Russia-Ukraine war

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Russia Bombs Aid Center, Shelter, Killing at Least 24

'This is further proof that Russia wants no de-escalation,' Zelensky says

(Newser) - Russia bombed an aid distribution center and neighboring shelter in southern Ukraine on Monday, killing at least 24 people, Ukraine's emergency services agency said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a post on X that 10 guided bombs targeted an area that included a school building used to distribute...

Hacked Emergency Apps in Ukraine, Russia Got Scary Overnight

'Hi! There will be a nuclear threat across Ukraine!' read one fake warning

(Newser) - Authorities in Ukraine and Russia say their emergency alert mobile apps were targeted by cyberattacks late Sunday, with users in Ukraine receiving false warnings of dangerously high radiation levels in Kyiv. In a Telegram post late Sunday, Ukraine's air raid alert channel said "unauthorized parties" had interfered with...

Ukraine's Hurt Troops Now Rescued by 'Incredible Little Birds'

Nation's military is now using drones to evacuate injured from risky battlefield zones

(Newser) - Ukraine's military has begun using specialized aerial rescue drones to evacuate wounded soldiers from the battlefield, carrying two stranded troops to safety near the Russian border in the first such operations, an elite military unit said on Monday. The AP reports that the newly developed StarGate drone, a six-rotor...

Amid Brouhaha Over Russia's Presence, US Scraps G20 Photo

Europeans objected to being pictured with Russia's Lavrov at Atlanta meeting

(Newser) - The US scrapped plans for a photo of top diplomats from the Group of 20 largest world economies on the opening day of talks Friday as several Europeans objected to being photographed with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and threatened to walk out of the photo session. The cancellation of...

UN Report Calls Russian Strikes on Power Grid a War Crime

The goal was to make Ukrainians suffer, investigators say

(Newser) - Russia's winter pounding of Ukraine's power grid wasn't collateral damage, it was the point, a UN inquiry has determined. In a new report, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine concludes that Moscow's large-scale, repeated attacks on energy facilities were designed to make civilian life...

Russian Officer Defects, Guides Strikes Killing His Own Countrymen

Wall Street Journal details harrowing ordeal of 26-year-old Lt. Lev Stupnikov in his move to Ukraine

(Newser) - A young Russian officer who once toasted his future in uniform now stands among Ukraine's fighters, credited with helping to kill more than 300 of his former comrades. In a long narrative for the Wall Street Journal , reporter Matthew Luxmoore traces how 26-year-old Lt. Lev Stupnikov went from model...

Zelensky Says Starlink Is Back, Musk Says Ukraine Broke Rules

CEO concedes he was behind the slowdown

(Newser) - President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that Ukraine's Starlink-based systems are fully functional again. Elon Musk, conceding in a post that he was behind the service slowdown, responded by saying that they've been misused. Starlink and its military offshoot Starshield are back to previous speeds, Kyiv announced, after more...

From Russia With Diesel: First Oil Tanker Sets Sail for US

300K barrels amounts to 7% of what the US uses in a day; 'supplies will continue,' says Kremlin

(Newser) - A Russian tanker carrying diesel tied to a new deal between Vladimir Putin and President Trump is en route to New York, ship-tracking data indicates. The Malta-flagged Agioi Fanendes loaded about 40,000 metric tons of ultra-low sulfur diesel at Russia's Baltic port of Primorsk on Thursday and is...

Melania Trump Reportedly Brokered a Temporary Truce

White House says ceasefire to allow aid and evacuations in Ukrainian city of Oleshky

(Newser) - Melania Trump has helped broker a rare pause in the fighting in southern Ukraine, the White House said Friday. A ceasefire in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky is on track to begin Thursday to allow for the evacuation of civilians and the delivery of aid, reports Reuters . The city had...

Report: Trump Told Musk to Restore Ukraine's Starlink

'The bottom line, he put it back,' Trump says

(Newser) - Elon Musk reportedly got a push from the president this week over Ukraine's military-grade Starlink service. The Wall Street Journal , citing US officials, reports that President Trump phoned the SpaceX chief on Wednesday and asked him to lift a cap on speeds that had hampered some Ukrainian drones and...

