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Moscow's fuel stations limit sales amid shortages linked to Ukrainian drone attacks on refineries

Russian authorities have banned exports of gasoline and diesel, eased fuel quality requirements and began importing petroleum products.

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A general view shows the Novorossiysk Fuel Oil Terminal (NMT) in the Black Sea port of Novorossiisk, Russia May 30, 2018. Picture taken May 30, 2018.
Smoke billows from a warehouse, after deadly Ukrainian drone attacks, as per regional governors, in Elektrostal, Moscow Region, Russia, July 18, 2026, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video.

Russia's Putin orders government to help rebuild warehouses destroyed in Ukrainian attacks

Putin said the economy was growing modestly despite external pressure, a reference to Western sanctions, and despite Ukrainian attacks on industrial and infrastructure facilities.

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Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) smoke cigarettes after a swap, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at an undisclosed location in Ukraine August 19, 2026.

Russia and Ukraine swap 103 prisoners of war each

Ukraine's military intelligence head Oleh Ivashchenko said that another exchange was expected before the end of the month.

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US special envoy Steve Witkoff (L) and US President's son-in-law and businessman Jared Kushner arrive at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on January 6, 2026.

'We're going to get it solved': Ukraine peace deal within reach, says US envoy Witkoff

"If both sides want to solve this, we're going to get it solved," Witkoff said in Davos. "I think we've made a lot of progress."

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Twenty-six killed in Russian strike on apartment buildings in west Ukraine

About 80 others were wounded as Russia fired 476 drones and 48 missiles at Ukraine, striking energy and transport infrastructure and forcing emergency power cuts in a number of regions.

NOVEMBER 19, 2025ByREUTERS
Rescuers carry the body of a person found under debris of an apartment building which was hit in the morning by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Ternopil, Ukraine, November 19, 2025.

Blast at factory in Russia's Ryazan kills 11, injures 130

While Ukrainian drones have targeted military infrastructures in Ryazan, Russian media outlets reported that the explosion was caused by gunpowder catching fire.

AUGUST 16, 2025ByREUTERS
A screenshot of a video in which the explosion at a factory in Ryazan can be seen on August 16, 2025.

Trump and Zelensky meet one-on-one in Vatican basilica to seek Ukraine peace

Zelensky said the meeting could prove historic if it delivers the kind of peace he is hoping for, and a White House spokesperson called it "very productive."

APRIL 26, 2025ByREUTERS
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump meet, while they attend the funeral of Pope Francis, at the Vatican April 26, 2025.

You may be 'hunted': Russia tells citizens not to visit US, major Western countries

Both Moscow and Washington say their citizens have been wrongfully imprisoned and their diplomats harassed increasingly as relations soured.

DECEMBER 11, 2024ByREUTERS
Cat morning on Red Square. Moscow.

Jewish soldier from Zhytomyr killed in Ukraine war

"Buligin regularly came to pray at our synagogue and was always proud of his Judaism."

JUNE 20, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Fallen Jewish Ukrainian soldier Valef (Maxim) Buligin photographed on Yom Kippur Eve at the Jewish community synagogue in Zhytomyr during a brief respite from the war.

Russian spy chief says Ukraine was directly involved in Moscow concert hall attack

Bortnikov, FSB chief, did not provide evidence to underpin his assertion.

MAY 24, 2024ByREUTERS
THE CROCUS City Hall building is gutted following the deadly attack on a concert venue there, outside Moscow, last month.

France to send old armored vehicles, new missiles to Ukraine

France looked to provide hundreds of VAB (Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé) front-line troop carriers in 2024 and early 2025.

MARCH 31, 2024ByREUTERS
Ukrainian service members ride a BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle an empty street, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in the frontline city of Bakhmut, Ukraine February 27, 2023.

Ukraine has plan for new offensive against Russia, says Zelensky

"There is a plan (for a counteroffensive), the plan is clear, I can't tell you the details," Zelensky told a news conference in the capital Kyiv.

FEBRUARY 25, 2024ByREUTERS
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky visits a position of members of the Ukrainian Special Operations Forces near the frontline town of Bakhmut, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine July 29, 2023.

Two years of turmoil: Ukrainian despair, Russian dissent

On the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion, the toll on Ukraine and global politics deepens, with deep civilian and military casualties in , despite international support and sanc

FEBRUARY 25, 2024BySIMCHA PASKO/THE MEDIA LINE
Cadets of a military academy attend the funeral of Dmitry Menshikov, a mercenary for the private Russian military company Wagner Group, killed during the military conflict in Ukraine, in the Alley of Heroes at a cemetery in Saint Petersburg, Russia December 24, 2022.

Putin's suggestion of Ukraine ceasefire rejected by United States, sources say

Putin told US talk-show host Tucker Carlson last week that Russia was ready for "dialogue." 

FEBRUARY 13, 2024ByREUTERS
Russian President Vladimir Putin signs documents, including a decree recognising two Russian-backed breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as independent entities, during a ceremony in Moscow, Russia, in this picture released February 21, 2022.