Ukraine

Viktoriia Roshchyna, the Ukrainian journalist who died in Russian captivity last year, has been buried in Kyiv. © V. Roshchyna/Facebook

Ukraine: Laying Viktoria to Rest

Family, friends and colleagues pay tribute to uncompromising reporter killed in Russian detention.

15 Aug 25

Flowers and candles laid out during a vigil honouring journalists killed in Gaza, including Anas al-Sharif and his colleagues. Washington, D.C., 11 Aug 2025. © Mehmet Eser/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images

Dying for the Truth

Read about the appalling threats journalists face in conflicts from Gaza to Ukraine.

15 Aug 25

A handout photo released by the press service of the State Emergency Service (SES) of Ukraine shows cars burning on a street after shelling hit Kherson, southern Ukraine on 24 Dec 2022, amid Russia's invasion. At least ten people were killed after Russian strikes targeted the southern Ukrainian city. © State Emergency Service of Ukraine

Life Sentence Issued in First Verdict Over Kherson Shelling

Russian officer found guilty of organising massive rocket strike that resulted in mass casualties.

12 Aug 25

Oleksandr, a 22-year-old Ukrainian soldier suffering from severe mental trauma and other injuries, sits on his bed at a psychiatric hospital on October 05, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine. © Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Ukraine: “I Just Wanted Them to Shoot Me”

Male survivors of conflict-related sexual violence often struggle to access legal redress and psychological help.

11 Aug 25

Thousands of residents protest against a new bill curtailing anti-corruption agencies on July 23, 2025 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. © Nikoletta Stoyanova/Getty Images

Fighting Corruption in Wartime Ukraine

Even amid active conflict – Ukrainians continue to hold their government accountable.

8 Aug 25

Smoke rises in Kyiv after Russia launched another drone attack on the city. © Paula Bronstein/Getty Images

Ukraine: Living Under Drone Attack

How Ukrainians in Kyiv are coping under an unprecedented barrage of Russian drones."

11 Jul 25

A Ukrainian drone operator from the 3rd Assault brigade lands his drone after a surveillance flight on July 16, 2023 near Bakhmut in the Donetsk Region of Ukraine. © Paula Bronstein/Getty Images

Ukraine: The Drone Wars

A rapid innovation boom has been driven by existential needs; but the human toll is enormous.

9 Jul 25

The Reckoning

A powerful new play is bringing the testimony of survivors of the war in Ukraine to the London stage.

30 May 25

Russia's President Vladimir Putin. © Pavel Bednyakov/POOL/AFP

A Tribunal for Putin

The launch of a new international tribunal could mark a landmark moment for justice in Ukraine.

16 May 25

Forensics exhume bodies from unidentified makeshift graves at the Pishanske cemetery on September 19, 2022 in Izium, Ukraine. © Paula Bronstein /Getty Images

Ukraine: The Challenges to Covering War Crimes Trials

Reporters often face obstacles accessing court and can struggle to source both training and support.

2 May 25

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