Ukraine at war

All of our coverage of the war in one place

Latest analysis

Politics overshadows a conference to raise money for Ukraine

Not to mention the continued fighting

A peace conference over Ukraine is unlikely to silence the guns

Serious negotiations are unlikely to begin before the year’s end at the earliest


Russia’s explosion of a huge Ukrainian dam had surprising effects

A year after the blast and flood, Ukrainians disagree over whether to rebuild Kakhovka


In Crimea, Ukraine is beating Russia

The peninsula is becoming a death trap for the Kremlin’s forces

Many Ukrainian drones have been disabled by Russian jamming

Their latest models navigate by sight alone

Ukraine’s desperate draft-dodgers drown in the river of death

Thousands of military-age Ukrainians are risking their lives by swimming across treacherous waters

There is an explosive flaw in the plan to rearm Ukraine



The military campaigns

Dealers are selling war trophies to buy weapons for Ukraine

A sometimes gruesome trade helps defenders on the front lines

Who is supplying Russia’s arms industry?

New research traces the origin of crucial imports


A fresh Russian push will test Ukraine severely, says a senior general

An interview with Vadym Skibitsky, deputy head of Ukraine’s military intelligence


Ukraine is ignoring US warnings to end drone operations inside Russia

Its superdrones can reach targets as far away as Siberia

The Kremlin wants to make Ukraine’s second city unliveable

The race to save Kharkiv from Russian bombs



Life for Ukrainians

How Ukrainian farmers are using the cover of war to escape taxes

“Black grain” infuriates exporters playing by the rules


Ukraine’s draft dodgers are living in fear

Ever more conscripts are needed against Russia’s offensive


Two years of war have impoverished many Ukrainians

The elderly, the displaced and the disabled are the worst affected



Geopolitics

How countries rank by military spending

Our analysis shows how NATO allies match up against their rivals

Russia is ramping up sabotage across Europe

The Kremlin believes it is in a shadow war with NATO


Finally, America’s Congress does right by Ukraine

Disaster has been dodged. But the political malaise that delayed the Ukraine funding bill remains


The House of Representatives gives Ukraine its best news in a year

$61bn of aid is on the way. It should have an almost instant effect

As Russia’s attacks step up, Ukraine fears waning Western support

An interview with the country’s new national security chief

Ukraine’s European allies are either broke, small or irresolute

In search of the perfect partner to derail Russian aggression



Domestic Russia

Sergei Shoigu’s sacking points to yet more attrition in Ukraine

Vladimir Putin wants Russia’s armed forces to be better supplied

Russia is struggling to find its missing soldiers

Vladimir Putin’s war has left thousands of searching families in limbo


Vladimir Putin blames an Islamist attack on Ukraine and America

How to use a disastrous security failure to bolster dictatorship


Vladimir Putin begins Operation Blame Ukraine

The Kremlin senses an opportunity in the tragedy of Crocus City Hall

Vladivostok is a window into wartime Russia

Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is transforming the far-eastern city



Global economic fallout

Russia’s gas business will never recover from the war in Ukraine

Hopes of a Chinese rescue look increasingly vain

What do you do with 191bn frozen euros owned by Russia?

The question that now confronts Western policymakers


How to put Russia’s frozen assets to work for Ukraine

Exploit them to the full, but legally


Europe faces a painful adjustment to higher defence spending

The choices: taxes, cuts elsewhere, more borrowing


Explaining the war

Russia is ramping up sabotage across Europe

The Kremlin believes it is in a shadow war with NATO

What are the Russian “turtle tanks” seen in Ukraine?

Wrapping vehicles in corrugated metal might protect them from drone attacks


Who is jamming airliners’ GPS in the Baltic?

Russia seems to be the culprit, but it may be inadvertent


The growing role of fighting robots on the ground in Ukraine

Drones already fill the skies. Now uncrewed vehicles are heading to the front lines

Might Russia run out of big guns?

Its armed forces may be out-shelling the Ukrainians—but they are wearing out their artillery

Why Germany is reluctant to send Taurus missiles to Ukraine

Olaf Scholz seems determined to defy pressure from Germany’s allies and domestic opposition