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Ukraine's Attacks on Crimea Leave Whole Towns Without Power or Water
Dry faucets, shuttered storefronts, pitch-black homes and residents camping outside City Hall to charge their devices. A Ukrainian drone campaign against Crimea's power grid has left hundreds of thousands of people in the Russia-held territory without electricity for days at a time. "Power went off and didn't come back on, even for an hour," for 15 days, said Olga, who lives with her husband and their baby in northern Crimea. They often had no running water, either.
„Valdžia mus pamiršo“: po 15 dienų be elektros Krymo gyventojams trūko kantrybė
„Elektra dingo ir daugiau nebeatsirado. Net valandai“, – taip, anot Olgos, tęsėsi 15 dienų. Šiaurės Kryme su vyru ir vaiku gyvenanti moteris atviravo, kad dažnai pas juos nėra ir tekančio vandens. „Valdžia mus pamiršo, tai akivaizdu“, – sakė ji telefonu. Olga, kaip ir kiti pašnekovai, prašė, kad saugumo sumetimais straipsnyje nebūtų minimos jų pavardės. Atakos prieš energetikos infrastruktūrą Kryme – pusiasalyje, kurį Rusija atėmė iš Ukrainos 2014 m.
Ukraine’s Attacks on Crimea Leave Whole Towns Without Power or Water
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Dry faucets, shuttered storefronts, pitch-black homes and residents camping outside City Hall to charge their devices. A Ukrainian drone campaign against Crimea’s power grid has left hundreds of thousands of people in the Russia-held territory without electricity for days at a time.
Ukraine's Attacks on Crimea Leave Whole Towns Without Power or Water
Dry faucets, shuttered storefronts, pitch-black homes and residents camping outside City Hall to charge their devices. A Ukrainian drone campaign against Crimea's power grid has left hundreds of thousands of people in the Russia-held territory without electricity for days at a time. "Power went off and didn't come back on, even for an hour," for 15 days, said Olga, who lives with her husband and their baby in northern Crimea. They often had no running water, either.
Ukraine pounds Russian ships in its campaign to cut off Crimea
Ukraine has opened another front in its intensifying blockade of Crimea, striking growing numbers of Russian vessels in the waters near the occupied peninsula as it tries to heap pressure on the Kremlin to end the war. Ukraine is using its expanding arsenal of long-range drones to mount its largest campaign in the Sea of Azov since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022.
Ukraine Pounds Russian Ships in Its Campaign to Cut Off Crimea
Ukraine Pounds Russian Ships in Its Campaign to Cut Off Crimea After striking roads and railways, Kyiv is now focusing on sea routes as it tries to disrupt fuel supplies and pressure Russia to end the war.
Poland Sentences Russian Exile to 7 Years in Prison for Spying
Poland Sentences Russian Exile to 7 Years in Prison for Spying Igor Rogov, who has publicly opposed the Kremlin, was arrested in 2024 and later confessed to spying for Russian intelligence on regime opponents living abroad. Igor Rogov in the Polish Parliament building.Credit...via Danila Buzanov July 9, 2026, 12:57 p.m. ET A court in Poland has found a Russian opposition activist guilty of spying for Russian intelligence and taking part in a bombing plot.
Poland Sentences Russian Exile to 7 Years in Prison for Spying
A court in Poland has found a Russian opposition activist guilty of spying for Russian intelligence and taking part in a bombing plot. Igor Rogov, who has lived in Poland since fleeing Russia in the wake of the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, was convicted of espionage and "endangering life and well-being," and sentenced to seven years in prison, Poland's prosecutors said in a statement Thursday. His wife, Irina Rogova, was sentenced to three years in prison as an accessory to spying.
La invasión a Ucrania llegó a la vida cotidiana de Rusia
Automóviles hacen fila para repostar en una gasolinera después de que las autoridades restringieran la venta de combustible debido a la escasez de suministro en la ciudad turística de Yevpatoria, en el mar Negro (Crimea) (REUTERS/Alexey Pavlishak) “¿Ahora estamos en la Unión Soviética?”, preguntó una mujer rusa, atónita y frustrada por las esperas para cargar combustible.
