Ukraine at war

All of our coverage of the war in one place


Latest analysis

Apartments buildings in front of Tsemes Bay in Novorossiysk, Russia

Russia plays for time in Ukraine ceasefire talks

A Black Sea deal starts sinking as soon as America announces it

illustration of St. Basil's Cathedral crossed with yellow and black caution tape

How Europe can hurt Russia’s economy

Even if America lifts sanctions, the old continent has its own weapons


The trap Vladimir Putin has set for Donald Trump

The Russian president wants to suggest that Ukraine is just a detail in a wider relationship


1843 magazine | A history of the Ukraine war in 48 dentists

The Russian invasion has created an epidemic of phantom pain. My jaw is just one of the casualties

Putin woos Trump with a partial ceasefire and big geopolitical deal

Russia wants to talk to America over the heads of Ukraine and other European countries

Ukraine’s army escapes from Kursk by the skin of its teeth

Ukraine will have less Russian land than it hoped to trade for peace

Will Vladimir Putin really agree to stop his killing machine?




How do Ukrainian soldier fatalities compare with Russia’s?

Russia is losing more troops than its opponent. That makes it a strange time for America to force an unequal peace on Ukraine


Geopolitics

Russia's President Putin visits armed forces' command centre in Kursk region

Is Putin ready to accept a truce with Ukraine?

Probably not. But by agreeing to a 30-day ceasefire, Ukraine has won back crucial American weapons and intelligence

A Team Dover Airman loads weapons cargo bound for Ukraine onto a C-17 Globemaster III during a security assistance mission at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware

The lesson from Trump’s Ukrainian weapons freeze

And the grim choice facing Volodymyr Zelensky


A collage of Trump and on one side and Zelensky and Starmer hugging on the other. There are pieces of maps around too.

The dangerous tension in Europe’s response to Trump

By trying to stop the rift, Europe may hasten it


Can Europe keep Ukraine in the fight if America really has bailed?

Investing in Ukraine’s own weapons industry will be the best bet



The military campaigns

How do Ukrainian soldier fatalities compare with Russia’s?

Russia is losing more troops than its opponent. That makes it a strange time for America to force an unequal peace on Ukraine


A member of a drone operations team, keeps a careful eye out for enemy drones

Fighting the war in Ukraine on the electromagnetic spectrum

Drone operators and jammers are in a high-tech arms race


Amid talk of a ceasefire, Ukraine’s front line is crumbling

An ominous defeat in the eastern town of Velyka Novosilka



Life in Ukraine

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky visits the White House

Ukraine confronts a future without America, and perhaps Zelensky

Some fear a hero is in danger of becoming a tragic figure

Ukrainian soldiers, including new recruits and experienced servicemen, train together before deployment to the frontline

Ukraine is scrambling to find fresh fighters

A heavy-handed mobilisation campaign is unable to fill gaps in the front lines


The Russian Army Attacked Kherson With Guided Bombs

Russian pilots appear to be hunting Ukrainian civilians

Residents of Kherson are dodging murderous drones


Amid Russian bombing, Ukraine is planning more nuclear reactors

Atomic power may not solve the country’s energy woes



Domestic Russia

People walk at Zaryadye park with the Kremlin and St. Basil's Cathedral in the background in Moscow, Russia.

Russian inflation is too high. Does that matter?

In a strong economy, price pressure can endure for a long time

Russia is being set aflame by hundreds of arson attacks

The Kremlin blames a campaign of subversion and psychological warfare 


The war in Ukraine is straining Russia’s economy and society

Despite advances on the battlefield, pressure is growing


How Wagner survived Yevgeny Prigozhin’s death

Its mercenary model is still effective in Africa’s most fragile places



Latest coverage

Europe

Zelensky, Trump and Putin may all have done U-turns on elections in Ukraine

Preparations are under way for a presidential vote, though many doubt they can be done in wartime

Europe

Ukrainian refugees may be in Europe for good

The war may end on terms too dangerous to lure them home

Europe

Russia plays for time in Ukraine ceasefire talks

A Black Sea deal starts sinking as soon as America announces it

1843 magazine | A history of the Ukraine war in 48 dentists

The Russian invasion has created an epidemic of phantom pain. My jaw is just one of the casualties

Leaders

The trap Vladimir Putin has set for Donald Trump

The Russian president wants to suggest that Ukraine is just a detail in a wider relationship

Europe

Putin woos Trump with a partial ceasefire and big geopolitical deal

Russia wants to talk to America over the heads of Ukraine and other European countries

Europe

Ukraine’s army escapes from Kursk by the skin of its teeth

Ukraine will have less Russian land than it hoped to trade for peace

Science & technology

Ukraine’s embrace of drone warfare has paid off

Two new reports highlight strengths as well as weaknesses

Leaders

Will Vladimir Putin really agree to stop his killing machine?

The offer of a ceasefire creates a dilemma for the Kremlin

Europe

Is Putin ready to accept a truce with Ukraine?

Probably not. But by agreeing to a 30-day ceasefire, Ukraine has won back crucial American weapons and intelligence

Europe

America and Ukraine prepare for brutal negotiations

To get a deal in Jeddah Ukraine must first make peace with Donald Trump

Finance & economics

Investors think the Russia-Ukraine war will end soon

The prospect of peace is reshaping markets, in ways both ominous and promising