Top Russian Oil Executive Dies in Moscow Window Fall
By Shane Croucher is a Breaking News Editor based in London, UK. He has previously overseen the My Turn, Fact Check and News teams, and was a Senior Reporter before that, mostly covering U.S. news and politics. Shane joined Newsweek in February 2018 from IBT UK where he held various editorial roles covering different beats, […]
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NATO Scrambles Multiple Fighter Jets After Long-Range Russian Strikes
By Ellie Cook is a Newsweek security and defense reporter based in London, U.K. Her work focuses largely on the Russia-Ukraine war, the U.S. military, weapons systems and emerging technology. She joined Newsweek in January 2023, having previously worked as a reporter at the Daily Express, and is a graduate of International Journalism at City, […]
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China Reacts to Ukraine’s Raid on Russian Bomber Bases
By John Feng is Newsweek’s contributing editor for Asia based in Taichung, Taiwan. His focus is on East Asian politics. He has covered foreign policy and defense matters, especially in relation to U.S.-China ties and cross-strait relations between China and Taiwan. John joined Newsweek in 2020 after reporting in Central Europe and the United Kingdom. […]
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Map Shows Russian Air Bases Hit in ‘Pearl Harbor’ Drone Raid
Coordinated, long-range strikes on multiple Russian airbases thousands of miles from Ukraine took out more than a third of Russia’s strategic cruise missile carriers, according to Kyiv, dealing a stinging blow to Moscow ahead of renewed peace talks. Ukraine on Sunday launched 117 individually-operated drones at four airbases across Russia, officials said, in an attack […]
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Russian Drone Strike on Bus Kills Entire Family
A family was among nine people killed in a drone strike in the northeast of Ukraine, local authorities have said. Saturday’s strike on a bus in Ukraine’s Sumy region showed Russia had no intention of ending the war, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. Newsweek has contacted the Russian Defense Ministry for comment. This illustrative […]
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US Warns of Major Russian Assault Amid Putin’s Victory Day Truce
Russia could launch a significant attack on Ukraine during the period of a ceasefire unilaterally declared by Vladimir Putin, the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv has said. Ukraine rejected Putin’s call for a ceasefire between May 8 and May 11 in honor of Friday’s Victory Day celebrations in Red Square, Moscow, to mark the 80th anniversary […]
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Two Russian Fighter Jets Downed by Naval Drone-Launched Missiles: Kyiv
Two Russian fighter jets have been downed over the Black Sea, according to Ukrainian military intelligence. Intelligence out of Kyiv, which initially reported striking down one jet on May 2, now says it hit two jets. Ukrainian naval missiles shot from a drone boat performed the strikes. If the reports are true, the incident marks […]
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Naval Drone Downs $50m Russian Fighter Jet, Ukraine Says—’World’s First’
A Ukrainian sea drone downed a $50-million Russian fighter jet over the Black Sea in what has been described as a world first, according to military intelligence in Kyiv. Ukraine’s intelligence agency, the GUR, published video of what it said was an unprecedented operation near the Russian port of Novorossiysk using a Magura sea drone […]
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‘Ukrainian Agent’ Detained After Russian General Car Bombing: FSB
Russian authorities have detained a “Ukrainian special services agent” accused of planting explosives in a car that killed a senior Russian general on Friday, Moscow’s FSB security agency has said. Why It Matters Ukraine has been linked to the deaths of several high-profile Russian commanders since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of its neighbor more […]
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Trump Admin Prepared to Recognize Crimea as Russian Territory: Report
The Trump administration is poised to recognize Crimea as Russian territory as part of a broader peace deal to bring an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, Bloomberg reported Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Newsweek reached out to the White House and State Department for comment via email on Friday. Why It Matters Russia […]
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