Existing mapping of Kyiv’s potential was made during the Soviet era. Experts do not believe that the deposits are as large and viable as the White House anticipates
The Russian invasion, of which February 24 marks the third anniversary, has forever changed the lives of millions of people. Five of them, Yulia, Volodymyr, Stanislava, Oleksandr and Tania, tell EL PAÍS their story
Russia aims to conquer the besieged city in Donetsk in the coming weeks, key to expanding the Kremlin’s dominance in the eastern region of Donbas
Several soldiers deployed in the east of the country, where the most intense fighting is taking place to contain the Russian advance, describe their daily difficulties and demand better weapons
Thousands of former military personnel are hired for large sums to fight in wars or to serve as private security abroad. The network behind this business is in the government’s sights
Military personnel and civilians who have experienced the hell of the front line are wary of any peace agreement with Russia
Backing for a negotiated solution to the conflict is gaining ground with 52% of citizen support, according to the latest polls
Two strikes on the city killed 21 people and left 50 injured in early December
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
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
Kyiv claims that Pyongyang’s forces are supporting Russian troops on Ukrainian soil
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
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
The Kremlin’s forces are advancing on the Donetsk front while Kyiv’s troops are stuck in Russian territory following their surprise incursion
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
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
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
Ukrainian soldiers warn that the invading forces are gaining positions through the use of these vehicles, which are more difficult to identify and intercept
EL PAÍS accompanies a Ukrainian police special operations unit in a civilian evacuation operation in a town north of Kharkiv besieged by Russian troops
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
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
Six war veterans reflect on the problems that hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian fighters will face when they leave the 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
The municipality of Sviatohirsk is known for hosting the largest statue dedicated to the Bolshevik revolutionary Artyom, a symbol of Russian nationalism in Donbas
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
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
