Thousands of Ukrainians have been systematically abducted and tortured by Russian forces, says a report by the investigative journalism organization IStories.

Drones hit industrial buildings in Sumy, northeastern Ukraine, early on May 21, setting off fires and leaving parts of the city without power. The wider Sumy region has been under attack in recent ...

After Artyom Uss, a Russian businessman and son of a powerful Kremlin-connected governor, escaped from Italian house arrest ...

Andriy Portnov, an adviser to former pro-Russian Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, was shot dead on May 21 just outside ...

President Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to the Kursk region, his first since Russian troops pushed out Ukrainian ...

At least five people, including three children, were killed and 35 others injured when an explosion occurred near a school ...

A massive Russian drone attack on May 18 killed Ukrainian photographer Anna Yefymenko near Kyiv as she shielded her son. The ...

European leaders threatened “massive” sanctions against Russia if it failed to agree to a 30-day cease-fire proposed by US President Donald Trump. Russia has failed to agree and European countries say ...

Neighbors and family gathered in the Ukrainian community of Vasylkiv, outside Kyiv, to mourn a mother who died on May 18 while shielding her 4-year-old son from a Russian air attack. Anna Yefymenko, ...

The first EU-UK summit since Brexit over five years ago moved Britain closer to the EU, but without crossing any well-known ...

Prosecutors in Azerbaijan on May 20 asked a court to sentence journalist Farid Mehralizada to 12 years on smuggling charges ...

Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 21st week of 2025 from around RFE/RL's coverage region.