Ukraine

Actor Sean Penn has traveled to Kyiv during the ongoing war in Ukraine and met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, according to VICE News reporting. Penn argues that Americans with strong opinions about the conflict should visit Ukraine firsthand rather than relying on media coverage alone.

Russian forces launched a wave of overnight ballistic missile attacks on Ukraine's capital Kiev on Sunday, July 19, 2026, killing at least one person and injuring 15 others, according to Ukraine's State Emergency Service. The strikes damaged residential buildings and sparked fires, with bodycam footage...

Russia conducted its largest missile attack on Ukraine's capital Kyiv on July 19, 2026, following Ukrainian drone strikes on a warehouse belonging to Russia's largest online retailer. The attack reflects an escalation in Moscow's air campaign against Ukrainian infrastructure and civilian targets. DW News analysis...

Thousands of Ukrainians took to the streets for a third consecutive day on July 19, 2026, demanding the reinstatement of former Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov following his removal from office. According to France 24, the demonstrations coincided with two days of meetings between President Volodymyr...

DW News interviewed Odd Arne Westad, a Norwegian historian and Yale professor specializing in Cold War history, to analyze Russia's ongoing full-scale war in Ukraine, which has now lasted longer than World War I. According to the analysis, Westad argues Russia faces structural constraints preventing...

Russian forces conducted overnight missile strikes on Kyiv on July 11, 2026, with residents reporting multiple attacks in succession. Emergency workers collected missile fragments at impact sites as civilians cleared debris and assessed damage to buildings. Soldier Oleh Tymoshenko was among those cleaning shattered glass...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited Kyiv on July 15, 2026, to announce a new EU-Ukraine Defence Industrial Partnership focused on joint drone and counter-drone production. The announcement came as Russian forces continued missile and drone strikes on the southern port city of...

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced a collaboration agreement between the European Union and Ukraine on drone production during a visit to Kyiv, framing the partnership as combining 'Ukrainian ingenuity and Europe's industrial scale.' According to DW News, Ukrainian drone operations have inflicted...

Reuters reports on several major news developments: the Trump administration has abandoned its Strait of Hormuz toll threat, opting instead for Gulf trade deals; ICE has suspended most traffic stops following two fatal shootings in less than a week; Ukraine is undergoing another wartime government...

Russia launched attacks on civilian merchant vessels in Ukraine's Black Sea grain export corridor near Odesa, killing three people including a ship captain, according to Ukrainian officials. The strikes targeted commercial ships operating along a critical humanitarian shipping route. Ukraine characterizes the attacks as war...

Ukraine is expanding its use of unmanned ground vehicles beyond supply delivery to include casualty evacuation, defensive positions, and direct attacks on enemy trenches, according to TRT World reporting. The country is simultaneously developing defense partnerships to export its battlefield drone expertise internationally.

Russia conducted a large-scale attack on Ukraine on July 14, 2026, firing 135 drones and 10 missiles, according to WION. Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that Moscow would respond "in kind" to Ukrainian actions. WION reports that Ukraine's Western allies pledged additional air-defense support, while...

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham died Saturday at age 71, one day after visiting Ukraine and meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Zelenskyy publicly honored Graham as "a true defender of freedom," reflecting Graham's sustained advocacy for military aid to Ukraine during Russia's ongoing invasion. Graham had...

According to DW News, Munich-based startup Tytan has developed low-cost interceptor drones that have been tested by both Ukraine's military and Germany's armed forces amid the ongoing conflict.

President Volodymyr Zelensky announced a government reshuffle on July 13, 2026, with Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko stepping down from her position. Zelensky said he has offered Svyrydenko a new role focused on relations with a key international partner while calling for a broader "renewal of...

Russia and Ukraine conducted overnight drone and missile strikes that killed at least nine people on July 13, 2026, according to WION. Russian attacks killed four people in Ukraine, including three in the Dnipropetrovsk region, while Ukrainian strikes reportedly killed five in Russia and Russian-occupied...