The Latest Breaking News from Nataliya Gumenyuk

Why are Ukrainians angry with Zelenskyy? Because even during wartime, some red lines must not be crossed

A new law has caused uproar for a reason: it undermines the independence of anti-corruption bodies and is an affront to the people, says journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk

The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2025

In Kyiv, we don’t believe in the fantasy of Trump’s ‘peace deal’. Our reality is more dead civilians

At the scene of the deadliest attack on our capital this year, I see the war on Ukraine is still very real – and Putin shows no signs of ending it, says Ukrainian journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk

The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2025

Even after the White House ambush and now Trump’s military pause, Ukrainians are defiant

Berating our president, and now pausing arms – the US has shown itself to be an unreliable partner. But it still has a role to play, says Ukrainian journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk

The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2025

Russia Claims Gains In East Ukraine As War Anniversary Approaches

Russia claimed on Thursday its forces had advanced further in east Ukraine, putting Kyiv on the defensive days before the two-year anniversary of the war.

International Business Times · Feb 22, 2024

Yes, tiredness is ravaging the Ukrainian soldiers I meet. But they never think of giving up

We in Ukraine always knew this would be a long war. To sustain the fight, Zelenskiy must find a way to give those on the frontline a break, says Ukrainian journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk

The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2023

NATO’s Stoltenberg says Ukraine ‘gradually gaining ground’ in counteroffensive

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that Ukrainian forces are “gradually gaining ground” in their counteroffensive against Russia during an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Thursday. The Western alliance chief also said that Ukraine is “closer to NATO than ever before”. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.…

France 24 · Sep 28, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war: ‘matter of time’ before Ukraine becomes official Nato ally, says Zelenskiy – as it happened

Comment from Ukraine’s president comes after Jens Stoltenberg’s trip to Kyiv

The Guardian - AU · Sep 28, 2023

My friend was out for pizza when the missile hit. Putin’s targeting of civilians must be punished

Last weekend, Victoria Amelina and I discussed the Kremlin’s violations in Ukraine. Days later, she became their victim, says Nataliya Gumenyuk, the co-founder of the Reckoning Project

The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2023

One year on, Ukrainians are full of anger and a sense of duty. But the overriding feeling is guilt

Be it in Ukraine fighting for our country, or elsewhere having fled, there is too often a sense that we have not done enough, says Nataliya Gumenyuk, a Ukrainian journalist

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2023

I helped one man in this picture escape the horrors of Kharkiv. The other man? I may never know

Sometimes I can’t bear to find out what has happened to people I spoke to in the early days of war, says Ukrainian journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk

The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2022