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• August 22, 2025

  Ahead Of Independence Day, Ukrainians Mourn The 'Cost' Of Freedom

  Few families remain in the village of Maksymivka, near Ukraine's Black Sea coast. As the country prepares to observe Independence Day on August 24, some residents say the holiday evokes hopes for a Ukrainian victory, while others focus on the mounting human cost of the war.

• August 22, 2025

  Tajik Migrants Stranded At Moscow Airport Amid Deportations, Border Crackdown

  RFE/RL received video showing dozens of Tajik migrants stuck at Moscow’s Zhukovsky Airport. They say they were deported but prevented from leaving. Since the Crocus Hall attack in March 2024, Russia has tightened entry rules, with hundreds of Tajiks reporting unexplained refusals at airports.

• August 21, 2025

  Russia Targets Western Ukraine In Massive Overnight Strikes

  At least one person was killed and two others injured in Lviv as a result of Russian strikes with drones and cruise missiles, according to regional authorities. The Ukrainian military said that Russia launched 574 drones and 40 missiles in the aerial attack, the largest in August so far.

• August 21, 2025

  Why Are Protests In Serbia Turning Violent?

  After nine months of anti-government protests in Serbia, led by students, there is a surge in violence. Why now?

• August 20, 2025

  Crews Recover Bodies, Clear Debris After Deadly Floods Hit Pakistan

  Recovery crews looked for bodies and dug through debris in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province after deadly floods killed more than 350 people in the region. RFE/RL spoke to people in villages hit by flash flooding and landslides that were triggered by heavy monsoon rains.

• August 20, 2025

  Ukrainian Counterattacks Cut Russian Advance Near Pokrovsk But Civilians Still Suffer

  Ukraine's military says it has cut off Russian infiltration units who broke through a defensive line north of the eastern city of Pokrovsk.

• August 19, 2025

  For Ukrainian Civilians, Talk Of Zelenskyy-Putin Summit Brings Little Hope

  During Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to Washington, US President Donald Trump said he would work to coordinate a summit between the Ukrainian president and Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Ukrainians in Kyiv told RFE/RL they feared that such a meeting was unlikely to lead to a peace deal.

• August 19, 2025

  As US, Europe Offer Security Support, Zelenskyy 'Benefits Politically'

  Ukraine’s allies pledged their support to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at talks in Washington, though the details remain vague. According to one foreign policy analyst, the offers of Western security guarantees will strengthen Zelenskyy's position in future peace talks.

• August 18, 2025

  Welcoming Zelenskyy To White House, Trump Speaks Of Potential 'Trilat' With Putin

  US President Donald Trump welcomed his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on August 18. Trump said that Russian President Vladimir Putin would be expecting a call soon and raised the possibility of a trilateral US-Ukraine-Russia meeting.

• August 18, 2025

  'I Barely Got Out': Ukrainian Civilians Die In Russian Strikes Ahead Of Crucial Meeting

  Russian drone strikes hit a residential building in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv ahead of a crucial meeting in Washington, D.C. between Ukraine, European, and US leaders.

• August 18, 2025

  World Food Program Calls For Aid To Avoid ‘Famine’ In Afghanistan

  “We’re turning hundreds of thousands of people away” from food distribution centers amid a funding shortfall, the World Food Program’s country director in Afghanistan has told RFE/RL.

• August 16, 2025

  'Nothing Terrible, Nothing Positive': Ukrainians React To Trump-Putin Alaska Summit

  Ukrainians had mixed reactions following the summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska.

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