18:57Russian forces have stepped up their attacks across Ukraine, including firing cruise missiles at the southern port city of Odesa. They have also resumed the bombardment of the besi
09:19The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has recorded 9,394 civilian casualties since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24. Of that number the UN said 4,253
18:11Russian and Ukrainian negotiators are set to meet on Monday for a new round of cease-fire talks via video link, Ukrainian presidential advisor Mykhailo Podolyak announced on Sunday
29:26While Russia says its invasion of Ukraine has entered a new phase, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reiterated his call for peace talks with Russia to end the war. Zelenskyy
09:48Ukrainian troops are trying to hold off Russian attacks in much of Ukraine's east. The Kremlin is seeking to capture the industrial Donbas region, but many observers say that Russi
21:32Delegates from Russia and Ukraine have concluded the third round of talks in Belarus. The two sides achieved "small positive [developments]" regarding the logistics of humanitarian
21:05Russian forces are pressing on with their offensive in eastern Ukraine, entering the industrial zone of Sievierodonetsk, according to Luhansk authorities.
Ukraine on Tuesday sai
07:15Vladimir Putin has warned that his country's offensive in Ukraine has barely begun. He's also accused the West of fueling the war, declaring that western efforts to defeat him woul
12:24US satellite images appear to show another mass grave in a cemetery east of Mariupol. Pictures taken in late March and mid April suggest fresh parallel trenches were dug. Ukraine h
17:36Dialog and deterrence in the Ukraine crisis: This week kicked off with high-level meetings in Kyiv, Moscow, Washington and Berlin – a flurry of talks that has kept hopes of a diplo
19:01As the Russian war enters its 100th day, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy has said he expects Western partners to send more advanced weapons to defend his country.
Ukraine’s milita
13:20Russian forces in Ukraine have so far only captured one major city - Kherson. DW's Nick Connolly has been in touch with a local, who wants to be known as James, who has been in Khe
14:06President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has renewed his call for faster arms shipments to his country. Russian troops are intensifying their assault in the Donbas region. He described the si
10:24DW correspondent in Kyiv Fanny Facsar said Ukraine's counteroffensive in the east of the country "seems to be working." Facsar said there has been "fierce" fighting between Ukraini
21:26Ukrainian authorities are concerned about further Russian assaults in eastern areas such as Kharkiv and Luhansk, with the White House warning the next phase of the war could last "
10:28Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine has begun what he calls a historic week. With fighting raging on in the Donbas, the Ukrainian President has predicted that Russia will likely inten
28:15Russian President Vladimir Putin launches a full-scale attack on Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a decree on the general mobilization of the population
25:55Ukrainian forces battle Russian troops on multiple fronts, including the outskirts of Kyiv. US President Joe Biden said Russia's Vladimir Putin "is the aggressor" and would bear th
10:01Ukraine's military says it is regrouping its forces to defend Donetsk. Commanders say they have repelled attacks by Russian forces on several positions in the eastern region, where
14:45Russia's invasion of Ukraine has surprised many military analysts - who expected fighting to be over very quickly. Instead, the three-month-old war has exposed unexpected weaknesse
17:08But Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his troops are holding out in the battle for Sievierodonetsk. Russian forces are fighting for the city street by street. Victory co
10:18Ukraine says it is bracing for a new push from Russian forces in the eastern region of Donbas and in the south. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Moscow could not admit that its o
06:27Ukrainian troops are retreating from the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk after weeks of fierce fighting against invading Russian forces. A regional official said Ukraine's units wo
17:48Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said defending the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine was "vital" as the outcome would indicate "who will dominate in the coming weeks" of the
20:07The first civilians evacuated from the steelworks in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol have been brought to safety. BUT efforts to bring out more of those trapped have run in
38:24Notwithstanding its overwhelming advantages, the Russian military campaign in Ukraine is meeting stiffer-than-expected resistance from Ukrainian forces. What could the next stage l
16:46Self-propelled howitzers, the Panzerhaubitze 2000, are the first heavy weapons sent by Germany to arrive in Ukraine. Ukraine confirmed the howitzers and other heavy weapons were re
05:49Russia has claimed full control of Ukraine's eastern Luhansk region. That's after the Ukrainian military withdrew from Lysychansk, the last CITY in the region under their control.
