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The Russia-Ukraine war: the front line and the long-range strikes

206 of 838 stories this year · 2 about Wagner Group

Ukraine unleashes more drones and missiles at Russian areas as part of its new year strategy · 13 articles, Jan 1A heavy wave of Russian missile attacks pounds areas across Ukraine, killing at least 4 civilians · 32 articles, Jan 2Ukraine Trains Its Sights on Russian Border Region, Seeking to Stir Up Discontent · 7 articles, Jan 3Russian shelling kills 11 in Donetsk region, Ukraine says it hit a military airbase in Crimea · 10 articles, Jan 611 killed including 5 children in Russian strikes on eastern Ukrainian town · 6 articles, Jan 6Russia unleashes fresh barrage of missiles and drones against Ukraine · 14 articles, Jan 11Ukraine claims it shot down two Russian command and control aircraft in a significant blow to Moscow · 29 articles, Jan 15Russian missiles hit Ukrainian apartment buildings and injure 17 in latest strikes on civilian areas · 7 articles, Jan 17A Ukrainian drone attack on an oil depot inside Russia causes a massive blaze, officials say · 10 articles, Jan 19At Least 25 Dead in Shelling of Ukraine Market: Local Report · 11 articles, Jan 21Attack kills 27 people in Russian-occupied Ukraine · 18 articles, Jan 21Russian missiles strike Ukrainian cities again, killing at least 7 · 43 articles, Jan 23At least 28 die when shelling hit bakery in Russian-occupied Ukraine · 20 articles, Feb 4Russia attacks targets across Ukraine with missiles and drones as EU’s top diplomat visits Kyiv · 23 articles, Feb 7Russian drone strike on Kharkiv, Ukraine's 2nd largest city, kills at least 7 · 23 articles, Feb 10Russia launches 45 drones in mass barrage of Ukraine as Kyiv continues war cabinet reshuffle · 21 articles, Feb 11Ukraine claims Russian forces using Musk’s Starlink in occupied areas · 21 articles, Feb 11Ukrainian military says it sank a Russian landing ship in the Black Sea · 35 articles, Feb 14Russia and Ukraine exchange air attacks after sinking of Russian warship · 5 articles, Feb 156 people are killed, 18 injured by a missile strike in the Russian city of Belgorod, officials say · 11 articles, Feb 15Trapped and left for dead, injured Ukrainian soldiers in Avdiivka exchanged desperate messages as the town fell · 47 articles, Feb 16Russia tightens the noose on Ukraine's city of Avdiivka where outnumbered defenders are holding out · 5 articles, Feb 16Russia says it has crushed the last pocket of resistance in Avdiivka to complete the city's capture · 8 articles, Feb 17Zelenskyy says 31,000 Ukrainian troops killed in war · 34 articles, Feb 25Ukrainian troops pull back again as Russia’s onslaught pushes ahead in eastern Ukraine · 7 articles, Feb 26Russian onslaught targets more Ukrainian towns and villages as Ukraine says it shot down 3 warplanes · 6 articles, Feb 29Death toll rises from Russian drone strike on Ukrainian port city, as China's envoy tours Moscow · 16 articles, Mar 2Russian drone strike on the Ukrainian port city of Odesa kills 4 · 13 articles, Mar 2Ukraine claims responsibility for Russian railway bridge blast · 5 articles, Mar 4Ukraine claims it has sunk another Russian warship in the Black Sea using high-tech sea drones · 27 articles, Mar 5Russian missile strike hits Odesa near where Zelensky met with Greek PM · 19 articles, Mar 6Blast rocks Ukraine's Odesa during visit by Zelenskyy and Greek prime minister · 9 articles, Mar 6Ukraine launches far-ranging drone attacks on the final day of Russia's presidential vote · 28 articles, Mar 12Russia reports Ukrainian drone strikes on targets deep inside its territory and a border incursion · 13 articles, Mar 12Russia says Ukraine has fired more missiles at a border region on the eve of election favoring Putin · 9 articles, Mar 14Russian missiles kill at least 14 people in the latest strike on southern Ukraine's Odesa · 21 articles, Mar 15Russian officials say Ukrainian shelling kills 2 in a border city and drones target an oil refinery · 18 articles, Mar 15Russia says it will evacuate 9,000 children from a border region being targeted by Ukraine · 15 articles, Mar 19Russia launches likely largest-ever attack on Ukraine’s energy system, Ukrainian official says · 14 articles, Mar 21Russia fires 31 missiles at Kyiv in the first attack in 44 days, and 13 people are hurt · 24 articles, Mar 21Russia attacks Ukrainian electrical power facilities, including major