War in Ukraine
![Russian military officers and cadets gather to rehearse for the Red Square Military Parade on April 29, 2026 in Moscow, Russia. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russian Lawmaker Urges Companies to Form Armed Units to Counter Drone Attacks")
![Russian passenger plane Irkut MS-21-300 performs at the MAKS-2019 International Aviation and Space Salon opening day in Zhukovsky outside of Moscow on August 27, 2019. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russian passenger plane Irkut MS-21-300 performs at the MAKS-2019 International Aviation and Space Salon opening day in Zhukovsky outside of Moscow on August 27, 2019. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Russian 2S4 Tyulpan mortar during exercises, 2019. (Source: Wikimedia)]( "Russian 2S4 Tyulpan mortar during exercises, 2019. (Source: Wikimedia)")
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![A journalist looks at a damaged house after a Russian drone attack on January 22, 2025 in Sumy, Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Ukraine Rises to 55th in 2026 World Press Freedom Index, Ahead of Several G7 Countries")
![Fire at the Lukoil-Permnefteorgsintez facility in the Russian city of Perm, April 30, 2026. (Photo: open source)]( "Fire at the Lukoil-Permnefteorgsintez facility in the Russian city of Perm, April 30, 2026. (Photo: open source)")
![Panormitis vessel in Tokyo Bay on March 10, 2019. Illustrative photo. (Source: MarineTraffic)]( "Israel Rejects Shipment of Ukrainian Grain Stolen by Russia From Occupied Territories")
![Mala Tokmachka Ukrainian defense frontline village Russian offensive]( "Mala Tokmachka: The Small Village Holding Back Russian Forces")
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![Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi]( "Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi")
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A very small village in southern Ukraine called Mala Tokmachka has been under constant pressure from the Russian army for more than a year. Yet Russian forces have been unable to seize it—Ukrainian troops fiercely repel assault after assault.![Russian drones Western components military technology security risk]( "Western-Made Parts in Russian Drones: Could They Be Turned on U.S. Forces?")
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In 2026, Russia is still receiving newly-made Western and global components within months of production, new documents obtained by UNITED24 Media reveal. Whether those same supply chains are now reaching Iran and could be used against US forces remains an open question.![Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth testifies during a House Armed Services Committee hearing in the Rayburn House office building in Washington, DC on April 29, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Pentagon Releases $400 Million in Ukraine, Defense Secretary Conforms")
![A Ukrainian drone targets a Russian Nebo-M radar system. (Source: Ukraine’s “Achilles” brigade of the Unmanned Systems Forces)]( "Ukraine Destroys Russian Nebo-M Radar Near Belgorod–Kursk Border")
![Russian Project 12200 patrol boat moments before being hit by a Ukrainian naval drone near the Kerch Bridge, April 30, 2026. (Source: Ukrainian Navy)]( "Russian Project 12200 patrol boat moments before being hit by a Ukrainian naval drone near the Kerch Bridge, April 30, 2026. (Source: Ukrainian Navy)")
![Illustrative image: members of “Taifun” special operations unit of Unmanned Systems of the National Guard of Ukraine prepare to launch a reconnaissance drone on February 27, 2026 in Kharkiv Region, Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Illustrative image: members of “Taifun” special operations unit of Unmanned Systems of the National Guard of Ukraine prepare to launch a reconnaissance drone on February 27, 2026 in Kharkiv Region, Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Anatoliy Prokhorenko with his brothers and sisters. (Source: Suspilne Chernihiv)]( "How a 12-Year-Old Ukrainian Disabled a Russian Fiber-Optic Drone to Save His Siblings")
-0e92d9577875fb503f9d2a14af9326ef.jpg "Ukraine Rises to 55th in 2026 World Press Freedom Index, Ahead of Several G7 Countries")
-a83e4eedcf29c04a7b85966511430ab9.png "Israel Rejects Shipment of Ukrainian Grain Stolen by Russia From Occupied Territories")
-29a1a43aba23f9bb779a1ac8b98d2121.jpeg "Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi")
-f9b503d9d1ec91380a7332aa8185780b.png "Western-Made Parts in Russian Drones: Could They Be Turned on U.S. Forces?")
-46f6afa2f66d31ff3df8ea1a8f5524ec.jpg "Photo of Jess Daly")
-72b63a4e0c8c475ad81fe3eed3f63729.jpeg "Photo of Cyril Barabaltchouk")
-c439b7bd9030ecf9d5a4287dc361ba31.jpg "Photo of Katherina Popilnichenko")
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