West hails Moldovan president’s re-election as victory over Russian dirty tricksMaia Sandu wins tense run-off despite ‘unprecedented’ Kremlin-backed bid to skew voteMon Nov 04 2024 - 13:44
Moscow launches more than 160 drones at Ukraine in one of strongest Russian offences to dateZelenskiy urges West to do more than ‘just watch’ as thousands of North Korean troops near border in support of Russia’s forcesSun Nov 03 2024 - 17:57
Georgia’s ‘fear zones’ – EU monitors and local volunteers keep watch near Russian-occupied areasRussian troops run border fences through people’s land and seize those who stray into South OssetiaFri Nov 01 2024 - 14:00
Georgia says partial recount confirms ruling party’s win in contested electionGovernment insists EU bid still on track despite scathing report from BrusselsThu Oct 31 2024 - 19:06
Georgian president defies prosecutors as crisis over ‘stolen’ election deepens EU warns Tbilisi of risks to membership path and US decries ‘democratic backsliding’Wed Oct 30 2024 - 17:18
Georgian opposition says partial recount not enough after ‘stolen’ electionRuling party rejects any re-run of ballot as EU warns of ‘very worrying’ time in Black Sea stateTue Oct 29 2024 - 16:48
Thousands protest in Georgia against election outcome as opposition groups refuse to accept defeatThousands protest in Tbilisi to accuse ruling party of ‘stealing’ parliamentary electionsMon Oct 28 2024 - 18:49
‘Blatant fraud’: Georgia’s opposition calls for protests over election resultRuling Georgian Dream party accused of rigging elections and turning state towards Russia and away from future EU membershipSun Oct 27 2024 - 20:20
‘For them, the Soviet past is something to protect’: History a political battleground in Stalin’s homelandGeorgia’s ruling party accused of slide towards Russia and autocracy before Saturday’s pivotal electionFri Oct 25 2024 - 13:26
Georgia’s high-stakes election clouded by fears of foul play and street protestsNeither ruling party nor opposition expects their rival to accept defeat at the ballot boxThu Oct 24 2024 - 13:43
War or peace? Russia or the West? Georgian rivals present stark choice to votersEU halts Georgia’s accession process amid fears of drift towards autocracy and MoscowWed Oct 23 2024 - 13:40
Moldova sees Russian meddling behind pro-EU camp’s struggles at ballot boxPresident Maia Sandu faces tricky run-off after EU referendum goes to the wireMon Oct 21 2024 - 18:29
Russia’s advance in eastern Ukraine dims evacuees’ hopes of return homeMore than 120,000 people have fled front-line Donetsk region since August, UNHCR saysMon Oct 21 2024 - 12:40
‘It’s total terror’: Russian drones hunt civilians in eastern UkraineKherson residents face 100 attacks a day as pedestrians, cyclists and evacuation teams targetedSat Oct 19 2024 - 05:53
Ukraine facing ‘difficult’ position without more western support, Zelenskiy saysUkrainian leader claims 10,000 troops from North Korea being prepared to fight for RussiaThu Oct 17 2024 - 17:58
‘Without a free Ukraine there will be no free Belarus’: Russian defeat key to region’s future, say Belarusian fightersAnti-Lukashenko Belarusians see war in Ukraine as prelude to liberation of their homelandThu Oct 17 2024 - 12:00
Ukraine pushes ‘victory plan’ and says North Korea now involved in war on Russia’s sideMoscow dismisses Zelenskiy’s plan and claims more gains in eastern UkraineWed Oct 16 2024 - 17:45
Zelenskiy to announce Ukraine’s ‘victory plan’ as Russia advances in eastSmall strategic city of Toretsk being ‘wiped out’ by Russian attack, Ukrainian military spokeswoman says as Kyiv seeks weapons and permission to strike further into attacker’s territoryTue Oct 15 2024 - 16:54
Ukraine claims North Korea sending troops and weapons to assist RussiaRussia continues deadly missile strikes on cargo ships and port infrastructure in OdesaMon Oct 14 2024 - 17:45
Death of journalist Victoria Roshchyna while in detention in Russia condemned by EU and USKyiv calls for international action over Russia’s alleged execution of captured Ukrainian soldiersSun Oct 13 2024 - 19:00
How ‘unprecedented’ assistance from Ireland is helping Ukraine’s Red CrossKyiv region had five district branches of the Red Cross in 2021 but now has 30, providing everything from community events for children and the elderly to repairing housing and other infrastructureSun Oct 13 2024 - 00:00
Zelenskiy seeks arms and backing for Ukraine’s Nato bid on whistle-stop European tourEU says latest deadly Russian strike on Odesa is “Putin’s answer” to calls for talks with KremlinThu Oct 10 2024 - 18:46
Russians storm another city in eastern Ukraine as Kyiv awaits French jets in early 2025South Korea says “highly likely” that North Korean officers killed in Russian-occupied DonetskTue Oct 08 2024 - 17:57
Russian missiles target Ukrainian capital and airfield as Crimea oil terminal burnsMoscow fights cyberattack on state media and jails American (72) for fighting for UkraineMon Oct 07 2024 - 17:31
Ukraine’s weariness with the West grows as war enters new phase: ‘People are tired, but we have no choice’Ukraine is outnumbered, outgunned and sees the West’s commitment withering. As Ukrainian’s face another long winter, appetite for war is waningSun Oct 06 2024 - 06:00
