Ukraine at war
All of our coverage of the war in one place
Latest analysis
A French-sponsored Ukrainian army brigade has been badly botched
The scandal reveals serious weaknesses in Ukraine’s military command
What North Korea gains by sending troops to fight for Russia
Resources, technology, experience and a blood-soaked IOU
Russia is being set aflame by hundreds of arson attacks
The Kremlin blames a campaign of subversion and psychological warfare
Time is not on Russia’s side, argues Finland’s foreign minister
Elina Valtonen calls for a lower oil-price cap and tougher measures against Russia’s shadow fleet
Inside Ukraine’s secret missile programme
With foreign aid uncertain, Ukraine revives its rocket industry
The killing of a Russian general shows Ukraine’s spies remain lethal
Igor Kirillov was accused of ordering the use of chemical weapons
The military campaigns
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
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
Life in Ukraine
Amid Russian bombing, Ukraine is planning more nuclear reactors
Atomic power may not solve the country’s energy woes
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
Geopolitics
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 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
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
Ukraine is winning the economic war against Russia
Whether that lasts depends on its ability to overcome acute shortages of power, men and money
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
Latest coverage
Europe
A French-sponsored Ukrainian army brigade has been badly botched
The scandal reveals serious weaknesses in Ukraine’s military command
Asia
What North Korea gains by sending troops to fight for Russia
Resources, technology, experience and a blood-soaked IOU
Europe
Russia is being set aflame by hundreds of arson attacks
The Kremlin blames a campaign of subversion and psychological warfare
United States
The US Army needs less good, cheaper drones to compete
It seems obvious. So what is stopping it from happening?
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