Nuclear Weapons

Ukrainian officials this week were working to restore power nationwide after some of the heaviest bombardment of Ukrainian civilian infrastructure in the war to date.

Ukrainian forces recaptured the southern city of Kherson, just north of Crimea, after Russia confirmed its withdrawal from the city on 11 November.

The conflict in Ukraine appears further than ever from resolution, with the prospect of bitter urban fighting for Kherson city the next likely phase in a war that has included nuclear threats and mass atrocities.

As Russia’s war in Ukraine nears the eight-month mark it appears to be escalating on several fronts, with Russian President Vladimir Putin launching the largest airstrikes on civilian targets in Ukraine in months.

– nuclear exercises by Russia and NATO to go ahead

Analysis of the NATO Defence Ministers meeting, 12-13 October 2022

The war in Ukraine is at an especially dangerous moment.

2 October 2022

Ukraine’s recent military gains increased pressure on President Vladimir Putin. On 21 September, in a televised address to the Russian nation, Putin announced a partial mobilisation of Russian forces calling up 300,000 reservists for likely deployment to Ukraine.

Ukraine has set its sights on freeing all territory occupied by invading Russian forces after driving them back in a speedy counteroffensive in the north-east.

26 August 2022