Long Lines for Gas Shatter the Illusion of Normalcy in Wartime Russia
ISTANBUL -- Alyona Sadovnikova first experienced Russia's gasoline shortages in mid-June, when she pulled into a station and was told it was serving only customers who had ration coupons. "I was horrified: Are we in the Soviet Union now where you had to get coupons to buy sausage?" she said in a telephone interview. Just a few days later, Sadovnikova found herself waiting 18 hours to fill up in the city of Irkutsk, in eastern Siberia, almost 3,000 miles from the Ukrainian border.
La guerra llega a las gasolineras de Rusia
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. La guerra llega a las gasolineras de Rusia “¿Ahora estamos en la Unión Soviética?”, preguntó una mujer rusa, atónita y frustrada por las esperas para cargar combustible. Filas en una gasolinera de Moscú el martes.
Ucrania intensifica la presión sobre Putin con bombardeos sobre Crimea
Varios coches hacen cola para repostar en una gasolinera después de que las autoridades restringieran la venta de combustible (REUTERS/Archivo) Ucrania intenta convertir Crimea en un nuevo punto de presión para el Kremlin, con el objetivo de infligir mucho daño a una región especialmente querida por el presidente Vladimir Putin para que este acceda a poner fin a la invasión.
Ucrania intensifica la presión sobre Putin con ataques en Crimea
Los bombardeos con drones, los problemas de abastecimiento y los apagones en la península anexada por Rusia buscan aumentar el costo de la guerra para el Kremlin. Ucrania intenta convertir Crimea en un nuevo punto de presión para el Kremlin, con el objetivo de infligir mucho daño a una región especialmente querida por el presidente Vladimir Putin para que este acceda a poner fin a la guerra.
Long Lines for Gas Shatter the Illusion of Normalcy in Wartime Russia
Long Lines for Gas Shatter the Illusion of Normalcy in Wartime Russia “Are we in the Soviet Union now?” said one Russian, stunned and frustrated by long lwaits at the pumps. Lines at a gas station in Moscow on Tuesday.
Ucrania intensifica la presión sobre Putin con ataques en Crimea
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Ucrania intensifica la presión sobre Putin con ataques en Crimea Los bombardeos con drones, los problemas de abastecimiento y los apagones en la península anexada por Rusia buscan aumentar el costo de la guerra para el Kremlin. Yevpatoriya, Crimea, el mes pasado.
Long Lines for Gas Shatter the Illusion of Normalcy in Wartime Russia
ISTANBUL -- Alyona Sadovnikova first experienced gasoline shortages in mid-June, when she pulled into a station and was told it was only serving customers who had ration coupons. "I was horrified: Are we in the Soviet Union now where you had to get coupons to buy sausage?" she said in a telephone interview. Just a few days later, Sadovnikova found herself waiting 18 hours to fill up in the city of Irkutsk, in eastern Siberia, almost 3,000 miles from the Ukrainian border.
With Attacks on Crimea, Ukraine Hopes to Pressure Putin to End the War
BERLIN -- Ukraine is trying to turn Crimea into a new pressure point for the Kremlin, aiming to inflict so much pain on a region especially dear to Russian President Vladimir Putin that he will agree to end the war. Crimea has long been a flashpoint between the two countries, even before Russia captured the region -- a peninsula jutting into the Black Sea -- and annexed it in 2014.
With Attacks on Crimea, Ukraine Hopes to Pressure Putin to End the War
With Attacks on Crimea, Ukraine Hopes to Pressure Putin to End the War Escalating drone strikes, fuel shortages and power cuts in the region Russia annexed are among the factors turning up the heat on President Vladimir V. Putin. Yevpatoriya, Crimea, last month.
Ukraine ruins Crimean summer
UKRAINE is using its expanding fleet of attack drones to choke vital supply routes into Crimea, causing gasoline shortages and disrupting the summer holiday season as the Ukrainians try to cut the peninsula off entirely from Russia. When Moscow illegally annexed Crimea in 2014, its precarious geographical position, physically detached from Russia proper, posed a raft of challenges.
