‘Our motivation is so high’: Ukrainians target Olympic glory despite war and row over ‘neutral’ RussiansRussia’s invasion has killed hundreds of athletes and trainers and destroyed swathes of sports infrastructure, Kyiv saysMon Jun 24 2024 - 18:50
‘We’re not waiting for war to end’: Irish charity refits Ukrainian special needs centre in historic monasteryFounder of Effective Aid Ukraine says rebuilding Rozdil is about helping the most vulnerableMon Jun 24 2024 - 00:01
Russian air strikes on Kharkiv kill at least three and injure 60Falling debris from intercepted missiles kill five and wound more than 100, say Russian occupation officialsSun Jun 23 2024 - 19:00
South Korea to review arms policy on Ukraine after Russia-North Korea pactVietnam’s policy of ‘bamboo diplomacy’– a phrase referring to a policy which bends but does not break – is being increasingly tested.Thu Jun 20 2024 - 17:05
North Korea: Kim pledges ‘unconditional support’ for Russia’s Ukraine war during Putin visitRussian president signs ‘strictly peace-loving and defensive’ partnership pact with Kim Jong-un’s DPRKWed Jun 19 2024 - 17:54
Putin visits North Korea amid growing concern over alleged arms tradeUkraine urges West to send weapons to counter ‘lonely bromance’ of Russian and North Korean leadersWed Jun 19 2024 - 06:15
Kremlin decries Ukraine peace summit as Putin heads for North KoreaPutin appointed relative to senior defence post amid another shake-up at the ministryMon Jun 17 2024 - 18:00
‘It’s about providing happiness’: Displaced architecture school imagines Ukraine’s future citiesNearly 1,000km from home near the Russian border, innovative Kharkiv college is growing again in LvivMon Jun 17 2024 - 05:00
G7 agrees to use frozen Russian assets to fund $50 billion loan for UkraineVolodymyr Zelenskiy hails Kyiv’s new security deals with United States and JapanFri Jun 14 2024 - 09:20
‘It’s about the rebirth of the nation’: Ukraine helps its troops have children amid war and demographic crisisClinics and the state offer free or heavily subsidised IVF and sperm-freezing services to soldiers as population fallsThu Jun 13 2024 - 15:18
Deadly missile strike on eastern Ukraine as allies pledge more air defence aidVolodymyr Zelenskiy to attend G7 summit and sign security pact with US leader Joe BidenWed Jun 12 2024 - 18:36
Nato chief wants alliance to assume lead role in supplying arms and training to UkraineRussia and Belarus launch joint drills on use of tactical nuclear weaponsTue Jun 11 2024 - 16:24
Ukraine claims strikes on Russian air defences in Crimea ahead of Swiss peace summit Moscow politicians mock European election failures of French and German leadersMon Jun 10 2024 - 18:06
Ukraine calls for western unity to defeat ‘common enemy’ RussiaFrench National Assembly less than full for Ukrainian president’s addressFri Jun 07 2024 - 11:07
Zelenskiy to meet Biden and Macron as Kyiv rallies western support for war effortUS says it will not send military trainers to Ukraine amid Russian warnings to FranceWed Jun 05 2024 - 16:36
Russia rejects peace summit and warns West not to send instructors to UkraineGermany dismisses threat of escalation over Ukrainian strikes on Russian soilTue Jun 04 2024 - 17:04
Zelenskiy in southeast Asia to build support for mid-June summit‘There is no such thing as China pressuring other countries’ - Chinese foreign ministry spokeswomanMon Jun 03 2024 - 19:00
Kyiv seeks US permission to use long-range missiles to hit Russian air bases‘With China’s support to Russia, the war will last longer and that is bad for the whole world,’ Zelenskiy saysSun Jun 02 2024 - 19:00
‘Our red line is really, really red’: Kharkiv life defies Russian bombs Work and friendships help residents of Ukraine’s second city cope with life near the front lineFri May 31 2024 - 21:00
Ukraine hails clearance to use some US-supplied arms to hit targets in RussiaLimited approval granted by White House prompts nuclear threats from MoscowFri May 31 2024 - 17:51
Pressure mounting on US to let Ukraine strike military targets in RussiaKyiv plays down threat to Kharkiv despite continuing Russian troop build-upThu May 30 2024 - 16:37
‘We hope the worst has passed’: Ukraine’s farmers plough on through wartime dangersA major grain producer, the war-torn country has lost millions of hectares of farmland to Russian occupation and minefieldsWed May 29 2024 - 17:47
Putin issues apparent threat to West over supply of weapons to Ukraine to strike RussiaRussian president says his country’s forces would attack any foreign troops sent to UkraineTue May 28 2024 - 18:06
Ukraine signs security deal with Spain and awaits tanks and air defence missilesKyiv warns of Russian forces massing for another attack near eastern Kharkiv regionMon May 27 2024 - 17:36
‘War has changed a lot’: the young Dubliner flying strike drones for Ukraine Irishman’s Ukrainian parents hid his passport to stop him joining defence of Kyiv at age 17Sun May 26 2024 - 07:16
Ukraine says Russia’s Kharkiv attack blocked as heavy battles fought in DonetskKremlin-friendly Hungary seeks opt-out from Nato efforts to help UkraineFri May 24 2024 - 17:04
