Svitlana Morenets

From the front line of the battle to save Kharkiv

20 July 2024 9:00 am

Kharkiv region Moonlight shines on the wings of the reconnaissance drone as it glides over the field. Within minutes, the…

What I saw at the Okhmatdyt bomb site

13 July 2024 9:00 am

Kyiv For weeks, Kyiv had felt relatively safe compared with just about everywhere else in Ukraine. People had adjusted to…

Kyiv children’s hospital bombed

9 July 2024 12:19 am

I have been in Kyiv for a few weeks. The city has felt safe thanks to its improved air defences.…

My return to Ukraine

29 June 2024 9:00 am

I arrive at Lviv station just before 9 a.m. As the clock strikes, the conductor announces a minute’s silence: a daily…

Biden partially lifts ban on strikes within Russia

1 June 2024 12:45 am

David Cameron publicly said it was up to Ukraine to decide whether to use British weapons to strike targets on…

Georgia is on the brink of revolution

11 May 2024 9:00 am

For weeks, the Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi has looked like a battlefield. Thousands of protestors, mostly in their twenties, have…

Why does the West protect Israel but not Ukraine?

20 April 2024 9:00 am

When Israel and its allies shot down hundreds of Iranian drones and missiles, they demonstrated what an effective air defence…

Ukraine’s controversial new conscription law takes effect

12 April 2024 7:37 pm

The Ukrainian parliament has finally stopped delaying the inevitable and voted for a new law that tightens mobilisation processes, strengthens penalties for…

How Ukraine plans to revive its birth rate

30 March 2024 9:00 am

In my village in Ukraine, there aren’t many families left intact. The funerals of those who have been killed in…

Ukraine has brought the war back to Russian soil

15 March 2024 9:50 pm

Ukraine can’t stop Vladimir Putin’s re-election as Russian President on Sunday, but that doesn’t mean it can’t shatter the perfect…

Zelensky’s sacked army chief posted to London

8 March 2024 8:32 am

When Ukrainian war hero Valery Zaluzhny was fired as the head of the military a month ago, all talk was on what…

Zelensky: ‘31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed so far’

26 February 2024 6:48 am

After two years of secrecy, Volodymyr Zelensky has finally revealed the number of fallen Ukrainian soldiers. ‘31,000 Ukrainian military personnel…

Will the Ukrainian army retreat from Avdiivka?

16 February 2024 9:54 pm

The battle for Avdiivka in Donetsk Oblast is a bloodbath. The city, which is also called the ‘gateway to Donetsk’,…

Ukraine is in a bind over mass conscription

10 February 2024 9:00 am

In the second world war, the average age of a combat soldier was 26. In the Falklands, it was 23.…

What Tucker Carlson should have asked Vladimir Putin

9 February 2024 11:41 pm

Vladimir Putin relished being interviewed by American journalist Tucker Carlson, who doesn’t seem to know much about Russia, Ukraine or…

Zelensky has sacked a Ukrainian hero

9 February 2024 4:19 am

If you have to ask Ukrainians to name the biggest hero of the past two years, most would probably say…

Who is persecuting Ukraine’s journalists?

19 January 2024 8:00 pm

Investigative journalism has often been deadly for the careers of corrupt politicians in Ukraine, with stories leading to resignations and…

What Britain’s defence deal with Ukraine means for the war

13 January 2024 1:48 am

In his surprise visit to Kyiv, Rishi Sunak had two pieces of good news for Ukrainians: another £2.5 billion in…

What will it take to stop Putin?

15 December 2023 8:49 pm

I feel sorry for Volodymyr Zelensky. It’s devastating watching him travelling all around the world, struggling to convince even his…

Russia’s plan to freeze Ukraine

24 November 2023 11:22 pm

Winter hasn’t officially started, but Ukraine is already covered in snow. As temperatures dip a few degrees below zero, the…

Zelensky must be honest about the state of the war

18 November 2023 9:00 am

‘Happy New Year! The year of our victory!’ said Volodymyr Zelensky on 1 January. After the liberation of the Kharkiv…

Zelensky’s new rival

3 November 2023 8:10 pm

The debate over the necessity of Ukraine’s presidential elections is creating chaos in a nation at war. The ceasefire among…

Will the new US Speaker spell trouble for aid to Ukraine?

27 October 2023 9:19 pm

For the past few weeks, the US House Speaker’s chair has sat empty. Kevin McCarthy was ousted from the position…

Is Russia’s latest offensive faltering?

17 October 2023 5:00 pm

Russia’s latest offensive has exacted a heavy toll on its forces. They have lost 127 tanks, 239 armoured personnel vehicles…