Ukraine at war
All of our coverage of the war in one place
Since Vladimir Putin ordered his tanks across the Ukrainian frontier in February 2022, little has gone to plan. The outcome of the war is still highly uncertain and Mr Putin remains under pressure. Below you will find our most recent coverage, including assessments of Ukraine’s counter-offensive and the consequences of an open revolt against the Kremlin by Wagner mercenaries, as well as an eight-part podcast about the future of Russia.
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Latest analysis
The costs of Russia’s war are about to hit home
Vladimir Putin will be unable to protect citizens from the pain
The war in Ukraine is a powerful reason to enlarge—and improve—the EU
Nine new countries, including Ukraine, are vying to join
War has arrived in Crimea
Slowly but methodically, Ukraine is chipping away at Russia’s firepower in the peninsula
1843 magazine | It’s not the drone strikes that are hurting Moscow, it’s the traffic jams
Ukraine’s campaign has caused limited damage, but Muscovites are finding it harder to get about
Ukraine faces a long war. A change of course is needed
Its backers should pray for a speedy victory—but plan for a long struggle
To endure a long war, Ukraine is remaking its army, economy and society
The improvisation and decentralisation of the early part of the war will no longer suffice
The military campaigns
An interview with the head of Ukraine’s defence intelligence
“Warehouses in the West are not completely empty. No matter what anyone says,” says Kyrylo Budanov
How the Pentagon assesses Ukraine’s progress
A rare interview with America’s Defence Intelligence Agency
Inside Ukraine’s assassination programme
Its agents have become expert in dark revenge. But some worry a clear strategy is absent
Inside Ukraine’s drone war against Putin
New types of drone are striking deep inside Russia, but scaling up is hard
How soon will Ukraine be able to use its F-16s?
The Danish and Dutch will send dozens, but it will take months
Video insights
Profile
The fall of Yevgeny Prigozhin
The mercenary leader’s death shows there are no limits to Putin’s ruthlessness
Sinking the Moskva
What secret weapon sank Russia’s flagship?
Destroying the Moskva helped secure Ukraine’s coast from invasion
Drones and swarms
How the conflict in Ukraine is shaping the future of war
Drones and AI technology will become increasingly important
A new contender
Ukraine war: How China could end up the real winner
With the fighting grinding on, can China take advantage of a newly emerging world order?
Behind the data
Using satellite data to track Ukraine’s counter-offensive
How fires lift the fog of war
Life for Ukrainians
Ukraine’s small Jewish community is thriving
After centuries of discrimination Jews are proud to be Ukrainian
1843 magazine | Russia has taken thousands of Ukrainian kids. Some don’t want to go home
Families search in vain through a maze of foster homes and holiday camps
Is Ukraine really interested in fighting corruption?
Volodymyr Zelensky removes his defence minister and goes after an oligarch
Thousands of Ukrainian men are avoiding military service
There are many ways to do it
1843 magazine | This narrow, rocky path is the last open route between Russia and Ukraine
A trickle of refugees from occupied territory crosses into Sumy each day
To bury its dead, Ukraine is having to dig up victims of past wars
In exhuming the bodies, the country also brings its past to the surface
Geopolitics
Republicans are turning against Ukraine
The House is looking increasingly divided amid talks of more aid
Why is Vladimir Putin looking to North Korea for arms?
A deal would boost his war effort and bolster Kim Jong Un’s weapons programme
Donald Trump will “never” support Putin, says Volodymyr Zelensky
But Ukraine’s president fears that some of his country’s Western backers are losing faith
A new nuclear arms race looms
It will be harder to stop than the contest of the cold war
In Belgrade, backers of Ukraine and Russia fight with graffiti
In a propaganda war, spray-paint cans are the weapons
Why African leaders shunned Vladimir Putin’s summit
Russia’s weaponisation of food reflects its cynical approach to the continent
Domestic Russia
Yevgeny Prigozhin’s death may consolidate Putin’s power
But it undermines the notion that Russia functions like a normal state
Prigozhin’s death shows that Russia is a mafia state
A healthy country uses justice to restore order. Mr Putin uses violence instead
Russians have emigrated in huge numbers since the war in Ukraine
The exodus adds to Vladimir Putin’s economic woes
Why are Moscow’s air defences performing so badly?
The city is curiously unprepared for drone attacks
Post-mutiny Moscow descends into factional murk
Vladimir Putin’s authority has suffered a grave blow
The humbling of Vladimir Putin
The Wagner mutiny exposes the Russian tyrant’s growing weakness. But don’t count him out yet
Global economic fallout
Russia will struggle to cope with a sinking rouble
What does the currency’s collapse mean for Vladimir Putin’s ability to wage war?
Why Russia’s bombings of Ukrainian ports have jolted wheat prices
Global supplies of grain are plentiful for now, but at greater risk
Why the EU will not seize Russian state assets to rebuild Ukraine
It fears the precedent of undermining state immunity under international law
Rebuilding Ukraine will require money, but also tough reforms
Policymakers, financiers and business types meet in London to discuss plans