The Svislach River contorts as it flows through Minsk, the Belarussian capital: It acrobatically twists west, then dodges east, before springing north – as if uncertain where it wishes to head next, before finally deciding to flow further south...

Russian-backed officials have said they will hold a referendum on Kherson Oblast joining the Russian Federation by autumn 2022. Russia is likely prioritising a pseudo-constitutional vote in an attempt to legitimise its control of the region. On 28 Ju...

Four months ago, Dmytro Stolyarchuk was a recently-graduated student planning to work in the geodesic side of Ukraine’s then-booming construction industry or, maybe, to continue his studies and go into cartography. Now, as a mortarman in the Azov S...

Key Takeaways: Russian forces continued efforts to encircle Lysychansk and conducted offensive operations to the south and southwest of the city. Russian forces have likely not yet reached the T1302 Bakhmut-Lysychansk highway on the ground but are de...

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Here are the latest developments in Ukraine: – Separatists say key city surrounded…- Ukrainian separatists backed by Russia say they had “completely” encircled the key city of Lysychansk in the eastern Luhansk region. “T...

A ship carrying vast quantities of Ukrainian grain stolen from territories now occupied by Moscow’s invaders, was sent by a Russian company and has arrived in Turkey, the BBC has confirmed. Footage released on numerous television outlets and on Tel...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is living up to his promise of training up Ukrainian soldiers in the use of much-needed and game-changing heavy weaponry. On Thursday, June 23, London-based Kyiv Post reporter Tony Leliw was given rare access to ...

A new mass grave containing more than 100 bodies of civilians has been found under rubble in Mariupol, the adviser to the mayor of Mariupol, Petro Andryshchenko, said in a Telegram post on Friday, July 1. Russian occupiers are clearing the rubble nea...

– Snake Island decision ‘changes situation’: Zelensky – Russia’s decision to abandon Snake Island “changes the situation in the Black Sea considerably”, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says. “It ...