Russia

New US military package includes rocket-powered bomb to double Ukraine’s strike range – as it happened

New US $2.175bn military aid also includes precision-guided rockets and HAWK air defence firing units

Léonie Chao-Fong, Martin Belam and Helen Sullivan

03, Feb, 2023 @7:02 PM

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Ukraine’s forces prepare for the war’s most intense phase yet; why Ukraine wants F-16 fighter jets

Helen Sullivan

03, Feb, 2023 @7:00 PM

Germany approves Leopard 1 battle tank exports to Ukraine

Package of 29 older tanks could be sent to help fight Russia as soon as refurbishments done, reports say

Philip Oltermann in Stockholm

03, Feb, 2023 @2:09 PM

The Ukraine repair shop: where Russian tanks go to change sides

Western supplies of Leopards and Challengers have made the news, but the biggest donor is the enemy

Daniel Boffey in Ukraine

03, Feb, 2023 @1:14 PM

How Putin’s plans to blackmail Europe over gas supply failed

Within eight months of Russia invading Ukraine, the EU’s 27 states had replaced about 80% of the natural gas they used to get from Moscow

Philip Oltermann in Berlin, Jon Henley and Angelique Chrisafis in Paris, Sam Jones in Madrid and Shaun Walker in Budapest

03, Feb, 2023 @5:00 AM

Poland open to sending fighter jets to Kyiv, says PM, if part of Nato decision – as it happened

Mateusz Morawiecki would supply F-16 fighters if decision were taken with Nato alliesn

Léonie Chao-Fong (now); Rachel Hall, Geneva Abdul and Helen Sullivan (earlier)

02, Feb, 2023 @7:00 PM

Former Russian soldier reveals he saw Ukrainian prisoners of war tortured

Konstantin Yefremov escaped Russia after serving three months as a lieutenant in Zaporizhzhia oblast

Pjotr Sauer

02, Feb, 2023 @6:03 PM

EU pledges to double military aid programme for Ukraine

EU to train an extra 15,000 soldiers and prepare new sanctions against Russia

Jennifer Rankin in Brussels

02, Feb, 2023 @4:17 PM

Calls for bigger windfall tax after Shell makes ‘obscene’ $40bn profit

Calls for larger windfall tax after surge in gas prices fuels ‘outrageous’ doubling of profits at Anglo-Dutch group

Alex Lawson Energy correpondent

02, Feb, 2023 @2:13 PM

Russian forces could regain initiative as Ukraine war drags on

With western tanks yet to arrive, invaders may be in a better position in early spring than Ukrainian defenders

Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor

02, Feb, 2023 @1:27 PM

Wagner mercenaries sustain losses in fight for Central African Republic gold

Russian fighters clash with rebels as Kremlin tries to extend power in mineral rich country

Zeinab Mohammed Salih in Khartoum and Jason Burke

02, Feb, 2023 @5:00 AM

Russia planning major offensive to mark first anniversary of war: Ukraine defence minister

Oleksii Reznikov said that as many as 500,000 troops may have been mobilised by Russia as he calls for more weapons to be sent to Ukraine

Jonathan Yerushalmy

02, Feb, 2023 @1:16 AM

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