While not explicitly confirming such a large-scale effort, Kyiv authorities say their forces are indeed increasing offensive operations and making gains. But they suggest some of the Russian announcements are misinformation
Moscow claims it has successfully fended off a Ukrainian attempt to ram through Russia’s defenses, but some pro-Kremlin military bloggers painted a different picture, acknowledging that Kyiv’s troops made some quick gains
Russia’s Defense Ministry said it had pushed back a ‘large-scale’ assault at five places in Donetsk. The unconfirmed reports fueled speculation that a Ukrainian ground operation could be underway as part of an anticipated counteroffensive
‘One day, the artillery fire was so intense, we all thought we would die. But I didn’t stop drawing, it calmed me down,’ says Ruslan Pijota, who has become famous for his comics that portray life on the front
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
Zelenskiy provided the number hours after rescue workers found the body of a 2-year-old girl who died in one of the latest Russian strikes
‘I don’t know how long it will take. To be honest, it can go a variety of ways, completely different,’ the Ukrainian president said during an interview with the ‘Wall Street Journal’
The new aid provides munitions to boost Ukraine’s air defense capabilities to fend off Russia’s air assaults on Kyiv, which have escalated in the past few days
Tuesday’s attack, which targeted an area near the official residence of Vladimir Putin and has been attributed to Kyiv by the Kremlin, has raised questions about Russian air defenses
Tuesday’s strikes that lightly damaged three apartment buildings angered Russian hawks, who criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin and the military brass for failing to protect Moscow
The Russian Defense Ministry said five drones were shot down in Moscow and the systems of three others were jammed, causing them to veer off course. President Vladimir Putin called it a ‘terrorist’ act by Kyiv
To the chagrin of the West, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva strongly defends his own position, whether that be on Venezuela or China
Russia launched another wave of attacks on Kyiv in the early hours of Monday using a combination of drones and cruise missiles
The British journalist and historian talks to EL PAÍS about his book on the Cuban Missile Crisis, its parallels with the war in Ukraine and why Brexit was ‘insane’
Ukraine’s Defense Ministry alleged that Russian forces would strike the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and report a radioactive leak in order to trigger an international probe that would stop the fighting
Southern Belgorod region bordering Ukraine came under attack Friday from Ukrainian artillery fire, mortar shells and drones, authorities said, hours after two drones struck a Russian city in an area next to the annexed Crimea Peninsula
Ahead of the Ukrainian counteroffensive, concerns are growing over the safety of the nuclear power plant in Energodar, which was captured by Moscow at the beginning of the invasion. ‘If this explodes, only a shadow of us will remain’
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
That’s according to a new survey by the University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy and NORC
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