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War in Ukraine

The latest news, views and analysis of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and its impacts on wider geo-political affairs.

Russia Ukraine War
Russian missile and drone barrage kills 15 and injures dozens in Ukraine
A night-time Russian missile and drone barrage on Ukraine has killed at least 15 people and injured 116 others while they slept in their homes.

Tue, 17 Jun, 2025

'It was an emotional moment': Students complete Ireland's first Leaving Cert Ukrainian exam 
'It was an emotional moment': Students complete Ireland's first Leaving Cert Ukrainian exam 
Thousands of students across Ireland have made history by sitting the first Leaving Certificate exam in Ukrainian which has joined the list of non-curricular languages tested in State exams

Mon, 16 Jun, 2025

'I just want him to be alive': Ukrainian mothers on Sherkin Island plead for end to Ukraine war
'I just want him to be alive': Ukrainian mothers on Sherkin Island plead for end to Ukraine war
A recent 'We stand with Ukraine' event took place at the Sherkin House Ukrainian Centre and was organised by the facility’s manager Alan McCormack and CEO of the Greater Chernobyl Cause charity Fiona Corcoran

Sun, 15 Jun, 2025

Russia Ukraine War
Zelenskyy warns oil price surge could help Russia’s war effort in Ukraine
A sharp rise in global oil prices after Israeli strikes on Iran will benefit Russia and bolster its military capabilities in the war in Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.

Sat, 14 Jun, 2025

Pentagon Hegseth
Pete Hegseth says the Pentagon has contingency plans to invade Greenland if necessary
The remarks have been met with flat rejections from Greenland’s leaders

Thu, 12 Jun, 2025

Russian invasion of Ukraine
Russia's embassy in Dublin accuses Tánaiste of spreading 'anti-Russian propaganda'
Simon Harris had condemned 'ongoing and escalating' Russian attacks on Ukraine, stating that 'these are attacks against civilians'

Thu, 12 Jun, 2025

'A country can’t fight on empty stomachs': The importance of a mobile bakery in Ukraine
'A country can’t fight on empty stomachs': The importance of a mobile bakery in Ukraine
London journalist Felicity Spector has helped the Bake for Ukraine movement buy cooking equipment and a mobile bakery to feed hungry locals and soldiers heading to the front line

Mon, 09 Jun, 2025

APTOPIX Russia Ukraine War
Ukraine says Russia launched 479 drones in war’s biggest overnight bombardment
Apart from drones, 20 missiles of various types were fired at different parts of Ukraine, according to the air force, which said the barrage targeted mainly central and western areas of Ukraine

Mon, 09 Jun, 2025

'To say I saw appalling stuff is an understatement': Irish soldier on fighting on Ukraine's frontline
'To say I saw appalling stuff is an understatement': Irish soldier on fighting on Ukraine's frontline
A number of Irish men have lost their lives fighting with the Ukrainian army since Russia invaded in February 2022

Mon, 09 Jun, 2025

Charity offers counselling to Irish soldiers who have endured the ‘horror’ of war in Ukraine
Charity offers counselling to Irish soldiers who have endured the ‘horror’ of war in Ukraine
Former Irish Defence Forces personnel are receiving counselling for PTSD from the Organisation for National Ex-Service Personnel (ONE)

Mon, 09 Jun, 2025

APTOPIX Russia Ukraine War
Russian drones and missiles target Ukrainian city of Kharkiv
A large Russian drone and missile attack has targeted the city of Kharkiv in , killing at least three people and injuring 21, local Ukrainian officials said.

Sat, 07 Jun, 2025

Russia Ukraine War
Russia warns it will respond to Ukraine drone attacks ‘how and when’ it sees fit
Kremlin comments seem to confirm reports Putin told Trump Moscow was obliged to hit back

Thu, 05 Jun, 2025

Russia Ukraine War
Russian strike kills five, including toddler, hours after Trump calls Putin
The attack came just hours after US President Donald Trump spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin

Thu, 05 Jun, 2025

Russia Putin
EU alert at Russia's use of migration 'weapon'
Border agency warns US policy shift could see migrants flying to EU

Thu, 05 Jun, 2025

School stock
EU plans would extend right for 4m Ukrainians to stay in bloc until 2027
European Commission also called for voluntary return schemes to support people wishing to go back to Ukraine

