The Russo-Ukrainian War stretches across a frontline nearly 700 miles long, from Kharkiv in the northeast through Donbas and down to the Black Sea. Current maps show Russia pressing with localized offensives near Pokrovsk while Ukraine holds fortified positions across Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia.

Russia’s territorial gains now amount to five times less than they were five months ago as Ukraine’s defences hold Russia’s gains on the battlefield in Ukraine have slowed dramatically in recent months, largely owing to Ukraine’s improved drone ...

President Donald Trump engaged Ukraine, Russian leaders throughout 2025 in unprecedented diplomatic push to end the war, including Alaska summit and Mar-a-Lago meetings.

Russia’s veteran foreign minister Sergei Lavrov sensationally claimed last week that Ukraine had fired a wave of drones at Putin’s residence in Novgorod, allegations roundly denied by Kyiv as Moscow threatened retaliation and stepped up its attacks.

The map suggests Russia has claimed lands that it has not yet seized - X A map displayed in Russia’s ministry of defence suggests that Vladimir Putin is claiming huge swathes of Ukraine that his troops have not seized. The map, spotted on a wall behind ...

As President Trump attempts to help negotiate an end to Russia's war in Ukraine, questions have grown about what will happen to Ukrainian territory claimed by the Kremlin and held by Russian forces. Mr. Trump has said any ceasefire agreement between Russia ...

Ukraine’s president has floated a possible compromise to a key Russian demand that Kyiv give up territory in eastern Ukraine. Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s proposal could address one of the main sticking points that have bogged down U.

Gerard Toal in the past received funding from the US National Science Foundation and the Research Council of Norway. Instead, Trump is said to have aggressively pushed Zelenskyy to accept Russia’s terms to end the war and surrender all of the Donbas ...