Svitlana Morenets

The missile strike on Poland will be a test for Nato

16 November 2022 7:40 am

Since the start of the war, there has been a risk of Ukraine’s neighbours being caught in crossfire – especially…

Third wave of Russian shelling blitz begins in Ukraine

16 November 2022 2:17 am

A third wave of Russian missile attacks consisting of approximately 100 shells was launched against Ukraine today. Kyiv has taken…

Ukraine’s huge victory in Kherson

15 November 2022 1:36 am

Less than two months ago, Putin declared four occupied regions of Ukraine as part of Russia. Some speculated that Moscow…

The last hours of the Russian occupation of Kherson

12 November 2022 12:51 am

The only large Ukrainian city Russia has been able to capture since February’s invasion – Kherson – has now been…

How Russia is surrendering Kherson

11 November 2022 5:53 am

The Russian evacuation of Kherson is now well underway, leaving an expected trail of destruction in its wake. Russian soldiers…

Why Russia pulled out of Kherson

10 November 2022 3:59 am

In one of the biggest developments of the Ukraine war, Russia’s Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has just announced the evacuation…

Why Turkey and Ukraine called Putin’s grain deal bluff

6 November 2022 8:00 pm

Earlier this week, Vladimir Putin declared an end to the deal allowing Ukraine to export its grain to the world.…

Ukraine braces itself for Russia's cold war

15 October 2022 12:48 am

So far this week, 128 Russian missiles have been fired at Ukraine. Half were intercepted by air defences, according to…

What Elon Musk doesn't get about peace

8 October 2022 2:58 am

The power one person can hold should never be underestimated. They can take people’s lives, as Vladimir Putin does, or…

Will Nato accept Ukraine?

1 October 2022 4:03 am

Shortly after the invasion of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky made an offer to Vladimir Putin. Ukraine would drop its ambition to…

Putin calls up 300,000 reservists

21 September 2022 5:35 pm

While most attention has focused on Vladimir Putin’s repetition of nuclear threats in his speech this morning, the takeaway in…

Ukrainian nuclear power plant shelled by Russia

19 September 2022 7:56 pm

If Putin is losing the ground war in Ukraine and running out of troops, what other options does he have?…

This could be a turning point in the war

11 September 2022 7:09 pm

There is extraordinary news from Ukraine this weekend. An offensive in Kharkiv region, bordering Russia on the northwest, has stunned…

Ukraine stuns Russia with a counter-offensive in Kherson region

29 August 2022 11:05 pm

The southern city of Kherson, which fell to Russian forces in the first few days of the war, is one…

What’s on Ukraine’s new school syllabus

27 August 2022 9:00 am

Ukrainian schools are starting to re-open, but will they be safe?

Can Zelensky afford to freeze Ukraine’s gas prices?

20 August 2022 1:43 am

This morning, Volodymyr Zelensky signed a moratorium on energy prices – so while gas bills are rising all over Europe,…

Ukrainians aren't surprised by Amnesty's victim-blaming

9 August 2022 12:12 am

Is Amnesty International victim-blaming? The Ukrainian military has been endangering civilians, it said, by establishing military bases and putting weapons…

Ukraine and Russia sign grain deal – what next?

23 July 2022 12:47 am

This afternoon Kyiv and Moscow signed a UN-backed agreement to free up at least 20 million tons of grain from…

How Justin Trudeau caved to Putin

13 July 2022 12:33 am

When Russia invaded Ukraine, the West was certain that its sanctions were worth the pain. But there always was a…

Ukrainians will never accept a fake peace with Putin

25 June 2022 9:00 am

Ukrainians will never accept a fake peace with Putin

Guerilla warfare and targeted assassinations: Inside Ukraine's partisan resistance

25 June 2022 2:53 am

Dmytro Savluchenko was one of Moscow’s useful idiots: a Ukrainian advocate of Russkiy Mir (or ‘Russian world’), Putin’s idea of a kind…

Zelensky’s homophobia row reveals a divided Ukraine

23 June 2022 12:25 am

A peculiar row has broken out in Kyiv over the role of one of Zelensky’s best-known advisers. Oleksiy Arestovych is…

Could Lithuania be Putin's next target?

21 June 2022 10:05 pm

When Russian troops started ‘military exercises’ on Ukraine’s borders, those of us living in Kyiv had grounds to worry. Putin…

What Ukrainians think of the Macron, Scholz and Draghi visit

17 June 2022 9:30 pm

The photo said it all. Zelensky’s face when embraced by Macron summed up how Ukrainians saw yesterday’s visit from the…