Wed, 04 Jun, 2025

Russia Ukraine War
Ukraine says it destroyed more than 40 military planes in drone attack in Russia
The official said the attack took more than a year and a half to execute and was personally supervised by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Sun, 01 Jun, 2025

Germany Ukraine
Ukraine will send delegation to Istanbul for talks with Russia on Monday
In a statement on Telegram, Mr Zelenskyy said that defence minister Rustem Umerov will lead the Ukrainian delegation

Sun, 01 Jun, 2025

Germany Ukraine
Ukrainian girl killed and another hurt in Russian missile attack
A Russian missile has hit a front-line region in Ukraine, killing a child and injuring another, as uncertainty remains as to whether Kyiv diplomats will attend a new round of peace talks proposed by Moscow for early next week in Istanbul.

Sat, 31 May, 2025

Russia Ukraine War
Ukraine ready to restart talks with Russia but wants clarity on Kremlin’s terms
But Ukrainian officials have insisted that the Kremlin provides a promised memorandum setting out its position on ending the war, before the two delegations sit down to negotiate

Fri, 30 May, 2025

Trump Putin
After another call with Putin, it looks like Trump has abandoned efforts to mediate peace in Ukraine
For the sake of a reset with Russia, the US might yet completely abandon its allies across the Atlantic, writes Stefan Wolff, Professor of International Security

Thu, 29 May, 2025

Germany Ukraine
German leader offers to help Ukraine develop long-range missiles to hit Russia
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has pledged to help Ukraine develop its own long-range missile systems that would be free of any Western-imposed limitations on their range and target options as the Kyiv government fights to repel Russia’s invasion.

Wed, 28 May, 2025

Vladimir Putin
Putin, for Ukraine peace, wants a pledge to halt Nato enlargement, sources say
President Vladimir Putin's conditions for ending the war in include a demand that Western leaders pledge in writing to stop enlarging Nato eastwards and lift a chunk of sanctions on Russia, according to three Russian sources with knowledge of the ...

Wed, 28 May, 2025

Russia Ukraine War
Zelenskyy visits Berlin as he seeks more support for Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is due to meet new German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin as seeks further military support amid a recent escalation in Russia’s bombing campaign, despite US-led efforts to end the war.

Wed, 28 May, 2025

Russia Ukraine
Russia ‘sends record number of drones into Ukraine overnight’
An overnight Russian drone attack on was the biggest of the three-year war, according to a Ukrainian official. The Russian bombardment included 355 drones, Yuriy Ihnat, head of the Ukrainian air force’s communications department, told reporters.

Mon, 26 May, 2025

Trump
US president Donald Trump says Vladimir Putin ‘has gone absolutely crazy’
US president made it clear he is losing patience with Vladimir Putin, levelling some of his sharpest criticism at the Russian leader as Moscow pounded Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities with drones and missiles for a third-straight night.

Mon, 26 May, 2025

Russia Ukraine War
At least 12 killed in massive Russian drone-and-missile attack on Ukraine
A massive Russian drone-and-missile attack has targeted Ukraine for a second consecutive night, killing at least 12 people and injuring dozens of others, officials said.

Sun, 25 May, 2025

Russia Ukraine War
Kyiv comes under a massive Russian drone and missile attack
Ukraine’s capital came under a large-scale combined drone and missile attack late Friday, with explosions and machine gun fire heard throughout the city. Many Kyiv residents were taking shelter in underground subway stations.

Sat, 24 May, 2025

Russia Ukraine War
Russian hackers hit Western firms sending aid to Ukraine, US intelligence says
Hackers working for Russian military intelligence targeted Western technology and logistics companies involved in shipping assistance to Ukraine, the US National Security Agency said.

Thu, 22 May, 2025

APTOPIX Russia Ukraine War
No new direct Russia-Ukraine peace talks scheduled, Kremlin says
Russia and Ukraine have scheduled no further direct talks on ending their more than three-year war, a Kremlin spokesman has said.

Thu, 22 May, 2025

APTOPIX Vatican Pope
Pope Leo XIV calls for aid to reach Gaza in first general audience
The general audience on Wednesdays is a weekly appointment that popes have kept for decades to allow ordinary faithful to have a face-to-face encounter with the pontiff

Wed, 21 May, 2025

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