War in Ukraine

Analysis

On the ground

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  1. A woman wearing a black top, a necklace, and earings sits in a red booth, with red curtains in the background. She is looking to the left of the camera

  2. A smouldering residential building with a few firefighters standing out the front. There is lots of rubble around the building and covering a few cars that are parked out the front, and a bit of smoke coming from inside the building.

  3. John Swinney, who is bald and wearing glasses, walks while holding a black folder under his arm. He is wearing a dark suit, white shirt and purple tie.

  4. Cars move along a dark street during a power blackout after critical civil infrastructure was hit by today's Russian drone strikes.

  5. British troops in Foxhound vehicles arrive after crossing of the Vistula River as part of the NATO Dragon 24 military exercise in Poland

  6. A Ukrainian serviceman in camouflage uniform stands on snow-covered ground after launching a reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle seen above his head

  7. James Baird, to the left, with short hair and a beard, wearing a hoodie, standing by a lorry full of donated items, in front of a closed care home, with wardrobes, chairs and other items on it.

  8. US President Trump aboard Air Force One on 4 January.

  9. From left to right: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer shake hands after signing a declaration of intent in Paris. Photo: 6 January 2026

  10. Major-General Yevhenii Khmara

  11. A man holding a dog walks near the site of a Russian drone strike on a private medical clinic. He has a hat and gloves and is walking on snow.

  12. A light brown lynx putting her paw through a gap in her cage towards the camera while lying down

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  14. Britain's Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper

  15. Ukrainian rescuers work at the site of a Russian strike on a residential area in Kharkiv.

  16. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (left) and Ukrainian military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov (right) meet at the presidential office in Kyiv. Photo: 2 January 2026

  17. Part of an image released by the Russian-installed governor of Kherson shows a heavily damaged building with a collapsed roof

  18. Two families of four, which includes two children on horseback, are stood on a lawn in front of trees and a blue sky

  19. Zelensky wearing a green shirt speaks in a dimly-lit room. An out-of-focus Christmas tree is in the background.

  20. Head shot of Kaja Kallas, the European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and European Commission Vice-President. She is a woman with shoulder-length blonde hair, looking slightly away from the camera.

  21. U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky leave a press conference following their meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club

  22. Volodymyr Zelensky, who has a serious expression, wears an earpiece and a black jacket with a black shirt as he stands in front of a microphone at a press conference.

  23. The fire engine sent to Ukraine by the Kent With Ukraine (KWU) group. The fire engine is an orange/red colour and has "fire" emblazoned across the front.