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‘I couldn’t believe it was happening’: Ukraine holds on in Russian border area six months after lightning attack

‘I couldn’t believe it was happening’: Ukraine holds on in Russian border area six months after lightning attack

Occupied territory in Kursk region could be valuable bargaining chip in any Trump-brokered talks

Mon Feb 10 2025 - 14:40
Ukraine receives more F-16s and first Mirage fighter jets from France

Ukraine receives more F-16s and first Mirage fighter jets from France

Russia says new Ukrainian attacks in Kursk border region repelled

Thu Feb 06 2025 - 16:09
Ukraine opens up about mental health to tackle wartime trauma

Ukraine opens up about mental health to tackle wartime trauma

Support groups multiply, with first lady Olena Zelenska leading ‘How are you?’ campaign and 200 new mental health centres planned

Thu Feb 06 2025 - 15:19
Ukraine and Russia open to talks as Kremlin says contacts with Trump team have ‘intensified’

Ukraine and Russia open to talks as Kremlin says contacts with Trump team have ‘intensified’

Kyiv believes Moscow behind deadly blasts at army draft offices around Ukraine

Wed Feb 05 2025 - 17:43
Ukraine hit by deadly Russian missile strike as Trump eyes its rare earth resources

Ukraine hit by deadly Russian missile strike as Trump eyes its rare earth resources

Moscow and Berlin criticise US push to trade aid for Ukrainian mineral wealth

Tue Feb 04 2025 - 16:55
‘Alarming rise’ in Russian executions of Ukrainian prisoners

‘Alarming rise’ in Russian executions of Ukrainian prisoners

Public figures in the Russian Federation have called for inhumane treatment or execution of captured military

Mon Feb 03 2025 - 17:39
‘We have better quality but they have huge resources’: Ukraine races Russia in evolving drone war

‘We have better quality but they have huge resources’: Ukraine races Russia in evolving drone war

Developers seek artificial intelligence breakthrough as air, sea and land drones transform warfare

Mon Feb 03 2025 - 06:00
Three elderly couples killed in  Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities

Three elderly couples killed in Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities

Kyiv accuses Slovak PM and Romanian far-right leader of peddling Kremlin propaganda

Thu Jan 30 2025 - 21:52
Trump’s leadership and US guarantees key to ending war with ‘afraid’ Russia, says Ukraine

Trump’s leadership and US guarantees key to ending war with ‘afraid’ Russia, says Ukraine

Kremlin calls Zelenskiy ‘illegitimate’ leader who could not sign any peace deal for Kyiv

Wed Jan 29 2025 - 17:22
Ukraine’s military fights fires on many fronts amid battlefield setbacks

Ukraine’s military fights fires on many fronts amid battlefield setbacks

Scandals, ‘leaks’, army recruitment woes and Trump fears compound concerns over trajectory of war

Wed Jan 29 2025 - 13:50
Serbian prime minister resigns amid student-led protests against corruption

Serbian prime minister resigns amid student-led protests against corruption

Death of 15 people in train station roof collapse sparked anger towards autocratic rule of president Aleksandar Vucic

Tue Jan 28 2025 - 15:23
Moscow’s troops advance in Russian border region and eastern Ukraine

Moscow’s troops advance in Russian border region and eastern Ukraine

Belarus’s veteran leader celebrates victory as EU decries election as ‘affront to democracy’

Mon Jan 27 2025 - 16:02
‘Belarus cannot be left behind’: West urged not to abandon Ukraine’s neighbour ahead of ‘sham’ election

‘Belarus cannot be left behind’: West urged not to abandon Ukraine’s neighbour ahead of ‘sham’ election

Russian-backed dictator Alexander Lukashenko to extend 31-year rule after crushing opposition

Sat Jan 25 2025 - 06:00
Russia’s Putin ready to meet Trump for talks on Ukraine and other issues

Russia’s Putin ready to meet Trump for talks on Ukraine and other issues

Kyiv says Ukraine and Europe must be at table for any talks that affect them

Fri Jan 24 2025 - 17:25
Russia brushes off Trump’s financial threats over Ukraine war

Russia brushes off Trump’s financial threats over Ukraine war

Nato peacekeepers in Ukraine would be ‘categorically unacceptable’ to Moscow

Thu Jan 23 2025 - 16:28
Trump threatens  Russia with sanctions and tariffs unless it makes deal to end Ukraine war

Trump threatens Russia with sanctions and tariffs unless it makes deal to end Ukraine war

Kyiv says at least 200,000 European peacekeepers needed to oversee any ceasefire with Russia

Wed Jan 22 2025 - 22:06
US, Russia and China could sideline Europe in efforts to end war, Ukraine warns

US, Russia and China could sideline Europe in efforts to end war, Ukraine warns

Moscow and Beijing talk as Trump urges Putin to make deal or risk ‘destroying Russia’

