Category: 2. RussianAggression

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The writer is professor emeritus in international economics at Stockholm University, senior research fellow at the Research Institute of Industrial Economics and former chair of… Continue Reading

Kyiv’s forces have in two weeks seized more land in Russia than Moscow has in Ukraine all year — transforming perceptions about their capabilities and boosting morale among Ukrainians. But that stunning operational success has yet to deliver one crucial objective: diverting Russia’s… Continue Reading

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Ukraine on Friday, a month after Zelenskyy criticized Modi for hugging Russian President Vladimir Putin during a visit to that country. Modi’s visit to Russia took place on the day that Russian… Continue Reading

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said more prisoners had been captured in his country’s advance into Russia’s Kursk region on August 19, as Moscow said that a third bridge had been damaged by Ukrainian attacks there. Meanwhile, Ukraine has announced the mandatory evacuation of women and… Continue Reading

The commander of Ukraine’s air force says a second bridge in Russia’s Kursk region has been struck as Kyiv tries to weaken Russia’s combat operations in the area. “Minus one more bridge,” Air Force Commander Mykola Oleschuk wrote on Telegram on August 18. “The air force continues to… Continue Reading

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The German government has come under attack from politicians across the political spectrum after it emerged that finance minister Christian Lindner has written to colleagues to… Continue Reading

The commander of Ukraine’s air force says a second bridge in Russia’s Kursk region has been struck as Kyiv tries to weaken Russia’s combat operations in the area. “Minus one more bridge,” Air Force Commander Mykola Oleschuk wrote on Telegram on August 18. “The air force continues to… Continue Reading

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Ukraine’s incursion into Russia aims to establish a “buffer zone” to prevent cross-border attacks into Sumy in Ukraine by Moscow’s army, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said,… Continue Reading