‘He called Ukraine his home’: frontline fighters recall Irish soldier Robert Deegan killed by Russian shellingThe former Army Ranger from Newbridge in Co Kildare was killed days before Ukraine retook key industrial plant in ruined border townSat Oct 05 2024 - 06:00
Ukraine urges Pokrovsk residents to flee as Russian forces near strategic eastern cityPentagon rejects Kyiv’s complaints over missile supplies and air-defence assistanceFri Oct 04 2024 - 17:56
Russian forces take control of Vuhledar, complicating Ukraine’s defence of DonetskUkraine opens investigation after drone footage allegedly showed Russian troops lining up and executing 16 captured soldiers near PokrovskWed Oct 02 2024 - 16:57
Russian strike on Kherson market kills six as new Nato chief makes support for Kyiv ‘priority’City officials urge people to stay indoors due to fear of further shelling from Russian-occupied eastern bank of Dnipro riverTue Oct 01 2024 - 17:00
Ukraine fends off Russian drone barrage as Kremlin vows to achieve ‘all goals’ of invasionNato outgoing chief Jens Stoltenberg urges West not to fear ‘reckless Russian nuclear rhetoric’Mon Sept 30 2024 - 17:07
Russia plays champion of the Global South in battling ‘collective West’ in world affairsMoscow is isolated and angry after its bid to block the UN ‘pact for the future’ is quashedSat Sept 28 2024 - 05:00
Trump claims he would end Russia-Ukraine war quickly with deal ‘good for both sides’No sign that Zelenskiy visit has secured US backing for deeper missile strikes inside RussiaFri Sept 27 2024 - 21:23
Kremlin warns of ‘fatal mistake’ as Ukraine urges world to ‘force Russia into peace’Volodymyr Zelenskiy seeks support at UN and accuses advancing Moscow troops of risking nuclear disasterWed Sept 25 2024 - 18:22
Kremlin says it will achieve war aims as Ukraine says peace ‘closer than we think’Russian forces advance in east and hit Kharkiv and other cities with deadly air strikesTue Sept 24 2024 - 10:34
Ukraine facing ‘decisive’ months in war as it seeks more US supportMoscow says 131,000 civilians have left the most dangerous areas of the region since Ukraine burst through the border on August 6thMon Sept 23 2024 - 10:50
Ukraine seeks White House clearance for missile strikes deeper inside RussiaThe US has rebuffed requests to strike deeper inside Russia, citing fears of ‘escalation’ in Europe’s biggest war since 1945Sun Sept 22 2024 - 20:51
Central Europe counts cost of floods as Storm Boris prompts evacuations in ItalyEU pledges billions to repair efforts after deadly and devastating inundationFri Sept 20 2024 - 17:15
West’s timely support key to success of Ukraine’s ‘victory plan’, Zelenskiy saysEU to lend up to €35 billion to Ukraine as winter of blackouts and Russian air strikes loomsFri Sept 20 2024 - 15:46
Poland and Hungary on alert as floodwaters near peak in major citiesCentral European states to seek EU help to fund recovery from deadly and devastating disasterThu Sept 19 2024 - 17:45
Hungary and Poland bolster river defences as flood’s death toll and damage riseEU says ‘reality of climate breakdown’ now part of daily life in EuropeWed Sept 18 2024 - 16:46
Ukrainian drones ‘wipe out’ massive missile store 500km inside RussiaResidents near Toropets arms depot evacuated amid huge explosions and firesWed Sept 18 2024 - 16:38
Russia rebukes Meta for banning its state media over ‘foreign interference’Fresh Ukrainian attempts to infiltrate Kursk border region thwarted, Moscow claimsTue Sept 17 2024 - 21:29
EU states should help Kyiv’s mobilisation drive by ending benefits for draft-age Ukrainians, says PolandWarsaw urges west to ignore Russian threats as Putin boosts troop numbers to 1.5mMon Sept 16 2024 - 17:10
Ukrainian long-range strikes on Russian supply lines would likely expose Putin’s escalation bluffPermission from US and Britain for Kyiv to hit targets deeper inside Russia expected to spark closer Moscow link with Iran and North Korea, not conflict with NatoFri Sept 13 2024 - 18:08
Death of Red Cross staff in shelling is ‘another Russian war crime’, Ukraine saysThree aid agency staff killed and two wounded at aid distribution point in Donetsk regionThu Sept 12 2024 - 15:54
Ukrainian drones hit Russia as US says Iran has supplied missiles to MoscowRussia says one civilian killed and eight hurt in Moscow suburb as 144 drones interceptedTue Sept 10 2024 - 16:27
EU expresses concern over reports of Iran supplying ballistic missiles to RussiaUkraine urges the US and other allies to let it use western-supplied arms to strike weapons stores and military targets deeper inside RussiaMon Sept 09 2024 - 21:04
I Will Show You How It Was: A reminder that it could have been so much worse for UkraineThis book is a kind of love letter to journalism, to Ukraine and to Kyiv as it drives the enemy from the gatesFri Aug 09 2024 - 04:15
‘We publish local stories that no one else does’: Ukraine’s frontline newspapers defy Russian bombs and propagandaPrinted newspapers provide a trusted and resilient voice amid power cuts, cyberattacks and misinformationSun Aug 04 2024 - 05:30
Ukraine claims strike on Crimea airfield as EU sends funds from frozen Russian assets to KyivUkraine’s foreign minister says China wants to help forge ‘fair and lasting’ deal to end warFri Jul 26 2024 - 17:14
