It was not possible to independently verify whether Wagner’s pullout from the bombed-out city has begun, and the Ukrainian General Staff said heavy fighting was continuing inside the eastern city after a nine-month battle that killed tens of thousands of people
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’
The road that connects Izium with Sloviansk offers a bleak panorama of towns and villages that were on the front lines of the Ukraine war and are now completely devastated
Ukraine denied any involvement in the battle, instead blaming two Russian groups that claim to be volunteers fighting alongside its forces in an uprising against the government of President Vladimir Putin
Biden’s green light came after President Volodymyr Zelensky spent months pressing the West to provide his forces with American-made jets as he tries to repel Russia’s now 15-month-old grinding invasion
Special correspondents from EL PAÍS traveled along the 750 miles of front lines in the country, collecting testimonies from civilians and soldiers. The people residing in these embattled areas are hopeful about the ongoing counteroffensive, which could decide their destiny
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have both agreed to separately host the delegation of presidents from South Africa, Senegal, Egypt, Republic of Congo, Uganda and Zambia
The fog of war made it impossible to confirm the situation on the ground in the invasion’s longest battle, and a series of comments from Ukrainian and Russian officials added confusion to the matter
The prospect of delivering F-16 fighter jets to the embattled country – as well as President Zelensky’s activism at the international forum – will influence the future of the conflict
A Mariupol police officer who was among the last defenders to surrender from the Azovstal steel mill is among those to mark a year since they surrendered on orders of the Ukrainian president
Japan says Zelenskyy’s decision to visit Hiroshima stems from his “strong wish” to participate in talks with G7 and other countries that will influence his nation’s defense against Russia
In a video posted on Telegram the head of Russia’s mercenary army, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said the city came under complete Russian control at about midday Saturday
In a span of a week, the Ukrainian president has dashed to Italy, the Vatican, Germany, France and Britain to shore up support for the defense of his country
‘Our support for Ukraine will not waver,’ the world leaders said in a statement, vowing ‘to stand together against Russia’s illegal, unjustifiable, and unprovoked war of aggression’
Washington has shown no signs of fatigue in its commitment but at the same time it is aware that aid has to be seen to be making an impact with presidential elections on the horizon
Kyiv’s attack to recover territories occupied by Moscow is expected to take place before mid-June along the southern and eastern front lines, where Russian forces have dug in
The assault early Tuesday came as European leaders sought new ways to punish Russia for the war and a Chinese envoy sought traction for Beijing’s peace proposal
The French leader’s office said they would discuss Ukraine’s military and humanitarian needs and “the more long-term perspectives for a return to peace in Europe”
There has been speculation that Ukraine might try to capture areas in Russia proper and use them as bargaining chips in possible peace negotiations to end the war launched by Moscow in February 2022