War in Ukraine
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![Ukrainian operators prepare a long-range drone for a night mission under tactical red lighting. (Photo: 413th Separate Unmanned Systems Regiment Raid)]( "Inside Raid, Ukraine’s Secret Long-Range Drone Unit Hitting Targets Deep Inside Russia")
![Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Zelenskyy Announces 40-Day SBU Operation to Pressure Russia to End the War")
![Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reviews intercepted internal Russian documents during a briefing with Foreign Intelligence Service chief Oleh Luhovskyi. (Source: Zelenskyy)]( "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reviews intercepted internal Russian documents during a briefing with Foreign Intelligence Service chief Oleh Luhovskyi. (Source: Zelenskyy)")
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![German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks at the annual congress of the Federation of German Industries (BDI) on June 23, 2026 in Berlin, Germany. (Source: Getty Images)]( "German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks at the annual congress of the Federation of German Industries (BDI) on June 23, 2026 in Berlin, Germany. (Source: Getty Images)")
![The aftermath of Russian attack on Druzhkivka in Ukraine’s Donetsk region on June 25, 2026. (Source: Donetsk Regional Prosecutor’s Office)]( "The aftermath of Russian attack on Druzhkivka in Ukraine’s Donetsk region on June 25, 2026. (Source: Donetsk Regional Prosecutor’s Office)")
![Ukrainian Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal stands with international partners during the “Energy Ramstein” meeting at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdańsk, Poland. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Ukrainian Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal stands with international partners during the “Energy Ramstein” meeting at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdańsk, Poland. (Source: Getty Images)")
![The 2026 Ukraine Recovery Conference which takes place at the AmberExpo convention center. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Finland Announces Additional $45 Million for US-Made Weapons Purchases for Ukraine")
![The 55Zh6M Nebo radar station control cabin with its own radar, seen against the backdrop of the meter-wave module’s antenna.]( "The 55Zh6M Nebo radar station control cabin with its own radar, seen against the backdrop of the meter-wave module’s antenna.")
![As Ukraine's "Sanctions" Deliver Results, Russia Starts Importing Fuel]( "As Ukraine's \"Sanctions\" Deliver Results, Russia Starts Importing Fuel")
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![Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi]( "Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi")
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The Russian government is scrambling to prevent a domestic fuel crisis. Following a series of successful Ukrainian strikes on oil refineries and energy infrastructure, the world's self-styled petrol station has found itself without enough fuel to meet its own internal demand, at the height of the holiday season and the agricultural calendar. Avoiding the resulting social pressure will cost Russia tens of billions of dollars.![Deliver tanker, a part of the Russian shadow fleet.]( "Deliver tanker, a part of the Russian shadow fleet.")
![A Ukrainian flag flies over a building on the Kinburn Spit after Ukrainian forces reported driving Russian troops from several positions during a fire strike. (Photo: Regional Command of Ukraine’s Territorial Defense Forces “South”/Facebook)]( "A Ukrainian flag flies over a building on the Kinburn Spit after Ukrainian forces reported driving Russian troops from several positions during a fire strike. (Photo: Regional Command of Ukraine’s Territorial Defense Forces “South”/Facebook)")
![Illustrative image. ALTO NG training aircraft.]( "Illustrative image. ALTO NG training aircraft.")
![Ukrainian servicemen show the launch of a Vampire drone, a Ukrainian unmanned combat aerial vehicle, Zaporizhzhia region, southeastern Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Ukrainian servicemen show the launch of a Vampire drone, a Ukrainian unmanned combat aerial vehicle, Zaporizhzhia region, southeastern Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)")
-c439b7bd9030ecf9d5a4287dc361ba31.jpg "Photo of Katherina Popilnichenko")
-72b63a4e0c8c475ad81fe3eed3f63729.jpeg "Photo of Cyril Barabaltchouk")
-29a1a43aba23f9bb779a1ac8b98d2121.jpeg "Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi")
-111f0e5095e02c02446ffed57bfb0ab1.jpeg "Photo of Roman Kohanets")
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