Moscow planning offensive on three fronts to secure Donbas and Crimea military corridor
Ukrainian and Western intelligence services expect a new Russian assault in February but have ruled out another attempt to take Kyiv by attacking from Belarus
Battle for Bakhmut turns into a ‘meat grinder’ for Russian and Ukrainian armies
Estimates of casualties on both sides during fierce fighting for the city have increased hugely since January as Kyiv’s allies urge abandoning its defense for a fresh counter-offensive in the south
Repression and war boost sales of Orwell’s ‘1984’ in Russia
Readers seek parallels and answers to the current situation in dystopian stories, self-help guides and classic works about armed conflict and authoritarianism by authors like Tolstoy and Thomas Mann
Russia plans to build 25 prisons and three forced labor camps in occupied areas of Ukraine
The Russian prime minister has ordered the construction of a large network of prisons to control the population in the illegally annexed territories
ATACMS: Ukraine urgently requests long-range missiles
The government in Kyiv insists that the future of the war against Russia depends on NATO sending more potent weaponry
After months of bombing, Russia starts rebuilding Mariupol
The reconstruction plan, due for completion in 2035, aims to support the narrative that Moscow has saved the Russian-speaking population from Ukrainian discrimination
Moscow accused of negligence after Kyiv strike wipes out recruit battalion in Makiivka
Estimates of the number of Russian fatalities range from 63 to 400. Reports suggest the HIMARS attack targeted a concentration of cellphone signals at a temporary barracks