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From Garage To The Front Line: How Europeans Build Drones For Ukraine
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (51+ words) From Garage To The Front Line: How Europeans Build Drones For Ukraine'Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Volunteers from across Europe are quietly assembling drones for Ukraine in Brussels. The Wings for Europe initiative brings together people of different nationalities who…...
Russia's State-Owned Railway Giant Is In Serious Trouble. Blame The Ukraine War.
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (797+ words) It oversees one of the world's biggest railroad networks, employing around 700,000 people and operating 85,000 kilometers of track that stitches together 11 time zones, carrying millions of passengers and millions of tons of cargo every year. And it's on track for bankruptcy....
Counting On Carte Blanche: What Maduro’s Capture Could Mean For Russia
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (1002+ words) For the Kremlin, the most obvious takeaway from the US seizure of Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro may be that it's a blow to Russia's regional influence and to the pride of Vladimir Putin: A prominent ally who concluded a "strategic partnership…...
High Hurdles: The Main Obstacles To A Ukraine Peace Deal
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1067+ words) Apartment blocks damaged by a Russian strike on Vuhledar in Ukraine's Donetsk region. Since Kyiv and its European backers panned a 28-point US proposal for a deal to end Russia's invasion of Ukraine, warning that it was skewed in Moscow's…...
Ukrainian Air Defenses Race To Stay Ahead Of Evolving Russian Threats
1+ week, 2+ day ago (31+ words) Ukrainian Air Defenses Race To Stay Ahead Of Evolving Russian Threats'Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Ukrainian Air Defenses Race To Stay Ahead Of Evolving Russian Threats No media source currently available...
Ukrainian Anti-Corruption Investigators Say They're Probing Vote-Buying Scheme By Lawmakers
1+ week, 5+ day ago (353+ words) Ukraine's leading anti-corruption agencies said they were investigating alleged vote-buying by members of parliament, and that security services were hindering efforts to conduct searches. The probe, announced December 27, was the latest in a series of investigations by the two agencies…...
Kyiv Residents Skeptical As Zelenskyy Signals Possible Talks With Trump On Ending War
1+ week, 6+ day ago (56+ words) Kyiv Residents Skeptical As Zelenskyy Signals Possible Talks With Trump On Ending War'Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Residents of Kyiv expressed little hope on December 26 that a potential meeting between the Ukrainian and US presidents would bring a breakthrough after…...
Shortcut To Zaporizhzhya: Russian Forces Creep Across Drained Reservoir After Dam Breach
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1056+ words) Before a massive dam on the Dnieper River burst in what Ukraine says was an act of sabotage by Russian forces, the Kakhovka Reservoir was big and broad and reached a depth of up 26 meters -- a body of water so…...
Mass Russian Strike Hits Kyiv: More Than 500 Drones Shot Down
2+ week, 2+ day ago (125+ words) RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service has seen its audience grow significantly since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022 and is among the most cited media outlets in the country. Its bold, in-depth reporting from the front lines has won many accolades and…...
Russia Pounds Kyiv As US Amid More Reported Talks On US Peace Proposal
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (394+ words) Russia again battered Kyiv, killing at least six people, as US officials were reportedly in Abu Dhabi for separate meetings with Russian and Ukrainian officials to try to hammer out agreement on a US-proposed peace deal whose initial draft was…...