Ukraine at war

All of our coverage of the war in one place

Latest analysis

Volodymyr Zelensky’s five-year term ends on May 20th

But he has no plans to step down or call an election during wartime

A Russia-linked network uses AI to rewrite real news stories

CopyCop churned out 19,000 deceptive posts in a month



What are the Russian “turtle tanks” seen in Ukraine?

Wrapping vehicles in corrugated metal might protect them from drone attacks

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

Ukraine’s defenders anxiously dig in for a looming Russian assault



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



Video insights

Video Ukraine war

Is Putin winning the war in Ukraine?

Our experts discuss what the next year of conflict might hold

Video Ukraine war

Zelensky explains why he won’t negotiate with Putin

Ukraine’s president speaks to our Editor-in-chief


Video Economist Live event

Ukraine war: what does victory look like?

Our experts analyse how Ukraine and the West can sustain the war effort


Video Explainer

3D printing and DIY: Ukraine’s drone revolution

Desperation is the mother of invention

Video Ukraine at war

Winning the long war in Ukraine

Drones open a new front in Russia

Video Subscriber events

Ukraine at war: the conflict expands

As Ukraine’s counter-offensive grinds on, is there hope for success?



Life for Ukrainians

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




Geopolitics

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

Rogue Russia threatens the world, not just Ukraine

The West must show its enemy is Vladimir Putin, not 143m ordinary Russians

Why Germany is reluctant to send Taurus missiles to Ukraine

Olaf Scholz seems determined to defy pressure from Germany’s allies and domestic opposition



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



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


Russia outsmarts Western sanctions—and China is paying attention

How the rise of middle powers helps America’s enemies