hydroelectric plant · 20 articles, Mar 22Ukraine says it hit two Russian naval vessels in major attack on Crimea · 7 articles, Mar 24Kyiv endures a third bombardment in 5 days as Russia steps up targeting of Ukrainian cities · 9 articles, Mar 25Russia strikes Ukraine's Kharkiv with aerial bombs for the first time since 2022 · 7 articles, Mar 272 dead as Russia launches attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure · 14 articles, Mar 31Ukraine aims drones at an oil refinery and a drone factory in its deepest strike yet inside Russia · 15 articles, Apr 2Ukraine lowers its conscription age to 25 to plug a shortfall in troop numbers fighting Russia · 19 articles, Apr 2Russian missile strikes on the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv kill 6 and wound 11 · 25 articles, Apr 4Drone attack kills 4 people in Ukraine’s second-largest city as Russia builds its war strength · 13 articles, Apr 4Ukraine claims it destroyed Russian warplanes in one of its biggest drone attacks of the war · 16 articles, Apr 5Attacks on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant increase accident risk, IAEA head says · 39 articles, Apr 7Ukraine denies a Russian claim that it launched drone strikes on a major nuclear power plant · 9 articles, Apr 7Ukraine and Russia trade fresh accusations of targeting a major nuclear power plant · 5 articles, Apr 8UN Atomic Watchdog Says the Status of Russian-Occupied Ukraine Nuclear Plant Is 'Extremely Serious' · 7 articles, Apr 9Largest power plant in Ukraine’s Kyiv region destroyed in Russian attack · 14 articles, Apr 11US intelligence finding shows China surging equipment sales to Russia to help war effort in Ukraine · 19 articles, Apr 12A local official says at least 10 people have died in shelling in Russian-occupied Ukraine · 6 articles, Apr 13More civilians die in Ukraine as a think tank warns delays in U.S. aid will hamper Kyiv’s forces · 21 articles, Apr 14Russian missiles slam into a Ukraine city and kill 11 people as the war approaches a critical stage · 38 articles, Apr 17Ukraine claims it shot down a Russian strategic bomber. Moscow says the plane crashed · 20 articles, Apr 19A Russian strike on Kharkiv's TV tower is part of an intimidation campaign, Ukraine's Zelenskyy says · 12 articles, Apr 22Ukraine Is Putting Pressure on Fighting-Age Men Outside the Country as It Tries to Replenish Forces · 8 articles, Apr 25Ukraine pulls U.S.-provided Abrams tanks from the front lines over Russian drone threats · 17 articles, Apr 26Russia renews attacks on the Ukrainian energy sector as Kyiv launches drones at southern Russia · 16 articles, Apr 27Russian drones set a hotel ablaze in a Ukrainian Black Sea city · 7 articles, Apr 28Five killed in Russian missile attack as Ukraine’s ‘Harry Potter castle’ goes up in flames · 6 articles, Apr 30A 98-year-old in Ukraine walked miles to safety from Russians, with slippers and a cane · 9 articles, Apr 30US says Russia used choking agents against Ukrainian troops, breaching chemical weapons ban · 16 articles, May 2Russian missiles hit Ukraine’s Odesa for the third time in a week, injuring 14 · 6 articles, May 2Damaged in war, a vibrant church in Ukraine rises as a symbol of the country's faith and culture - The Daily Reporter · 12 articles, May 3Russia puts Ukrainian President Zelenskyy on its wanted list · 14 articles, May 4Ukraine marks its third Easter at war under fire from Russian drones · 12 articles, May 5Double European weightlifting champion Pielieshenko killed in Ukraine war · 11 articles, May 7Ukraine foils Russian assassination plot targeting Zelensky · 38 articles, May 7Russia pounds Ukraine with biggest airstrikes in weeks - Boston News, Weather, Sports · 5 articles, May 8Russia hits Ukraine's power grid with 'massive' attack · 13 articles, May 8Russia-Ukraine war live: Putin says capturing Kharkiv ‘not part of Russia’s plan’ as troops make further advances · 38 articles, May 10Russian forces attack Ukraine's northeast Kharkiv region, opening new front · 18 articles, May 10Russia claims capture of villages in northeast Ukraine as more than 1,700 civilians flee · 13 articles, May 11A renewed Russian offensive on Kharkiv in northeast Ukraine forces some 1,700 civilians to flee · 9 articles, May 11Thousands of civilians flee northeast Ukraine as Russia presses a renewed border assault · 16 articles, May 12Ukraine's Zelenskyy says his army is locked in 'fierce' border battles amid a Russian assault · 11 