Inside the ‘bodies corridor’ – where Russia and Ukraine meet to swap their dead
Convoy makes tension-filled journey into enemy territory for one of the only functioning levels of diplomacy left: the exchange of corpses
The Telegraph
Financial Times
Ukraine needs 500,000 military recruits. Can it raise them?
Ahead of a new mobilisation law, exhausted soldiers on the frontline complain of low morale
Financial Times
Ukraine hurries to fill US funding gap
Kyiv in talks with Japan and Canada for extra aid as Zelenskyy government considers spending cuts and tax rises
Financial Times
Financial Times
Ukrainians question Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s ‘rose-tinted’ speeches
Former and current advisers say lack of realism in president’s messaging is undermining confidence
Financial Times
Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls for discipline as cracks emerge in Kyiv’s unity
Ukrainian president fires head of special forces and rebukes top commander who said war with Russia was at a ‘stalemate’
Washington Post
New danger for Ukraine: Taking Israel’s side in war against Hamas and Gaza
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky came out fast and strong in support of Israel but that has imperiled relations with Arab and Muslim nations.
Washington Post
Back-channel talks keep Ukraine and Russia in contact, despite war
There is little hope for negotiations to end the war but Russia and Ukraine have managed to engage on exchanging POWs and other issues, at times through intermediaries.
Financial Times
Ukraine cracks down on corrupt army recruiters
Thousands of men have avoided being drafted by paying for exemption papers
Financial Times
Ukraine seeks to restore Black Sea shipping despite Russian threats
Cargo vessel Joseph Schulte’s journey from Odesa to Istanbul enabled by onshore maritime defences
Financial Times
Military briefing: Ukraine forces probe Russian defences across Dnipro river
Recent raids in Kherson region could be diversionary tactics as part of counteroffensive
openDemocracy
‘The West doesn’t understand how we are fighting’
Western instructors don’t understand the kind of war or enemy that we’re fighting, say Ukrainian soldiers