Ukraine

At least seven people have been killed and dozens injured across Ukraine, say officials – after a barrage of Russian missile strikes left much of the country without electricity or water supplies. At least four people died in the Kyiv region, after rockets hit a residential building. And overnight, a missile hit a hospital maternity…

We spoke to the former Ukrainian defence minister Andriy Zagorodnyuk, about the jubilant scenes in Kherson and how Ukrainians feel watching them.

Joyous residents welcomed Ukrainian troops in the centre of Kherson today after Russia abandoned the only regional capital it had captured since its invasion earlier this year. 

We’re joined from Kyiv by Alina Frolova, who was Ukraine’s Deputy Defence Minister between 2019-2020. And from Tallinn, Kadri Liik, a senior fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations.

Could this be a turning point in the war in Ukraine?

Could this be a turning point in the war in Ukraine? 

Russia has announced its imminent withdrawal from the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, the only regional capital it has captured since February’s full-scale invasion, and which it illegally annexed just weeks ago.  

As winter sets in, the war in Ukraine looks set for a new, bloody phase around Kherson.

Russian forces appear to be withdrawing from the Ukrainian city of Kherson in the south of the country – the first and only regional capital they managed to take and hold since the invasion began. There are reports of checkpoints abandoned around the city and residents have told us that there are fewer troops on…

Power and water supplies have been hit across many of Ukraine’s major cities, after a barrage of Russian missiles and drones struck critical infrastructure this morning. Most of the missiles were shot down by Ukrainian air defence and emergency crews have now managed to restore water to most of the capital Kyiv, although part of…

As Putin’s war in Ukraine rages on some countries still support Russia, but why?    

Russia’s latest brutal tactic in its war against Ukraine was laid bare this morning – as a swarm of so-called kamikaze drones, laden with explosives, struck the capital Kyiv during rush hour. Ukrainian officials say most of the Iranian-made drones were shot down, but several made it through, and at least four people, including a…

More than 30 settlements across Ukraine have been hit by Russian missile strikes in the last day, damaging civilian homes and critical infrastructure.

We spoke to retired US general Ben Hodges who is now Senior Advisor at Human Rights First.

President Putin has been given a tractor for his 70th birthday.