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    • Thursday, 30 March, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Tracking Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in maps

      A visual guide to the war

    • Tuesday, 28 March, 2023
      News in-depthWar in Ukraine
      Military briefing: why Ukraine wants to neutralise Russia’s bases in Crimea

      Kyiv’s strikes on assets in the occupied peninsula are crucial to its counter-offensive

    • Wednesday, 22 March, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Ukraine hit by drone attacks as Russia accuses Kyiv of targeting Crimea

      Strikes on infrastructure come hours after Vladimir Putin’s endorsement of Chinese peace plan

    • Friday, 17 March, 2023
      Russia
      War crimes court issues arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin

      International Criminal Court targets Russian leader over removals of children from Ukraine

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      Ukraine
      IMF poised to announce $15.6bn lending programme for Ukraine

      Multilateral lender has been under pressure to provide war-torn country with a comprehensive aid package

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      Sovereign bonds
      Ukraine’s $3bn bond dispute with Russia set to be heard in High Court

      Kyiv’s right to a public trial upheld by Supreme Court in case over its failure to repay Eurobond debt to Russia

    • Friday, 10 March, 2023
      News in-depthWar in Ukraine
      Military briefing: Russian hypersonic missiles bring new menace to Ukraine

      Barrage of high-velocity projectiles reinforces need for better Ukrainian air defences

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Ukraine reels from massive Russian missile attack

      Moscow fires 6 of its nuclear-capable hypersonic missiles, leaving much of Kyiv without electricity

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      News in-depthWar in Ukraine
      Military briefing: Ukraine’s battle of diminishing returns for Bakhmut

      Eastern Ukrainian city has become an attritional trap where both sides seek to deplete each other’s ranks

    • Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Ukraine denies any involvement in Nord Stream pipeline explosions

      Adviser to Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismisses ‘conspiracy theories’ after US and German media reports

    • Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Zelenskyy doubles down on defending Bakhmut

      Ukraine’s president shrugs off allies’ concerns about merits of holding on to eastern city under Russian assault

    • Monday, 6 March, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Bakhmut retreat would be no ‘setback’ for Ukraine, says US

      Battle for Donbas city continues as defence secretary Lloyd Austin promises improved ‘combat capability’ for Kyiv

    • Thursday, 2 March, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Russia on alert after reconnaissance group crosses over from Ukraine

      Vladimir Putin convenes security council and cancels planned trip in response to border incident

    • Tuesday, 21 February, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Ukraine waiting for €33bn of pledges from west

      More than half the aid promised to Kyiv by western countries has yet to arrive, according to researchers

    • Monday, 20 February, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Biden vows ‘unwavering support’ for Ukraine during surprise visit to Kyiv

      US president’s stopover in Ukrainian capital comes ahead of first anniversary of Russia’s invasion

    • Sunday, 19 February, 2023
      Moldova
      Pro-Russia party holds protest in Moldova amid coup fears

      Western officials have raised concerns about a Russian plot to topple the government

    • Wednesday, 15 February, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Ukraine claims Russia using balloons to distract its air defences

      Flying object prompts neighbouring Moldova to shut down its airspace and Romania to scramble jets

    • Wednesday, 15 February, 2023
      News in-depthWar in Ukraine
      Military briefing: Russia prepares Ukraine spring offensive

      Kyiv’s allies expect Moscow to alter combat tactics and employ more air power in planned attack

    • Monday, 13 February, 2023
      News in-depthWar in Ukraine
      Military briefing: why Zelenskyy is pressing for western weaponry

      Ukraine will have to switch away from Soviet-era equipment which has few and finite sources of spares and ammunition

    • Friday, 10 February, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Russia launches fresh missile bombardment on Ukraine

      One projectile crosses neighbouring Moldovan airspace, highlighting risks of conflict spilling over

    • Wednesday, 8 February, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Zelenskyy’s speech spurs UK to look at sending fighter jets to Ukraine

      Ukraine’s president delivers impassioned call for ‘wings for freedom’ at historic address in London

    • Tuesday, 7 February, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Ukraine to receive up to 178 German tanks from allies

      Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands announce export decision of older Leopard 1 tank

    • Monday, 6 February, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Ukraine to replace defence minister in first major reshuffle since invasion

      Military intelligence chief Budanov lined up to succeed Reznikov who rejects move to new post

    • Sunday, 5 February, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Ukraine prepares for renewed Russian offensive

      Warnings multiply of Kremlin’s plans for imminent attack in eastern Donbas region

    • Thursday, 2 February, 2023
      News in-depthWar in Ukraine
      Military briefing: does Ukraine need western fighter jets?

      Top-gun pilot ‘Juice’ says his Soviet-era plane cannot intercept Russian missiles

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