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Zelenskiy calls for Nato membership as Kyiv set to launch counteroffensive

Zelenskiy calls for Nato membership as Kyiv set to launch counteroffensive

Secretary general Jens Stoltenberg says Ukraine’s ‘rightful place’ is in the alliance

Thu Apr 20 2023 - 17:55
Ukraine boosts air defences as Russia fires ‘kamikaze’ drones at Odesa region

Ukraine boosts air defences as Russia fires ‘kamikaze’ drones at Odesa region

Moscow warns South Korea against considering arms supplies to Kyiv

Wed Apr 19 2023 - 14:45
Putin and Zelenskiy visit troops near front line

Putin and Zelenskiy visit troops near front line

Russian troops retreated from regional capital Kherson in November and have been reinforcing positions on the Dnipro river

Tue Apr 18 2023 - 16:19
Ukraine war: Moscow court sentences opposition activist to 25 years

Ukraine war: Moscow court sentences opposition activist to 25 years

Vladimir Kara-Murza is being tried over his criticism of the Ukraine offensive

Mon Apr 17 2023 - 16:26
Ukraine tightens security for Orthodox Easter events amid attack fears

Ukraine tightens security for Orthodox Easter events amid attack fears

European officials urge China to do more to help bring an end to Russia’s invasion of its neighbour

Fri Apr 14 2023 - 18:53
Kyiv calls for international response to apparent beheading of Ukrainian soldiers by Russians

Kyiv calls for international response to apparent beheading of Ukrainian soldiers by Russians

President urges international leaders to act after videos circulate on social media

Wed Apr 12 2023 - 18:33
Belarus a Kremlin ‘hostage’ with deployment of Russian nuclear weapons, says Ukraine

Belarus a Kremlin ‘hostage’ with deployment of Russian nuclear weapons, says Ukraine

Putin insists move is ‘nothing unusual’ in light of US nuclear posture abroad

Sun Mar 26 2023 - 18:41
UN human rights office accuses Russia and Ukraine of executing POWs

UN human rights office accuses Russia and Ukraine of executing POWs

Report says both sides may have committed ‘war crimes’ as Russian forces kill seven civilians in shelling of towns

Fri Mar 24 2023 - 20:12
Slovakia gives jets to Ukraine as Russia says Putin’s arrest would be ‘declaration of war’

Slovakia gives jets to Ukraine as Russia says Putin’s arrest would be ‘declaration of war’

Kyiv hints counterttack coming ‘very soon’ as Wagner mercenaries ‘run out of steam’

Thu Mar 23 2023 - 17:18
Ukraine accuses Russia of ‘savagery’ as strikes kill at least eight people

Ukraine accuses Russia of ‘savagery’ as strikes kill at least eight people

Putin says Moscow would be ‘forced to respond’ if Britain includes shells containing depleted uranium with a delivery of Challenger tanks to Kyiv

Wed Mar 22 2023 - 17:15
Russia-China summit shows who dominates their ‘no-limits’ relationship

Russia-China summit shows who dominates their ‘no-limits’ relationship

Kremlin plays junior role in anti-US alliance but can rely on Beijing’s support

Wed Mar 22 2023 - 12:29
Kremlin welcomes China’s ‘peace plan’ on Ukraine and warns Britain over arms supplies

Kremlin welcomes China’s ‘peace plan’ on Ukraine and warns Britain over arms supplies

PM Fumio Kishida to meet Zelenskiy in Kyiv as Tokyo concerned about close relationship between Beijing and Moscow

Tue Mar 21 2023 - 18:03
US condemns Xi Jinping visit to Moscow days after ICC arrest warrant for Putin

US condemns Xi Jinping visit to Moscow days after ICC arrest warrant for Putin

Russian and Chinese leaders welcome deepening bilateral relations

Tue Mar 21 2023 - 06:42
ICC issues arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin over alleged war crimes

ICC issues arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin over alleged war crimes

Arrest warrants issued for Russian president and children’s rights commissioner for ‘unlawful deportation’ of Ukrainian children

Fri Mar 17 2023 - 17:46
Russia has committed host of war crimes in Ukraine, UN-backed investigation finds

Russia has committed host of war crimes in Ukraine, UN-backed investigation finds

Poland says it has broken up Russian spy network that sought to sabotage arms supplies to Ukraine

Thu Mar 16 2023 - 17:05
Russia aims to salvage US drone brought down in Black Sea

Russia aims to salvage US drone brought down in Black Sea

Washington will not want an advanced surveillance drone to fall into Moscow’s hands

Wed Mar 15 2023 - 16:38
US calls on Ukraine’s allies for quick supply of weapons

US calls on Ukraine’s allies for quick supply of weapons

Call comes after two Russian Su-27 aircraft conducted an ‘unsafe and unprofessional intercept’ of a US drone

Wed Mar 15 2023 - 07:33
US accuses ‘reckless’ Russia of causing spy drone crash in Black Sea

