Cristian Segura

Kyiv’s forces are making the most of newly added long-range weapons to periodically punish Russian positions in the Black Sea peninsula

Politicians and experts believe that, if neither side changes the balance of power on the frontlines, both attrition and international pressure could force a cessation of hostilities with a territorial split

The Ukrainian Armed Forces have intensified their operations against the invader’s positions in the illegally annexed territory

The Ukrainian military has confirmed a change in tactics in their advance to reduce the number of casualties. Officers are asking for more time to obtain results in the counteroffensive

The Ukrainian military has few alternatives to the SpaceX communication system but concerns have been raised after the billionaire acknowledged he had refused to sanction its use over Crimea

Kyiv is producing a new generation of weapons, including cruise missiles, to strike beyond its borders and reduce dependence on its international allies

The Russian invasion has destroyed buildings containing the paintings of Maria Primachenko and Polina Raiko. Today, the works of these folkloric artists are being displayed in various exhibitions, in an attempt to strengthen the national Ukrainian identity

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has fired the head of the Defense portfolio as part of his efforts to combat endemic corruption in the country

The Ukrainian military warns that Moscow is replicating its strategy in Bakhmut to break the defenses of the strategic city while diverting forces from the counteroffensive in the south

President of the European Council Charles Michel has set a deadline of 2030 for the expansion of the Union. Kyiv currently meets only two of the seven requirements to start accession negotiations

The lack of progress on the battlefield has resulted in pressure from the United States and anxiety in Ukrainian society, a year and a half after the Russian invasion

Hardcore supporters of the Ukrainian president are in favor of elections to consolidate his political power as a response to a dip in his popularity and to give him a mandate to see the country through to the end of the conflict

The Wagner company has played a decisive role in the war in Ukraine, where it has managed to maintain control of Russian positions in Donbas

The Kyiv security services claim responsibility for the sabotage, operations that demonstrate their ability to infiltrate enemy territory

The Kyiv government organized a meeting with four prisoners of war, three of them from the occupied regions of Donetsk and Luhansk

Media and defense analysts are increasingly reliant on Russian military sources for reports on front line combat operations after Kyiv imposes news blackout

Floodwater from the burst banks of the Dnipro has extended over 30 miles to the north, wiping out farmland, bridges and villages

EL PAÍS traveled along the country’s eastern border, from Kharkiv to Kherson, to portray the daily life of soldiers and civilians 15 months after the war began

The destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam has further punished a population carrying on with their lives on the banks of the Dnipro, on the front line between Ukrainian and Russian forces

The flooding caused by the breach benefits Moscow militarily by hampering attacks on a key area of the front. Military analysts say it could set Kyiv back weeks and cause a huge ecological catastrophe

Kyiv has imposed an information blackout as Moscow and Russian military sources confirm multiple attacks on the eastern front

‘One day, the artillery fire was so intense, we all thought we would die. But I didn’t stop drawing, it calmed me down,’ says Ruslan Pijota, who has become famous for his comics that portray life on the front

Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russian troops will be the ultimate test of leadership for the army’s commander-in-chief, a hero in his country and the only person whose popularity compares to Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s

Authorities in Kherson and other cities liberated by Ukrainian troops now face the problem of detecting informers loyal to Moscow

Ahead of the Ukrainian counteroffensive, concerns are growing over the safety of the nuclear power plant in Energodar, which was captured by Moscow at the beginning of the invasion. ‘If this explodes, only a shadow of us will remain’

Over a year after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, girls like Diana and Yuliana are still unable to return to normality, confined to their home in the front line city of Kostiantynivka

Artillery and infantry units in the eastern Donbas region spend hours and hours awaiting orders and monitoring the movements of Russian troops. ‘Every day here is the same,’ says a sentry. ‘There are no Mondays, no Tuesdays, no Sundays, no holidays’