War in Ukraine

(Sergey Pivovarov/Reuters)

Ukraine live briefing: Hundreds arrested in Russia during anti-mobilization protests

The Kremlin's staged referendums in Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhizhia continued on Saturday.

10 minutes ago

Propaganda newspapers show how Russia promoted annexation in Kharkiv

By Siobhán O'Grady and Sergii Mukaieliants10 hours ago

Long before his war in Ukraine, Putin waged war on Russian journalists

By Robyn Dixon11 hours ago

Anger flares as Russia mobilization hits minority regions and protesters

18 hours ago

Kremlin proxies stage referendums as Russia aims to seize Ukrainian land

Yesterday

Americans in Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap wondered if death was near

19 hours ago

U.S. has sent private warnings to Russia against using a nuclear weapon

2 days ago

Putin has just made the world a far more dangerous place

Opinion by Fareed Zakaria

To confront Putin, Biden should study the Cuban missile crisis

Opinion by David Ignatius

Ukrainians are rejoicing at victory — and awash in trauma and grief

Opinion by Nataliya Gumenyuk

Putin is getting desperate. Ukraine and the West must keep the pressure on.

Opinion by the Editorial Board

The Big Picture

Cracks emerge in Russian elite as tycoons start to bemoan invasion

By Catherine Belton and Greg MillerApril 29

Looming ground battle is crucial phase in Ukraine, U.S. officials say

By Karen DeYoungApril 25

In Ukraine, despair and bloodshed in the backdrop of a somber holiday

By Peter Whoriskey, Bryan Pietsch and Paulina FiroziApril 24

In Zelensky’s blue-collar hometown, praise for the president’s ‘steel’

By Isabelle KhurshudyanApril 21

Video from Post Journalists

The Ukrainian army is detonating leftover explosives from Russia's military

By Joyce Koh and Casey SilvestriMay 9

Bodies are still being found in Bucha three weeks after the Russians retreated

By Joyce Koh and Casey SilvestriApril 28

Ukrainians celebrate Orthodox Easter amid ruins of war

By Casey SilvestriApril 25

Post reporters spent 7 days in Bucha. They saw more than 200 bodies.

By Louisa Loveluck and Casey SilvestriApril 19

Understanding the conflict

Database of videos exposes the horrors of war in Ukraine

By Washington Post StaffAugust 24

5 ways Ukraine fought and saved its capital from Russian invaders

By Paul Sonne and Isabelle KhurshudyanAugust 24

The Post examined the lead-up to the Ukraine war. Here’s what we learned.

By Shane Harris, Karen DeYoung and Isabelle KhurshudyanAugust 16

Maps of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

By Washington Post StaffJuly 7

How Kaliningrad, Russian land ringed by NATO, is tangled in Ukraine war

By Rachel Pannett and Amy ChengJune 21

Who is Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich?

By Sammy WestfallApril 1

What is genocide, and is Russia carrying it out in Ukraine?

By Claire ParkerApril 17

What is NATO, and why isn’t Ukraine a member?

By Miriam Berger, Claire Parker and Sammy WestfallMay 12

Don’t Miss

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Propaganda newspapers show how Russia promoted annexation in Kharkiv

With cellphone and internet service cut in Izyum, occupying forces tried to use the information vacuum to promote Moscow's vision of a 'Russian world'

By Siobhán O'Grady and Sergii MukaieliantsSeptember 24

Russia’s Gamble

Washington Post Live

E.U. Parliament President discusses the war in Ukraine, E.U. membership and the E.U.’s role in the conflict

June 29

U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees addresses the global refugee crisis

June 20

more Coverage

How to decode Putin’s nuclear warnings

September 22

Putin faces fury in Russia over military mobilization and prisoner swap

September 22

Prisoner swap freed Putin’s friend, Azov commanders and U.K. fighters

September 22

How Putin’s partial mobilization could backfire

September 22

North Korea denies U.S. claims it supplies arms to Russia

September 22

Over 1,300 arrests reported as Russians protest military mobilization

September 22

U.S., allies signal resolute response to Putin’s escalation in Ukraine

September 21

As mobilization begins in Russia, sold-out flights, protests and arrests

September 21

Americans freed in sprawling Russia-Ukraine prisoner exchange

September 21

What to know about Russia’s plans to stage referendums in Ukraine

September 21

Read Putin’s national address on a partial military mobilization

September 21

What does Putin’s partial military mobilization mean for Russia and Ukraine?

September 21

Putin just called up young men to the war. He’s taking a big risk.

September 21

Germany nationalizes gas company Uniper to protect energy supplies

September 21

Putin drafts up to 300,000 reservists, backs annexation amid war losses

September 21

Today is International Day of Peace. Can you measure what peace is?

September 21