# War

This week

17th September 2023 - 22nd September 2023

# War

Ukraine says its forces have punctured Russian defence lines near Bakhmut

Bakhmut is one of the key axes of a slow-moving but high-stakes Ukrainian counteroffensive.

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This month

September 2023

# Ukraine

South-east Ukraine is now main focus of fighting, says Russia

Ukrainian troops in the region have advanced nearly five miles in three months, in gruelling fighting.

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Sep 5th 2023, 7:03 PM

Last month

August 2023

# Ukrainian war

Court rules that Ukrainian girl brought to Ireland by her mother be returned to her native country

The girl’s father did not consent to her being taken out of Ukraine.

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Aug 3rd 2023, 7:12 PM

This year

2023

# War

Cluster munitions from US arrive in Ukraine

Senior military officials from the two countries have confirmed the delivery of the controversial weapon.

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Jul 14th 2023, 7:45 AM

Voices

Dr Edward Burke: 'We may cherish our neutrality but we cannot ignore the changing world'

The assistant professor in the History of War at UCD looks at the shape of Irish neutrality and outlines how it’s viewed internationally.

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Jun 23rd 2023, 7:00 AM

# USA Ukraine

Biden: No easy path for Ukraine to join NATO alliance

The comments come before NATO leaders are set to meet in Lithuania next month.

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Jun 17th 2023, 4:55 PM

Voices

Donnacha Ó Beacháin: The Moscow drone attacks will have a profound effect on Russia’s elite

The DCU Professor of Politics says Ukraine will be keeping its cards close to its chest around any counteroffensive, and with good reason.

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Jun 2nd 2023, 7:28 AM

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Tom Clonan: Ukraine's counter-offensive is imminent - but success will come at a terrible cost

The burning question over the coming days will be where, precisely, Zelenskyy’s forces will launch their attack.

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Jun 1st 2023, 11:15 AM

# ZAPORIZHZIA

Russian-held nuclear power plant in Ukraine switches to emergency generators

The head of the UN nuclear watchdog has warned the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is ‘extremely vulnerable’.

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May 22nd 2023, 11:55 AM

Voices

Tom Clonan: Zelenskyy's forces need to begin a push back against Russia in the coming days

The security analyst examines what shape any heave by Ukrainians against Putin’s troops might take.

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May 3rd 2023, 8:20 PM

# Conflict

Sudan conflict could force 800,000 people to flee, says UN

Fighting between the Sudanese army and a paramilitary group is in its third week.

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May 1st 2023, 5:59 PM

Voices

Barry Andrews: For every day of war in Ukraine, 30 days of landmine clearing will be required

The Irish MEP recently visited Ukraine with an NGO and witnessed the difficult task of demining lethal weapons in a war zone.

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Apr 29th 2023, 8:00 PM

# Kyiv

Ukraine forces cross Dnieper River as experts speculate it may be first signs of spring offensive

Geolocated footage indicated that Ukrainian troops had established a foothold near the town of Oleshky, the Institute for the Study of War said.

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Apr 23rd 2023, 5:05 PM

# Russia

Russian lawmakers back new digital conscription system

If passed, the bill will prevent men from leaving Russia to avoid joining the country’s war effort.

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Apr 11th 2023, 3:20 PM

# War

Ukraine and Russia each exchange 100 soldiers held as prisoners

A Ukrainian official shared a video of women in uniform being greeted with flowers.

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Apr 10th 2023, 5:25 PM

# on orwell road

Meet the protesters who've been demonstrating regularly at the Russian embassy for over a year

A group of about 50 regular protesters, mostly retirees, are still coming to Orwell Road.

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Apr 10th 2023, 12:05 AM

# Turkey

Moscow threatens to abandon Ukraine grain deal if global block on Russian exports continues

Sergei Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister, is in Turkey to meet his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu.

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Apr 7th 2023, 1:55 PM

# mig-29

Slovakia joins Poland in donating jets to Ukraine

Providing Ukraine with fighter jets has been seen as a controversial move even among the country’s allies.

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Mar 17th 2023, 11:20 AM

# bakhmut

Russian advance may encounter heavy losses as Ukrainian snipers create 'killing zone’

UK military officials said Russian forces have made progress in the frontline hotspot of Bakhmut.bakhmut thejournal.

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Mar 11th 2023, 3:35 PM

# Ukraine

Ukraine says Russia is pursuing 'attempts to encircle' heavily contested city of Bakhmut

Bakhmut has been mostly reduced to rubble during the longest and bloodiest battle of the invasion.

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Mar 5th 2023, 11:57 AM

# War in Ukraine

'Extremely tense': Ukraine's troops under mounting pressure in battered city of Bakhmat

Moscow has said it shot down Ukrainian drones targeting civilian sites in Russian territory.

