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Kyiv under fire as Western support wavered

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A look back at 13 December 2023, when a missile attack on the capital coincided with doubts over aid from Washington and Budapest.

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Kyiv's strains and Sofia's veto, 4 December 2023

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A look back at a day when a Bulgarian veto on armoured vehicles for Ukraine came amid domestic political friction in Kyiv.

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What did Poland offer Finland on 29 November 2023?

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A Polish announcement of military advisers for the Finnish border, and a day of exchanges in the Israel–Hamas ceasefire.

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What happened on 28 November 2023 at borders and mines?

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A look back at a Polish mining accident and Finland's decision to close its entire border with Russia.

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What did the drone exchange of 25 November 2023 show?

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A look back at a night of large-scale drone launches by both sides, and at the civilian toll in Kherson region two days earlier.

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What did 24 November 2023 show about Russia's neighbours?

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A look back at two reports from the days around 24 November 2023, one from southern Ukraine and one from Finland's eastern border.

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What the UN's 10,000 civilian toll signified

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A look back at a UN human rights count of civilian deaths in Ukraine, reported on 21 November 2023, and a strike in occupied Donetsk Oblast two days earlier.

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What the Black Sea strikes showed by 9 November 2023

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A look back at a week of attacks on ports, ships and shipyards along Ukraine's southern coast.

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Odesa under fire as Kerch yard is hit

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A look back at 6 November 2023, when Russian drones and missiles struck Odesa two days after a Ukrainian strike on a Crimean shipyard.

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What the Crimea strikes of 31 October 2023 showed

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A look back at reported Ukrainian strikes on Crimea and the drone claims that preceded them.

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What did Russia say about ATACMS missiles?

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A retrospective on the Russian reaction to US long-range missiles and the strikes on Ukrainian cities reported around 20 October 2023.

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What did Russia say about ATACMS missiles?

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A look back at the Russian reaction to US long-range missile deliveries and the strikes on Ukrainian cities in the days before 20 October 2023.

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What did ATACMS change on 18 October 2023?

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A look back at the day Moscow condemned the new US missile supply as Russian strikes hit Ukrainian cities.

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What did ATACMS strikes change on 17 October 2023?

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A retrospective on the day Ukraine reported using US-made tactical ballistic missiles against Russian bases, and on Poland's vote two days earlier.

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What did 16 October 2023 look like from Kyiv?

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A look back at the fighting at Avdiivka, strikes across the border and Poland's vote, as they stood on 16 October 2023.

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What did Avdiivka's defenders face on 13 October 2023?

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A look back at a day of heavy fighting in Donetsk Oblast, and a deadly drone incident in Belgorod Oblast the day before.

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What did 5 October 2023 reveal about the war?

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A look back at a day of grief in Kharkiv Oblast, Western air defence pledges and Russian signals of long-range ambition.

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What the war's risks looked like by 11 September 2023

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Reports from 9 and 10 September 2023 showed danger to civilians, aid workers and a nuclear plant.

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What 6 September 2023 revealed about the war

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A day of tank losses, new munitions, a deadly market strike and grain diplomacy showed the war's many fronts at once.

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What the strikes of 23 August 2023 showed

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A retrospective look at Russian drone attacks on a school and on grain facilities, and a French missile delivery, in the days around 24 August 2023.

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