No end in sight to the war on the Donetsk front
Military personnel and civilians who have experienced the hell of the front line are wary of any peace agreement with Russia
Ukraine wary of peace deal that does not guarantee long-term security against Russia
Backing for a negotiated solution to the conflict is gaining ground with 52% of citizen support, according to the latest polls
Wave of Russian attacks in Zaporizhzhia raises fears of a larger offensive
Two strikes on the city killed 21 people and left 50 injured in early December
Mariupol and Donetsk after a thousand days of war: ‘We want peace and quiet’
EL PAÍS enters an area of Ukraine controlled by Moscow. Complaints about poor reconstruction contrast with the sense of ‘liberation’ expressed by the pro-Russian residents
Ukraine deploys its best units to stage long-term resistance on Russian soil
Kyiv is determined to maintain its occupation of Kursk province while Moscow’s forces are advancing relentlessly on the Donetsk front and threatening a new offensive in the south
North Korea emerges as key ally of Moscow in Ukraine war
Kyiv claims that Pyongyang’s forces are supporting Russian troops on Ukrainian soil
Alarm in Ukraine over increasing number of army deserters
At least 80,000 soldiers have deserted their units so far during the war with Russia, more than half of them in the first eight months of 2024
Allies begin a new phase of pressure on Ukraine to negotiate the end of the war
The decline in support for Zelenskiy on his trip to the US confirms the change of tone among Kyiv’s partners in favor of negotiations with the Kremlin
Maps | How the Kursk offensive has changed the front lines in Ukraine war
The Kremlin’s forces are advancing on the Donetsk front while Kyiv’s troops are stuck in Russian territory following their surprise incursion
With the Ukrainian army in Kursk: ‘We are finally going to take the war to Russia’
EL PAÍS accesses the Russian territories occupied by Ukraine, where Kyiv’s soldiers are optimistic for the first time after a year of fighting on the back foot
Ukraine consolidates Kursk offensive as Moscow continues to advance on the Donetsk front
Russian troops are approaching Pokrovsk, a key defensive city in the Donbas region, while Kyiv’s forces are starting to construct defensive lines in the border region into which an incursion was launched earlier this month
Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s peace plan: Three meetings and a summit with (preferable) Russian participation
The president of Ukraine wants to organize conferences on energy and food security, and the return of prisoners of war and deported minors, between July and September. Moscow is refusing to participate in a second round of dialogue
Russian army develops motorcycle assault units to carry out lightning attacks on the front lines
Ukrainian soldiers warn that the invading forces are gaining positions through the use of these vehicles, which are more difficult to identify and intercept
Mission in Vovchansk: A race into hell in Ukraine to save four lives
EL PAÍS accompanies a Ukrainian police special operations unit in a civilian evacuation operation in a town north of Kharkiv besieged by Russian troops
The five fronts Ukraine is defending with troops and weapons pushed to the limit
Russia is pressing its advantage in troops, munitions and air dominance in several towns in the provinces of Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kharkiv to expand the front line and achieve strategic victories this summer
Russia takes advantage of Ukraine’s depleted arsenal and the weather to advance in Donetsk
The invader has gained ground with the city of Chasiv Yar as their main objective, ahead of an expected summer offensive to take Kramatorsk, which would effectively mean Kyiv’s loss of the province
A new battle for Ukrainian soldiers: Reintegrating into civilian life
Six war veterans reflect on the problems that hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian fighters will face when they leave the front lines
The scientist trying to save unique fossils on the Ukrainian front lines
Natalia Gerasimenko was one of the members of the team that uncovered the oldest human artifacts in Europe: stone tools carved by ‘Homo erectus’ 1.4 million years ago in western Ukraine
A Ukrainian town devastated by the invasion defends its Soviet legend
The municipality of Sviatohirsk is known for hosting the largest statue dedicated to the Bolshevik revolutionary Artyom, a symbol of Russian nationalism in Donbas
A farm converted into a barracks on the Avdiivka front: ‘We need weapons and ammunition. Please hurry up!’
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 fury of the Russians in Ukraine
The resentment caused by the collapse of the Soviet Union continues to provide the fuel for Vladimir Putin’s imperial project
The UN’s top court says it has jurisdiction in part of Ukraine’s genocide case against Russia
Kyiv claims that Russia breached the landmark 1948 convention by using trumped-up claims of genocide in the eastern regions of Luhansk and Donetsk as a pretext for attacking Ukraine nearly two years ago
Ukrainian resistance against Russia in the frozen trenches of Kupiansk: ‘They launch constant attacks’
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
Night mission with a Ukrainian brigade operating bomb-carrying drones on the Bakhmut front
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
Russia launches its ‘zombie’ soldiers against Avdiivka, the fiercest front in Ukraine
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
Ukraine’s demographic drain puts its post-war recovery at risk
Millions of Ukrainian women and children have moved overseas and do not plan to return to a country that has lost over 30% of its population since independence in 1991
Under siege on the Ukrainian front line of Avdiivka: ‘Russians are more prepared for war, and to die’
Moscow’s air and artillery superiority is pushing the defenders of the strategic city in Donetsk province to the limit as ammunition supplies run low