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What the June 2026 Kyiv strikes hit

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A look back at attacks on Kyiv's cultural sites and the deaths reported around 15 June 2026.

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What the June 2026 Kyiv strikes did to culture

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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?

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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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Strikes, sanctions and a refused meeting in June

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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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Strikes on Kyiv as Russia's oil exports climbed

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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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What did France's tanker seizure at sea signal?

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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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What was happening around Ukraine by 27 May 2026?

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A look back at the strikes, diplomatic signals and military preparations that framed the days before 27 May 2026.

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Strikes on Kyiv and Russian oil sites

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A look back at the exchange of long-range attacks reported between 23 and 24 May 2026, as the war's pressure fell on both capitals' infrastructure.

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What did 23 May 2026 show about the war?

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A retrospective on a day of drone strikes, disputed claims over Starobilsk and stalled diplomacy in the Russo-Ukrainian war.

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Drones, shelters and Lukashenko's pledge on 21 May

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A look back at a day when Belarus's leader ruled out joining the war while Baltic states dealt with stray drones.

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Vilnius sounds air raid alert over drone signal

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A drone signal near the Belarusian border led Lithuania to order residents of its capital to take shelter, a step no EU or NATO member had taken before in this war.

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When Vilnius told residents to take shelter

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A look back at the drone alert in Lithuania's capital and the regional events around it in the days before.

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Drone downed over Estonia on 19 May 2026

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A look back at a day when a NATO jet shot down a suspected Ukrainian drone over Estonian territory, amid drone strikes and nuclear drills in the region.

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Drones, missiles and a resignation: 12 May 2026

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A retrospective on a day when strikes crossed borders, a Latvian minister quit and Moscow spoke of new nuclear missiles.

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Ceasefire strain: drones, a resignation and Putin's remark

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A look back at the security developments around 11 May 2026, as a three-day ceasefire met a Kharkiv strike and a Latvian ministerial exit.

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What happened on 10 May 2026 in Latvia?

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A Latvian defence minister resigned after drones breached the country's airspace, while a three-day ceasefire and talk of peace framed the days around it.

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Drone hits Kharkiv as three-day ceasefire begins

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A look back at 9 May 2026, when a strike on a residential building and a remark by Putin on the war's possible end landed on the same day.

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What happened in Ukraine on 5 May 2026?

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A retrospective on a day of deadly Russian strikes that followed an announced ceasefire.

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Russia's Victory Day truce announcement of 4 May

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A look back at the Russian defence ministry's declaration of a 8–9 May ceasefire and the strikes, diplomacy and legal moves that preceded it.

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What the European Parliament backed on 1 May

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A look back at a tribunal resolution in Strasbourg and a base handed over in northern Mali, both reported on 1 May 2026.

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