Top stories of 2026
- Lead · Russian drone strike on Kryvyi Rih shopping centre kills 16, wounds more than 130Saturday, August 22, 2026
- Lead · Russian drones hit Kryvyi Rih shopping centre; Ukraine says 16 deadFriday, August 21, 2026
- Lead · Russian missile and drone barrage kills at least 16 in Kyiv region; Zelenskyy seeks PatriotsThursday, August 20, 2026
- Lead · Trump pauses Canada 50% tariffs three days as negotiators race to finalize a dealWednesday, August 19, 2026
- Lead · Ousted Ukrainian defence minister Fedorov calls for wartime electionsTuesday, August 18, 2026
- Lead · Canada scrambles in Washington as 50% U.S. tariff deadline nearsMonday, August 17, 2026
- Lead · Ukraine mounts one of its largest drone waves into Russia as strikes kill on both sidesSunday, August 16, 2026
- Lead · Ukraine hits Russia’s Progress rocket center in Samara with Flamingo missiles, Zelenskyy saysSaturday, August 15, 2026
- Lead · Trump says he will declare Strait of Hormuz a U.S. territory as blockade tensions spikeFriday, August 14, 2026
- Lead · U.S. says Iran naval blockade can run indefinitely as economic pressure ramps upThursday, August 13, 2026
- Lead · Ukraine hits Novorossiysk naval base and grain terminals in massive Black Sea strikeWednesday, August 12, 2026
- Lead · Ukraine hits Orsk oil refinery 1,500 km inside Russia and Wildberries hub in VoronezhTuesday, August 11, 2026
- Lead · Ukraine drone strike on Tatarstan oil hub kills 13 at Nizhnekamsk Taneco plantMonday, August 10, 2026
- Lead · Russia–Ukraine overnight strikes kill civilians in Belgorod, Kharkiv and OdesaSunday, August 9, 2026
- Lead · Russian strikes kill 4 near Kyiv, including a child, as Ukraine hits Ilsky and Syzran refineriesSaturday, August 8, 2026
- Lead · Russian strikes kill at least 6 across Ukraine as Kyiv hits Wildberries in YekaterinburgFriday, August 7, 2026
- Lead · Ukraine hits Yaroslavl and Bashkortostan refineries as Russia strikes kill at least 11Thursday, August 6, 2026
- Lead · Russian Kyiv barrage kills at least 17 as ballistic intercepts fail; Wildberries hit in TulaWednesday, August 5, 2026