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Russia–Ukraine War: latest news and tension level
Live coverage of military and diplomatic developments in the Russia–Ukraine War flashpoint, from more than 200 sources. Updated every 15 minutes.
4 FLASHPOINT READING · INCREASED WATCH Military activity: elevated · Diplomatic tension: calm · Nuclear signalling: calm Updated 03:25 IST, 07 Oct 2026 · part of the Covert Horizon Tension IndexLatest
- War in Ukraine Escalates With Drone Strikes on Cargo ShipsgCaptain · 5h ago
- Ukrainian drones kill two, hit fuel hub in one of biggest attacks on Moscow region, Russian war bloggers sayReuters · 11h ago
- Fear and disruption for Ukraine's rail passengers as Russia escalates drone attacksBBC News – World · 12h ago
- 2 Killed in Massive Ukrainian Drone Attack on MoscowThe Moscow Times · 13h ago
- Russia says Ukraine hit two facilities at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plantReuters · 22h ago
- Ukraine's Zelenskiy says intelligence shows Russia is preparing massive attackReuters · 4h ago
- Yellareddypet man ‘stuck’ in Russia-Ukraine war zone: Probe intensified into alleged cheating by a Sircilla-based foreign job agentThe Hindu · 5h ago
- Unpacking Boeing’s F/A-XX win, plus a report from wartime UkraineBreaking Defense · 7h ago
- Ukraine launches major drone attack on Russia’s Moscow region, killing twoAl Jazeera · 9h ago
- Sailors missing after fresh attacks on Black Sea vessels, Bulgaria saysBBC News – World · 11h ago
- North Korea turning to knock-off parts for missiles used in Ukraine: ReportNK News · 15h ago
- From drone strikes to sabotage: Russia targets the rail corridor linking Ukraine and PolandDefence24 · 16h ago
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Background
Russia annexed Crimea in 2014 and backed separatist forces in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region. On 24 February 2022 it launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the largest war in Europe since 1945.
Most of the fighting takes place along a long front line in the east and south, while both sides carry out long-range drone and missile strikes, including on energy infrastructure. Ukraine relies heavily on military aid from Western partners, and efforts to negotiate an end to the war have repeatedly stalled.
Background last updated October 2026.
Key facts
- Countries
- Russia, Ukraine
- Nuclear-armed
- Russia
- Main areas
- Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Kherson, Black Sea
- Since
- 2014; full-scale invasion from February 2022
- Related
- Korean Peninsula