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As Ukraine’s top army general has put it, every metre of ground in the country’s counteroffensive is being won “with blood”. The Ukrainian soldiers’ progress is particularly gruelling in the southeastern Zaporizhzhia region. FRANCE 24’s Gwendoline Debono reports from the front line, where Russian forces are giving Ukraine’s artillerymen no…

Ukraine is in the first phase of its long-awaited counteroffensive, which aims to reclaim territory occupied by Russian forces since the war began in February 2022. FRANCE 24’s Gwendoline Debono and Amar Al Hameedawi report from Blahodatne, a recaptured village in the Donetsk region.

For several months, tensions have been rising in the West Bank. Following a wave of anti-Israeli attacks that killed 19 people in the spring, the Israeli government launched a vast military operation in the area. More than 2,000 people have been arrested and 130 Palestinians killed in raids and clashes,…

Israelis have been called to the polls for the fifth legislative elections in less than four years. The latest polls show that the different blocs are neck-and-neck, and one element will prove decisive: the participation of the Arab community, who make up 20 percent of Israel's population. FRANCE 24's Josh…

In Ukraine's southern Kherson region, Ukrainian troops are making progress and the Russians fear a fresh rout. Behind the frontline, another force is at work alongside the Ukrainian army: the partisans. These resistance fighters are able to strike behind enemy lines and provide valuable intelligence to Ukrainian forces. Our reporter…

A Ukrainian soldier whose unit participated in the successful mission to retake the eastern city of Lyman has another pressing goal: to secure the release of nine of his soldiers captured by the Russians in June. FRANCE 24’s Gwendoline Debono reports from Ukraine.

Ukraine launched a major counter-offensive in the Kharkiv region on September 6. This operation surprised Russia and led to the withdrawal of Russian soldiers from several strategic cities in eastern Ukraine, such as Izium. Our reporters Gulliver Cragg and Gwendoline Debono met with Ukrainian soldiers who took part in the…

The Ukrainian city of Izium is now associated in people's minds with the mass burial site discovered just outside it, but the plight of those still living there is also a cause for concern. During its assault on Izium in March, Russia heavily bombarded the town centre. In early September,…

The war in Ukraine is being waged on many fronts. From Odesa on the Black Sea to Irpin in the north, via Mykolaiv and the capital Kyiv, FRANCE 24's Gwendoline Debono has followed the trail of violence and devastation. Our reporter met fighters joining the war, civilians hiding in underground…