Ukrainian Attacks Spur State of Emergency Declaration in Crimea
The authorities in Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula controlled by Russia, declared a state of emergency Friday after weeks of intense air attacks by Ukraine, including a wave of drone strikes overnight that appears to have been one of the largest since the war began. The Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday that its air defenses had intercepted 660 Ukrainian drones overnight.
Ucrania bombardea Moscú desplegando uno de los mayores ataques con drones de la guerra
La operación, que dejó cerrados los aeropuertos de la capital rusa varias horas, es parte de una campaña cada vez más intensa para que los rusos sientan de cerca el conflicto. El humo negro de una refinería de petróleo en llamas llenaba el cielo de Moscú. Los cuatro aeropuertos de la ciudad se cerraron de urgencia. Y se clausuró parte de la concurrida autopista que rodea la capital rusa, una metrópolis de 13 millones de personas.
Kelionė į okupuotą Krymą – rusiška ruletė: milijonų rusų atostogos pakibo ant plauko
Kai 2014 m. Maskva neteisėtai aneksavo Krymą, jo geografinė padėtis, atrodžiusi rizikinga dėl to, kad jis fiziškai atskirtas nuo Rusijos, sukėlė daugybę iššūkių. Po aštuonerių metų Rusijai pradėjus plataus masto invaziją į Ukrainą, Kremlius iš dalies pateisino karą kaip misiją teritorijai pietų Ukrainoje užimti, kuri suteiktų Rusijai „sausumos tiltą“ į Krymą ir užtikrintų patikimus tiekimo kelius. Dabar Ukraina tuos kelius sėkmingai puola.
Ucrania bombardea Moscú desplegando uno de los mayores ataques con drones de la guerra
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Ucrania bombardea Moscú desplegando uno de los mayores ataques con drones de la guerra La operación, que dejó cerrados los aeropuertos de la capital rusa varias horas, es parte de una campaña cada vez más intensa para que los rusos sientan de cerca el conflicto.
Ukrainian Drones Hit Moscow Refinery in Large-Scale Assault
Ukrainian Drones Hit Moscow Refinery in Large-Scale Assault The attack, which shut down the city’s airports for several hours, appeared to be the biggest wave of drone strikes on Russia’s capital since the start of the war.
A Drone Barrage on Moscow Escalates Ukraine’s Push to Take the War to Russia
ALSO SEE: Moscow Hit by Largest Ukrainian Attack Since the Start of the War The attack, which shut down the capital’s airports for several hours, appeared to be the biggest wave of strikes on the city since the start of the war. Black smoke from a burning oil refinery filled the Moscow sky. The city’s four airports were urgently closed. And part of the busy highway that rings the Russian capital, a metropolis of 13 million people, was shut down.
Ukrainian Drones Hit Moscow Refinery in Large-Scale Assault
Ukrainian drones hammered a refinery in Moscow on Thursday and disrupted local air traffic, in what appeared to be the largest such attack on the city since Russia invaded Ukraine over four years ago. The aerial assault was the latest in a series of drone strikes that have demonstrated Ukraine's growing ability to pierce Russia's air defenses after years during which large Russian cities were mostly insulated from the fighting across the border.
Ukraine Bombards Moscow With One of the Biggest Drone Attacks of the War
BERLIN -- Black smoke from a burning oil refinery filled the Moscow sky. The city's four airports were urgently closed. And part of the busy highway that rings the Russian capital, a metropolis of 13 million people, was shut down. As Ukraine escalated its effort to bring the war home for Russians, the strikes on Thursday appeared to be the largest drone attack on the Russian capital since President Vladimir Putin launched the war more than four years ago. No deaths were immediately reported.
Sending Fuel Trucks Up in Flames, Ukraine Tries to Cut Off Crimea
Sending Fuel Trucks Up in Flames, Ukraine Tries to Cut Off Crimea Scores of targeted attacks against supply routes, part of what Kyiv calls a “logistics lockdown,” has caused gasoline shortages.
