The pollution that outlives war
Long after fighting is over, the toxic leftovers of war continue to poison communities and the environment.
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Does Ukraine have the advantage at the moment?
Kyiv takes the war deeper into Russia with a huge attack on the Moscow region.
Published On 19 May 2026
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![This handout photograph posted on the official Telegram channel of Moscow Region Governor Andrey Vorobyov on May 17, 2026 shows a burning building following an air attack at an undisclosed location in the Moscow region, amid the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict. A huge wave of more than 500 Ukrainian drones attacked Russia overnight, killing three people in the Moscow region, authorities said on May, 17, 2026. Air defences shot down 556 drones in more than a dozen regions, including Moscow, Russia's defence ministry said, in one of the largest Ukrainian barrages of the ongoing conflict so far. [Handout/TELEGRAM/@vorobiev_live/AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/AFP__20260517__B33H8WE__v2__HighRes__RussiaUkraineConflict-1779008728.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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