Ukraine War Diary by A. Borden

Dignitaries and members of the public attend a ceremony in the Na Valakh park on Independence Day of Ukraine on August 24, 2022 in Lviv, Ukraine. This year, Ukraine's Independence Day, commemorating its break with the Soviet Union in 1991, coincides with the six-month mark since Russia launched its large-scale invasion of the country. © Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Ukraine: Still Defending Its Independence

Having fought off the blitzkrieg, and battled Russia to a draw in round two, Ukrainians are in for the long haul.

24 Aug 22

‘Andre’, pseudonym of a Ukrainian officer, shows off a camp in sight of Mykolaiv, where 1,000 Russian troops assembled in late February, aiming for Odesa. The remains from a Ukrainian surprise attack are littered across the field, including a trophy Russian T-shirt. © Anthony Borden

Ghost Villages on the Mykolaiv Front

Few remain in what has become a sparsely populated no-man’s land.

19 Aug 22

Ukrainian tank crew trains with infantry nearby on May 09, 2022 near Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine. © John Moore/Getty Images

Analysis: Intelligence Report Warns of “Absolute Inequality” on the Battlefield

“By not providing missile defence systems in sufficient quantities, the West will make a historic mistake that will cost hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian lives.”

10 Jun 22

Return to Hostomel

The human story behind just one atrocity in the Kyiv suburbs.

3 Jun 22

Mykolaiv: A Garrison Town Digs In

The port is the lynchpin of an expected Russian strategy to seize the entire coast.

10 May 22

Thursday, 28 April '22 in Kharkiv, Ukraine

"Sometimes, the pounding from the bombs is so hard, it feels like the house is dancing."

5 May 22

Kyiv Shelling, Saturday 30 April '22

At the site of the bomb blast which killed a Radio Svoboda journalist.

3 May 22

Luibov and Ivan at a loading warehouse in Lviv.

Ukrainian Volunteers: We Deliver

Both radically decentralised and profoundly efficient, a vast civilian volunteer network is mobilised across Ukraine.

28 Apr 22

The ruins of Petro's house after it was hit by four rockets.

Life on the Chernobyl Front

Frontier folk, wedged between the Belarus border and the nuclear exclusion zone, faced fierce live fighting, theft and intimidation.

27 Apr 22

Easter in Kyiv, Sunday 24 April '22

"I wish us the expulsion of Russian foreign occupiers from our homeland and, of course, victory."

24 Apr 22

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