Russia says Ukraine attacked Russia’s Kursk region as footage taken by residents shows warplanes overhead and fires on the ground. Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Kyiv of undertaking “another large-scale provocation.” Ukraine... Read more »
A Ukrainian mother tells how her 13-year-old son was killed when she and her children tried to flee a village occupied by Russian forces. Inna says that, at first, Russian troops allowed... Read more »
Ukrainian forces say they launched a successful counterattack against a Russian armored column in the Kyiv region. On March 15, RFE/RL correspondent Levko Stek surveyed the aftermath of the battle. Originally published... Read more »
On April 26, 1986, a routine safety test at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine spiraled out of control. Follow the dramatic events that led to the world’s worst civilian nuclear... Read more »