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Every festive event, every competition, is an act of defiance for our country’s future, says the Ukrainian novelist Andrey Kurkov

The Guardian foreign correspondent’s account of the Ukraine war is elegantly written, deeply researched and essential reading

The aftermath of a missile strike in Poland; celebration in Kherson; Ukraine dominates the G20

The long read: Despite all the warning signs, as I sat down for dinner with friends in Kyiv on 23 February, war seemed unreal. Surely, Putin was bluffing?

The author’s on-the-ground account is packed with surprising details about the human effects of the Russian assault

The Ukrainian novelist who has thrown himself into touring the world to make the case for his nation talks borscht and politics

In Diary of an Invasion, the Ukrainian novelist has documented Russia’s attack on his homeland. In these extracts, he recounts the first weeks of the conflict

While locals donate blood for the injured and relatives of the missing provide DNA, glimmers of our normal life cling on, says Ukrainian novelist Andrey Kurkov

While we tend our graves, vanquished Russian troops are heading through Belarus in a cloud of radioactivity after literally digging up the past, says novelist Andrey Kurkov

Moscow has officially begun a "new phase" of its war in Ukraine, shifting its attention to the largely Russian-speaking Donbas. Prior to the February invasion, Russian proxies, who created pro-Moscow statelets, controlled around a third of the Donbas region. With striking prescience, novelist Andrey Kurkov explored the conflict from the…

Bernardine Evaristo and Jasper Fforde are among the authors whose books will be sold to raise money for Oxfam’s appeal