War in Ukraine

Russia and Ukraine

11.April 2026. KS

Easter truce on the Ukrainian front

The truce will last 32 hours and will begin on Saturday, April 11, the day before Orthodox Easter

Relatives of Kenyans who died fighting on the side of Russia in Ukraine

The war in Ukraine

16.march 2026 Simone Schlindwein (DW)

Russia is recruiting Africans to die in Ukraine

All over Africa, Russia is recruiting men for war - usually fraudulently. The death rate is high - they are cannon fodder. Families are trying to bring the bodies of the dead to bury them

The war in Ukraine

14.march 2026 Oleksandra Indyuchkova/DW

Joystick war in Ukraine

Are robots and drones already fighting for people? These devices are now feared in war more than tanks and guns

Russia and Ukraine

07.march 2026 KS

War in Ukraine: Massive Russian Airstrikes

In the shadow of the new conflict in the Middle East, fighting continues on the Ukrainian-Russian front. Moscow has confirmed that it carried out massive strikes on Ukrainian military and energy infrastructure

Hungary and Ukraine

06.march 2026 NM

Barrage fire on the Kiev-Budapest route: Why did Orban and Zelensky go to war

Threats, blockades and political confrontations between the leaders of Hungary and Ukraine are becoming more and more difficult. Do the new tensions among European leaders foreshadow a wider conflict and a new crisis in Europe

A Uktajin soldier in uniform smokes a cigarette under cover

Four years of war in Ukraine

24.February 2026. Hana Sokolova-Stek (DW)

Confessions from the front: Soldiers in the "death zone"

From the penetration of Russian tank units and general chaos to digging in combat positions, drone skirmishes and "death zones". Ukrainian soldiers tell how they see the war unfolding, which began with the Russian invasion on February 24, 2022.

On the spot

21.February 2026. Lilia Rzhojtska (DW)

Kiev: Without electricity, heating and water

The war in Ukraine is still raging. Residents of Kiev feel this on their skin in the dead of winter, without electricity, heating and water. What do the workers say, who work day and night to repair the city's infrastructure destroyed by Russian attacks

Ukraine

19.February 2026. B. B.

The former head of the Ukrainian army on the conflict with Zelenskyi: Tensions started immediately after the invasion

The former head of the Ukrainian army and Zelensky's most serious opponent in the eventual presidential elections spoke for the first time about their deep rift

Aleksandar Vučić

14.February 2026. Bojan Bednar

Vučić is playing a great geostrategist again

Conveying his impressions on the occasion of the Munich Security Conference, the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, said that "everyone says they want peace, but everyone actually wants the defeat of the other side." It is really a paradox, identical to the fact that he advocates for democracy in Serbia, but actually wants to cement his autocracy.

Russian TOS-1A multi-barrel rocket launcher fires towards Ukrainian positions

The war in Ukraine

04.February 2026. B. B.

While peace talks are being held in Abu Dhabi, Russia continues to bombard Ukraine

Delegations from Moscow and Kiev in the United Arab Emirates were joined by American officials. Another round of peace negotiations has begun

The war in Ukraine

28.January 2026 MLJ

Zelensky is ready for an agreement with Putin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is ready to personally meet with Vladimir Putin to resolve two key issues - territory and control over the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.

Kiev in the dark. Multi-story buildings with dark windows

On the spot

24.January 2026 Oleksandr Kunjicki/Oleksandr Savicki (DW)

Cold and dark: 600.000 people left Kyiv

Without electricity, water and heating, 600.000 people left Kyiv. Temperatures are below zero. While there is talk of peace, the Russians are bombing energy plants

Ukraine

15.January 2026 KS

War and morality: About 200.000 soldiers deserted

Almost four years since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, news is coming about how many Ukrainians have deserted to avoid military service. The problem was known, but not its extent

A residential building in Slavanjska showing a hole caused by a missile

Ukraine

03.January 2026 Ana Pshemijska (DW)

How much does an apartment twenty kilometers from the front cost?

How do people live in the two largest cities in Donbas - Kramatorsk and Slavjansk? What do they think about the peace talks and why is there a high demand for apartments on the front line?