Sending Fuel Trucks Up in Flames, Ukraine Tries to Cut Off Crimea
Ukraine is using its expanding fleet of attack drones to choke vital supply routes into Crimea, causing gasoline shortages and disrupting the summer holiday season as the Ukrainians try to cut the peninsula off entirely from Russia. When Moscow illegally annexed Crimea in 2014, its precarious geographical position, physically detached from Russia proper, posed a raft of challenges.
Sending Fuel Trucks Up in Flames, Ukraine Tries to Cut Off Crimea
Ukraine is using its expanding fleet of attack drones to choke vital supply routes into Crimea, causing gasoline shortages and disrupting the summer holiday season as the Ukrainians try to cut the peninsula off entirely from Russia. When Moscow illegally annexed Crimea in 2014, its precarious geographical position, physically detached from Russia proper, posed a raft of challenges.
From General to Governor: Putin Pushes a ‘New Elite’ of War Veterans
From General to Governor: Putin Pushes a ‘New Elite’ of War Veterans The popular leader of a region bordering Ukraine is replaced by a military commander as President Vladimir V. Putin looks to reward those who fought in his war. A photo released by Russian state media showed President Vladimir V.
From General to Governor: Putin Pushes a 'New Elite' of War Veterans
For years, President Vladimir Putin has vowed to create a "new elite" in Russia made up of veterans of his war in Ukraine. He had many reasons to do so, analysts said. The former soldiers would be loyal to him and to his policies. Their elevation would deepen his militarization of society, serve as an incentive for military recruitment and help integrate troops after they leave the battlefield. Now, Putin has taken the biggest step yet to fulfill his pledge.
As Ukraine Hits Oil Refineries, Russians Pay a Heavy Environmental Toll
As Ukraine Hits Oil Refineries, Russians Pay a Heavy Environmental Toll After invading more than four years ago, Moscow has usually been the one causing ecological disaster. But Kyiv’s strikes, intended to cut into the Kremlin’s oil revenue, have flipped the script.
As Ukraine Hits Oil Refineries, Russians Pay a Heavy Environmental Toll
Yevgeny Vitishko, who lives in the Russian town of Tuapse, always wears white shirts. But the day a local oil refinery caught fire after a Ukrainian drone strike, he thought that would not be a good idea. "I could see droplets of oil and soot on my clothes," said Vitishko, 52, a prominent environmental activist. "The smell was so strong. It's like you're standing next to an exhaust pipe." An ecological disaster is unfolding in Tuapse, a resort town and port on the Black Sea.
Russia’s New Human Rights Commissioner Accused of Helping Kidnap Ukrainian Children Original
Russia’s New Human Rights Commissioner Accused of Helping Kidnap Ukrainian Children Yana Lantratova was instrumental in helping the chairman of her party to illegally adopt an infant girl from Russian-occupied Ukraine, the Ukrainian authorities say. Yana Lantratova, in Moscow in October, will report directly to President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia.
Russia's New Human Rights Commissioner Accused of Helping Kidnap Ukrainian Children
Russia has appointed a politician accused of kidnapping Ukrainian children to be its point person for dealing with human rights abuses. The State Duma, the lower house of parliament, on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to endorse Yana Lantratova, a 37-year-old lawmaker, as ombudsperson for human rights, a position that reports directly to President Vladimir Putin.
Drone hits a Moscow high-rise days before a major military parade
A drone slammed into a high-rise apartment building a few miles from the Kremlin on Monday, a rare attack on Moscow that came as Ukraine has expanded its long-range strikes inside Russia. The breach of air defenses in the Russian capital occurred five days before the annual Victory Day parade, a major event on Red Square marking the Soviet contribution to the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.
Drone Hits a Moscow High-Rise Days Before a Major Military Parade Original
Drone Hits a Moscow High-Rise Days Before a Major Military Parade Air defenses in the Russian capital were breached as Ukraine expands long-range strikes.
Russos não ligaram para guerra, mas, quando Putin restringiu internet, a coisa mudou
MOSCOU — O presidente Vladimir Putin e seus serviços de segurança mantiveram sob controle o dissenso público mesmo enquanto ele invadia um país vizinho, enviava centenas de milhares de soldados para a morte e elevava drasticamente os impostos para pagar por tudo isso. Depois, passaram a restringir aplicativos populares e a cortar o acesso à internet de forma intermitente. De repente, muitos russos se indignaram.
