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4-year-old Hana stands with her kitten outside her damaged apartment in Lyman.

Surviving in Ukraine’s ‘Grey Zone’

ByBryony CottamSep 16, 2024
As devastation from the war continues, Sean Sutton captures the lives of Ukraine's civilians living near the front line's 'Grey Zone'.
Woman drinking water.

Millions in Ukraine given access to free water points

ByVictoria HeathAug 23, 2024
Ukraine's capital Kyiv joins 'Refill' movement to reduce environmental impact and give residents free drinking water.
The Doomsday Clock is almost at midnight

The Doomsday Clock is almost at midnight

ByStuart ButlerJan 26, 2024
.The world will end when the Doomsday Clock strikes midnight. And for 2024 midnight is only 90-seconds away.
The new owners stood outside of the 'Marjorie' fire engine in Ukraine

The fire engine that travelled from Newcastle to Kharkiv, Ukraine

ByVictoria HeathJun 13, 2023
Nick Redmayne’s incredible 3400km journey to donate a fire engine to Ukraine is complete, offering insight into life in the country.
Nick Redmayne behind the wheel of the fire engine he is delivering to Ukraine

Fire engine heading for Ukraine

ByGeographical StaffMay 21, 2023

Charity drive across Europe to deliver a much-needed emergency vehicle and medical aid Regular Geographical contributor Nick Redmayne has been…

Ordinary lives in extraordinary times in Ukraine

Ordinary lives in extraordinary times in Ukraine

ByGeographical ContributorMar 30, 2023
Nick Redmayne travelled across Ukraine to find out how people are coping at the start of a second year of war
The cost of war in Ukraine

The cost of war in Ukraine

ByGeographical ContributorJan 25, 2023
There is a rising awareness of the damage war inflicts on the environment. The Ukrainian government are pushing to get the issue on the agenda in a bid to secure reparations
Germany’s shifts in foreign policy following the war in Ukraine

Germany’s shifts in foreign policy following the war in Ukraine

ByTim MarshallApr 12, 2022
Tim Marshall analyses how Germany's economic growth became increasingly reliant on Russian energy supplies
How maps tell the story of war in Ukraine

How maps tell the story of war in Ukraine

ByGeographical ContributorApr 1, 2022
The way maps are created can have a significant impact on the way we view conflict, as shown by the war in Ukraine
Our fossil fuel dependence is fuelling Russia’s war

Our fossil fuel dependence is fuelling Russia’s war

ByMarco MagriniMar 15, 2022
Dependence on fossil fuels is damaging to the world in so many ways, including by empowering acts of war
Homes damaged by Russian shelling in Kiev

Russia’s colonial legacy and the war in Ukraine

ByGeographical ContributorMar 15, 2022

Alastair Bonnett, professor of social geography at Newcastle University, charts Russia’s colonial history and asks what it tells us about…