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The Kremlin Is Bullying More Russians Into Fighting in Ukraine

  World Russia The Kremlin Is Bullying More Russians Into Fighting in Ukraine Measures increasingly include beatings and manipulation, fueling expectations of a second forced mobilization By Thomas Grove and Daria Matviichuk Aug. 2, 2026 10:00 pm ET 232 Gift unlocked article Listen (7 min) A woman walks past a billboard advertising contract military service for "Unmanned Systems Troops" in St. Petersburg, Russia. A billboard advertising contract military service in St. Petersburg, Russia. Quick Summary Russia is forcing more fighting-age men into military service through detentions and threats as voluntary recruitment stalls. View more Russia is strong-arming more fighting-age men into military service to boost the flagging ranks of its army as voluntary recruitment stalls and Moscow’s initiative on the front line in Ukraine falters. In Russia’s smaller towns and cities, some military recruiters have resorted to detaining men on the street, outside their p...
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What Ukraine’s drone makers know that the Pentagon doesn’t

Opinion What Ukraine’s drone makers know that the Pentagon doesn’t Modern war rewards speed and redundancy, not perfect weapons from a single supplier. August 3, 2026 at 6:15 a.m. EDTToday at 6:15 a.m. EDT 5 min 43 Make us preferred on Google Ukrainian soldiers prepare an FP-1 deep-strike drone earlier this year. (Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters) By Denys Shtilerman Denys Shtilerman is the founder of FirePoint, a Ukrainian defense company. On July 13 in Paris, 10 European countries launched Freyja, a coalition to build a European system for intercepting ballistic missiles. Its purpose is simple: not to replace the American-made Patriot, but to ensure that Europe’s ability to defend itself no longer depends on a single manufacturer, a single country or a single political decision. What will happen in the 2026 midterms? Sign up for Margin of Victory That same night, Russia launched eight ballistic missiles at Ukraine. Patriot systems intercepted five of them. It was the first time in...
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Laura Loomer,

  Accessibility statementSkip to main content Democracy Dies in Darkness johnbrown Politics White House Donald Trump Democracy in America Courts & Law National Security Elections Loomer’s Ukraine reversal deepens split in Trump’s ‘America First’ movement Influential MAGA blogger and former Kyiv critic Laura Loomer expects to visit the president to advocate for the U.S.-Ukraine alliance. August 3, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. EDTToday at 5:00 a.m. EDT 9 min Summary 333 Make us preferred on Google Blogger Laura Loomer has returned from a trip to Ukraine as one of MAGA’s most prominent advocates for the country in its war with Russia. (Jacob M. Langston/For The Washington Post) By Isaac Arnsdorf and Michael Birnbaum Laura Loomer, the controversial but influential pro-Trump blogger, arrived in Kyiv on July 19, with only a few meetings lined up and, in her telling, no agenda other than seeing the war-torn country for herself. Ten days later, she returned to Florida as one of MAGA’s mos...
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had appealed for American air-defense missiles during a White House meeting on Tuesday. August 1, 2026 at 10:19 a.m Summary Smoke rises above residential buildings after an air attack in Kyiv on Saturday. (Eugene Kotenko/AFP/Getty Images) By David L. Stern, Kostiantyn Khudov, Serhii Korolchuk and Serhiy Morgunov, The Washington Post KYIV — Russian ballistic missiles rained down on Kyiv early Saturday, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 30, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his country had run out of air defense interceptors./ Russian forces fired nearly 200 attack drones and 35 missiles, including 27 ballistic missiles, primarily at the capital, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on social media. “Only one ballistic missile was intercepted, simply because there are no interceptors,” Zelensky wrote. “A hell of a night,” Ukrainian Foreign Minster Andrii Sybiha wrote on X. The Russian attack occurred...
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Zelensky says Ukraine has ‘no interceptors’ as ballistic missiles hit Kyiv

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had appealed for American air-defense missiles during a White House meeting on Tuesday. August 1, 2026 at 10:19 a.m Summary Smoke rises above residential buildings after an air attack in Kyiv on Saturday. (Eugene Kotenko/AFP/Getty Images) By David L. Stern, Kostiantyn Khudov, Serhii Korolchuk and Serhiy Morgunov,  The Washington Post KYIV — Russian ballistic missiles rained down on Kyiv early Saturday, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 30, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his country had run out of air defense interceptors./  Russian forces fired nearly 200 attack drones and 35 missiles, including 27 ballistic missiles, primarily at the capital, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on social media. “Only one ballistic missile was intercepted, simply because there are no interceptors,” Zelensky wrote. “A hell of a night,” Ukrainian Foreign Minster Andrii Sybiha wrote on X. The Russian attack occurre...
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How Ukraine Is Making Inroads Into Once-Hostile Territory: MAGA

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August 01, 2026 Ukraine and its supporters have invested years in trying to undo the skepticism of the country’s war effort harbored by President Trump’s MAGA movement and the president himself . President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine with President Trump during the NATO summit in Ankara last month. Doug Mill/The New York Ti mes The New York Times Aug. 1, 2026, 5:02 a.m. ET original article contains links By Anton Troianovski Ken Bensinger and Constant Méheut Anton Troianovski reported from Washington. Ken Bensinger reported from Los Angeles. Constant Méheut reported from Kyiv, Ukraine *** Ukraine rolled out the red carpet for Laura Loomer, the far-right activist who frequently speaks to President Trump . She sat down for about 40 minutes last week with President Volodymyr Zelensky, conducted the first interview with Ukraine’s new acting defense minister, dined with the country’s chief rabbi and got a tour of an animal shelter, given her affection for dogs. “They view me as an exten...
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