Drone Hits a Moscow High-Rise Days Before a Major Military Parade
A drone slammed into a high-rise apartment building a few miles from the Kremlin on Monday, a rare attack on Moscow that came as Ukraine has expanded its long-range strikes inside Russia. The breach of air defenses in the Russian capital occurred five days before the annual Victory Day parade, a major event on Red Square marking the Soviet contribution to the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.
Drone Hits a Moscow High-Rise Days Before a Major Military Parade
A drone slammed into a high-rise apartment building a few miles from the Kremlin on Monday, a rare attack on Moscow that came as Ukraine has expanded its long-range strikes inside Russia. The breach of air defenses in the Russian capital occurred five days before the annual Victory Day parade, a major event on Red Square marking the Soviet contribution to the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.
Drone Hits a Moscow High-Rise Days Before a Major Military Parade
A drone slammed into a high-rise apartment building a few miles from the Kremlin on Monday, a rare attack on Moscow that came as Ukraine has expanded its long-range strikes inside Russia. The breach of air defenses in the Russian capital occurred five days before the annual Victory Day parade, a major event on Red Square marking the Soviet contribution to the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.
Kremlius to nesitikėjo: bandė nutildyti rusus, bet tik įpūtė ugnies į Rusijos politiką
Paprasti piliečiai, politikai ir net realybės šou žvaigždės sukritikavo šiuos apribojimus. Prabildami, jie įpūtė gyvybės Rusijos politinei sistemai, kurioje nebeliko tikros opozicijos, bet dar yra mažas tarpelis kitokiam požiūriui. Įprastai apolitiški „Instagram“ nuomonės formuotojai trimituoja už skaitmenines teises.
Putinovu popularitu neznižuje ani vojna. Obmedzenie Telegramu však áno
Prezident Vladimir Putin a jeho bezpečnostné služby držali verejný nesúhlas pod pokrievkou aj v čase, keď napadol susednú krajinu, poslal stovky tisíc vojakov na smrť a drasticky zvýšil dane, aby to všetko zaplatil. Potom prešli k obmedzovaniu populárnych aplikácií a občasnému odpájaniu internetu. Zrazu mnohí Rusi našli svoj hlas. Bežní občania, politici a dokonca aj hviezdy reality šou kritizovali tieto obmedzenia.
Prisoner Swap in Eastern Europe Frees 10, Including Accused Spies Original
Prisoner Swap in Eastern Europe Frees 10, Including Accused Spies Multiple countries took part in the exchange of prisoners, including a well-known journalist released to Poland, as the Trump administration’s outreach to Belarus continued to pay dividends.
Russians Are Speaking Out, but Not About Ukraine
President Vladimir V. Putin and his security services kept a lid on public dissent even as he invaded a neighboring country, sent hundreds of thousands of soldiers to their deaths and drastically raised taxes to pay for it all. Ordinary citizens, politicians and even reality television stars have criticized the restrictions.
Anger About Internet Restrictions Breathes Some Life Into Russian Politics
MOSCOW -- President Vladimir Putin and his security services kept a lid on public dissent even as he invaded a neighboring country, sent hundreds of thousands of soldiers to their deaths and drastically raised taxes to pay for it all. Then, they moved to throttle popular apps and intermittently cut off the internet. Suddenly, many Russians found their voice. Ordinary citizens, politicians and even reality television stars have criticized the restrictions.
Prisoner Swap in Eastern Europe Frees 10, Including Accused Spies
WARSAW, Poland -- Belarus, a close ally of Russia, on Tuesday released five prisoners in exchange for two Russians and three others held by countries hostile to Moscow, in a swap of detainees that involved intelligence services from seven countries and a vital assist from the Trump administration. Those released by Belarus included Andrzej Poczobut, a Belarusian journalist of Polish ethnicity and critic of his country's government.
Russian Officials Say Town’s Air Is Toxic, Days After Strike on Oil Refinery
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