Today
How Ukraine pulled off its biggest gamble: invading Russia
Kyiv’s troops say they found a Russian unit calmly drinking coffee as they crossed the border.
- Christopher Miller
- Live
- Need to Know
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- Updated
- Lucy Slade
Russian reveals Ukraine’s successes before Putin cuts him off
The frankness from Alexey Smirnov, the acting regional governor of the Kursk region, in a televised address was too much for Vladimir Putin.
- Updated
- Daryna Krasnolutska
Gas traders rush for cover as Ukraine attack sparks supply fears
Traders are closely watching Ukraine’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk region because it is near a key gas-transit point.
- Priscila Azevedo Rocha
Yesterday
Russia evacuates another border region amid threats from Ukraine
Russia has imposed a sweeping security regime in the Kursk, Bryansk and Belgorod regions, while ally Belarus says it is bolstering troop numbers at its border.
- Guy Faulconbridge and Lidia Kelly
This Month
Russia pushes back at Ukraine’s cross-border assault
One of the strikes on Ukrainian troops involved a thermobaric missile that causes a blast wave and suffocates those in its path, the Russian Defence Ministry said.
- Updated
- Kim Barker
Putin rushes reinforcements to Kursk as Ukraine seizes gas facility
Ukrainian forces reportedly took control of a key gas facility in Kursk after a stunning sweep through the region that took Moscow by surprise.
- Joe Barnes and Telegraph Video
- Analysis
- Putin's Russia
Ukraine punches through Putin’s lines in surprise war tactic
A government in Russia’s Kursk region declared a state of emergency as Ukrainian forces advanced several kilometres across the border.
- Andrew E. Kramer
- Exclusive
- Penny Wong
Australian ambassador shared work space with TikTok and a dog trainer
Australia’s ambassador to Ukraine worked out of a WeWork building in Warsaw amid fears Russian missile attacks make it too unsafe to go back to Kyiv.
- Andrew Tillett
Top Gun games pull the trigger on deterrence
Exercise Pitch Black has pulled together air forces from 20 nations for practice missions over northern Australia as concern rises about collaboration between China and Russia.
- Andrew Tillett
July
What happened to Russia’s seized superyachts
Swift action to impound palatial boats became a symbol of western resolve after the invasion of Ukraine. Now the costs are mounting for owners and governments alike.
- Miles Johnson
AUKUS navy chiefs sound alarm over China, Russia, Iran collaboration
The head of the US Navy warns that “unfettered access” to the sea for trade is at risk from authoritarian countries dubbed the “axis of upheaval”
- Andrew Tillett
Ukraine goes all-in on ground robots
The battlefield has become a laboratory of innovation and Ukraine is further along than most nations when it comes to developing robots.
- Jack Detsch
Putin’s growing LNG ‘dark fleet’ raises alarm
A mysterious buying spree of gas tankers has driven up the prices of older vessels as Moscow prepares for tighter trade restrictions.
- Shotaro Tani and Oliver Telling
- Exclusive
- National security
Russia spying? Don’t be so paranoid, Kremlin envoy says
Moscow’s ambassador in Canberra says the espionage arrests of a Russian couple living in Australia is like an episode of TV show “The Americans”, and it’s actually Russians who are unsafe.
- Andrew Tillett
- Opinion
- Trump diplomacy
Donald Trump is again the urgent issue for allies
Critics label the Trump-Vance ticket as isolationist in foreign policy. But the pair actually wants American priorities reordered to take on China.
- James Curran
Trump could be ‘a loser’ if he abandons Ukraine, says Tony Abbott
The former prime minister reckons that Vladimir Putin owes the families of MH17 victims an apology and compensation for the “atrocity”.
- Andrew Tillett
- Analysis
- Vladimir Putin
Russia’s vast stocks of Soviet-era weapons are running out
The much-vaunted offensive against Kharkiv in the north that began in May is fizzling out. Advances elsewhere have been strategically trivial and at huge cost.
- The Economist
- Exclusive
- Cybersecurity
Hunter to hunted: China hit by rise in cyberattacks
Cyberattacks shutting down access to Chinese websites have ramped up significantly in the first part of 2024.
- Andrew Tillett
Russian spy plot arrests spur hostage fears
One Russian expert says Australians in Russia could be detained as part of the Kremlin’s “hostage diplomacy”.
- Andrew Tillett