Tue Jan 21 2025 - 16:47
Ukraine and Russia turn to Trumpology – and flattery – to handle erratic new US leader

Ukraine and Russia turn to Trumpology – and flattery – to handle erratic new US leader

Few clues as to how Trump will meet pledge to end Europe’s biggest war in 80 years

Mon Jan 20 2025 - 13:15
Russia and Iran deepen ties as deadly missile strike hits eastern Ukraine

Russia and Iran deepen ties as deadly missile strike hits eastern Ukraine

Closer military, energy and other co-operation planned under 20-year pact between Moscow and Tehran

Fri Jan 17 2025 - 18:39
Russian drones shot down over Kyiv as Starmer signs 100-year partnership with Ukraine

Russian drones shot down over Kyiv as Starmer signs 100-year partnership with Ukraine

Oil depot and gunpowder factory targeted in Ukrainian drone strike on Russian regions

Thu Jan 16 2025 - 17:11
Russia accused of plotting airline attacks as missile strikes cause blackouts in Ukraine

Russia accused of plotting airline attacks as missile strikes cause blackouts in Ukraine

Kyiv and Warsaw signal breakthrough on exhumation of Poles massacred in Ukraine in 1940s

Wed Jan 15 2025 - 16:38
Moscow says it will respond to ‘massive’ Ukrainian strike on targets deep inside Russia

Moscow says it will respond to ‘massive’ Ukrainian strike on targets deep inside Russia

Nato launches Baltic patrol mission after suspected Russian sabotage of undersea cables

Tue Jan 14 2025 - 17:12
Ukraine offers to swap North Korean troops as Russia and Iran plan deeper ties

Ukraine offers to swap North Korean troops as Russia and Iran plan deeper ties

Kyiv lambasts ‘arrogant’ Slovak leader as row over Russian gas flows intensifies

Mon Jan 13 2025 - 16:37
Kremlin says Putin ready to meet Trump and sees divisions growing in the West

Kremlin says Putin ready to meet Trump and sees divisions growing in the West

Kyiv tells allies it would be ‘crazy to drop the ball’ when Trump returns to White House

Fri Jan 10 2025 - 14:33
Hostile actions ‘are real and accelerating’: is Russia already at war with the West?

Hostile actions ‘are real and accelerating’: is Russia already at war with the West?

Europe divided and afraid of ‘escalation’ as Moscow’s unacknowledged attacks become more reckless

Fri Jan 10 2025 - 14:23
At least 13 killed and dozens hurt in Russian air strike on southeastern Ukraine

At least 13 killed and dozens hurt in Russian air strike on southeastern Ukraine

Ukrainian drones hit military fuel facility for Volga river airbase 750km inside Russia

Wed Jan 08 2025 - 17:14
Heavy clashes in Ukraine and Russia as Kyiv vows to learn from French-trained brigade’s woes

Heavy clashes in Ukraine and Russia as Kyiv vows to learn from French-trained brigade’s woes

High-profile ‘Anna of Kyiv’ brigade dogged by desertion, poor organisation and lack of drones

Tue Jan 07 2025 - 16:06
Moldova lambasts Russia as gas crisis deepens in Moscow-backed separatist region

Moldova lambasts Russia as gas crisis deepens in Moscow-backed separatist region

Pro-western government in Chisinau says Moscow stoking trouble before elections

Tue Jan 07 2025 - 14:17
Moscow claims gains in eastern Ukraine as Kyiv presses new offensive in Russian border region

Moscow claims gains in eastern Ukraine as Kyiv presses new offensive in Russian border region

Kremlin may give military ally North Korea ‘advanced space and satellite technology’, US warns

Mon Jan 06 2025 - 13:15
Slovakia threatens to cut aid to Ukrainian refugees as gas row deepens

Slovakia threatens to cut aid to Ukrainian refugees as gas row deepens

Moldova accuses Russia of causing ‘security crisis’ by cutting gas flow to separatist-held region

Fri Jan 03 2025 - 16:37
Russian forces aiming to surround strategic eastern city of Pokrovsk, Ukraine says

Russian forces aiming to surround strategic eastern city of Pokrovsk, Ukraine says

Kyiv defends ending transit role for Russian gas as Kremlin halts flows to pro-western Moldova

Thu Jan 02 2025 - 17:54
Hungary’s Orban faces calls for snap election after losing €1bn in EU funds

Hungary’s Orban faces calls for snap election after losing €1bn in EU funds

Nationalist leader under fire at home and abroad over corruption and rule-of-law record

Thu Jan 02 2025 - 16:21
‘How do we raise morale in the Ukrainian military? Give them good food, for starters’

‘How do we raise morale in the Ukrainian military? Give them good food, for starters’

Kyiv chef combines quality and quantity in feeding special forces battalion along 1,200km front line

Tue Dec 31 2024 - 11:00
Ukraine’s second city takes Christmas underground for a third year

