Cemeteries in Kyiv are nearing capacity as Ukraine’s war dead mount. Soaring demand is driving funeral costs to record highs, ...

A "coalition of the willing" called on Russia on May 10 to agree to an unconditional 30-day cease-fire. If accepted, the ...

Friends and family of Vitaliy Shumey, who regained his ability to speak despite losing part of his skull in a Russian attack ...

Explosions rocked the border areas of India and Pakistan on the morning of May 10, but a cease-fire was announced hours later. The last attacks came after Pakistan accused India of launching missile ...

Vitaliy Shumey's family and friends say he's a "living example that miracles happen" after the Ukrainian soldier regained his ability to speak despite losing part of his skull in a 2022 Russian attack ...

Putin’s Victory Day speech on Red Square was one of the shortest in years, maybe ever. It was heavy on the usual tropes: the ...

For Kremlin watchers, May 9 is a tea-leaf event, providing clues for possible shifts in thinking for Vladimir Putin, in power ...

Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 19th week of 2025 from around RFE/RL's coverage region.

Russian Irina Krynina traveled to Ukraine to find her POW partner. Once he was released in an exchange, he went home. But she ...

When EU foreign ministers gather in Warsaw and Lviv this week, few concrete decisions are expected be made. But they are ...

A Russian strike late on May 7 caused more than a dozen civilian casualties in Kostyantynivka, a city in Ukraine's Donetsk region. Speaking with RFE/RL, survivors recalled the terrifying moment of ...

Moscow launched air strikes against Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities overnight on May 3-4, hitting civilian sites in the ...