articles, May 13Russia says it downed 10 US-supplied missiles over Crimea as Blinken visits Kyiv · 7 articles, May 15China and Russia Reaffirm Ties as Moscow Presses Offensive in Ukraine · 12 articles, May 15Ukrainian troops pull out of some areas and Zelenskyy postpones foreign trips amid Russian offensive · 8 articles, May 15Zelenskyy visits Kharkiv amid Russian offensive · 5 articles, May 16Massive Ukrainian drone attack on Crimea causes power cutoffs in Sevastopol · 8 articles, May 17Ukraine's divisive mobilization law comes into force as a new Russian push strains front-line troops · 14 articles, May 18At least 11 killed as Russia presses forward with its offensive in northeastern Ukraine · 9 articles, May 19Russian attacks on Ukraine power grid force Kyiv to hold blackouts ahead of peak demand · 5 articles, May 22Russian strike kills 18 people in Kharkiv megastore, the deadliest attack Ukraine has seen in weeks · 25 articles, May 23Russian missiles kill 7 in Ukraine's second-largest city where Moscow's troops are pressing · 7 articles, May 23Zelenskyy says Ukraine has taken back control in areas of the embattled Kharkiv region · 9 articles, May 25Ukraine army head says Russia augmenting its troops in critical Kharkiv region · 9 articles, May 30Ukraine uses US weapons to strike inside Russia, a Western official tells AP · 35 articles, May 30Energy shutdowns hit Ukraine after Russian attacks target infrastructure · 13 articles, Jun 1Biden is to meet with Ukraine's Zelenskyy in Paris as Russia leans into its battlefield offensive · 22 articles, Jun 5Ukraine says it struck a latest-generation Russian fighter plane · 28 articles, Jun 9Russia obliterates front-line Ukraine towns by retrofitting bombs and expanding its air base network · 15 articles, Jun 20Russia hammers Ukraine’s power grid again and Kyiv’s drones target enemy oil depots · 5 articles, Jun 20Russian strikes continue to target Ukrainian energy facilities · 16 articles, Jun 20Navigating through darkness: Ukraine’s emergency blackouts return after Russia pounds infrastructure · 9 articles, Jun 21Ukrainian drones and missiles kill 4 in Russia and Crimea, after bombing of Kharkiv leaves 3 dead · 13 articles, Jun 22Russia blames U.S. for Ukrainian strikes that kill at least 5 and injure dozens in Crimea · 14 articles, Jun 24Ukraine updates: Zelenskyy visits Donetsk frontline – DW · 5 articles, Jun 26Zelensky appeals to West to relax targeting limits for Ukraine as glide bombs hammer front line · 6 articles, Jun 307 killed and dozens wounded after missiles slammed into a town in southern Ukraine, officials say · 6 articles, Jun 30Ukraine’s army retreats from positions as Russia gets closer to seizing strategically important town · 10 articles, Jul 4Russian strikes leave thousands in northern Ukraine without power and water · 13 articles, Jul 6Russia strikes a children's hospital in Kyiv and other sites across Ukraine · 88 articles, Jul 8Kyiv mourns as rescue operations continue after children's hospital struck by Russian missile · 21 articles, Jul 9Ukraine says it struck an oil depot in Russia, as Moscow claims new gains in Donetsk region · 9 articles, Jul 28Russia has driven Ukraine forces out of two more eastern Donetsk towns · 10 articles, Jul 29Russia reports Ukrainian drone barrage on its regions. Kyiv says it hit an airfield · 8 articles, Jul 29Putin accuses Ukraine of a ‘large-scale provocation’ with its raid in southwestern Russia · 8 articles, Aug 7Russia says fighting continues in Ukrainian incursion into Kursk region · 9 articles, Aug 7Russia declares an emergency in Kursk, under attack by Ukraine. 11 killed in Russian strike on mall · 15 articles, Aug 7What we know about Ukraine's surprise push into Russian territory · 54 articles, Aug 8Russia tightens security in region of Ukraine incursion, fighting persists · 11 articles, Aug 10Ukraine's president indirectly confirms daring military incursion onto Russian soil · 7 articles, Aug 11Zelensky confirms Ukrainian troops are fighting inside Russian territory · 8 articles, Aug 11Top Ukrainian commander says his forces now control almost 390 square miles of Russia’s Kursk region · 20 articles, Aug 12Zelensky says Russian forces started fire at Russian-controlled nuclear plant in southern Ukraine · 13 articles, Aug 12More Russians are urged to flee Ukraine's cross-border attack as the Kremlin scrambles to respond · 10 articles, Aug 12Zelenskyy says Ukrainian troops have full control of