War in Ukraine
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![Damaged houses in Nikopol. (Source: Indukhova Oleksandra/DW)]( "Russian FPV Drone Strike Kills Three Civilians on Nikopol Road")
![Firefighters on a lifting platform extinguish a fire on the roof of the Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russian Strikes Inflict $4.65 Billion Toll on Ukraine’s Cultural Heritage")
![A view shows the Russian oil producer Gazprom Neft’s Moscow oil refinery on the south-eastern outskirts of Moscow. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A view shows the Russian oil producer Gazprom Neft’s Moscow oil refinery on the south-eastern outskirts of Moscow. (Source: Getty Images)")
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![Launch of the Ukrainian DART missile by an aerostat. (Source: Center of Innovative Technologies Program)]( "Ukraine’s New DART Missile Takes to the Stratosphere to Outsmart Electronic Warfare")
![Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko arrives for talks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, April 12, 2024. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko arrives for talks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, April 12, 2024. (Source: Getty Images)")
![The aftermath of Russian attack on Kyiv Pechersk Lavra on June 15, 2026. (Source: Joshua Olley/UNITED24 Media)]( "Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra Restoration Costs Surge Past $11 Million Following Russian Missile Damage")
![Junior Sergeant Mykola with his crew on a Gepard (Cheetah) air defense system.]( "Junior Sergeant Mykola with his crew on a Gepard (Cheetah) air defense system.")
![The Drone Squad Fury unmanned aerial platform developed by OM Defense Systems on display at the Eurosatory defense exhibition in Paris, June 2026. (Source: Militarnyi)]( "The Drone Squad Fury unmanned aerial platform developed by OM Defense Systems on display at the Eurosatory defense exhibition in Paris, June 2026. (Source: Militarnyi)")
![France's President Emmanuel Macron greets Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ahead of the working session with G7 leaders and Ukraine during the G7 summit, in Evian, France, on June 16, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Zelenskyy Announces French Support for Chornobyl and Swiss Aid for Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra at G7")
![The MAC OWL armored combat vehicle during a demonstration. (Source: Wikimedia Commons)]( "The MAC OWL armored combat vehicle during a demonstration. (Source: Wikimedia Commons)")
![Bato Munkuyev during his service in the Russian Army.]( "Bato Munkuyev during his service in the Russian Army.")
![Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov attends a meeting between Russian and Belarusian leaders at the Kremlin in Moscow on May 8, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Putin Has “Said Everything”: Kremlin Responds to Zelenskyy’s G7 Outreach")
![Aerial view of war-damaged Kostiantynivka in Ukraine’s Donetsk region amid ongoing Russian attacks, December 2025. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Aerial view of war-damaged Kostiantynivka in Ukraine’s Donetsk region amid ongoing Russian attacks, December 2025. (Source: Getty Images)")
-c439b7bd9030ecf9d5a4287dc361ba31.jpg "Photo of Katherina Popilnichenko")
-72b63a4e0c8c475ad81fe3eed3f63729.jpeg "Photo of Cyril Barabaltchouk")
-f6738fc804ce807d5a51e62b389025c7.jpg "Junior Sergeant Mykola with his crew on a Gepard (Cheetah) air defense system.")
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