The war in Ukraine

19.December 2025 Lilia Rzhojtska (DW)

No one asks them anything: What do Ukrainians think about the peace that is being made for them?

Ukrainians want peace, according to polls, but not at any price. They say that there are "red lines" of their willingness to compromise

Russian-Ukrainian conflict

18.December 2025 IN THE

EU summit: "Make Russia pay"

Someone will have to pay for the damage caused by the war in Ukraine. Russia will certainly not do that. That is why it will be discussed at the European Union summit to use frozen Russian assets in the EU for this purpose. However, this brings with it various problems

Radiation

06.December 2025 KS

Is Chernobyl safe?

A containment vessel at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant built to contain radioactive material from the 1986 disaster is no longer able to perform its main safety function due to damage caused by a drone

EU and Ukraine

06.December 2025 KS

Hungarian veto on aid to Ukraine

Will the European Union find a way to help Ukraine after Hungary vetoes the issuance of Eurobonds to support the war-torn country

The war in Ukraine

05.December 2025 Anastasia Shepeleva / DW

Russian offensive in Ukraine: Will Pokrovsk fall?

Although the negotiations on the plan to end the war in Ukraine are ongoing, the guns have not yet fallen silent on the front. Moscow announced the capture of the cities of Pokrovsk and Vovchansk, while Kiev, on the other hand, claims that the fighting for the mentioned cities is still ongoing and accuses Russia of propaganda.

Donald Trump's peace plan for Ukraine envisages that Kiev will hand over to Russia the territories it holds under its control, and even more.

Report

02.December 2025 Anastasia Shepeleva/DW

Trump's peace plan: "It's not about a wasteland, it's about human lives"

Donald Trump's peace plan for Ukraine foresees that Kiev will hand over to Russia the territories it holds under its control, and even more. "How can you leave us," Ukrainians from Donbas cried. About 200.000 people still live in parts of the Donetsk region still controlled by Kiev

Arms companies have significantly increased their revenues over the past two years. New military equipment was developed, supplies were restored, and destroyed equipment was replaced.

The war in Ukraine

01.December 2025 Christoph Hasselbach (DW)

Wars fill the coffers of arms manufacturers

The war in Ukraine is definitely good for the business of the military industry. Arms companies have significantly increased their revenues over the past two years. New military equipment was developed, supplies were restored, and destroyed equipment was replaced

The war in Ukraine

26.November 2025 Sergei Satanovsky / DW

Putin's man among Americans: Who is Kirill Dmitriyev?

The head of Russia's sovereign wealth fund, Kirill Dmitriev, is said to be close to both Trump's son-in-law and Putin's daughter, and is considered a key figure in Russia-US relations.

The war in Ukraine

25.November 2025 B. B.

Ukraine has reportedly accepted the American peace plan

According to an unnamed US official, the Ukrainians have accepted Washington's peace plan to end the war. Previously, the President of Ukraine stated that Ukrainians are faced with the choice of losing their honor or losing their alliance with America

The war in Ukraine

21.November 2025 KS

What does Trump's new peace plan for Ukraine predict?

Many of the ideas outlined in the 28-point peace plan for Ukraine were rejected in previous talks by Ukrainian and European officials as concessions to Russia. US President Donald Trump, however, is not giving up

The war in Ukraine

31.October 2025 MS

BIRN: How volunteers from Serbia were recruited for the Russian army via Telegram

BIRN journalists infiltrated private Telegram groups where mercenaries with many years of experience are recruiting new volunteers from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina for the Russian army on the Ukrainian front.

The war in Ukraine

16.October 2025 NM

Trump: I will meet with Putin in Hungary

The presidents of the USA and Russia, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, held a phone conversation for several hours focused on the conflict in Ukraine and possible peace negotiations. Trump announces that the leaders' meeting will soon take place in Budapest

The war in Ukraine

16.October 2025 Lilia Rzhojtska, Roman Goncharenko / DW

Russians' Nightmare: Will Ukrainians Get American Tomahawk Missiles

US Tomahawk missiles have become an important topic in Washington, Kiev and Moscow in recent weeks. US President Donald Trump no longer rules out the possibility of these missiles being delivered to Ukraine