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A year of war: how Russian forces have been pushed back in Ukraine

Guardian analysis shows how Russia has lost a fifth of the land it once controlled in Ukraine after its invasion

The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2023

Vladimir Putin's snub casts doubt on Yevgeny Prigozhin's ploy to use his Wagner Group to shore-up power

"Putin's chef" is known for cooking his way into the Russian president's inner circle, but a very public snub has experts suspecting the relationship may have come undone.

ABC News · Feb 10, 2023

Ukraine recap: Kyiv keeps its friends close, but will they send the latest warplanes?

The latest dispatches from the Institute for the Study of War make for sobering reading. After a few months in which the initiative on the battlefield was generally considered to be firmly with Ukraine, the pendulum appears as if it could be swinging gradually back Russia’s way.

The Conversation · Feb 2, 2023

Putin’s mission to Minsk raises fears he will drag Belarus into Ukraine war

Putin and Lukashenko announce more joint manouevres as Kyiv warns of potential new invasion from north

The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2022

Monday briefing: How the weather could sway the outcome of the war

In today’s newsletter: Power and water supplies are already compromised. Now Ukraine will be more dependent on support from the west than ever

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2022

Freezing temperatures grip Kyiv as power shortages persist in Ukraine

Snow fell in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv Sunday, while the electricity supply was still disrupted due to recent air strikes carried out by Russia, guaranteeing a difficult winter for the city's inhabitants. Meanwhile, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of fresh strikes from Moscow. Read our live blog to review all…

France 24 · Nov 27, 2022

Ukraine will build on Kherson victory to recapture more land from Russia, say military experts

Any attempt at calling a ceasefire would currently ‘overwhelmingly’ favour Russia, says a new report from the Institute for the Study of War

Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2022

Why did Putin impose martial law in occupied Ukrainian regions?

Russian president is attempting to tighten his grip on four annexed Ukrainian regions amid military setbacks.

Al Jazeera · Oct 20, 2022

Kyiv power station 'seriously damaged' as Russians target energy infrastructure

As part of Vladimir Putin's plans to dismantle energy infrastructure in Ukraine's biggest cities, a major power plant in Kyiv has been destroyed by another Russian air strike

Daily Mirror · Oct 15, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: Kremlin-backed officials ask Putin to annex regions; EU announces new sanctions on Russia – as it happened

Russian-installed leaders of Luhansk and Kherson ask for territories to be annexed; new EU sanctions designed to ‘make Kremlin pay’

The Guardian - AU · Sep 28, 2022