the Russian town of Sudzha · 10 articles, Aug 13Ukraine orders civilians to evacuate from Pokrovsk · 24 articles, Aug 16Russian missile sparks blaze in Ukraine as Kyiv's troops push into Russia's Kursk region · 7 articles, Aug 17Ukrainian Troops Have Struck 2 Key Bridges in Russia. Could it Mean They're There to Stay? · 14 articles, Aug 18Ukrainian president says push into Russia’s Kursk region is to create a buffer zone there · 12 articles, Aug 18Quit dating apps, Russia tells border region citizens over security fears · 5 articles, Aug 21Moscow sees one of Ukraine’s largest drone attacks as fighting rages in Kursk and eastern Ukraine · 49 articles, Aug 21Zelenskyy visits border area for the first time since Ukrainian forces entered Russia's Kursk region · 9 articles, Aug 22Ukraine says it used US glide bombs in Russia’s Kursk region and has retaken some land in Kharkiv · 9 articles, Aug 22Ukraine says it has recaptured land in the Kharkiv region, reversing some Russian gains there · 13 articles, Aug 23Reuters safety adviser killed, 2 journalists injured in strike on Ukraine hotel · 6 articles, Aug 25Reuters says team member missing in Russian strike on east Ukraine hotel · 14 articles, Aug 255 people die in shelling of a Russian border region while Russian fire hits a hotel with reporters · 8 articles, Aug 25Russia launches another wave of missiles and drones at Ukraine · 41 articles, Aug 267 killed by Russian attacks as Moscow pushes ahead in Ukraine's east · 21 articles, Aug 27A Russian missile hits the Ukrainian president's home city as it mourns deaths in an earlier attack · 12 articles, Aug 28Ukraine’s Zelensky says Russia incursion is part of victory plan he intends to show Biden · 10 articles, Aug 28Russia says it downed over 150 drones in Ukrainian attack · 20 articles, Aug 29Russia fires a barrage of drones and missiles at Kyiv as children return to school · 16 articles, Sep 2Russian strike kills at least 51 in Ukraine · 72 articles, Sep 3The U.S. and Britain accuse Iran of sending Russia missiles to use against Ukraine · 33 articles, Sep 6Over 140 Ukrainian drones target multiple Russian regions, including Moscow, authorities say · 31 articles, Sep 7Russia launches counteroffensive against Ukraine in Kursk border region · 10 articles, Sep 11Russia will be ‘at war’ with NATO if Ukraine long-range missile restrictions lifted, Putin warns · 24 articles, Sep 122 people die in Ukraine's Odesa after Moscow and Kyiv exchange drone and missile attacks · 6 articles, Sep 15Russian strike hits apartment block in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, injuring more than 40 · 9 articles, Sep 15Putin orders Russia to boost size of army by 180,000 troops to 1.5 million · 12 articles, Sep 16Zelenskyy hopes for quick US action as more arms depots are hit in Russia · 8 articles, Sep 2121 wounded after Russia strikes apartment buildings in Ukrainian city of Kharkiv · 12 articles, Sep 22Russia planning attacks on Ukrainian nuclear power plants, Zelensky warns · 11 articles, Sep 25Russian missiles, drones target Kyiv for hours, hammering Ukraine’s power grid · 10 articles, Sep 26China, at UN, warns against 'expansion of the battlefield' in the Ukraine war - The Daily Reporter · 13 articles, Sep 28Russian strikes on a medical center kill 9 people in the Ukrainian city of Sumy · 13 articles, Sep 28Russia proposes record defense spending as it pursues victory in the Ukraine war · 6 articles, Sep 30Ukraine's military will pull out of Vuhledar in the east after 2 years of intense fighting · 10 articles, Oct 2Russia captures key eastern Ukrainian town, exposing Kyiv’s critical vulnerabilities · 9 articles, Oct 2Russian court sentences US citizen to six years in prison for fighting for Ukraine, state media reports · 33 articles, Oct 5Ukraine says it hit oil terminal in Russian-occupied Crimea · 7 articles, Oct 7Ukraine strikes a Russian oil hub as Zelensky says the war is in ‘a very important phase’ · 5 articles, Oct 7Takeaways from an AP investigation of Russia recruiting Africans to make drones for use in Ukraine · 9 articles, Oct 10Ukraine says North Korea is sending soldiers to help Russia in the war · 12 articles, Oct 14Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says North Korean troops are poised to join the war, cancels U.N. chief’s visit · 14 articles, Oct 18Seoul demands ‘immediate withdrawal’ of North Korean troops in Russia · 5 articles, Oct 21NATO confirms North Korean troops