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Russia's war against Ukraine

Military, political, economic, and humanitarian developments in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

12,855 stories · 73 in 30 days · Updated Sep 28, 2026

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01 / EXPLORE THROUGH TIME

Timeline

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2026759 stories
Slovakia finds Russian backdoor in traffic speed cameras↗ risky.biz · HN · 155 comments · 391 points · Aug 23, 2026
Third Drone Shot Down in Three Days in Romanian Territory↗ english.mapn.ro · HN · 306 comments · 231 points · Jul 26, 2026
Ukrainian drone holds position for 6 weeks↗ defenceleaders.com · HN · 193 comments · 171 points · Apr 01, 2026
Russia using Interpol's wanted list to target critics abroad, leak reveals↗ bbc.com · HN · 78 comments · 221 points · Jan 27, 2026
Polymarket refuses to pay bets that US would 'invade' Venezuela↗ ft.com · HN · 315 comments · 304 points · Jan 07, 2026
2025986 stories
Ukrainian hackers destroyed the IT infrastructure of Russian drone manufacturer↗ prm.ua · HN · 480 comments · 690 points · Jul 16, 2025
Ukraine destroys more than 40 military aircraft in drone attack deep in Russia↗ npr.org · HN · 661 comments · 383 points · Jun 01, 2025
US Ends Support For Ukrainian F-16s↗ ukrainetoday.org · HN · 2215 comments · 1184 points · Mar 09, 2025
U.S. pauses all military aid to Ukraine↗ wsj.com · HN · 1015 comments · 480 points · Mar 04, 2025
Zelensky leaves White House after angry meeting↗ bbc.com · HN · 5044 comments · 2936 points · Feb 28, 2025
20241,322 stories
Cable-cutting tanker seized by Finland 'was loaded with spying equipment'↗ lloydslist.com · HN · 561 comments · 590 points · Dec 27, 2024
Arrest of Pavel Durov, Telegram CEO, charges of terrorism, fraud, child porn↗ decripto.org · HN · 829 comments · 733 points · Aug 25, 2024
Telegram founder Pavel Durov arrested at French airport↗ theguardian.com · HN · 1038 comments · 1175 points · Aug 24, 2024
Alexei Navalny has died↗ reuters.com · HN · 1541 comments · 1641 points · Feb 16, 2024
Yandex to divest its Russia-based businesses↗ ir.yandex · HN · 322 comments · 233 points · Feb 05, 2024
20231,998 stories
Navalny Found in Arctic Prison After 3-Week Disappearance↗ themoscowtimes.com · HN · 39 comments · 112 points · Dec 25, 2023
Russian paramilitary chief says his forces will turn around↗ nytimes.com · HN · 54 comments · 85 points · Jun 24, 2023
Twenty Five Thousand march on Moscow, Prigozhyn announced↗ censor.net · HN · 19 comments · 47 points · Jun 24, 2023
Analysis of Twitter algorithm reveals Twitter down-ranks tweets about Ukraine↗ english.nv.ua · HN · 24 comments · 49 points · Apr 02, 2023
Russian aircraft collides into US unmanned system in international waters↗ eucom.mil · HN · 49 comments · 45 points · Mar 14, 2023
20226,490 stories
Mikhail Gorbachev has died↗ reuters.com · HN · 915 comments · 970 points · Aug 30, 2022
Tell HN: If You Are in Russia↗ news.ycombinator.com · HN · 1068 comments · 727 points · Mar 01, 2022
Ukraine calls on hacker underground to defend against Russia↗ reuters.com · HN · 600 comments · 987 points · Feb 25, 2022
Ukraine is a major producer of neon gas, critical for lasers used in chipmaking↗ reuters.com · HN · 422 comments · 958 points · Feb 24, 2022
Russian forces invade Ukraine after Putin orders attack↗ reuters.com · HN · 1814 comments · 2278 points · Feb 24, 2022
2021771 stories
Russian court accidentally confirmed Russian military presence in Ukraine↗ znak.com · HN · 410 comments · 291 points · Dec 16, 2021
Russia restricts opposition election voting app↗ netblocks.org · HN · 231 comments · 283 points · Sep 19, 2021
Why Russians do not smile (2002)↗ chicagomaroon.com · HN · 481 comments · 548 points · May 28, 2021
Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', opposition says↗ bbc.co.uk · HN · 829 comments · 1037 points · May 23, 2021
Belarusian regime’s thugs shut down Imaguru, the country’s key startup hub↗ techcrunch.com · HN · 226 comments · 303 points · Apr 21, 2021
2020529 stories
Russian opposition leader Navalny dupes spy into revealing how he was poisoned↗ cnn.com · HN · 248 comments · 783 points · Dec 21, 2020
Belarus opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova 'snatched from street' in Minsk↗ theguardian.com · HN · 114 comments · 479 points · Sep 07, 2020
Russia opposition leader poisoned with Novichok↗ bbc.com · HN · 306 comments · 515 points · Sep 02, 2020
Belarus has shut down the internet amid a controversial election↗ wired.com · HN · 277 comments · 612 points · Aug 11, 2020
Eastern European Movies↗ easterneuropeanmovies.com · HN · 178 comments · 388 points · Jun 24, 2020
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02 / CATCH UP

The conversation now

Popular stories, with attention fading over roughly two weeks.

Zelensky says Russia has widened attacks to hit Ukraine's data centres↗ bbc.com · HN · 151 comments · 102 points · Sep 25, 2026
Slovakia finds Russian backdoor in traffic speed cameras↗ risky.biz · HN · 155 comments · 391 points · Aug 23, 2026
CIA warns Russia preparing attacks on Spain, France, Italy with drones from sea↗ independent.co.uk · HN · 0 comments · 14 points · Sep 24, 2026
Disrupting a new covert influence campaign from Russia↗ openai.com · HN · 65 comments · 98 points · Aug 26, 2026
Beyond Ukraine: Why Europe is preparing for a wider conflict↗ cnn.com · HN · 12 comments · 15 points · Sep 21, 2026

03 / GO DEEPER

Follow your curiosity

Find a particular story, revisit a year, or see what resonated.

Highest rated · the last 30 days

Zelensky says Russia has widened attacks to hit Ukraine's data centres↗ bbc.com · HN · 151 comments · 102 points · Sep 25, 2026
Woman who exposed FBI official for working with Russian oligarch found dead↗ newsweek.com · HN · 0 comments · 39 points · Sep 04, 2026
When Russia Colonised California↗ bbc.com · HN · 9 comments · 30 points · Sep 01, 2026
First Naval Drone Duel Results in Ukrainian Success↗ navalnews.com · HN · 5 comments · 24 points · Sep 13, 2026
Ukrainian drones strike Russian gas facility over 3k km away in Siberia↗ kyivindependent.com · HN · 6 comments · 24 points · Sep 10, 2026
Russia trafficking foreigners to fight in Ukraine, Amnesty says↗ courthousenews.com · HN · 0 comments · 16 points · Sep 10, 2026
Beyond Ukraine: Why Europe is preparing for a wider conflict↗ cnn.com · HN · 12 comments · 15 points · Sep 21, 2026
Woman Who Exposed FBI Official for Working with Russian Oligarch Found Dead↗ newsweek.com · HN · 1 comments · 15 points · Sep 02, 2026
Russian strikes destroy 12M books ahead of Ukraine's first week back at school↗ bbc.com · HN · 0 comments · 15 points · Aug 31, 2026
CIA warns Russia preparing attacks on Spain, France, Italy with drones from sea↗ independent.co.uk · HN · 0 comments · 14 points · Sep 24, 2026

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