Carlotta Gall and Finbarr OReilly

Ukraine’s casualties in the war against Russia are a closely guarded secret. But those who have been in the trenches along the front line know...

Most farmers have fled the Russian advance, but Oleksandr Chaplik has stayed, despite the lethal risks and a lack of workers, water and power.

“The hottest place to fight against the regime was in Ukraine,” says a unit commander who has been a volunteer soldier for his adopted country...

With enemy forces massed on three sides, the residents of Sievierodonetsk are at the heart of the battle.

Outside of Kharkiv, Russian forces are entrenching themselves for the long haul. “There is a whole underground city there,” a Ukrainian officer said.