Latest analysis
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
In Crimea, Ukraine is beating Russia
The peninsula is becoming a death trap for the Kremlin’s forces
Many Ukrainian drones have been disabled by Russian jamming
Their latest models navigate by sight alone
Ukraine’s desperate draft-dodgers drown in the river of death
Thousands of military-age Ukrainians are risking their lives by swimming across treacherous waters
There is an explosive flaw in the plan to rearm Ukraine
Europe lacks TNT and other propellants for shells and missiles
Ukraine’s desperate struggle to defend Kharkiv
It is holding off Russia’s attack — for now
Russia is ramping up sabotage across Europe
A Russia-linked network uses AI to rewrite real news stories
The military campaigns
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
Ukraine is digging in as the Kremlin steps up its offensive
Will it be enough?
The Kremlin wants to make Ukraine’s second city unliveable
The race to save Kharkiv from Russian bombs
Russia’s ferocious glide-bomb campaign
Life for Ukrainians
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
Ukraine’s draft dodgers are living in fear
Ever more conscripts are needed against Russia’s offensive
Two years of war have impoverished many Ukrainians
The elderly, the displaced and the disabled are the worst affected
Poles and Ukrainians are at loggerheads. That’s good news for Putin
Farm exports and freight are the problems
In occupied Mariupol, Russian invaders hold a sham election
The bullet remains stronger than the ballot
Geopolitics
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
The House of Representatives gives Ukraine its best news in a year
$61bn of aid is on the way. It should have an almost instant effect
As Russia’s attacks step up, Ukraine fears waning Western support
An interview with the country’s new national security chief
Ukraine’s European allies are either broke, small or irresolute
In search of the perfect partner to derail Russian aggression
Domestic Russia
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
Vladivostok is a window into wartime Russia
Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is transforming the far-eastern city
Vladimir Putin has been fighting not just Ukraine, but his own people
He will not stop
Global economic fallout
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
Europe faces a painful adjustment to higher defence spending
The choices: taxes, cuts elsewhere, more borrowing
Explaining the war
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
What is Russia’s mysterious new space weapon?
Theories include a space-nuke or a nuclear-powered jammer
