Russia says thousands of reservists have answered the call to fight in Ukraine – while others have been fleeing the country, or staying and protesting against Vladimir Putin’s mobilization order. As Moscow bolsters its war effort, Russian-installed offici...

As Moscow looks for more troops to bolster its invasion of Ukraine, it's also making changes in top military leadership. Russia's Defense Ministry says it has removed the deputy defense minister from his post.

Referendums over whether certain occupied or partially-occupied Ukrainian regions should formally be annexed by Russia got underway on Friday. Citizens in the Luhansk, Kherson and partly Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk regions of Ukraine were...

Moscow-installed leaders in occupied areas of four Ukrainian regions plan to hold referendums on joining Russia in coming days. Ukraine has slammed the upcoming votes as fake attempt to legitimize Russia’s invasion. In an interview with DW, Jade McGlynn,...

Ukraine said its troops are continuing to make gains moving eastward toward the Russian-occupied Donbas region, setting the stage for a push to potentially r...

Ukraine’s recent successes have left some opponents of Russian President Vladimir Putin's war emboldened to speak out against the Kremlin. One of Russia's most celebrated pop stars, Alla Pugachova has asked to be declared a foreign agent, in solidarity wi...

After making sweeping gains in its recent eastern counter offensice, Kyiv says it's still making progress eastwards. Meanwhile in separtist held regiions, there have been reports of shelling and civilian deaths. This comes as Kyiv accused Russian forces o...

Ben Hodges, former commander of US forces in Europe, tells DW News there's "irreversible momentum" for Ukraine in the war with Russia. "In my view, the defeat of Russia, Ukrainian victory, which means total restoration of all of its sovereign territory, i...

Just as many other countries are at the moment, Germany is taking an economic hit - due to vastly increased energy bills caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Germany in particular has relied on Russian gas. But relations with another autocratic regime...

erlin has put the German subsidiary of Russian oil giant Rosneft under trusteeship. That means a federal regulator is taking control of one of the nation's critical refineries in the eastern town of Schwedt -- which is served by the Russian oil-pipeline D...

It's now been more than two months since grain exports from Ukraine restarted, under a deal brokered by the United Nations and Turkey. But Russia's Vladimir ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has acknowledged that China - Moscow's most important ally - has "questions and concerns" about the war in Ukraine. Putin was speaking in Uzbekistan, during his first face-to-face talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping. B...

A mass grave has been found outside Izium in eastern Ukraine, days after the city was liberated. Authorities say it's one of the largest burial sites found in any city recaptured from the Russian army - Both soldiers and civilians are buried there.

Ukraine has announced far-reaching gains in the east of the country, after a lightning counter-offensive. Ukraine says it has liberated 8,000 square kilometres in the Kharkiv region. But Kyiv is also reporting that troops are learning of atrocities allege...

The southern Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih faced rising water levels in the Inhulets River after Russia fired eight cruise missiles at local infrastructure. "Rockets were directed at hydraulic structures. This caused water level of (the) Inhulets river to...