Russia pounds Ukraine with missile, drone strikes
Footage shows firefighters extinguishing a massive fire after Russia launched air strikes on Ukraine.
![People stand in a hallway of a damaged residential building following a Russian strike in Odesa on July 15, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [Oleksandr Gimanov/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image-1784145616.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Footage shows firefighters extinguishing a massive fire after Russia launched air strikes on Ukraine.
![People stand in a hallway of a damaged residential building following a Russian strike in Odesa on July 15, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [Oleksandr Gimanov/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image-1784145616.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)






Ukrainian drones hit historic museum in annexed Crimea, port in occupied Mariupol and oil refineries deep in Russia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has turned down an offer for in-person talks with the Ukrainian President.
The Russian leader insisted military action would only stop after Moscow achieves its ‘goals’.

Putin says ‘too early’ to talk about staying in power until 2036.
Russia is raising the pressure on Armenia as traditional ally looks to the West.
Putin says drone that crashed in Romania likely Ukrainian.

101 East investigates the plight of two North Korean POWs in Ukraine and the campaign to transfer them to South Korea.

Russia delivered nuclear warheads to sites in Belarus as part of a three-day military exercise involving both countries.
The Russian and Chinese leaders agreed on bilateral cooperation during Putin’s visit to China.

China’s Xi Jinping has welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin to Beijing.