Summary. Russian forces launch a full-scale assault on Ukraine, with its military attacking the country from the north, east and south. Ukrainian President Zelensky says 137 Ukrainian...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with his Filipino counterpart, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, on Monday. Zelenskyy was in the Philippines in a rare Asian trip to urge regional leaders to attend a Swiss-organized global peace summit on the war in Ukraine that he accuses Russia, with China’s help, of trying to undermine.
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Sep 5, 2023 · Follow live news updates on Russia’s war in Ukraine. Ukrainian forces have made it past more Russian entrenchments in their campaign to reach the Sea of Azov, but minefields and more...
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Russia launched a wave of missiles targeting Kharkivand nearby cities in the north east of Ukraine on Thursday, killing at least seven people and destroying civilian infrastructure. Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city with more than 1.3mn residents, has come under increasing Russian aerial assaults since Moscow opened a new front to the north of...
June 2023: Destruction of Kakhovka dam
Following the destruction of the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine on June 6, floodwaters devastated towns and villages downstream, with dozens of people perishing in the disaster amid patchy evacuation efforts in Russian-controlled territories. The flood also narrowed Ukraine’s attack options in its counteroffensive, which got under way in early June.
May 2023: Russian fortifications
Ukraine’s months-long preparation for its summer counteroffensive to try to wrest back occupied territory allowed Russia to fortify its positions along the almost 1,000km frontline. Satellite images reviewed by the Financial Timesand analysed by military experts revealed a multi-layered Russian network of anti-tank ditches, mazes of trenches, concrete “dragon’s teeth” barricades, steel “hedgehog” obstacles, spools of razor wire and minefields.
May 2023: Battle for Bakhmut
On May 21, Russia’s president Vladimir Putin hailed his first major victory since the early days of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, claiming that Russian forces had captured the eastern city of Bakhmut, despite Kyiv insisting the battle “was not over”. Putin said the Wagner paramilitary group had seized the Ukrainian city with help from Russia’s armed forces after months of bloody fighting that had caused more than 100,000 casualties and reduced the city to ruins. Earlier in the year, sat...
The number of Ukrainians fleeing the conflict has made it one of the largest refugee crises in modern history. Sources: Institute for the Study of War, Rochan Consulting, FT research. Cartography and development by Steve Bernard, Chris Campbell, Caitlin Gilbert, Cleve Jones, Emma Lewis, Joanna S Kao, Sam Learner, Ændra Rininsland, Niko Kommenda, Al...
Mar 2, 2022 · What Happened on Day 6 of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine. Explosions struck the capital, Kyiv, and an apparent rocket strike destroyed an administration building in Kharkiv, the second largest...
Feb 28, 2022 · 1. Conflict at a glance. After months of tensions and intense diplomacy, Russian forces invaded Ukraine. Explosions were heard across the country. Kyiv declared martial law, saying Ukraine...
Feb 24, 2022 · Ukraine conflict: Russian forces attack from three sides. 24 February 2022. 1:48. WATCH: Footage from Ukraine shows explosions, a missile strike and a helicopter under fire. Russian...
