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Russia's war in Ukraine

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Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. Millions of people have fled Ukraine; others have stayed to fight.

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Ukraine updates: Evacuations in Kyiv after new drone assault

Ukraine updates: Kyiv repels fresh wave of Russian strikes

Poland's Duda approves controversial Russian influence bill

Ukraine updates: 'Massive' Russia drone attack targets Kyiv

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Reports & Analysis

Bullets in a cartridge belt for the MG3 machine gun used by the German Federal Armed Forces

Bullets in a cartridge belt for the MG3 machine gun used by the German Federal Armed Forces

Does Europe need to declare a 'wartime economy'?

Does Europe need to declare a 'wartime economy'?

Factory takeovers? Price controls? What do EU politicians mean when there are calls for — or against — a 'war economy'?

Screenshot of a drone in a forest from the videogame "Death From Above"

Screenshot of a drone in a forest from the videogame "Death From Above"

War games: Is Ukraine video game exploitative or positive?

War games: Is Ukraine video game exploitative or positive?

A new videogame in which users attack Russian forces with drones has triggered a debate about ethics.

Ukrainian art curator Yuliia Berdiiarova, dressed all in black and wearing glasses, stands in front of two artworks hanging on the wall at Museum Ludwig, Cologne on May 2023.

Ukrainian art curator Yuliia Berdiiarova, dressed all in black and wearing glasses, stands in front of two artworks hanging on the wall at Museum Ludwig, Cologne on May 2023.

Reclaiming the history of Ukrainian art

Reclaiming the history of Ukrainian art

Art curator Yuliia Berdiiarova is working in exile in Cologne to de-Russify Ukrainian modern art.

Mikhail Mishustin and Li Qiang (back, left and right) make agreements

Mikhail Mishustin and Li Qiang (back, left and right) make agreements

China and Russia double down on bilateral relations

China and Russia double down on bilateral relations

China has been strengthening ties with Russia, but experts say Beijing is still trying to use a "double-track approach."

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DW Fakten Check Staatsstreich Belarus EN

Fact check: False claims about plans for coup in Belarus

Fact check: False claims about plans for coup in Belarus

A Polish general supposedly confirmed that the West is preparing a coup in Belarus. But did he?

An assortment of different brands of butter including ones from Ireland, Germany and the Netherlands

An assortment of different brands of butter including ones from Ireland, Germany and the Netherlands

Germany: Are falling butter prices a sign inflation is over?

Germany: Are falling butter prices a sign inflation is over?

As prices fall, German consumers are less worried when grocery shopping. Is peak inflation behind them?

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In the spotlight

Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych in action

Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych in action

Ukrainian athletes against boycott of international events

Ukraine doesn't want its athletes competing against Russians. But some think that sends the wrong message.

Band Ragapop, musicians on stage, dark scene

Band Ragapop, musicians on stage, dark scene

Dancing through the war: Ukrainian music scene thrives

Ukrainian bands are defying the war and performing at home — and across Europe, too, to raise funds for Ukraine.

A woman's hand holds a Russian passport

A woman's hand holds a Russian passport

Russia forces occupied Ukrainians to change citizenship

Ukrainians living in the occupied east are being forced to take Russian citizenship or face deportation.

Fokus Europa | Rumänien und das Minenproblem

Fokus Europa | Rumänien und das Minenproblem

Romania on alert for naval mines

Due to the war in Ukraine, there are naval mines in the Black Sea. They threaten Romania's coasts.

A soldier looks out over the top of a snow-covered trench in Ukraine

A soldier looks out over the top of a snow-covered trench in Ukraine

Meeting Ukrainian citizen soldiers in the Donbas

DW’s Nick Connolly traveled to the Donbas frontlines where he spoke to Ukrainian citizen-soldiers.

Russian foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the meeting of the UN Security Council

Russian foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the meeting of the UN Security Council

Fact check: What to make of Lavrov's claims at the UN?

At the UN Security Council, Russia's Sergey Lavrov repeated Moscow's false accusations against the US, NATO and Ukraine.