US accuses ‘reckless’ Russia of causing spy drone crash in Black Sea

Moscow blames Washington for 'provocation' close to Ukraine's occupied Crimea

Tue Mar 14 2023 - 23:40
Ukraine’s political and military leaders agree to keep defending Bakhmut

Ukraine’s political and military leaders agree to keep defending Bakhmut

Moscow does not recognise the jurisdiction of the Hague, Kremlin spokesperson says

Tue Mar 14 2023 - 18:10
‘Don’t forget the price that’s being paid’: Soldiers’ portraits show cost of Ukraine’s war

‘Don’t forget the price that’s being paid’: Soldiers’ portraits show cost of Ukraine’s war

Lviv photographer questions how nation sees and integrates its growing ranks of war-wounded

Tue Mar 14 2023 - 12:49
Bakhmut battle intensifies as international court ‘prepares war crimes cases against Russia’

Bakhmut battle intensifies as international court ‘prepares war crimes cases against Russia’

China’s president Xi Jinping may visit Russia and speak to Volodymyr Zelenskiy next week, reports say

Mon Mar 13 2023 - 18:01
Kyiv seeks increased supplies of ammunition as it defends Bakhmut

Kyiv seeks increased supplies of ammunition as it defends Bakhmut

Turkey optimistic on an extension of the Ukraine-Russia grain deal this week

Sun Mar 12 2023 - 19:00
Ukraine says its troops are doing ‘everything possible’ to defend  Bakhmut

Ukraine says its troops are doing ‘everything possible’ to defend Bakhmut

Moscow warns Russia’s neighbours against aligning themselves with the US

Fri Mar 10 2023 - 20:52
Ukraine restores power to regions and nuclear plant after deadly Russian missile strikes

Ukraine restores power to regions and nuclear plant after deadly Russian missile strikes

Battle for Bakhmut for grinds on as Poland and Slovakia offer MiG-29 jets to Kyiv

Thu Mar 09 2023 - 18:12
Russian fighters claim to control half of Bakhmut

Russian fighters claim to control half of Bakhmut

Nato warns city might fall soon as Ukraine seeks more ammunition from EU members

Wed Mar 08 2023 - 17:38
‘I went for my son’: Ukrainians pin hopes on prisoner swaps to bring soldiers home from Russia

‘I went for my son’: Ukrainians pin hopes on prisoner swaps to bring soldiers home from Russia

Kostyantyn Kolyenov waits for news of son Danylo after losing leg in battle for Bakhmut

Wed Mar 08 2023 - 11:35
Ukraine vows to strengthen Bakhmut’s defence and find killers of ‘executed’ soldier

Ukraine vows to strengthen Bakhmut’s defence and find killers of ‘executed’ soldier

Poland sending 10 more Leopard tanks to Kyiv as China hails Moscow ties and chides US over Ukraine

Tue Mar 07 2023 - 16:56
Ukraine continues to defend Bakhmut as Russian warlord warns of ‘treachery’

Ukraine continues to defend Bakhmut as Russian warlord warns of ‘treachery’

US defence secretary Lloyd Austin says fall of town would not necessarily change tide of the war

Mon Mar 06 2023 - 21:33
Bakhmut: a ghost town of high symbolic importance to Kremlin and Wagner mercenary group

Bakhmut: a ghost town of high symbolic importance to Kremlin and Wagner mercenary group

While the town remains in Kyiv’s hands, the Kremlin has no hope of fully occupying the Donetsk region it regards as its own sovereign territory

Mon Mar 06 2023 - 16:45
Fight for Bakhmut continues as Kyiv says it is resisting Russian attacks

Fight for Bakhmut continues as Kyiv says it is resisting Russian attacks

Situation in city is ‘hell’ but frontline stabilised and Russian forces still on outskirts, says Ukrainian commander

Sun Mar 05 2023 - 17:00
Russian warlord says ‘pincers closing’ on Bakhmut as Ukraine partially evacuates liberated town

Russian warlord says ‘pincers closing’ on Bakhmut as Ukraine partially evacuates liberated town

Putin addresses security after ‘cross-border raid’ and ally Belarus jails Nobel Prize winner

Fri Mar 03 2023 - 17:00
‘If you’re still talking to someone after 15 minutes, you may have saved their life,’ says Irish founder of Ukrainian helpline

‘If you’re still talking to someone after 15 minutes, you may have saved their life,’ says Irish founder of Ukrainian helpline

Number of callers to suicide prevention hotline has tripled since Russia’s all-out invasion a year ago

Fri Mar 03 2023 - 05:09
Kyiv denies claims of saboteurs attacking Russian villages as Putin blames Ukrainian ‘terrorists’

Kyiv denies claims of saboteurs attacking Russian villages as Putin blames Ukrainian ‘terrorists’

Ukraine presidential adviser warns Moscow could use allegations of incursion to justify escalation of its methods in conflict

Thu Mar 02 2023 - 22:07
Ukraine says army preparing for offensive despite ‘insane’ Russian attacks in east

Ukraine says army preparing for offensive despite ‘insane’ Russian attacks in east

