Radio Free Europe | Ukraine Station

Trump Hints At Renewed Ukraine Focus, Iran In 'Rear-View Mirror'
Tue Jun 16 6:57 am
US President Donald Trump held a “very good meeting” with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the G7 summit in France, adding that “Russia should make a deal” while hinting that Europe’s largest conflict since World War II might be moving up his priority list.
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Locals Rescue Artwork After Kharkiv Museum Struck By Russian Drone
Mon Jun 15 10:31 am
Locals evacuated paintings and other artworks from the Kharkiv Art Museum after it was struck by a Russian drone on June 14. The attack started a fire in the building, which houses thousands of works by prominent Ukrainian artists.
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'Bullet Through The Heart': Historic Kyiv Cathedral In Flames Amid Massive Russian Strike
Mon Jun 15 6:37 am
Parts of the UNESCO-protected Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, Ukraine's most revered Orthodox monastery, were set ablaze during a Russian missile and drone barrage. Across the country, at least nine people were killed and dozens injured as 70 missiles and more than 600 drones targeted major cities. Ukrainian officials condemned the fire at Kyiv World Heritage site as an attack on the nation’s cultural and spiritual heritage.
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Iconic Kyiv Cathedral Set Ablaze Amid Deadly Russian Strikes On Ukraine, Hours After Trump-Putin Call
Sun Jun 14 11:46 pm
The UNESCO-protected Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, Ukraine's most important Orthodox monastery, was set ablaze during a massive overnight missile and drone barrage that killed at least 11 people and injured dozens across the country.
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A Kyiv Statue No More: Ukrainians Debate Role Of Russian Author Mikhail Bulgakov
Tue Jun 09 5:24 am
Residents of the Ukrainian capital have mixed reactions over the removal of a statue of Russian writer Mikhail Bulgakov, author of The Master And Margarita. Born in Kyiv when it was part of the Russian Empire, the novelist and playwright penned sharp satire and criticized Soviet society. But the statue has now been taken down after Ukraine's Institute of National Remembrance determined that Bulgakov also symbolized Russian imperial thinking -- under which Ukraine was seen as a Russian province.
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Russian Strikes Hit Spent Nuclear Fuel Facility Near Chernobyl
Sun Jun 07 11:40 am
Russian forces hit a storage facility for spent nuclear fuel near Ukraine's Chernobyl power plant, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said June 7. He called the strike an "extremely vile" attack as international atomic energy monitors announced it did not lead to a spike in radiation.
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No Gas, Long Queues: Fuel Crisis Hits Russian-Occupied Crimea
Fri Jun 05 5:16 am
Gas stations across Russian-occupied Crimea are facing worsening fuel shortages, with long queues, rationing, and voucher-based distribution reported by residents. Ukrainian strikes on fuel-supply routes to the peninsula are cited as one of the contributing factors to the crisis.
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Massive Russian Strike On Ukraine Kills Civilians, Injures Dozens
Tue Jun 02 6:32 am
Russia launched one of its largest drone-and-missile attacks on Ukraine, striking cities across the country. At least four people were killed in Kyiv and at least nine in Dnipro, with dozens more injured. Ukraine's Air Force said Russia fired 73 missiles and 656 drones overnight on June 2.
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Death Toll Mounts From Russia's Massive Air Offensive On Ukraine
Tue Jun 02 1:55 am
A large-scale overnight Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv killed at least four people and injured dozens, including children, Ukrainian officials said.
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From Battlefield To Racecourse: Ukraine’s Drone Pilots Compete Far From The Front Lines
Sun May 31 5:12 am
Some 300 Ukrainian drone operators recently took a break from combat to compete in an event called Wild Drones, showing off the skills they have honed on the front lines. The competition in the Lviv region gives the drone pilots a chance to earn bragging rights, share knowledge, and give feedback to the defense firms behind technology that is being used in the long-running war with Russia.
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Ukraine Says It Hit Multiple Targets Inside Russia During Overnight Assault
Sat May 30 7:44 am
Ukraine says that its forces carried out a large-scale overnight drone assault targeting military and infrastructure sites inside Russia and Russian-occupied territory.
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'Impossible To Evacuate': How Ukrainian Medics Near Dobropillya Save Wounded Soldiers
Wed May 27 9:22 am
At a medical stabilization point near the front line city of Dobropillya, medics treat soldiers wounded by mines and first-person-view (FPV) drones. Doctors say, evacuating the wounded has become increasingly difficult due to constant drone threats.
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