In an area of the front where Russian troops have gained the most ground in Ukraine, under daily bombing from the enemy, a couple of farmers shelter, care for and feed 100 soldiers
The resentment caused by the collapse of the Soviet Union continues to provide the fuel for Vladimir Putin’s imperial project
The Kremlin has stepped up its offensive on the stronghold of the town, which it took with little effort in the opening stages of the invasion, but was recaptured by Ukraine’s army in September 2022
As Ukraine repels Russia’s invasion, drones have become essential due to their speed, price and manageability. Kyiv wants to manufacture a million of these devices in 2024
At a time when Western support seems to be wavering and Russia’s war against Ukraine has become a battle of attrition, the politician insists that support for Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s government is also support for democracy
Moscow has been attacking the industrial city in the Donbas region for weeks with an all-out siege in which the number of casualties are of little consequence
The restrictions imposed on Moscow have reduced its military capacity, but after almost two years they have not caused the bankruptcy predicted by the West
As Western support for Kyiv has faltered, the counteroffensive has collapsed and citizens are beginning to feel fatigue. The Kremlin has taken the opportunity to float the idea of a pause in fighting
EL PAÍS has been traveling to the area controlled by Russian troops for more than a year. The few remaining inhabitants have tried to resume their lives, amidst the constant noise of artillery from the front
The CEO of the Ukrainian club, exiled since 2014 due to the conflict in the Donbas and the Russian invasion, reflects on the unique situation of Eastern Europe’s most powerful soccer team
With schools demolished by shelling and students evacuated, educators continue to give classes from basements or air raid shelters to provide a small sense of normalcy
The Ukrainian Armed Forces have intensified their operations against the invader’s positions in the illegally annexed territory
Populist and far-right parties are capitalizing on the discontent and fatigue of their citizens in the middle of electoral periods in Slovakia and Poland
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
Almost 18 months after the start of the war, a humanitarian corridor between the Russian city of Belgorod and Sumi in northeastern Ukraine opens a window of opportunity for trapped citizens
The Center for Civil Liberties has documented 4,000 people arrested during the invasion, a number the Ukrainian Commissioner for Human Rights, Dmytro Lubinets, puts as high as 20,000
EL PAÍS visits the network of medical stations that mark out the Zaporizhzhia front, where hundreds of wounded soldiers are operated on every day
The support received by the mercenary group is threatening the united front that the Kremlin is trying to build
The southern region, 80% of which is controlled by Moscow, is the strategic point where Kyiv is trying to break the corridor which connects the Crimean peninsula with the Donbas for Russians
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
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
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’
Deceptive tranquility in Kharkiv contrasts sharply with Kupiansk and other war-ravaged towns on the front lines
Ukrainian authorities are starting to face up to the scale of the problem the country has, as hundreds of thousands of soldiers head into combat without the mental-health support they need
The chief engineer of a mining company in Dnipropetrovsk province says coal is central to meeting Ukraine’s energy needs following Russia’s 6-month campaign to destroy power stations and other infrastructure
Local troops in Dvorichna withstand the pressure of the invaders, but demand the necessary weapons to push them back