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Feb 28th 2023, 9:17 PM

Voices

Larry Donnelly: One year on, Biden walks a tightrope on Ukraine

Our columnist looks at Joe Biden’s visit to Kyiv this week and his challenges maintaining support for Ukraine at home.

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Feb 23rd 2023, 11:58 PM

# War

Russia jails journalist for six years over post about Ukraine

Russia introduced legislation last year criminalising ‘false’ or ‘damaging’ information about the Russian army.

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Feb 15th 2023, 12:53 PM

# Shelling

Russia continues to shell Ukraine amid grinding push in east

Ukrainian officials have said Moscow is having trouble launching its much-anticipated large-scale offensive there.

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Feb 12th 2023, 1:35 PM

Last year

2022

# Ukraine

Ukrainian missile allegedly lands in Belarus

The missile either deviated from its trajectory or was shot down by Belarusian air defences, authorities said.

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Dec 29th 2022, 12:51 PM

Voices

Tom Clonan: Russia cannot ‘win’ this war on Ukraine - so what can we expect in 2023?

Escalation won’t alter the fact that a Russian victory is not possible, security analyst Tom Clonan writes.

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Dec 22nd 2022, 1:41 PM

# Ukraine

Zelensky lands in Washington for first trip outside Ukraine since Russian invasion

The secretly arranged trip comes on the same day Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to meet his top military officials.

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Dec 21st 2022, 11:02 PM

# War

Ukraine army chief warns of threat of new Russian assault on Kyiv

General Valeriy Zaluzhny believes Russia will strike the capital again in early 2023.

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Dec 15th 2022, 8:47 PM

Voices

EU parliament president: In times of crisis, we need hope - here's what we can do for Ukraine

Roberta Metsola outlines a campaign to deliver generators to Ukraine as it faces a winter of war.

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Dec 9th 2022, 1:29 PM

Voices

Life in Ukraine: 'When soldiers broke into my mother's house, she simply asked not to kill her'

Polina Bashkina speaks to older Ukrainian people left to cope on the front lines of this war.

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Nov 27th 2022, 10:30 AM

# War

Ukraine battles to reconnect millions in the cold and dark after latest Russian barrage

Kyiv’s mayor Vitali Klitschko said 60% of homes are still suffering emergency outages more than 24 hours after the Russian strikes.

Ukraine's military accused Russian forces of firing around 70 cruise missiles at targets across the country yesterday.

The Ukrainian energy system is on the brink of collapse.

The World Health Organisation has warned of "life-threatening" consequences.

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Nov 24th 2022, 10:50 PM

# Shortages

Ukraine urges residents to drastically reduce electricity use after Russian strikes

Several power stations have been destroyed by Russian strikes

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Oct 20th 2022, 6:54 AM

# defiant

Defiant Putin says Russia 'doing everything right' in Ukraine

Washington yesterday announced an additional $725 million in military assistance to Kyiv.

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Oct 15th 2022, 7:31 AM

# making ground

Ukraine resets power grid after Russian strikes left towns without power

Ukraine is reeling from Russian attacks that have left scores dead and wounded.

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Oct 13th 2022, 5:46 PM

# Ukraine

Biden says that Putin 'miscalculated' Russia's ability to occupy Ukraine

Biden said that while he believed Putin himself was rational, he had underestimated the ferocity of Ukrainian defiance

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Oct 11th 2022, 10:49 PM

# Ukraine

Zelenskyy says Ukraine has retaken nearly 2,500 square kilometres in new counteroffensive

Ukraine has in recent days made a second significant push to reclaim territory in the Kharkiv and Kherson regions.

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Oct 7th 2022, 10:08 PM

# Pyongyang

North Korea fires warplanes and tests missiles in response to 'US escalation'

South Korea’s military said it had detected two short-range ballistic missiles launched from the North

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Oct 6th 2022, 1:16 PM

# Ukraine

Russia's annexation voting gets underway in occupied Ukraine as West denounces referendum

The referendums are reminiscent of one in 2014 that saw Ukraine’s Crimea annexed by Russia.

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Sep 23rd 2022, 9:35 PM

# Vladimir Putin

Putin says military reserves to be conscripted in first TV address since February

The Ukrainian leader warned against giving in to Putin’s threats.

Vladimir Putin was speaking on Russian television this morning.

In his address he said he was partially mobilising Russian reservists and former soldiers.

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Sep 21st 2022, 3:50 PM

# Ukraine

Ukraine: Moscow to stage annexation votes, Putin delays planned TV address

The referendums will begin on Friday in Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia.

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Sep 20th 2022, 11:50 PM