Kozytsky wrote on Telegram on Jan. 28.

28 January, 10:51 AM

PM: Russia attacked Ukraine with 600+ drones and missiles

Russian forces fired more than 600 drones and missiles at Ukraine overnight, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko reported on Telegram on Dec. 23.

23 December 2025, 10:37 AM

Massive Russian missile-drone barrage hits central and western Ukraine

Russian forces carried out a massive combined drone and missile attack on Ukraine overnight, targeting central and western regions of the country, Air Force reported on Telegram early on Nov. 19.

19 November 2025, 08:15 AM

Massive Russian air assault hits Western Ukraine, energy grid

Russian forces carried out another massive combined air assault on Ukraine’s energy grid and civilian infrastructure, launching hundreds of attack drones and firing dozens of cruise and ballistic missiles from seven Tu-95MS strategic bombers and at least three MiG jets early on Oct. 30.

30 October 2025, 08:38 AM

Hungary’s Orban dismisses Ukraine’s sovereignty and independence

Dismissing Kyiv’s reports of UAVs flying into Ukrainian airspace from Hungary, Hungarian PM Viktor Orban denied Ukrainian being an independent or sovereign country, Hungarian outlet HVG.hu reported on Sept. 29.

29 September 2025, 09:48 PM

SBU nabs spy guiding Russian strikes

A Russian agent suspected of guiding Russian missile and drone strikes against military facilities in western Ukraine was detained in Khmelnytskyi Oblast, the Security Service (SBU) reported on Telegram on Sept. 29.

29 September 2025, 10:57 AM

120 aircraft enough to cover airspace over western Ukraine, experts say

European military experts and civil society leaders are urging Kyiv’s partners to protect Europe from Russian air incursions by securing the airspace over western Ukraine, as outlined in an opinion piece published in Le Monde on Sept. 15.

15 September 2025, 08:29 PM

Russian drones attack western Ukraine, Poland scrambles jets

Poland scrambled fighter jets and put its air defenses on high alert as waves of Russian kamikaze drones were attacking western Ukraine on the night of Sept. 9-10.

10 September 2025, 03:55 AM

Russia rains down drones, missiles on Khmelnytskyi

A series of overnight explosions followed by fires were reported by the mayor of the Western Ukrainian city of Khmelnytskyi, Oleksandr Symchyshyn, after a massive Russian air assault on Sep. 3.

3 September 2025, 08:39 AM

Russia strikes Lviv, Lutsk, Chernivtsi, Kharkiv and other cities with drones and missiles, leaving destruction and deaths

Russia launched a combined drone and missile assault on Ukraine overnight into July 12, striking targets across the country, including in the west. The attacks killed and wounded civilians, damaged infrastructure, and sparked fires in multiple cities.

12 July 2025, 10:12 AM

Ukrnafta gets permit to develop major oil field

The State Geology and Subsoil Survey of Ukraine granted Ukrnafta a special permit to develop the Oleska area in Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk regions, previously held by Chevron Ukraine and Nadra Oleska, according to an order dated May 12, 2025.

19 May 2025, 02:19 PM

Ukraine's gas infrastructure targeted but remains intact after Russian strike

Russia's massive missile attack on Jan. 15 targeted but failed to hit an underground gas storage facility in western Ukraine, Serhiy Nahorniak, a member of the Parliamentary Committee on Energy, Housing and Utility Services, said on Kyiv24 channel.

15 January 2025, 04:46 PM

Twenty-one air targets intercepted over western Ukraine, official says

A total of 20 Russian missiles and one Shahed attack drone were shot down by air defense units of the Ukrainian Air Command West, Lviv Oblast Governor Maksym Kozytskyi reported on Telegram on Jan. 15 after a massive combined drone and missile attack.

15 January 2025, 01:24 PM

Russian missile barrage aimed at crippling Lviv Oblast's power grid, Mayor Sadovyi says

The main target of the massive Russian missile attack was Ukraine’s power grid with a focus on Lviv Oblast, Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi reported on Facebook on Jan. 15.

15 January 2025, 09:58 AM

Russia rains drones and missiles on Ukraine’s power grid, triggers blackouts

Russian forces carried out another overnight drone attack on Ukraine followed by a massive missile attack launched by a group of Russian Tu-95MS bombers and from the Black Sea early on Jan. 15, the Air Force reported.

15 January 2025, 08:42 AM

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