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What Ukraine's drones and Russia's oil revenue showed
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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.
When stray drones start to topple governments
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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.
What did stray drones do to Europe's border states?
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A retrospective on the 30 May 2026 fallout from airspace violations linked to the war in Ukraine, in Romania and Latvia.
Should Russia's leaders face a special tribunal?
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A look back at the European Parliament's 1 May 2026 resolution on prosecuting the invasion of Ukraine, and a separate withdrawal in Mali.
Ceasefire offer amid strikes on Russian refineries
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A look back at 30 April 2026, when a Victory Day truce proposal followed days of Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil facilities.
Ceasefire offer and drone strikes: 30 April 2026
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A look back at a day when a proposed Victory Day truce sat alongside continuing Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil facilities.
Druzhba pipeline: oil flows and political leverage
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A look back at 22 April 2026, when Russia announced a halt to Kazakh oil transit to Germany a day after Ukraine finished repairing the same pipeline.
What did 21 April 2026 reveal about leverage?
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A look back at a day when a repaired pipeline, a proposed EU package and strikes on Russian targets framed the war's pressures.
What the Kyiv supermarket shooting of 18 April 2026 showed
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A retrospective on a mass shooting and hostage-taking in Holosiivskyi District, set against a week of Russian strikes and wider diplomatic noise.
Drones on both sides of 14 April 2026
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A Russian drone strike on Dnipro and a Norwegian production deal marked the same day, showing two sides of drone warfare.
What the Easter ceasefire and submarine claim revealed
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A look back at three reports from 9 April 2026 that framed the war's next days: a holiday truce, a body repatriation and a North Sea warning.
What 9 April 2026 revealed about Russia's pressure
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A look back at a day that combined an Easter truce announcement, a repatriation of bodies and a British warning about submarines.
What the news of 6 April 2026 revealed
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A look back at three reports that showed different costs of the war for Russia, Ukraine and a third country.
What 4 April 2026 said about talks and strikes
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A retrospective on a day when Kyiv signalled readiness for more negotiations as a Russian drone hit a market in Nikopol.
What 3 April 2026 showed about Russia's widening war
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A look back at a day of strikes in Ukraine, a seized tanker off Sweden and fallout from the war reaching Moldova, Kenya and Germany.
What did the war look like on 30 March 2026?
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A retrospective on the strikes, the stray drone over Finland and the Qatar pact reported in the days before 30 March 2026.
What did the weekend before 30 March 2026 show?
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A retrospective on the war's cross-border reach and civilian toll in the days leading up to 30 March 2026.
What did the weekend before 30 March reveal?
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A retrospective on the war's final days of March 2026, from strikes on Kramatorsk and Odesa to a stray drone in Finland and a new Qatar defence pact.
What did 16 March 2026 show about the war's edges?
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Two developments from 16 March 2026, one on sanctions and one on prisoners of war, looked at in retrospect.
Did the Iran war loosen pressure on Russian oil?
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A look back at two linked decisions on 11 and 12 March 2026, in Washington and Bucharest, and what they showed about energy and security.
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