deployed in Russian war on Ukraine · 26 articles, Oct 23Russian strikes on Kyiv and central Ukraine kill 2 teenagers and injure dozens · 6 articles, Oct 26Russian Forces Thwart Attempted Cross-Border Assault from Ukraine, Official Says · 9 articles, Oct 27North Korean troops in Russian uniforms are heading toward Ukraine, US says · 14 articles, Oct 28Russian bomb hits building in Ukraine’s second-largest city, killing 3, including 2 teens · 7 articles, Oct 29Ukraine’s Zelenskyy urges allies to take steps before North Korean troops reach the front · 15 articles, Nov 2An 8-hour Russian drone barrage keeps Kyiv on edge as the war in Ukraine nears 1,000 days · 16 articles, Nov 7Drones strike Moscow as top UK official highlights Russian casualties in Ukraine · 28 articles, Nov 9Russia amassing tens of thousands of troops for Kursk offensive, Ukraine military chief says · 12 articles, Nov 10Russia Launches First Missile Attack on Kyiv in Months as North Korean Troops Fight Ukraine in Kursk · 8 articles, Nov 13Russia launches 120 missiles and 90 drones in massive attack on Ukraine: Zelensky · 41 articles, Nov 171,000 days of war in Ukraine in graphics – DW · 11 articles, Nov 18Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says · 75 articles, Nov 19Ukraine has seen success in building clean energy, which is harder for Russia to destroy · 9 articles, Nov 20US Embassy in Kyiv shuts down after receiving warning of 'significant' Russian air attack · 35 articles, Nov 20Ukraine fires British Storm Shadow missiles into Russia, reports say · 18 articles, Nov 20NATO and Ukraine to hold emergency talks after Russia's attack with new missile · 20 articles, Nov 22Top North Korean general reportedly wounded by Ukrainian strike in Russia · 5 articles, Nov 22Russia reportedly captures a Briton fighting for Ukraine as Russian troops advance · 9 articles, Nov 25Russia sets new drone attack record in overnight Ukraine barrage · 20 articles, Nov 26US tells Ukraine to lower conscription age to 18 · 7 articles, Nov 27White House Pressing Ukraine to Draft 18-Year-Olds So They Have Enough Troops to Battle Russia · 9 articles, Nov 27Putin threatens to strike Ukraine again with new missile after wave of attacks on energy · 16 articles, Nov 28Ukraine's power grid under 'massive attack' from Russia as frozen temperatures set in · 9 articles, Nov 28US warns Russia may be ready to use new lethal missile against Ukraine again in ‘coming days’ · 13 articles, Dec 11Russia targets Ukrainian infrastructure with massive attack of cruise missiles and drones · 24 articles, Dec 13Ukrainian drone hits Russia's Chechnya as Kyiv continues pushback after Moscow bombardment - The Daily Reporter · 17 articles, Dec 14At least 100 North Korean soldiers killed in Ukraine war, South Korea says · 31 articles, Dec 16Ukraine assassinates top Russian chemical weapons chief · 6 articles, Dec 17A top Russian general is killed in a Moscow bombing claimed by Ukraine · 56 articles, Dec 17Russia says it has detained a suspect in the Moscow bombing that killed a senior general · 36 articles, Dec 18Russian bombardment targets Kyiv after Ukraine fires U.S.-made missiles across the border · 12 articles, Dec 20Ukrainian drones strike deep into Russian territory, hundreds of miles from the front line · 16 articles, Dec 21Several North Korean soldiers captured by Ukraine die from injuries, Zelensky says · 24 articles, Dec 23Zelenskyy denounces Russian Christmas Day missile and drone attack on Ukraine as · 6 articles, Dec 25Russia targets Ukrainian energy infrastructure on Christmas Day · 38 articles, Dec 25Ukraine's Military Intelligence Says North Korean Troops Suffer Heavy Battlefield Losses · 10 articles, Dec 26Russia arrests 4 suspects accused of plotting to kill top military officers on Ukraine's orders · 6 articles, Dec 26Ukrainian drone attack was underway before Azerbaijani plane crashed, Russian aviation chief says · 12 articles, Dec 27

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else2 stories in 2024 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories that name Wagner Group

  1. Aug 5Mali severs diplomatic relations with Ukraine for providing intelligence to rebels for Wagner ambush9 articles · 8 independent sources
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  2. Apr 26UK man charged with 'Russia-backed arson plot' on Ukraine-linked targets6 articles · 5 independent sources
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