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Ukrainian Drones Hit Industrial Site Deep Inside Russia

30 April 2026 at 15:16
Ukrainian drones hit an oil facility and industrial site inside Russia's Perm region, according to the local governor, striking targets some 1,500 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. It comes a day after Ukraine attacked a Russian oil pumping station in the same region.

Moscow's Military Axis With Iran Impacting Battlefield, Ex-Pentagon Analyst Matthew Tavares Says

30 April 2026 at 11:53
Matthew Tavares, a former Pentagon analyst, tells RFE/RL the West is no longer facing a partnership of convenience between Moscow and Tehran, but a strategic alignment that spans the tactical, operational, and strategic levels of warfare. 

A7, Company Implicated In Sanctions Evasion, Reportedly Linked To Russian Oligarchs

30 April 2026 at 11:34
An Russian oligarch and top business executives are using A7, an influential payments company implicated a vast sanctions evasions scheme relying on a ruble-backed cryptocurrency, for their own transactions.

Ukraine Strikes Deep Inside Russia Amid Talks Of Temporary Cease-Fire

30 April 2026 at 09:49
Ukraine has hit an oil facility and industrial site in Russia's Perm region, roughly 1,500 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, according to Russian officials, as US President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin discussed a potential temporary cease-fire aimed at pausing the four-year war in Ukraine.

US Senator Tillis: Putin Wants To 'Eradicate US Influence' In Europe, Middle East

29 April 2026 at 21:06
In an interview with RFE/RL, US Senator Thom Tillis said the wars in Ukraine and Iran represent a broader conflict "between the democratic world and the totalitarian world." He said Russian President Vladimir Putin is looking far beyond Ukraine in his geopolitical aims.

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Russia-Iran Axis Expanding The Battlefield, US Senator Thom Tillis Warns

29 April 2026 at 18:54
Senator Thom Tillis, a co-chair of the Senate NATO Observer Group and a self-described “plain-spoken” Republican from North Carolina, has a message for those who view the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East as isolated events: they are not.

Russian Oil Spills Into Black Sea After Strike On Tuapse Refinery

29 April 2026 at 15:55
Russian oil is polluting the Black Sea following multiple Ukrainian strikes on the Tuapse oil refinery in recent weeks. The region is now facing a growing environmental disaster. Ukraine has targeted Russia's oil infrastructure for months, undermining a major source of revenue for Moscow.

Iran's Conservative Camp Split Over US Talks To End War

29 April 2026 at 14:20
The unity that Iran’s rival political camps maintained through 40 days of US and Israeli strikes is fracturing over negotiations to end the war. The real divide, experts say, is not necessarily about whether to talk but rather when.

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