Three killed as Russia launches fresh aerial attacks across Ukraine
Firefighters are tackling a fire at a market in Kyiv, while Moscow reports that a warehouse was hit.
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bbc.co.uk
16.08.2026
NATO fighter jet shoots down drone in Romania near border with Ukraine
It is the latest in a series of similar incidents involving drone incursions into NATO airspace from Ukraine
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cbsnews.com
16.08.2026
Russian strikes kill Ukrainian woman as NATO jet downs drone over Romania
Romania's Defence Ministry didn't specify origin of the drone but has previously blamed Russia for similar incidents.
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aljazeera.com
16.08.2026
July was the deadliest month for Ukrainian civilians since start of Russia's war, U.N. says
Aug. 15 marks one year since President Trump's high-stakes summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, where the two discussed the war in Ukraine. Sam Vinograd reports.
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15.08.2026
Ukraine attacks Russia's Samara industrial site as Kyiv ramps up long-range strikes
A large-scale Ukrainian attack strikes industrial infrastructure in Russia’s southwestern Samara region
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15.08.2026
Is China seeking to copy Iran’s Strait of Hormuz blockade around Taiwan?
Taiwan has long prepared for a Chinese military invasion but wars in Iran and Ukraine expose new potential threats.
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aljazeera.com
15.08.2026
War in Ukraine: Deadly Russian air raid on Kramatorsk leaves 1 dead and 17 wounded
At least one person was killed and 17 injured in a Russian airstrike on Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine overnight, according to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service.
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14.08.2026
Putin’s recruiters scramble to avoid second mass mobilisation as Ukraine losses mount
Russia is losing 30,000 casualties a month, and the country’s regions are under pressure to feed the ‘meat-grinder’. Experts say it may not be enoughIn kitchens and Telegram chats across Russia, the s
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14.08.2026
Russian ballistic attacks intensify as Kyiv claims Dnipropetrovsk advance
Ukraine says it has liberated 26 settlements in the south as it retools under heavy bombardment.
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aljazeera.com
14.08.2026
Russian drones kill a woman and 9-year-old son at home in Ukraine
Russian jet-powered drones have struck a home in northern Ukraine, killing a 29-year-old woman and her 9-year-old son
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14.08.2026
Russia says hit Ukrainian railway and port facilities in new strikes
Kyiv targets Baltic oil hub and warehouse near Moscow with drones.
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aljazeera.com
14.08.2026
What is a ‘ceasefire’ supposed to achieve?
Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, Ukraine: four ceasefires, none that held. AJLabs on why truces keep collapsing.
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14.08.2026
Ukraine's drone campaign is challenging Russia's grip on Crimea
Russia had maintained an iron grip on Crimea since it seized the territory in its initial invasion of Ukraine in 2014. But Ukraine is now waging a sustained drone campaign on the peninsula.
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14.08.2026
Russian plot to kill Ukrainian American thwarted in Warsaw, says Polish PM
Donald Tusk says it is first time ‘someone on the order of Russia’ has sought to attack US citizen in Nato countryA Russian plan to kill a Ukrainian American citizen in Warsaw was thwarted by Poland b
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13.08.2026
Poland arrests man who allegedly tried to kill Ukrainian American
The suspect has been identified as a Russian citizen who planned to kill one of Moscow's critics in Warsaw.
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aljazeera.com
13.08.2026
Is Russia’s economy cracking despite the Iran war windfall?
A widening deficit and Ukrainian strikes are testing Russia's economy, even as war in the Middle East lifts oil revenue.
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aljazeera.com
13.08.2026
By sky and sea, Ukraine's drone strikes challenge Russia's grip on Crimea
Russia maintained an iron grip on Crimea since seizing it from Ukraine in 2014. Many Russian civilians go there to enjoy the beaches. But now Ukraine is hitting Crimea hard, upending daily life.
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npr.org
13.08.2026
Ukraine’s drones hit major Russian refinery 800 miles from the border, sparking fire
Ukrainian drones have struck a major refinery deep inside Russia, marking the fourth attack in three days
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abcnews.com
13.08.2026
Putin can no longer claim victory in Ukraine, Nobel Peace Prize winner tells BBC
In an exclusive interview with the BBC’s Steve Rosenberg, Dmitry Muratov says the Kremlin leader can only "destroy Ukraine, not conquer it", with the war now in its fifth year.
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bbc.co.uk
13.08.2026
Major Russian grain export terminals hit in Ukraine Black Sea port attack
Grain exports from both Russia and Ukraine are falling as both countries attack each other's shipping facilities and ports.
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bbc.co.uk
12.08.2026