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Flames and smoke near Moscow after Ukraine launches 400-drone barrage on Russian capital

Ukraine Fires 400 Drones at Moscow in War’s Largest Single Assault

Ukraine launched more than 400 drones toward Moscow overnight Sunday, the war’s largest single aerial assault, setting fires near the capital and wounding ten across the region. Russia retaliated with 94 drones

July 20, 2026

by Russia Desk

Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow region as air defenses intercept 452 drones overnight

Ukraine Launches 400 Drones at Moscow in Largest Strike on Russian Capital

Ukraine launched more than 400 drones toward Moscow overnight, wounding ten in the Russian capital's suburban belt including a child in Odintsovo. Russia's Defense Ministry said 452 drones were intercepted across 16 regions in one of the largest aerial campaigns

July 20, 2026

by Russia Desk

Firefighters extinguish fires in Kyiv residential building struck by Russian ballistic missiles in largest barrage of the conflict

Russia Hits Kyiv With Its Largest Ballistic Missile Barrage of the Conflict

Russia launched its largest recorded ballistic missile barrage against Kyiv overnight, striking twenty locations across five

Smoke rising over Kyiv after Russian overnight missile and drone barrage

Russia Kills Six in Overnight Kyiv Barrage With 41 Missiles and 125 Drones

Russian forces launched 41 missiles and 125 attack drones at Kyiv overnight, killing at least six

IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant during ceasefire negotiations for Dniprovska power line repairs

Grossi Demands Ceasefire Compliance at ZNPP After Ukraine Strikes Russian Mine Clearance Team

IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi called for maximum military restraint and full ceasefire compliance at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant on Friday, hours after Ukrainian forces struck a Russian Defence Ministry mine-clearance

June 5, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

SPIEF 2026 exhibition hall delegates Russia economy St. Petersburg International Economic Forum

Russia’s Sanctioned Tycoons Accuse Kremlin of Setting an Economic Trap at SPIEF 2026

Russia's sanctioned business elite used the St. Petersburg forum to voice a rare public grievance: the Kremlin has forced them to repatriate assets while offering no viable domestic investment environment — a

June 5, 2026

Business·Conflicts, Military and War·Economy·News

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at an award ceremony in the Netherlands, June 2026

Zelenskyy’s Open Letter to Putin Is a Trap Dressed as a Peace Offer

Volodymyr Zelenskyy's open letter to Vladimir Putin proposing direct talks is less a diplomatic olive branch than a carefully constructed trap — one the Kremlin may lack the political grammar to escape.

June 5, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaking at St. Petersburg International Economic Forum

Putin Calls Su-57 the Best Fighter Jet in the World, Offers India Full Partnership

Vladimir Putin declared the Su-57 the finest combat aircraft flying today, using a meeting with global news agency heads at SPIEF to simultaneously pitch a full defence partnership with India — a

June 5, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Uzatom head Azim Akhmedkhadjaev and Rosatom Director Alexey Likhachev at the Jizzakh nuclear power plant construction site in Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan Calls Start of Nuclear Power Plant Construction a Historic Day, Pledges More Projects

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, speaking alongside Vladimir Putin at St. Petersburg's Konstantinovsky Palace, hailed the formal launch of construction on Central Asia's first integrated nuclear power plant as a historic milestone —

June 5, 2026

Business·News·Science

EU High Representative Kaja Kallas at Brussels foreign affairs council meeting on Russia dialogue

Putin Says EU Must Mature Into Dialogue With Russia as an Equal — It Is Already Happening

Vladimir Putin used a SPIEF session with global news agency chiefs to declare that the European Union will eventually have to engage Russia as an equal — framing Brussels not as an

June 5, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov addresses reporters on Ukraine conflict and US mediator role

Kremlin Never Idealized US Role in Ukraine Talks as Washington Keeps Arming Kyiv, Peskov Says

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says Moscow has never idealized Washington's mediator role in the Ukraine conflict, pointing to the uninterrupted flow of American weapons to Kyiv. His remarks arrive days after Secretary

June 5, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a public address regarding his open letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin

Kremlin Says It Saw Zelensky’s Letter to Putin, Repeats Invitation to Moscow

Zelensky's open letter called for European and American participation in talks and proposed a meeting in a third country. The Kremlin said Putin hadn't read it yet — and that Zelensky could

June 5, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Participants at the 29th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum with Vladimir Putin on screen, June 3 2026

Putin Says Europe May Resume Ties With Russia, as France and Germany Quietly Seek a Path Back

Vladimir Putin told the heads of global news agencies at SPIEF on Thursday that any European party wishing to resume contacts with Russia is free to do so. The remark coincides with

June 5, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Vladimir Putin at Constantine Palace St Petersburg speaking to international news agency heads SPIEF 2026

Putin Claims 2,400 sq km Seized in a Month as ISW Data Shows Russian Net Losses

Vladimir Putin told the heads of international news agencies at SPIEF that Ukrainian troop shortfalls are driving territorial losses, citing 2,400 square kilometres seized in a month — a claim that sits

June 5, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

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Ukraine Fires 400 Drones at Moscow in War’s Largest Single Assault

Ukraine Launches 400 Drones at Moscow in Largest Strike on Russian Capital

Russia Hits Kyiv With Its Largest Ballistic Missile Barrage of the Conflict

Russia Kills Six in Overnight Kyiv Barrage With 41 Missiles and 125 Drones

Grossi Demands Ceasefire Compliance at ZNPP After Ukraine Strikes Russian Mine Clearance Team

Russia’s Sanctioned Tycoons Accuse Kremlin of Setting an Economic Trap at SPIEF 2026

Zelenskyy’s Open Letter to Putin Is a Trap Dressed as a Peace Offer

Putin Calls Su-57 the Best Fighter Jet in the World, Offers India Full Partnership

Uzbekistan Calls Start of Nuclear Power Plant Construction a Historic Day, Pledges More Projects

Putin Says EU Must Mature Into Dialogue With Russia as an Equal — It Is Already Happening

Kremlin Never Idealized US Role in Ukraine Talks as Washington Keeps Arming Kyiv, Peskov Says

Kremlin Says It Saw Zelensky’s Letter to Putin, Repeats Invitation to Moscow

Putin Says Europe May Resume Ties With Russia, as France and Germany Quietly Seek a Path Back

Putin Claims 2,400 sq km Seized in a Month as ISW Data Shows Russian Net Losses

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