Krugman: It's Time to Take Control of Starlink From Musk

Economist argues that no private individual should have such control over national security, foreign policy

(Newser) - Paul Krugman has a blunt proposal for Washington: Strip Elon Musk of control over Starlink. In a new Substack column , the Nobel Prize-winning economist argues that if Musk really did unilaterally curtail Ukraine's satellite communications—despite some claims it was done at President Trump's urging—that amounts to...

Kremlin: Putin Is Ready for New Ukraine Talks

Witkoff praises 'humanitarian' Russian leader during St. Petersburg meeting

(Newser) - After talks with US envoy Steve Witkoff in St. Petersburg on Wednesday, the Kremlin said Vladimir Putin is ready to resume Ukraine peace talks. The Kremlin says the Russian leader has agreed "in principle" to restart US-brokered talks with Ukraine as soon as mid-November, likely in Abu Dhabi, with...

Russia Unilaterally Releases American Jailed for 4 Years

Retired US teacher Stephen Hubbard had been convicted of serving as a mercenary in Ukraine

(Newser) - Russia has released a retired American teacher who had been imprisoned on charges of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine, US envoy Steve Witkoff said Wednesday at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg. The deal comes at a time when President Trump has taken actions to...

Reports: Musk Ordered Ukraine's Starlink Slowdown

Move raises questions about the power of an unelected billionaire

(Newser) - Elon Musk reportedly hit the brakes on a key Starlink service used by Ukraine's military , despite his claims that he was not personally responsible . A source tells the Wall Street Journal that Musk spoke with President Trump and senior administration officials before ordering speed limits on the military-grade version...

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Tennis Stars Announce Their Split

Elina Svitolina also says the personal turmoil pushed French veteran Gaël Monfils to retire early

(Newser) - Tennis stars Elina Svitolina and Gaël Monfils announced the end of their marriage on Monday, with the Ukrainian player citing in part the personal toll that the war in her native land has taken. "Some battles happen deep inside you, and no amount of love from someone else...

Trump Open to Putin's Controversial Summit Idea

Says he'd consider meeting with Putin, Xi

(Newser) - President Trump says he's willing to sit down with Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping—just not necessarily to hash out Ukraine, the Hill reports. Speaking to reporters before leaving for a Kansas rally Monday, Trump said he hasn't agreed to a three-way summit with the Russian and Chinese...

Hegseth Delays Deliveries of Patriots to Ukraine

US has to sign off on transfers from other nations, as well

(Newser) - Ukraine is just about out of the Patriot missiles it needs to defend itself from Russian attacks, and officials on Monday said they've located the bottleneck. The Trump administration has not approved the next deliveries, a delay that applies not only to missiles coming from the US, but those...

Everyday Russians Just Got a War Shock

Ukrainian strikes on data centers paralyze daily life

(Newser) - Russians are getting a crash course in what a war on data looks like. Ukrainian drone strikes on major Russian data centers—most notably those serving tech giant Yandex—have snarled everything from rent payments to food deliveries for days, leaving some users literally locked out of both bank accounts...

Zelensky: Trump on Brink of 'Historic Mistake'

If the US backs Russia, Ukraine leader says his nation cannot win the war

(Newser) - Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky says President Trump's sudden overtures to Russia have put the US president on the brink of a "historic mistake." Speaking on Meet the Press over the weekend, Zelensky said his nation will surely lose its war with Vladimir Putin unless the US reverses...

Putin Proposes Summit With Trump, Xi on Ukraine War

Kremlin pushes three-way APEC meeting that pointedly excludes Ukraine

(Newser) - Sources say Vladimir Putin is testing a high-stakes three-man solution to the Ukraine war—and leaving Ukraine out of the room. The Wall Street Journal reports that the Russian leader has proposed a November summit with US President Trump and China's Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the APEC...

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