Ukraine

Ukraine is advancing rapidly in military technology including drone development, AI-integrated battlefield systems, and electronic warfare capabilities, according to DW News analysis. European policymakers are examining whether Ukraine could serve as a strategic defense asset as NATO anticipates reduced U.S. military support and prepares for...

The European Union announced a new sanctions package targeting Russia's oil sector and its network of vessels used to circumvent existing restrictions, according to Al Jazeera English reporting. The measures aim to reduce energy revenues that Brussels states finance Moscow's military operations in Ukraine. The...

The United States plans to reduce the number of fighter jets and warships it deploys to NATO in Europe, according to reporting by the New York Times on Thursday. The reported cutbacks occur as European nations accelerate defense spending following Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine...

Ukraine's Bring Kids Back UA initiative has documented more than 20,000 children transferred to Russia since Moscow's full-scale invasion began in February 2022, according to DW News. In an interview with DW's Misha Komadovsky, Maksym Maksymov, the initiative's head, described recovery mechanisms and the diplomatic...

A senior Ukrainian defense industry figure — unnamed in source reporting — told New Scientist that a test of fully autonomous drones designed to destroy all targets in a designated area took place approximately two years ago, resulting in confirmed casualties. Mariarosaria Taddeo, Professor of...

According to France 24, the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine has now lasted 1,569 days — longer than World War I — as of Thursday, June 11, 2026. Separately on Thursday, British, French, and German ambassadors held talks at Russia's foreign ministry, France 24 reports.

Tae Yong Ho, North Korea's former deputy ambassador to the United Kingdom who defected to South Korea in 2016 and now serves in parliament, told Al Jazeera that, in his analysis, leader Kim Jong Un sent North Korean soldiers to fight in Ukraine to advance...

Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has now lasted 1,569 days—four years and three months—exceeding the total duration of World War I, according to France 24. The two conflicts have drawn comparisons for their reliance on infantry assaults and the scale of casualties sustained. France 24's...

In a new report on Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, DW News examines how the conflict has evolved since February 2022, when many analysts predicted Kyiv would fall within days. More than four years later, according to DW News, Ukrainian forces have deployed cheap, mass-produced...

Some Ukrainian companies have begun hiring migrant workers to fill labor gaps created by military conscription and wartime emigration, according to a DW News report. DW News also reports that the hiring trend has been accompanied by online rumors claiming a mass migrant influx; experts...

Ukraine deployed its domestically-manufactured FP-5 Flamingo cruise missile to strike a military plant in Cheboksary, Russia, approximately 900 kilometers from the front lines, according to Al Jazeera. President Zelenskyy stated the facility supplied components for Russian drones and missiles. The strike demonstrates Ukraine's expanding capacity...