Ukraine’s second city takes Christmas underground for a third year

Kharkiv Letter: Missile-proof metro stations host frontline city’s main Christmas tree and seasonal concerts

Sat Dec 28 2024 - 05:00
Ukraine: Key events that shaped 2024 and will influence the conflict in 2025

Ukraine: Key events that shaped 2024 and will influence the conflict in 2025

Ukraine is still standing after more than 1,000 days of full-scale fighting with Russia, in the biggest war in Europe since 1945

Sat Dec 21 2024 - 06:00
Ukraine food train delivers nourishment to places where invasion has made preparing a meal impossible

Ukraine food train delivers nourishment to places where invasion has made preparing a meal impossible

From its current base in Kharkiv, train staff prepare food boxes – including cutlets, buckwheat, cabbage salad, muffins and bananas – to be collected by volunteers and distributed

Sun Dec 15 2024 - 13:20
Millions in Ukraine without power after another massive Russian attack on energy grid

Millions in Ukraine without power after another massive Russian attack on energy grid

Kremlin welcomes Donald Trump’s criticism of strikes on Russia using US missiles

Fri Dec 13 2024 - 17:30
Poland plays down prospect of sending peacekeepers to Ukraine

Poland plays down prospect of sending peacekeepers to Ukraine

Donald Trump critical of long-range strikes against Russia carried out with US missiles by Kyiv

Thu Dec 12 2024 - 17:58
Russia rules out compromise on Ukraine as its troops grind forward in the east

Russia rules out compromise on Ukraine as its troops grind forward in the east

Kyiv’s forces strike industrial sites in Russia as UN nuclear monitors condemn drone attack on vehicle

Wed Dec 11 2024 - 17:06
Russia talks pointless without security guarantees and defence boost, Ukraine says

Russia talks pointless without security guarantees and defence boost, Ukraine says

Kyiv open to possible deployment of western troops ahead of Nato membership

Mon Dec 09 2024 - 19:34
Putin bruised by Assad’s fall as pressure mounts for talks on Ukraine

Putin bruised by Assad’s fall as pressure mounts for talks on Ukraine

Loss of Syrian vassal could cost Russia crucial military bases and influence in Middle East and beyond

Mon Dec 09 2024 - 18:18
‘I’m here for the long haul’: American veterans make new home in Ukraine as fears over US support grow

‘I’m here for the long haul’: American veterans make new home in Ukraine as fears over US support grow

The International Legion has become a valued part of the Ukrainian military that continues to attract recruits from around the world

Sat Dec 07 2024 - 06:00
EU should halt visa-free travel with Georgia, Netherlands says

EU should halt visa-free travel with Georgia, Netherlands says

Tbilisi’s crackdown on opposition parties and protesters prompts Ukraine to impose sanctions on Georgian officials ‘handing over the country’ to Russia

Thu Dec 05 2024 - 18:11
Georgian protesters defiant as government claims to have thwarted foreign-backed ‘revolution’

Georgian protesters defiant as government claims to have thwarted foreign-backed ‘revolution’

Constitutional court in Black Sea state rejects claims that parliamentary election was rigged

Tue Dec 03 2024 - 18:50
Nato focuses on military aid push as Ukraine seeks full membership of the alliance

Nato focuses on military aid push as Ukraine seeks full membership of the alliance

Twenty more air defence systems needed to protect nation’s power grid, says Kyiv

Tue Dec 03 2024 - 18:29
Germany sends more military aid to Ukraine and criticises China’s support for Russia

Germany sends more military aid to Ukraine and criticises China’s support for Russia

Scholz’s trip comes weeks after he faced criticism from Volodymyr Zelenskiy for speaking to Vladimir Putin by phone

Mon Dec 02 2024 - 12:08
Georgia’s president urges EU to act as anti-government protests continue

Georgia’s president urges EU to act as anti-government protests continue

Clashes in Tbilisi after ruling party shelves EU accession talks following contentious election

Mon Dec 02 2024 - 10:43
Thousands continue to protest in Georgian capital over EU membership and contested election results

Thousands continue to protest in Georgian capital over EU membership and contested election results

Several diplomats in western capitals have resigned over Russia-leaning government’s decision to take EU accession talks ‘off the agenda’

Mon Dec 02 2024 - 00:55
Ukrainians on the threat of Trump: ‘There should be no concessions because this is our territory’

Ukrainians on the threat of Trump: ‘There should be no concessions because this is our territory’

In advance of Trump’s inauguration, speculation grows over what territory he could press Ukraine to abandon for a peace agreement with Russia

Sat Nov 30 2024 - 06:00
Ukraine reinforces east as Russia welcomes deepening North Korea ties

Ukraine reinforces east as Russia welcomes deepening North Korea ties

British spy chief condemns ‘staggeringly reckless’ Russian sabotage campaign against Kyiv’s western allies

Fri Nov 29 2024 - 08:58
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