Ukraine decries ‘world’s weakness’ after Russia’s latest deadly strike on KharkivSeven killed and more than 20 hurt as Ukraine seeks six more Patriot air defence systemsThu May 23 2024 - 17:23
Bombs hit Kharkiv as UK claims China plans ‘lethal aid’ supplies to MoscowNato states in Baltic Sea region warn Russia not to attempt to redraw maritime bordersWed May 22 2024 - 18:30
‘We thought the worst was over’: Ukrainians flee latest Russian attack on border villagesKremlin bid to forge ‘buffer zone’ prompts 10,000 evacuees to seek safety in embattled city of KharkivTue May 21 2024 - 14:38
Ukraine accuses West of lacking ‘political will’ to prevent deadly Russian strikesMissile attacks on Kharkiv region kill at least 11 people and injure 36Sun May 19 2024 - 19:00
Kharkiv attack a sign of worse to come unless Ukraine and West move fastRussia is stretching Ukraine’s defences and exploiting its lack of soldiers and armsSat May 18 2024 - 04:43
Western fear of Russia defeat holding back support for Ukraine, says Zelenskiy Ukrainian forces battle Russian incursion into Kharkiv, but Putin says he has ‘no plans’ for now to seize the cityFri May 17 2024 - 10:13
Ukraine says some areas of ‘extremely difficult’ Kharkiv front now stableKyiv accuses Russian troops of capturing and shooting civilians in border town of VovchanskThu May 16 2024 - 18:25
‘I don’t think the West really understands’: A Ukrainian writer on his journey from torture camp to the front lineStanislav Aseyev returns after injury to Donbas, where he survived nearly 1,000 days in brutal captivityThu May 16 2024 - 15:07
Ukraine battling Russia for eastern border town as US ‘rushes’ arms to front lineUkraine has pulled back troops near several villages in the Kharkiv region where Russian forces have been advancingWed May 15 2024 - 17:23
‘We’re police – it’s simply our job’: Ukraine’s ‘White Angels’ help people flee Russia’s advanceEvacuation teams in Donetsk region come under shelling in frontline towns and villagesTue May 14 2024 - 15:04
Ukraine says Russian attackers ‘blocked’ in Kharkiv region as evacuations continueRussia attacked Ukraine’s second-largest city with its new UMPB D-30 bombs, governor saysTue May 14 2024 - 11:35
Ukraine reinforces Kharkiv region and evacuates civilians amid Russian attacksMoscow’s military seizes border villages in apparent bid to stretch Ukrainian defencesTue May 14 2024 - 01:00
Putin names technocrat as defence chief to help steer Russia’s war economyKremlin says Andrei Belousov will prevent repeat of 1980s mistakes that crippled Soviet UnionMon May 13 2024 - 13:30
At least nine killed, 19 injured in Ukrainian strike on border city of Belgorod, says RussiaThousands of civilians on war’s eastern frontier flee intensified attacks by Moscow’s forces in the Kharkiv regionSun May 12 2024 - 20:37
‘It’s an eye-opener’: The Irish medics training Ukrainian lawyers, vets and photographers to help the war effort‘If we help to send one kid back home alive to his mum and dad, or a father home to his kids, then it’s worth it,’ says Irish paramedic in KyivSun Apr 28 2024 - 06:00
Ukraine seeks air defences from ‘lifesaver’ allies after latest deadly Russian strikeSeven killed in Dnipro region as Kyiv’s forces claim to have shot down Russian bomberFri Apr 19 2024 - 17:02
‘We take everyone we can’: the Ukrainians bringing Russian bodies off the battlefield Volunteers risk landmines, drone attacks and shelling to help return fallen soldiers to familiesFri Apr 19 2024 - 13:00
Ukraine shoots down Russian drones as hopes rise for fresh US military aidKremlin silent on Crimea airbase blasts but dismisses impact of western armsThu Apr 18 2024 - 16:18
Ukraine lambasts West over air defence shortage as Russian missiles kill 17Kyiv’s frustration grows after western powers took direct action to protect IsraelWed Apr 17 2024 - 16:55
‘We’re doing everything to keep bringing up the coal’: Ukrainian miners defy Russia’s advance in the eastThe Pokrovsk mine is just 40km from the front line in Donetsk region, but operates around the clockTue Apr 16 2024 - 11:53
Ukraine seeks ‘bold’ action from West as deadly Russian strikes continueFall of town next month would indicate growing Russian battlefield momentum as Kyiv faces slowdown in western military aidMon Apr 15 2024 - 07:47
Ukraine urges US Congress to approve military aid as Germany vows to send air defence system‘The sound of Shahed drones is the same in skies over Middle East and Europe,’ Zelenskiy says in condemnation of Iranian attack on IsraelSun Apr 14 2024 - 17:46
‘Soldiers on the energy front’ – Ukraine’s workers in high-risk race to repair bombed power gridHundreds of millions of euro needed to fix infrastructure wrecked by Russian missile and dronesThu Apr 11 2024 - 14:46
‘Why are they attacking us?’ Ukraine’s anti-corruption campaigners face slurs, surveillance and intimidationSmear campaigns accuse civil society activists and investigative reporters of dodging military serviceTue Apr 09 2024 - 12:30
