Russian invasion of Ukraine

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Ukrainian servicemen fire artillery toward Russian positions in an undisclosed area in the Pokrovsk district of Ukraine.

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Parents hide children from mandatory evacuations as Ukraine says Russia advancing fast on key city

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stands with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister in Warsaw, Poland on Thursday.

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Modi meets Polish leaders ahead of ‘landmark’ trip to Ukraine

Russia's President Vladimir Putin meets Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Moscow on August 21.

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Russia’s Putin and China’s No. 2 official praise deepening ties as Ukraine war grinds on

Former President Donald Trump speaks at the North Carolina Aviation Museum in Asheboro, North Carolina, on August 21, 2024.

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Fact check: Trump falsely claims Harris met with Putin before Ukraine invasion

The Russian Foreign Ministry headquarters next to a tower of the Kremlin in Moscow in 2023.

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Ukraine advances in Russia as Moscow mayor accuses Kyiv of ‘one of largest ever’ drone attacks

TOPSHOT - A woman uses her smartphone walking past a mural depicting members of Russia's Young Army patriotic movement in Moscow on May 14, 2024.

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Quit dating apps, Russia tells border region citizens over security fears

Russia?‘rapidly approaching’?key Ukraine?city despite Kursk setback

‘We don’t know what’s happening’: Fear and confusion in Kursk as Russian residents take shelter and Ukraine advances

Putin promised?poorly trained conscripts wouldn’t be sent to war. Now the front line has come to them

Ukraine captures Russian town of Sudzha as Kyiv’s forces advance, Zelensky says

Russia appears to?have diverted several thousand troops from occupied Ukraine to counter Kursk offensive, US officials say

Ukrainians watch their troops’ counteroffensive with mix of satisfaction and fear

Ukraine launches biggest drone attack on Russian airfields as incursion puts Kremlin on the back foot

Ukrainian man wanted over Nord Stream pipelines explosions

Ukraine says it seized as much land in a week as Russia has so far this year. Here’s what we know

Ukraine’s Russia gambit punctures Putin’s veneer of invincibility once again

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<p>Fareed speaks with Russian journalist and author Mikhail Zygar about how Kyiv’s Kursk offensive may shape the course of the war — and what Russian President Vladimir Putin really wants by invading Ukraine.</p>

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On GPS: What Putin is really after 5:59

<p>Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Andriy Zagorodnyuk tells Fareed that Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Russia reflects a strategy of asymmetric warfare.</p>

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On GPS: Russia will face ‘more surprises’ from Ukraine 6:09

<p>CNN Chief International Security Correspondent Nick Paton Walsh gains access inside the Russian town of Sudzha, a city that Ukrainian President Zelensly says his forces now occupy.?CNN was accompanied by the Ukrainian military who reviewed the video without sound prior to release for operational security reasons, yet had no editorial control.</p>

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CNN gains access to Ukrainian-held Russian town 4:29

Nick Paton Walsh takes ‘very surreal’ journey through Ukrainian-held Russian town 1:12

<p>CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh reports from Russia and Ukraine’s border as Ukraine’s forces advance farther into Russia following their surprise incursion?access to</p>

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Nick Paton Walsh reports from Russia’s border, says it’s ‘completely undefended’ 1:42

5 stories to start your day 6:06

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Maps show where Ukrainian forces have entered Russia 2:11

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Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba met with Hong Kong leader John Lee in Hong Kong on July 25, 2024 as part of Kuleba’s visit to China.

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Don’t help Russia evade sanctions, Ukraine tells Hong Kong

A Chinese agency working with Russia has been trying to source drone jammers

Fake Tom Cruise documentary is part of a Russian influence campaign aimed at the Paris Olympics, report finds

Ukraine’s Oreo production is back in business after Mondelez repaired its war-damaged factory

The West is tapping Russian money to arm Ukraine. Much more could follow

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Former President Donald Trump speaks at the North Carolina Aviation Museum in Asheboro, North Carolina, on August 21, 2024.

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Fact check: Trump falsely claims Harris met with Putin before Ukraine invasion

US watches closely as Ukrainian forces push into Russia with US-provided arms

Russia appears to?have diverted several thousand troops from occupied Ukraine to counter Kursk offensive, US officials say

Trump says he had ‘a very good phone call’ with Zelensky, discussed Russia-Ukraine war

Fact check: Trump makes more than 20 false claims in RNC acceptance speech