Sasha Vakulina

Russia

Russia restructures military districts amid warnings of NATO war

The Kremlin is apparently in the early stages of an informational campaign against several states on NATO's eastern frontier.

27 February 2024

Ukraine

ISW: Ukraine has managed to significantly curtail Russia's activities in the Black Sea

As the end of February also marks the 10th anniversary of Russia’s invasion and the consequent illegal annexation of Crimea, the UK defence ministry says: Russia’s tactics against Ukraine’s creative warfare on the Black Sea are falling short.

26 February 2024

Ukraine

'Kremlin conducting information operations against Moldova' says ISW

Here's the latest from the frontline in Ukraine as Russia's grinding invasion nears its second year.

16 February 2024

World

What does the future hold for the European Green Deal?

What is ahead for the European Green Deal, the EU's roadmap towards a sustainable net-zero economy, as it faces political headwinds in the run-up to the 2024 European elections?

24 January 2024

World

Is Europe's eastern expansion good for business?

Euronews Correspondent Sasha Vakulina sits down with four European officials at the World Economic Forum in Davos to discuss EU expansion at a time when voters are concerned with economic decline across the bloc.

20 January 2024

Gaza

Israel-Hamas War in Maps: Where is Hamas command centre?

The Israel Defence Forces have warned people in some towns in the Khan Younis area to evacuate their homes and head to shelters.

17 November 2023

Gaza

Israel-Hamas war in maps: Israeli forces advance in to Beit Hanoun

The aim of the Israeli forces might be to cut off Gaza City from the south, by threatening Salah Ad Deen Road, the main transport artery that runs the length of the Gaza Strip.

1 November 2023

Ukraine

Ukraine war in maps: Holding territory in Kherson region priority for Russian forces

According to Russian media, the deputy commander of Russian forces in Ukraine, Colonel General Mikhail Teplinsky, has personally taken over command of Russia’s Dnipro Grouping of Forces, responsible for the occupied areas of Kherson region.

31 October 2023

Ukraine

Russian military units generally undermanned, says ISW

Ukraine’s defence minister Rustem Umerov told the US defence secretary Lloyd Austin that Russian losses in Avdiivka amount to approximately 4,000 soldiers.

30 October 2023

World News

Up to six million Ukrainians at risk from land mines, ministry says

Russian forces are reportedly intensifying their efforts to mine the Robotyne-Verbove area in a bid to block Ukrainian troops on the front lines, away from the Zaporizhzhia region.

10 October 2023

Ukraine

Russia moves warships out of Crimea away from Ukrainian attacks

Ukrainian officials say that the sea battlefront line has been pushed back at least 185 km from Ukraine’s coast since Russia's full-scale invasion began.

5 October 2023

Russia

Ukraine in Maps: What does the death of Wagner chief mean?

According to the Institute for the Study of War, President Putin almost certainly ordered the Russian military command to shoot down the plane carrying Wagner founder and financier, Yevgeny Prigozhin. But the question remains - why?

24 August 2023

Ukraine

Ukraine conducts raid along Dnipro River and makes ground, says ISW

Euronews' daily update on the Russia-Ukraine conflict

9 August 2023

World News

Ukraine War: Russian military bloggers silent on Ukrainian bridge atta

Euronews' daily update on the Russia-Ukraine conflict

8 August 2023

World News

War in Ukraine: Kyiv strikes two key bridges in Russian-occupied areas

Euronews' daily update on the Russia-Ukraine conflict

7 August 2023

Ukraine

Ukraine War: Kyiv shifts gear in counteroffensive to preserve manpower

Euronews correspondent Sasha Vakulina delivers the latest updates on Ukraine's counteroffensive.

6 July 2023

Ukraine

UK Defence: Russian war effort in Ukraine appears to be losing steam

Since the start of May, Russia has increasingly been ceding the initiative. Moscow's forces have been reacting to Ukrainian action rather than actively progressing towards their own war aims.

31 May 2023

Ukraine

Russia continues to concentrate offensive capabilities in Bakhmut

Russian forces have recently transferred elements of the 6th Guards Motorized Rifle Division to an unspecified area north of Bakhmut, likely from positions along the Svatove-Kupyansk line.

17 May 2023

Ukraine

Russia launches drone and missile strikes against Ukraine

The increasingly regular series of Russian drone and missile strikes are likely part of a new Russian air campaign in Ukraine aimed at degrading Ukrainian abilities to conduct counteroffensive operations in the near term, the ISW says.

15 May 2023

Ukraine

Russia rejects claims that Ukraine making ground along the front line

Euronews correspondent Sasha Vakulina with the latest developments from the war in Ukraine.

12 May 2023