War in Ukraine

The outcome of the war in Ukraine is far from certain. But the Ukrainians are convinced that they will eventually retake the Crimean Peninsula. 

Many in Ukraine no longer want to share Christmas with the Russian enemy. The Christmas war has been declared, and Ukraine now celebrates Christmas on 25 December instead of 7 January.

One Ukrainian town has never been hit by Russian bombing: Uzhhorod, at the westernmost point of the country.

Nearly 20,000 Ukrainian children are thought to have been abducted and taken to Russia.

Since April, Russians have been encouraged to denounce fellow citizens that disagree with the war on Ukraine. 

 Mapping the World looks at how infrastructure has become a target in the war in Ukraine.

Mapping the World focuses on the former Soviet space and the Kremlin’s efforts to hold sway in these nations.

As the war continues, the cultural and linguistic derussification of Ukraine gathers pace.

A breakaway region of Moldova that is not recognised internationally, Transnistria is largely pro-Russian. The war in Ukraine has awakened fears that Russia will try to annex the region.