Is the conflict between Russia and Ukraine deepening?

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Aug 05, 2026 · 124 words

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Inside Story Is the conflict between Russia and Ukraine deepening?

Why it matters

The war sees a surge in attacks by both sides with little diplomatic movement.

Common ground

A surge in missile and drone attacks by Russia and Ukraine has left civilians dead on both sides.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “There has been little movement on the diplomatic front”

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The claim of minimal diplomatic progress is corroborated by a TASS report quoting Sergey Ryabkov stating 'Minimal progress has been made'.

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web search NEUTRAL — Stay on top of Russia-Ukraine war latest developments on the ground with Al Jazeera’s fact-based news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated maps.
https://www.aljazeera.com/tag/ukraine-russia-crisis/

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web search NEUTRAL — Russia-Ukraine war at a glance. Ukraine war briefing: Cut-price Patriot among options in desperate search for missile defence.Vladimir Putin being buzzed by Ukrainian drones on the cover of the 7 Augu…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/russia+ukraine

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web search NEUTRAL — Earlier, Ryabkov said that Russia has maintained regular contacts with the United States to address irritants to their bilateral relationship using diplomatic channels.
https://tass.com/politics/2063627

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Claim 2: “US attention remains largely focused on Iran.”

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Multiple current sources (Al Jazeera, Politico, The Guardian) and Wikipedia entries describe an active and high-stakes conflict/war between the US and Iran (dated 2025-2026), with JD Vance and other officials discussing the goals and impacts of this war, indicating it is a primary focus.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 2025 and 2026, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Ali…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. Hostilities broke out after US–Israeli airstrikes killed several Iranian officials, including …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between Iran and the United States began in the mid-19th century, when Iran was known to the Western world as Qajar Persia. While Persia was the object of British and Russian colonial intere…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_relations

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Claim 3: “Thomas Graham – Henry A Kissinger Distinguished Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York.”

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The search results returned information about 'Thomas the Tank Engine' rather than the professional Thomas Graham. No evidence was provided to verify his fellowship at the Council on Foreign Relations.

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web search NEUTRAL — Thomas runs on the Fat Controller 's North Western Railway on the Island of Sodor. He became the most popular character in the series and is the titular protagonist in the accompanying television seri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_the_Tank_Engine

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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 24, 2019 · Subscribe to Thomas & Friends on YouTube: http://bit.ly/SubscribeToTFAbout Thomas & Friends:Based on a series of children's books, "Thomas & Friends" feature...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUNZhBwJkKU

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web search NEUTRAL — Welcome to the official Thomas & Friends YouTube channel, where parents and kids can find new stories and adventures featuring the No. 1 Blue Tank Engine! Watch Thomas in his very first...
https://www.youtube.com/thomasandfriends/featured

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Claim 4: “Oleksiy Goncharenko – Member of the Ukrainian parliament.”

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Wikipedia and multiple professional bios explicitly identify Oleksiy Goncharenko as a member of the Ukrainian parliament.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Presidential elections were scheduled to be held in Ukraine in March or April 2024. However, as martial law has been in effect since 24 February 2022 in response to the full-scale Russian invasion of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Ukrainian_presidential_el…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Oleksiy Oleksiyovich Goncharenko (Ukrainian: Олексій Олексійович Гончаренко; born 16 September 1980) is a Ukrainian politician and content creator, member of the Ukrainian parliament, member of the Uk…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleksiy_Goncharenko

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war

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Claim 5: “Andrey Kortunov – Russian affairs analyst and former director general of the Russian International Affairs Council.”

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Multiple web sources and the RIAC context confirm Andrey Kortunov was the Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council (specifically from 2011 to 2023).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 27 November 2024, a coalition of Syrian revolutionary factions called the Military Operations Command, led by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and supported by allied Turkish-backed groups in the Syrian…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Syrian_opposition_offensi…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 8 December 2024, the Assad regime in Syria collapsed during a major offensive by opposition forces. The offensive was spearheaded by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Syrian National Army (SNA), and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_the_Assad_regime

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC, Russian: Российский совет по международным делам) is a non-profit academic and diplomatic think tank established by the presidential decree dated 2 Feb…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_International_Affairs_…

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Claim 6: “A surge in missile and drone attacks by Russia and Ukraine has left civilians dead on both sides.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results about Windows 11 files and dictionary definitions of 'recent'. While Wikipedia confirms the existence of the war, there is no specific evidence in the provided text regarding a 'surge' in attacks causing civilian deaths on both sides.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the existing war between the two countries that began when Ru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–pres…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There have been several rounds of peace talks to end the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war since it began with Russia's invasion in February 2022. Russia's president Vladimir Putin seeks recognition of all …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_negotiations_in_the_Russ…

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Claim 7: “Europe’s worst conflict since the Second World War”

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Wikipedia explicitly states that the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine started 'the largest conflict in Europe since World War II'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, during the Russo-Ukrainian war, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, starting the current phase of the war, the largest conflict in Europe since World War II. By Apri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukrai…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the north; Poland and Slova…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine

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