Tearful family and friends gathered at the funeral for Danylo Khudia, a Ukrainian teenager killed in a massive Russian strike ...

An annual report on global military spending shows that Ukraine is spending more of its GDP on defense than any other country ...

You are listening to the audio version of the Wider Europe newsletter, published on April 29, 2025, read by an AI-generated voice of RFE/RL's Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak.

The Russian military intelligence (GRU) oversaw the recruitment of prisoners into assault units known as “Storm Z”. It also funded the units and collected of information about casualties, RFE/RL's ...

A massive explosion and fire struck the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas on April 26, officials said, leaving at least 500 ...

There was absolutely nothing Ukrainian. It was a very large pro-Russian machine.” That’s how one Ukrainian teenager described ...

Three people were killed in Russian attacks in the Donetsk region on April 26, two of them in Kostyantynivka, where ...

As Ukraine marks the 39th anniversary of the world's worst civilian nuclear accident at the Chernobyl power plant, engineers ...

European nations largely represented by France, Germany, and the United Kingdom have tried their best to engage in talks between the United States, Ukraine, and Russia.

Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 17th week of 2025 from around RFE/RL's coverage region.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said a deal to end Russia's invasion of Ukraine is "closer" as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for greater international pressure on the Kremlin ...

As Ukraine marks the 39th anniversary of the world's worst civilian nuclear accident at the Chernobyl power plant, engineers ...