Ukraine at war
All of our coverage of the war in one place
Latest analysis
The killing of a Russian general shows Ukraine’s spies remain lethal
Igor Kirillov was accused of ordering the use of chemical weapons
Ukrainian troops celebrate a grim Christmas in Kursk
A local paper braves Russian bombs to deliver news on the front line
How Ukraine uses cheap AI-guided drones to deadly effect against Russia
Ukraine is making tens of thousands of them
Amid Russian bombing, Ukraine is planning more nuclear reactors
Atomic power may not solve the country’s energy woes
How to make a success of peace talks with Vladimir Putin
The key is robust security guarantees for Ukrainians
How will Donald Trump handle the war in Ukraine?
And how will Ukraine, Russia and Europe respond?
The military campaigns
How many Ukrainian soldiers have died?
Three charts show the country’s losses
Vladimir Putin fires a new missile to amplify his nuclear threats
The attack on Ukraine is part of a new era of missile warfare
Ukraine can, at last, use its Western missiles inside Russia
Joe Biden wants to send North Korea a message
Hell, horror and heroism in Ukraine’s battlefield hospitals
The gruesome lessons its doctors are learning reveal the nature of war in the 21st century
Life for Ukrainians
Kremlin-occupied Ukraine is now a totalitarian hell
The Trump administration should remember Vladimir Putin’s dark vision
The search for Ukraine’s missing soldiers and sailors
The families of missing loved ones are trying to find them, alive or dead
Ukraine’s Roma have suffered worse than most in the war
Half of them may have fled
Ukraine is on the defensive, militarily, economically and diplomatically
Russian advances, fatigue among its allies and political divisions at home leave it in a bind
Geopolitics
The perils of appeasing a warlike Russia
Finland’s cold-war past offers urgent lessons for Ukraine’s future
Ukraine’s secret army in France
A new force is being marshalled to take on the Kremlin’s men
Why Volodymyr Zelensky may welcome Donald Trump’s victory
Disillusion with Joe Biden has reached deep levels
Vladimir Putin’s spies are plotting global chaos
Russia is enacting a revolutionary plan of sabotage, arson and assassination
Domestic Russia
The war in Ukraine is straining Russia’s economy and society
Despite advances on the battlefield, pressure is growing
How Wagner survived Yevgeny Prigozhin’s death
Its mercenary model is still effective in Africa’s most fragile places
How Vladimir Putin hopes to transform Russian trade
He believes the country’s future lies with China and India. What could go wrong?
Death and destruction in a Russian city
Russians in the border city of Belgorod have become victims too in the war Vladimir Putin launched against Ukraine
Global economic fallout
The West still needs Russian gas that comes through Ukraine
Austria, Hungary and Slovakia are particularly dependent on it
Ukraine has a month to avoid default
Lending to a borrower at war entails an additional gamble: that it will win
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
Latest coverage
Finance & economics
Ukraine is winning the economic war against Russia
Whether that lasts depends on its ability to overcome acute shortages of power, men and money
Europe
The killing of a Russian general shows Ukraine’s spies remain lethal
Igor Kirillov was accused of ordering the use of chemical weapons
Europe
Ukrainian troops celebrate a grim Christmas in Kursk
A local paper braves Russian bombs to deliver news on the front line
Europe
Amid Russian bombing, Ukraine is planning more nuclear reactors
Atomic power may not solve the country’s energy woes
Europe
How Ukraine uses cheap AI-guided drones to deadly effect against Russia
Ukraine is making tens of thousands of them
Finance & economics
Russia’s plunging currency spells trouble for its war effort
Supplies from China are about to become more expensive
Briefing
The war in Ukraine is straining Russia’s economy and society
Despite advances on the battlefield, pressure is growing
Leaders
How to make a success of peace talks with Vladimir Putin
The key is robust security guarantees for Ukrainians
Briefing
How will Donald Trump handle the war in Ukraine?
And how will Ukraine, Russia and Europe respond?
Europe
Ukraine’s warriors brace for a Kremlin surge in the south
Vladimir Putin’s war machine is pushing harder and crushing Ukrainian morale
Europe
Vladimir Putin fires a new missile to amplify his nuclear threats
The attack on Ukraine is part of a new era of missile warfare
Europe in 2025
A fiscal squeeze in 2025 will harm Europe’s growth
It will affect politics and the war in Ukraine, too
Europe
Ukraine can, at last, use its Western missiles inside Russia
Joe Biden wants to send North Korea a message
International
The perils of appeasing a warlike Russia
Finland’s cold-war past offers urgent lessons for Ukraine’s future