War in Ukraine
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![Donbas Withdrawal]( "Donbas Withdrawal")
![A commercial building, hit by Russian attack in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine. (Source: UNITED24 Media/Nikita Lisovyi)]( "European Union to Join Special Tribunal on Russia’s Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine, Sybiha Confirms")
![The Ukrainian-made “Sting” interceptor drone is seen on March 31, 2026, in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)]( "The Ukrainian-made “Sting” interceptor drone is seen on March 31, 2026, in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)")
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![Aftermath of Russian strike on Smila, Cherkasy region, Ukraine on May 13, 2026. (Source: Head of Cherkasy Regional Military Administration)]( "Russian Strikes on Lutsk, Rivne and Cherkasy Regions Leave Two Killed and Several Injured")
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![Civilians, rescued by Ukrainian drone operators, May 2026. (Source: ab3army/X)]( "Civilians, rescued by Ukrainian drone operators, May 2026. (Source: ab3army/X)")
![Ukrainian reconnaissance drones track a Russian assault column approaching Chasiv Yar in the Donetsk region, May 2026. (Source: 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade)]( "Ukrainian reconnaissance drones track a Russian assault column approaching Chasiv Yar in the Donetsk region, May 2026. (Source: 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade)")
![Poland's President Karol Nawrocki addresses a joint press conference with Romania's President at the presidential Cotroceni Palace in Bucharest on May 12, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russia’s War in Ukraine Threatens Entire Euro-Atlantic Security Order, Poland’s Nawrocki Says")
![Illustrative image. A Russian drone flies during drone and missile strikes in Kyiv on September 7, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Illustrative image. A Russian drone flies during drone and missile strikes in Kyiv on September 7, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)")
![The interior of the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary is being damaged by the Russian shelling in Novoekonomichne, Ukraine, on August 7, 2024. (Source: Getty Images)]( "1,783 Cultural Heritage Sites Damaged or Destroyed Since Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine")
![Ukrainian and Swedish drone operators during the Aurora 26 military exercises on Gotland island, Sweden. (Source: Försvarsmakten / mynewsdesk.com)]( "Ukrainian and Swedish drone operators during the Aurora 26 military exercises on Gotland island, Sweden. (Source: Försvarsmakten / mynewsdesk.com)")
![Armed Ukrainian military personnel take part in an urban warfare exercise, conducted by the Spanish military, at the Toledo infantry academy in Toledo, Spain, on March 24, 2023. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Armed Ukrainian military personnel take part in an urban warfare exercise, conducted by the Spanish military, at the Toledo infantry academy in Toledo, Spain, on March 24, 2023. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Russian spring offensive troop losses Ukraine counteroffensive battlefield setbacks]( "Russia’s Failed 2026 Spring Offensive Cost It Nearly 100,000 Troops as Ukraine Retakes Ground")
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Russia entered spring expecting another grinding advance across Ukraine’s front lines. It burned through tens of thousands of troops for marginal territorial gains instead, while Ukrainian drone warfare has been steadily dismantling Russia’s logistics, reserves, and offensive momentum.
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-15d5b0422dc78b007fc829d4bb3862b8.jpg "Russia’s Failed 2026 Spring Offensive Cost It Nearly 100,000 Troops as Ukraine Retakes Ground")
-29a1a43aba23f9bb779a1ac8b98d2121.jpeg "Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi")
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