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Talks in New York as Kyiv buries its dead

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A look back at the diplomatic and military developments around 26 September 2026, when Berlin and Moscow spoke for the first time since the invasion.

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What did 18 September 2026 reveal about Russia's pressure points?

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A retrospective on a day when Washington signed a sanctions law, Russians began voting in Duma elections and Poland joined a European missile defence effort.

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What did 11 September 2026 show about the war's reach?

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A retrospective on drone strikes in Kyiv, Tula and Kursk, set against recent attacks across Ukraine and a report on foreign recruits.

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What did 7 September 2026 reveal about the talks?

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A look back at the day after U.S. envoys reached Kyiv, with a partial pause on strikes in place and civilian casualties still fresh.

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What did 4 September 2026 reveal about Kyiv?

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A drone strike on the SSU headquarters followed two days of gunfire between Ukraine's own agencies in the capital.

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What did 13 August 2026 reveal about Russia's reach?

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Two reports from 13 August 2026, one from Sevastopol and one from Warsaw, pointed to covert violence far from the front line.

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What the news of 3 August showed Russia

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A look back at reports of a beach tragedy, a shooting in Crimea, an opposition exile and a sanctioned cargo ship.

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What the news of 3 August 2026 showed

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A retrospective on three reports from Russia and Russian-occupied Crimea, dated 3 August 2026, covering a beach tragedy, a shooting and an opposition exile.

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What the early August reports said about Russia's strain

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A look back at four reports from 2–3 August 2026 touching Russia's home front, its occupied territory and its overseas arms shipments.

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What did 3 August 2026 reveal about Russia's war?

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A retrospective on reports of a deadly beach incident, a shooting in Crimea, an opposition exile and an arms shipment to Mali.

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Three pressures on Moscow in 48 hours

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A look back at 29 July 2026, when an arrest warrant for a messaging founder followed a Senate sanctions vote and a Romanian diplomatic rebuke.

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What did Kyiv's 24 July 2026 reveal?

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A retrospective on a day of street protest in Kyiv, a deadly missile strike, drone raids on Russian logistics and a first for Romanian airspace.

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Two strikes, two ships and warehouses, one weekend

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A look back at 18 and 19 July 2026, when attacks on a Russian logistics network and a cargo ship off Odesa killed civilians and workers.

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Why did MEPs rebuke Kyiv over the UPA?

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A retrospective on the European Parliament resolution of 8 July 2026 and the dispute between Poland and Ukraine over a unit's honorary title.

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Why the European Parliament rebuked Kyiv over the UPA

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A resolution adopted on 8 July 2026 put a dispute over wartime memory between Poland and Ukraine before the European Parliament.

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Why the European Parliament rebuked Kyiv over the UPA

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A resolution adopted on 8 July 2026 put a dispute between Poland and Ukraine over a military unit's honorary title before the European Parliament.

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What did 6 July 2026 show about the war?

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A retrospective on a day of deadly strikes on Kyiv Oblast, a reported drone attack on a Siberian refinery and a contested claim over Kostiantynivka.

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What did 2 July 2026 reveal about Kyiv's war?

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A major Russian strike on the capital came a day after Ukraine approved arms exports and a national pantheon.

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What did Ukraine's Moscow drone strike change?

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A look back at the exchange of threats that followed the attack on the Moscow Refinery.

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

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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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