The Russia-Ukraine War began in February 2014 with the covert invasion of the Ukrainian autonomous republic of Crimea by disguised Russian troops. The conflict expanded in April 2014 when Russians and local proxy forces seized territory in Ukraine’s Don
Geographical and historical treatment of Ukraine, including maps and statistics as well as a survey of its people, economy, and government. Ukraine is located in eastern Europe and is the second largest country on the continent after Russia. Its capital
Latest battlefield updates from Ukraine - including Russia's advances in Donetsk Here is the latest updates from the Ukraine-Russia front in maps, including Russia's gains in the Donetsk region (see 6.54am and 10.40am posts) This map also sh...
1,000 days of the Russia-Ukraine war Since Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, Europe’s biggest armed conflict since World War II has cost tens of thousands of lives on both sides. Images capture war in Ukraine A thousand days of war in Ukraine have been captured...
Russia and Ukraine have what either side might describe as a common or complicated legacy that dates back a thousand years. In the last century, Ukraine, known as the breadbasket of Europe, was one of the most populous and powerful republics in the former USSR as well as an agricultural eng...
Ukraine gained independence after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and is actually Europe’s second-largest country, after Russia. Its history includes domination by various countries other than USSR including Poland, Lithuania, Romania, Czechoslovakia, and Russia. ...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands and Ukraine argued Wednesday that a top European court should hear their cases that seek to hold Russia responsible for human rights violations in eastern Ukraine including the 2014 downing of a passenger je
France has proof Russia is working to manipulate influencers in the country, according to its foreign minister; The Biden administration is unlikely to have time to spend all the remaining $5.6bn (£4.4bn) it has allocated to send military help to Ukraine, according to a senior US defence...
Energy facilities were also hit in the Zaporizhzhia and Lviv regions. Russian President Vladimir Putin described the strikes as retribution for Ukrainian attacks on Russia’s energy infrastructure — a slew of Ukrainian drone strikes over the past few months hit oil refineries deep inside Russia. ...
Most Ukrainians are determined to fight on for their freedom. But their forces are running low on ammunition and air defence interceptors. The country also needs to find about 500,000 new recruits this year. Wavering US military support and Europe struggling to make up shortfalls in arms suppl...