Ukraine targets Moscow with drones as Russia threatens U.K. over support
Ukraine targets Moscow with a huge wave of drones as Russia warns the U.K. will pay a price for supplying Kyiv with long-range weapons.
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cbsnews.com
18.08.2026
Why is Russia threatening UK with ‘consequences’ over Ukraine drones?
Russia is suffering attacks inside its own territory as long-range drones strike its strategic assets.
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aljazeera.com
18.08.2026
Russia summons Japanese envoy following Putin's visit to disputed islands
Russia’s Foreign Ministry has summoned the Japanese ambassador to protest Tokyo’s criticism of President Vladimir Putin’s trip to Kuril Islands, the Moscow-controlled Pacific archipelago that is claim
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abcnews.com
18.08.2026
Ukraine, Russia trade strikes; Wildberries site hit again
Ukriane reported 10 dead in a missile strike in the northeastern Kharkiv oblast near the border. Russia, meanwhile, reported more than 600 drones approaching the Moscow area and warned the UK on suppy
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dw.com
18.08.2026
Top Russian economist ousted after warning of growing costs of Ukraine war
Andrey Klepach, top economist at Russia's state development bank VEB, had warned Russia was lagging behind rivals.
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aljazeera.com
18.08.2026
Ukraine launches over 600 drones at Moscow and surrounding areas – Europe live
Russian-controlled regions, including the occupied Crimea, also reported heavy attacksMoscow has threatened the UK with “consequences” after reports that British drones have been used to strike target
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theguardian.com
18.08.2026
Russia says more than 600 drones targeted Moscow region
The attacks injured at least three people, including a girl, and damaged a Wildberries warehouse, Russian officials say.
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aljazeera.com
18.08.2026
Russia’s Supreme Court upholds ban on anti-war party Yabloko
Russia’s Supreme Court on Monday upheld the exclusion of liberal opposition party Yabloko from September’s legislative elections, eliminating the country’s only explicitly anti-war party from the ball
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france24.com
17.08.2026
Russian state economist fired after stark warning about Moscow’s economic future
VEB.RF, Russian state development bank, economist Andrei Klepach warned Russia is losing the war of attrition before his firing, as the European Union prepares sweeping sanctions.
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foxnews.com
17.08.2026
Russian strike on Kyiv book market: 'An attempt to annihilate Ukrainian identity'
A central book market in Kyiv was hit by a Russian strike on Sunday. FRANCE 24’s correspondent in Ukraine, Emmanuelle Chaze, describes the strikes as an attack on "Ukrainian culture, the Ukrainian lan
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france24.com
17.08.2026
At least 6 dead after Ukraine launches aerial attack on Russia
Ukraine launched one of its largest aerial attacks of the war on Russia, killing at least six people. How are Russians feeling as the war grinds on?
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npr.org
17.08.2026
Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing heads to Russia to deepen strategic ties with Moscow
The head of Myanmar’s military-backed government embarked on an official visit to Russia to hold talks with President Vladimir Putin
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abcnews.com
17.08.2026
Ukraine hits Russian Starlink-style network, Moscow tracks arms package
Ukraine used domestically produced Flamingo missiles to hit targets in Russia's southwestern Samara region.
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aljazeera.com
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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abcnews.com
15.08.2026
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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theguardian.com
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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theguardian.com
13.08.2026
Ukraine ‘offering Russia deal to halt attacks on civilian ships in Black Sea’
Kyiv reportedly suggested mutual agreement in attempt to reopen crucial grain corridor Ukraine has proposed a deal with Russia for both sides to halt their attacks on civilian ships in the Black Sea i
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theguardian.com
13.08.2026
Poland says it thwarted Russian plot to kill an American citizen
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the suspect was allegedly recruited by Russia's secret services.
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cbsnews.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
12.08.2026
‘New level of danger’: Drone incidents scare Europe amid Russia-Ukraine war
After a drone crashes in Germany, fears of suspected Russian operations rise across Europe.
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aljazeera.com
11.08.2026