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Kyiv denies Russian claim of Kostiantynivka capture

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A look back at the dispute over control of a Donetsk Oblast city, as Ukrainian officials rejected Moscow's announcement.

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Ukraine's 660-drone strike and a 40-day campaign

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A retrospective on the largest Ukrainian drone attack on Russia since the war began, and the campaign announced alongside it.

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Drone deaths and a Polish honour stripped

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A look back at the Russian drone attacks reported on 22 June 2026 and Poland's decision on 19 June to withdraw its highest honour from Ukraine's president.

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Why Poland's president stripped Zelenskyy of an honour

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A retrospective on the 19 June 2026 decision by Karol Nawrocki to withdraw Poland's highest state award from Ukraine's president.

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Moscow and Kyiv trade threats after attack

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A look back at the rhetoric of 18 June 2026, when Russia promised regular mass strikes and Ukraine's president warned of consequences for Moscow.

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What the June 2026 war and justice news showed

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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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Ex-Supreme Court chief jailed after bribery plea deal

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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

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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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Putin rejects Zelenskyy's call for a direct meeting

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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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Strikes on Russia and a shift in Budapest

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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?

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

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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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Latvia's new government after the drone dispute

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

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What happened on 27 May 2026 in Ukraine's war politics

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A look back at two statements from the days before 27 May 2026: a disputed account of a drone strike in Starobilsk and a Belarusian pledge to stay out of the war.

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What happened in Starobilsk before 26 May 2026?

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A disputed drone strike in occupied Luhansk Oblast and a statement from Minsk shaped the days leading up to 26 May 2026.

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What happened on 25 May 2026 after Starobilsk

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A look back at the claims and counterclaims around the Starobilsk drone strike and Belarus's stated position in the days before 25 May 2026.

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Starobilsk strike and Minsk's pledge, 25 May 2026

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Two developments in the days before 25 May 2026 showed how contested accounts of the war had become, and how Belarus described its place in it.

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What was known about the Starobilsk strike claims

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A look back at the competing Russian and Ukrainian accounts of a drone strike in occupied Luhansk Oblast reported on 22 May 2026.

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What happened in Starobilsk on 22 May 2026?

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A retrospective on two political signals from 21 and 22 May 2026: competing accounts of a drone strike in occupied Luhansk Oblast, and a Belarusian pledge to stay out of the war.

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Lukashenko rules out joining war, offers Zelenskyy talks

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A look back at the statement by Belarus's president on 21 May 2026 about his country's role in the Russo-Ukrainian War.

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