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What the June 2026 Kyiv strikes did to culture

Posted: | Security

A look back at the attacks on the Dormition Cathedral and the Dovzhenko Film Studios, reported in the days before 17 June 2026.

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What happened to Kyiv's cultural sites on 15 June 2026?

Posted: | Security

A retrospective on Russian strikes that hit the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra and the Dovzhenko Film Studios, and on the deaths reported that day.

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What did 10 June 2026 reveal about Ukraine's war?

Posted: | Opinion

A look back at a day of attacks on shipping near Odesa, in the wake of a deadly strike on Kharkiv Oblast and a corruption sentence for a former Supreme Court head.

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What the June 2026 war and justice news showed

Posted: | Politics

A look back at three political developments reported between 3 and 8 June 2026, from drone strikes to a peace-talks impasse and a sentencing in Kyiv.

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Strikes, sanctions and a refused meeting in June

Posted: | Security

A look back at the days before 8 June 2026, when drone strikes, Russian air raids and a rejected summit shaped the war's security picture.

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Ex-Supreme Court chief jailed after bribery plea deal

Posted: | Politics

A look back at 8 June 2026, when Ukraine's former top judge received a five-year sentence, amid war diplomacy and EU membership talk.

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What Knyazev's plea deal meant for Ukraine's courts

Posted: | Politics

A retrospective on 8 June 2026, when the former head of the Supreme Court was sentenced, set against the diplomatic and military news of the days before.

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Two stories from the days before 7 June 2026

Posted: | World

A retrospective on a fatal blast in Kyiv and the seizure of a Russian shadow fleet tanker, both reported in the days before 7 June 2026.

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Putin rejects Zelenskyy's call for a direct meeting

Posted: | Politics

A look back at 5 June 2026, when Moscow dismissed a proposal for face-to-face talks days after Ukrainian drone strikes on Saint Petersburg.

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What did France's tanker seizure mean for Russia?

Posted: | World

A look back at the early-June 2026 seizure of a Russian shadow fleet tanker in the Atlantic, and Moscow's angry response.

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What Ukraine's drones and Russia's oil revenue showed

Posted: | Opinion

An analysis of 3 June 2026, when strikes on a Saint Petersburg oil terminal came as Russian crude exports reached their highest level since before the 2022 invasion.

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Strikes on Russia and a shift in Budapest

Posted: | Politics

Two developments reported around 3 June 2026 touched on Ukraine's war effort and its path towards EU membership.

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What did Kyiv and Budapest signal around 3 June 2026?

Posted: | Politics

A look back at a day of claimed drone strikes on Saint Petersburg and a reported shift in Hungary's stance on Ukraine's EU bid.

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What did France's Atlantic tanker seizure signal?

Posted: | World

A retrospective on a French operation against a Russian shadow fleet tanker, reported on 1 June 2026, and the reaction from Moscow.

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Strikes on Kyiv as Russia's oil exports climbed

Posted: | Security

A look back at 2 June 2026, when deadly Russian strikes hit Ukrainian cities as the pressures of oil and sanctions enforcement played out at sea.

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Did Hungary's shift open Ukraine's EU path?

Posted: | Politics

A look back at 2 June 2026, when Budapest was reported to be dropping its opposition to Ukraine's EU accession.

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What did France's tanker seizure at sea signal?

Posted: | Security

A retrospective on the 1 June 2026 boarding of a Russian shadow fleet tanker in the Atlantic, and Moscow's angry response.

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When stray drones start to topple governments

Posted: | Opinion

Two reports from 28 and 29 May 2026 show how drone incursions from the war in Ukraine reached into the politics and daily life of NATO neighbours.

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What did stray drones do to Europe's border states?

Posted: | Opinion

A retrospective on the 30 May 2026 fallout from airspace violations linked to the war in Ukraine, in Romania and Latvia.

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Latvia's new government after the drone dispute

Posted: | Politics

A look back at how a row over suspected drones in Latvian airspace ended one coalition and produced another.

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