Ukraine at war
All of our coverage of the war in one place
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How much of a difference will Ukraine’s new F-16s make?
Too few to beat Russia’s air force, but a strong symbolic start
Amid the bombs, Ukrainians rediscover the beach
Odessa gives itself permission to tan again
How Ukraine’s new tech foils Russian aerial attacks
It is pioneering acoustic detection, with surprising success
Vadym Sukharevsky, the man in charge of Ukraine’s drones
Ukraine hopes its new drone command will help it regain the upper hand
Russia’s vast stocks of Soviet-era weaponry are running out
It may have to scale back its offensive in Ukraine
Half Ukraine’s power is knocked out; winter is coming
Ingenuity can get you only so far
The military campaigns
In Crimea, Ukraine is beating Russia
The peninsula is becoming a death trap for the Kremlin’s forces
Ukraine’s desperate struggle to defend Kharkiv
It is holding off Russia’s attack — for now
Dealers are selling war trophies to buy weapons for Ukraine
A sometimes gruesome trade helps defenders on the front lines
Who is supplying Russia’s arms industry?
New research traces the origin of crucial imports
A fresh Russian push will test Ukraine severely, says a senior general
An interview with Vadym Skibitsky, deputy head of Ukraine’s military intelligence
Ukraine is ignoring US warnings to end drone operations inside Russia
Its superdrones can reach targets as far away as Siberia
Life for Ukrainians
Ukraine’s war has created millions of broken families
Children and wives have been apart from their fathers and husbands for more than two years
A clear-eyed account of Ukraine under siege
Do not underestimate the lunacy of aged dictators, a new book argues
Russia’s latest crime in Mariupol: stealing property
It is seizing homes in order to consolidate control
Russia’s explosion of a huge Ukrainian dam had surprising effects
A year after the blast and flood, Ukrainians disagree over whether to rebuild Kakhovka
Volodymyr Zelensky’s presidential term expires on May 20th
What does that mean for his country?
How Ukrainian farmers are using the cover of war to escape taxes
“Black grain” infuriates exporters playing by the rules
Geopolitics
Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine is part of his revolution against the West
He is leading Russia into a new phase of strategic confrontation, says Stephen Covington, a longtime NATO adviser
Politics overshadows a conference to raise money for Ukraine
Not to mention the continued fighting
A peace conference over Ukraine is unlikely to silence the guns
Serious negotiations are unlikely to begin before the year’s end at the earliest
How countries rank by military spending
Our analysis shows how NATO allies match up against their rivals
Russia is ramping up sabotage across Europe
The Kremlin believes it is in a shadow war with NATO
Finally, America’s Congress does right by Ukraine
Disaster has been dodged. But the political malaise that delayed the Ukraine funding bill remains
Domestic Russia
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
The Kremlin is rewriting Wikipedia
A new version of history is taking shape
Sergei Shoigu’s sacking points to yet more attrition in Ukraine
Vladimir Putin wants Russia’s armed forces to be better supplied
Russia is struggling to find its missing soldiers
Vladimir Putin’s war has left thousands of searching families in limbo
Vladimir Putin blames an Islamist attack on Ukraine and America
How to use a disastrous security failure to bolster dictatorship
Vladimir Putin begins Operation Blame Ukraine
The Kremlin senses an opportunity in the tragedy of Crocus City Hall
Global economic fallout
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
What do you do with 191bn frozen euros owned by Russia?
The question that now confronts Western policymakers
How to put Russia’s frozen assets to work for Ukraine
Exploit them to the full, but legally
Explaining the war
Russia is ramping up sabotage across Europe
The Kremlin believes it is in a shadow war with NATO
What are the Russian “turtle tanks” seen in Ukraine?
Wrapping vehicles in corrugated metal might protect them from drone attacks
Who is jamming airliners’ GPS in the Baltic?
Russia seems to be the culprit, but it may be inadvertent
The growing role of fighting robots on the ground in Ukraine
Drones already fill the skies. Now uncrewed vehicles are heading to the front lines
Might Russia run out of big guns?
Its armed forces may be out-shelling the Ukrainians—but they are wearing out their artillery
Why Germany is reluctant to send Taurus missiles to Ukraine
Olaf Scholz seems determined to defy pressure from Germany’s allies and domestic opposition