Moscow claims air defences thwarted Ukrainian drone strike on Crimea

Wed Mar 01 2023 - 16:47
Fighting intensifies for ruined city of Bakhmut as Kremlin seeks major battlefield gain

Fighting intensifies for ruined city of Bakhmut as Kremlin seeks major battlefield gain

Putin tells FSB to tighten control over border between the warring sides to prevent ‘scum’ from destabilising Russia

Tue Feb 28 2023 - 18:09
Bucha remembers: ‘I walked into the garden and  found him lying there face down, where they had shot him’

Bucha remembers: ‘I walked into the garden and found him lying there face down, where they had shot him’

One year ago today, Russian troops rolled into Bucha in Ukraine. Liudmyla Kizilova’s husband of 50 years was shot dead and troops took over her house

Mon Feb 27 2023 - 17:36
UN chief decries ‘massive’ rights violations in Russia’s war on Ukraine

UN chief decries ‘massive’ rights violations in Russia’s war on Ukraine

There have been several acts of sabotage in Belarus since Russia invaded Ukraine a year ago

Mon Feb 27 2023 - 17:32
Ukraine invasion a defensive move to save Russia from West, claims Putin

Ukraine invasion a defensive move to save Russia from West, claims Putin

Analysts say Kremlin’s claim to effectively be fighting Nato in Ukraine helps gloss over Russia’s military failures and huge losses

Sun Feb 26 2023 - 22:30
Catholic cathedral plays crucial role in supporting the citizens of Kharkiv

Catholic cathedral plays crucial role in supporting the citizens of Kharkiv

The city’s cathedral is now a distribution hub for medical supplies, food, clothing and heaters and is a place where people come to help and be helped

Sun Feb 26 2023 - 14:54
‘We were not afraid, we did not collapse, we did not surrender’: Ukraine marks one year of war

‘We were not afraid, we did not collapse, we did not surrender’: Ukraine marks one year of war

Kyiv receives first Western-made tanks from Poland while US and Britain announce further sanctions on Russia

Fri Feb 24 2023 - 18:54
Ukraine one year on: ‘Why should I leave my home, my world, my country?’

Ukraine one year on: ‘Why should I leave my home, my world, my country?’

‘What Putin is doing is terrible, but Ukraine is not afraid. This is the end for him’

Fri Feb 24 2023 - 05:00
Zelenskiy says Ukraine ‘will prevail’ against Russia ahead of possible anniversary attacks

Zelenskiy says Ukraine ‘will prevail’ against Russia ahead of possible anniversary attacks

UN chief condemns Moscow’s invasion as ‘an affront to our collective conscience’

Thu Feb 23 2023 - 22:40
‘I turned around and saw a bullet had hit her. And a red patch appeared straight away on her sweater’

‘I turned around and saw a bullet had hit her. And a red patch appeared straight away on her sweater’

Motyzhyn, a village near Kyiv, is counting the tragic cost of Russian occupation

Thu Feb 23 2023 - 17:36
Biden reassures Nato’s eastern flank as Putin welcomes ties with China

Biden reassures Nato’s eastern flank as Putin welcomes ties with China

Meeting comes after US president’s surprise visit to Kyiv and Putin’s suspension of nuclear arms control treaty

Wed Feb 22 2023 - 20:06
Ukraine War: Where the conflict stands and what the future might hold

Ukraine War: Where the conflict stands and what the future might hold

Conflict may be only start of bloody upheaval in eastern Europe

Wed Feb 22 2023 - 15:30
Putin in ‘completely different reality’ as Russia suspends role in New Start nuclear treaty

Putin in ‘completely different reality’ as Russia suspends role in New Start nuclear treaty

President claims Russia is ‘not at war with people of Ukraine’ as deadly shelling in Kherson kills at least five civilians

Tue Feb 21 2023 - 20:17
Ireland’s first ambassador to Ukraine: ‘To see the pain inflicted by this unjustified invasion really resonates with me’

Ireland’s first ambassador to Ukraine: ‘To see the pain inflicted by this unjustified invasion really resonates with me’

Therese Healy on her challenges as Ireland’s first ambassador to Ukraine at a time the Kremlin wants to wipe it off the map

Tue Feb 21 2023 - 16:39
Biden’s surprise visit brings Kyiv to mysterious standstill

Biden’s surprise visit brings Kyiv to mysterious standstill

Washington will stand with Ukraine and pledges further military aid, US president says

Mon Feb 20 2023 - 19:32
Government to consider expanded role for Defence Forces in EU Ukraine mission

Government to consider expanded role for Defence Forces in EU Ukraine mission

Cabinet will examine proposal to approve deployment of up to 30 personnel to EU’s Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine

Mon Feb 20 2023 - 17:13
Lviv buries its dead, treats its wounded and looks to the future

Lviv buries its dead, treats its wounded and looks to the future

Andriy Sadovyi, mayor of the Unesco-listed city, talks about the challenges he faced after millions arrived last winter

Mon Feb 20 2023 - 13:38
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