Crisis

Ukrainian refugees try to flee the country as Russian troops continue their offensive. © Council of Europe

Ukraine: Russian Troops Continue Offensive from Crimea

Amid the chaos of invasion, locals struggle to communicate with regional and state authorities.

25 Feb 22

A night view of Kyiv as the city mayor declared a curfew from 10pm to 7am on February 24, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. © Pierre Crom/Getty Images

Ukraine: How My War Began

Journalist reports calm and confusion as Ukrainians wake up to a new reality.

25 Feb 22

Prime Minister Pashinyan during a recent visit to Brussels. © Official Site of the Prime Minister of Pashinyan

Ukraine Crisis Proves Tense for Armenia

Yerevan faces uncomfortable choice between political and diplomatic alliances.

23 Feb 22

Russian president Vladimir Putin during his televised speech from the Kremlin on February 21, 2022. © kremli.ru

Russian Tanks Roll into Eastern Ukraine

The Kremlin’s recognition of breakaway republics as independent states effectively ends the Minsk agreements.

22 Feb 22

People participate in a Unity March to show solidarity and patriotic spirit over the escalating tensions with Russia on February 12, 2022 in Kiev, Ukraine. © Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Ukraine’s Day of Unity

Government organises public show of solidarity on date rumoured for Russian incursion.

18 Feb 22

Lyudmila Kudelya, 73, hangs laundry near the ruins of her son's house, which burned down after a 120-mm mine hit their yard in February 2017. (February 3, 2022) © IWPR

Ukraine: Elderly People On the Frontline Battle Loneliness and Fear

About 900,000 pensioners in need of aid and protection are among those bearing the brunt of the conflict in the country’s east.

18 Feb 22

OSCE monitoring officers speak to a civilian in the frontline village of Starohnativka, Donetsk region. Deployed in March 2014, the OSCE mission is the only international organisation monitoring the security situation on both sides of the contact line in Ukraine conflict-hit east. © OSCE SMM - Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine

OSCE Mission Pulls Staff from Eastern Ukraine

Some member states have recalled their observers amid growing concerns over a large-scale Russian incursion.

17 Feb 22

Turkey's President Erdogan visited Ukraine on February 3, 2022.

Could Turkey Mediate Ukraine-Russia Talks?

Erdogan seeks the status of intermediary in resolving the current crisis.

16 Feb 22

Hryvna is the national currency of Ukraine.

Crisis Adds to Ukraine’s Economic Woes

Amid the looming threat of invasion, structural problems in the country’s economy need close attention.

15 Feb 22

Members of the Kyiv Territorial Defense Unit are trained in an industrial area outside the capital Kyiv. US intelligence stated that a Russian miliary invasion of Ukraine is "imminent", but Ukrainian authorities have called the statement as exaggerated. © Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images

“Calm Down and Breathe” - Ukraine Downplays Russian Invasion

Experts say that Zelensky fears the impact on the country’s economy and his chances of winning a second term.

10 Feb 22

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