MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Military airfields in the Dnepropetrovsk, Poltava, Cherkasy, Chernigov, and Kiev regions were hit during a massive retaliatory strike by the Russian Armed Forces overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said. On the night of July 6, in response to the Kiev regime's terrorist attac»»»

GDANSK, Poland, June 26, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Ukraine's energy system "will be more prepared" for the upcoming cold season after Russian strikes plunged thousands into cold and darkness last winter, the head of Ukraine's biggest private energy provider told AFP on Friday. Near-daily barrages of Russian»»»

This video grab taken from a handout footage released by the Russian Defense Ministry on June 26, 2026, shows Russian prisoners of war (POWs) reacting inside a bus following an exchange of prisoners at an undisclosed location in Belarus. Ukraine and Russia swapped 160 captured soldiers on Friday, M»»»

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): According to the ministry, the attacks last night on various regions of Ukraine were carried out in response to "terrorist attacks" in the country. The Russian Defense Ministry stated that the attacks focused on defense industry facilities in Kiev, the Ukrainian-controlle»»»

Russia's army said Friday it was responding "symmetrically" to attacks by Ukraine during a unilateral two-day ceasefire ordered by Moscow that Kyiv never agreed to, said AFP. The Russian defense ministry said in a statement on social media that Ukraine fired hundreds of drones across the front line»»»

MOSCOW – Russia’s defence ministry said on May 7 that its forces had destroyed almost 350 Ukrainian drones overnight, days before Moscow holds World War II commemorations and amid competing calls from both sides for a temporary ceasefire. Ukraine had announced a unilateral truce on May 6 – a reques»»»

Kyiv’s air force said in a statement that Russia retaliated by firing 102 drones at Ukraine overnight. (AFP pic) MOSCOW: Russia’s defence ministry said on Thursday that its forces had destroyed almost 350 Ukrainian drones overnight, days before Moscow holds World War II commemorations and amid comp»»»

MOSCOW: Russia’s defense ministry said on Thursday that its forces had destroyed almost 350 Ukrainian drones overnight, days before Moscow holds World War II commemorations and amid competing calls from both sides for a temporary ceasefire. Ukraine had announced a unilateral truce on May 6 — a requ»»»

Russia's defense ministry said on Thursday that its forces had destroyed more than 300 Ukrainian drones overnight, days before Moscow holds WWII commemorations. Some 347 drones were destroyed between 1800 GMT and 0400 GMT, it said in a statement. The countries declared unilateral ceasefires this we»»»