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  • Sunday, 19 March, 2023
    War in Ukraine
    Putin pays surprise visit to Mariupol in occupied Ukraine

    Appearance seen as apparent show of defiance after International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant

  • Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
    War in Ukraine
    Zelenskyy doubles down on defending Bakhmut

    Ukraine’s president shrugs off allies’ concerns about merits of holding on to eastern city under Russian assault

  • Monday, 6 March, 2023
    War in Ukraine
    Bakhmut retreat would be no ‘setback’ for Ukraine, says US

    Battle for Donbas city continues as defence secretary Lloyd Austin promises improved ‘combat capability’ for Kyiv

  • Thursday, 23 February, 2023
    Rachman Review podcast21 min listen
    Ukraine series: the battle for Bakhmut

    How the eastern city came to play a central role in the war

  • Thursday, 16 February, 2023
    FT Magazine
    A 12-year journey to the heart of the war in Ukraine

    Why the outcome of the war may have been decided years before Russia’s invasion

  • Sunday, 5 February, 2023
    War in Ukraine
    Ukraine prepares for renewed Russian offensive

    Warnings multiply of Kremlin’s plans for imminent attack in eastern Donbas region

  • Tuesday, 8 November, 2022
    ReviewTelevision
    On BBC1 tonight — Mariupol: The People’s Story makes for upsetting but necessary viewing

    In this Panorama documentary, hellish ordeals are recounted by people who lived through the Russian siege

  • Tuesday, 8 November, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    ‘One long day in hell’: Ukrainian PoWs recall desperate fight for Mariupol

    Exchanged prisoners recount key battle and detail how Russia treats captives

  • Wednesday, 5 October, 2022
    LexWar in Ukraine
    Sanctions: nuclear strike would exclude Russia from world economy Premium content

    The first ever bellicose use of nukes in Europe would require a corresponding economic response

  • Sunday, 2 October, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Ukrainians vow to push past Lyman as pressure grows on Putin

    Victory in transport hub came days after Russia’s president ‘annexed’ swath of eastern Ukraine

  • Saturday, 1 October, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Russia withdraws from key eastern city of Lyman as Ukrainians advance

    Kyiv gains full control of a vital staging ground for Russian troops

  • Friday, 30 September, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Putin annexes four Ukrainian regions

    Kyiv announces application for accelerated Nato membership as Russia’s president vows to defend annexed territory

  • Wednesday, 28 September, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Russia’s sham Ukraine referendums pave way for annexation

    Hastily arranged votes dismissed by Kyiv and west yield overwhelming levels of support

  • Wednesday, 14 September, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Military briefing: Ukraine offensive ‘dooms’ Russia’s aims for Donbas

    Cutting Moscow’s lines of attack from north hands Kyiv the military advantage in the east

  • Sunday, 11 September, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Ukraine’s lightning advance near Kharkiv leaves Russian forces in disarray

    Kyiv consolidates hold in north-east as Russian sympathisers flee to border

  • Monday, 4 July, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Putin urges generals to carry on into Donetsk after fall of Luhansk

    Russia’s president wants advance to continue as Ukrainian forces retake territory in southern Kherson region

  • Saturday, 11 June, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Russia turns to Donbas conscripts to fill front lines

    Angry relatives say young men with no military experience are being plucked from the streets and sent to war

  • Wednesday, 25 May, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Military briefing: battle for Sievierodonetsk shows Russian strategy in Donbas

    Moscow may struggle to sustain offensive but Kyiv lacks enough heavy weapons for effective counter-attack

  • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Ukraine says rescue under way for troops at Azovstal steel mill in Mariupol

    Volodymyr Zelensky confirms operation was agreed with Russian forces

  • Friday, 6 May, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Russian troops step up Azovstal assault in bid for Victory Day success

    Kremlin targets steelworks as Ukraine’s forces make last stand in strategic city of Mariupol

  • Sunday, 1 May, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Scores of civilians evacuated from Mariupol steelworks in Ukraine

    UN efforts to free people sheltering in plant targeted by Russian strikes begin to bear fruit

  • Thursday, 21 April, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Putin claims ‘liberation’ of Mariupol despite fighters holding out at steelworks

    Ukraine rejects ‘premature’ declaration of victory while US says fight for control of city continues

  • Wednesday, 20 April, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Ukraine to open humanitarian corridor in Mariupol

    Moscow sends Kyiv demands for potential peace treaty but casts doubt on chances of success

  • Tuesday, 19 April, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    US will send more artillery to help Ukraine repel Russian assault

    Washington expected to announce another round of lethal aid in the coming days

  • Sunday, 17 April, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Ukrainian troops mount last-ditch stand in tunnels of Mariupol

    Holding on to city and key target of Russia’s military campaign has become a symbol of national resistance

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