Ukraine at war
All of our coverage of the war in one place
Since Vladimir Putin ordered his tanks across the Ukrainian frontier in February 2022, little has gone to plan. The outcome of the war is still highly uncertain and Mr Putin remains under pressure. Below you will find our most recent coverage, including assessments of Ukraine’s counter-offensive and the consequences of an open revolt against the Kremlin by Wagner mercenaries, as well as an eight-part podcast about the future of Russia.
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Latest analysis
A year after its liberation, Kherson still knows fear—and defiance
Russia continually lobs shells at the Ukrainian city
The commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces on how to win the war
Technology is the key as the war becomes “positional”, says Valery Zaluzhny
Ukraine’s commander-in-chief on the breakthrough he needs to beat Russia
General Valery Zaluzhny admits the war is at a stalemate
Trenches and tech on Ukraine’s southern front
Drone pilots have become valuable targets for both sides
Mikhail Khodorkovsky says that support for Israel should not come at the expense of Ukraine
Both are fronts in an intensifying fight against global lawlessness, argues the former political prisoner
How a 31-year-old hopes to fix Ukraine’s state-owned defence giant
It won’t be easy, but nothing in Ukraine is
The military campaigns
Ukraine faces a long war. A change of course is needed
Its backers should pray for a speedy victory—but plan for a long struggle
An interview with the head of Ukraine’s defence intelligence
“Warehouses in the West are not completely empty. No matter what anyone says,” says Kyrylo Budanov
How the Pentagon assesses Ukraine’s progress
A rare interview with America’s Defence Intelligence Agency
Inside Ukraine’s assassination programme
Its agents have become expert in dark revenge. But some worry a clear strategy is absent
Inside Ukraine’s drone war against Putin
New types of drone are striking deep inside Russia, but scaling up is hard
Video insights
Profile
The fall of Yevgeny Prigozhin
The mercenary leader’s death shows there are no limits to Putin’s ruthlessness
Sinking the Moskva
What secret weapon sank Russia’s flagship?
Destroying the Moskva helped secure Ukraine’s coast from invasion
Drones and swarms
How the conflict in Ukraine is shaping the future of war
Drones and AI technology will become increasingly important
A new contender
Ukraine war: How China could end up the real winner
With the fighting grinding on, can China take advantage of a newly emerging world order?
Behind the data
Using satellite data to track Ukraine’s counter-offensive
How fires lift the fog of war
Life for Ukrainians
To endure a long war, Ukraine is remaking its army, economy and society
The improvisation and decentralisation of the early part of the war will no longer suffice
Ukraine’s small Jewish community is thriving
After centuries of discrimination Jews are proud to be Ukrainian
1843 magazine | Russia has taken thousands of Ukrainian kids. Some don’t want to go home
Families search in vain through a maze of foster homes and holiday camps
Is Ukraine really interested in fighting corruption?
Volodymyr Zelensky removes his defence minister and goes after an oligarch
Thousands of Ukrainian men are avoiding military service
There are many ways to do it
Geopolitics
The war in Ukraine is threatening to wash across the Black Sea
And to roil grain and oil markets again
The war in Ukraine is a powerful reason to enlarge—and improve—the EU
Nine new countries, including Ukraine, are vying to join
Western help for Ukraine is likely to diminish next year
There is a shortage of weapons and munitions—and, in some quarters, goodwill
Republicans are turning against Ukraine
The House is looking increasingly divided amid talks of more aid
Why is Vladimir Putin looking to North Korea for arms?
A deal would boost his war effort and bolster Kim Jong Un’s weapons programme
Donald Trump will “never” support Putin, says Volodymyr Zelensky
But Ukraine’s president fears that some of his country’s Western backers are losing faith
Domestic Russia
1843 magazine | It’s not the drone strikes that are hurting Moscow, it’s the traffic jams
Ukraine’s campaign has caused limited damage, but Muscovites are finding it harder to get about
Yevgeny Prigozhin’s death may consolidate Putin’s power
But it undermines the notion that Russia functions like a normal state
Prigozhin’s death shows that Russia is a mafia state
A healthy country uses justice to restore order. Mr Putin uses violence instead
Russians have emigrated in huge numbers since the war in Ukraine
The exodus adds to Vladimir Putin’s economic woes
Why are Moscow’s air defences performing so badly?
The city is curiously unprepared for drone attacks
Post-mutiny Moscow descends into factional murk
Vladimir Putin’s authority has suffered a grave blow
Global economic fallout
Why Poland is halting its supply of weapons to Ukraine
A row over duty-free grain has escalated rapidly—but Poland’s government is also posturing
Russia will struggle to cope with a sinking rouble
What does the currency’s collapse mean for Vladimir Putin’s ability to wage war?
Why Russia’s bombings of Ukrainian ports have jolted wheat prices
Global supplies of grain are plentiful for now, but at greater risk
Why the EU will not seize Russian state assets to rebuild Ukraine
It fears the precedent of undermining state immunity under international law
Rebuilding Ukraine will require money, but also tough reforms
Policymakers, financiers and business types meet in London to discuss plans