War in Ukraine
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![A team inspects the produce in the ship carrying wheat from Ukraine after inspection in the open sea around Zeytinburnu district of Istanbul, Türkiye. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A team inspects the produce in the ship carrying wheat from Ukraine after inspection in the open sea around Zeytinburnu district of Istanbul, Türkiye. (Source: Getty Images)")
![A satellite image, showing the Russian jamming system before and after the drone strike, Crimea, June 2026.]( "A satellite image, showing the Russian jamming system before and after the drone strike, Crimea, June 2026.")
![Russian-backed militants stand guard near armored vehicles outside a seized government building in Sloviansk, Donetsk region, during the early stages of Russia’s war against Ukraine on April 16, 2014. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russian-backed militants stand guard near armored vehicles outside a seized government building in Sloviansk, Donetsk region, during the early stages of Russia’s war against Ukraine on April 16, 2014. (Source: Getty Images)")
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![This photograph shows a Ukrainian long-range drone launched by servicemen of the 9th Kairos Battalion of the “Madyar’s Birds” from an undisclosed location in Ukraine, on May 16, 2026.]( "This photograph shows a Ukrainian long-range drone launched by servicemen of the 9th Kairos Battalion of the “Madyar’s Birds” from an undisclosed location in Ukraine, on May 16, 2026.")
![Russian leader Vladimir Putin greets Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko ahead of a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State in Moscow, Russia, on February 26, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russian leader Vladimir Putin greets Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko ahead of a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State in Moscow, Russia, on February 26, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Smoke rising from a 330 kV electrical substation in Sevastopol, Crimea.]( "Smoke rising from a 330 kV electrical substation in Sevastopol, Crimea.")
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![Photo of Vlad Litnarovych]( "Photo of Vlad Litnarovych")
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Occupied Crimea is starting to look less like a rear base and more like a supply trap, as fuel sales stop, blackouts spread, and fresh Ukrainian strikes target key Russian military, energy, and logistics infrastructure across the peninsula.![A reported drone strike triggered a fire at Russia’s Orenburg Gas Processing Plant in the early hours of June 24, 2026. (Source: MilitaryNewsUA/X)]( "Ukraine Reportedly Targets Key Gazprom Gas Facility in Orenburg During Overnight Drone Attack")
![Illustrative image. Destroyed Russian tank.]( "Illustrative image. Destroyed Russian tank.")
![Ukrainian guided aerial bombs (KAB) flying into a Russian position. ( Source: Sonyashnyk Telegram channel)]( "Ukraine’s Indigenous “Vyrivnyuvach” Guided Bomb Scores First Frontline Strike")
![A child. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)]( "15 Children Returned to Ukraine in Latest Bring Kids Back UA Operation")
![A Russian “Skorlupa” uncrewed surface vessel launches a fiber-optic FPV drone during Black Sea testing. (Source: Defense Express)]( "A Russian “Skorlupa” uncrewed surface vessel launches a fiber-optic FPV drone during Black Sea testing. (Source: Defense Express)")
![Thermal drone footage captures a precise strike on a strategic railway bridge over the North Crimean Canal near Rozdolne in temporarily occupied Crimea. (Source: Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces)]( "Thermal drone footage captures a precise strike on a strategic railway bridge over the North Crimean Canal near Rozdolne in temporarily occupied Crimea. (Source: Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces)")
![US President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on June 22, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Source: Getty Images)]( "US President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on June 22, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Source: Getty Images)")
-72b63a4e0c8c475ad81fe3eed3f63729.jpeg "Photo of Cyril Barabaltchouk")
-c439b7bd9030ecf9d5a4287dc361ba31.jpg "Photo of Katherina Popilnichenko")
-bd0a0f3d6924302717295ce0e51dcb33.png "Thermal drone footage captures a precise strike on a strategic railway bridge over the North Crimean Canal near Rozdolne in temporarily occupied Crimea. (Source: Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces)")
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