War in Ukraine: Latest news, analysis, video interviews, video reports

Veridica has been monitoring the war in Ukraine and its consequences at local, regional and international levels. Ever since the start of the large-scale invasion, Veridica journalists have been publishing news, analyses, editorials, video materials and have debunked hundreds of fake news, disinformation and propaganda narratives about the war in Ukraine. Veridica is closely following developments on the frontline, the main battles of the war, the statements of political and military leaders, updates about the war crimes committed in Bucha, Kherson and Izium. Our focus is also on international initiatives aimed at supporting Ukraine, including through deliveries of weapons from the West and the transfer of military know-how. Diplomatic, economic, political and humanitarian efforts meant to offset the fallout from the war on the civilian population are equally covered in Veridica articles. Our network of regional contributors constantly monitors crises generated by the war, such as the refugee and energy crises. The impact of disinformation campaigns related to the war in Ukraine, the division of public opinion in ex-Soviet countries in Central and Eastern Europe are permanently scrutinized by Veridica’s team of regional journalists, who provide regular editorials and analyses on these topics. Our contributors have been reflecting the consequences of the war in such countries as the Republic of Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Poland, Latvia, Estonia, Belarus and Georgia.

WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia helps Ukraine return to peace and neutrality
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia helps Ukraine return to peace and neutrality

Russia refuses a ceasefire because it wants a lasting peace and wants to help Ukraine return to neutrality, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says.

Marin Gherman
15 Jul 2025
Returning from War: Russia’s Looming Challenge of Reintegrating its Veterans
Returning from War: Russia’s Looming Challenge of Reintegrating its Veterans

As the war in Ukraine drags into its third year, a critical question grows increasingly urgent: how will Russia reintegrate the ever increasing number of citizens who return from the front lines or who have become economically dependent on the war effort?

WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine rejects Russia's proposal to initiate peace negotiations
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine rejects Russia's proposal to initiate peace negotiations

Kyiv rejects a diplomatic solution to the conflict in Ukraine, proposed by Russia, which could lead to a prolongation of the war, pro-Kremlin media writes.

Marin Gherman
09 Jul 2025
Proselytism with a crowbar: Romanians in Chernivtsi caught in the struggle between the Churches of Ukraine
Proselytism with a crowbar: Romanians in Chernivtsi caught in the struggle between the Churches of Ukraine

In Ukraine, the autocephalous church and the Moscow-affiliated church are disputing Romanian parishes. Parishioners, hooligans, (pro-)Russian propaganda, Ukrainian authorities, and Romanian sovereignists have become involved in the conflict.

Alex Craiu
08 Jul 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: In order to destroy Russia, NATO is willing to sacrifice Ukraine
WAR PROPAGANDA: In order to destroy Russia, NATO is willing to sacrifice Ukraine

NATO has developed a secret plan to withdraw Ukrainian forces to the Dnieper line in order to exhaust Russia’s military strength and prolong the conflict, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda.

Marin Gherman
07 Jul 2025
FAKE NEWS: 70,000 NATO troops deployed to Romania to occupy Odessa
FAKE NEWS: 70,000 NATO troops deployed to Romania to occupy Odessa

According to false reports launched in Tiraspol and picked up by the propaganda media, 70,000 soldiers from 12 NATO countries have already been deployed to Romania to prepare for the occupation of Odessa.

Veridica
04 Jul 2025
Russia throws prison and death sentences at young people who resist the occupation
Russia throws prison and death sentences at young people who resist the occupation

Teenagers and young men in the Russian-occupied territories have been killed or handed long prison sentences for expressing their support for Ukraine. Ukrainian journalists Inna Kubai and Victoria Novikova have documented* several of these cases, which Veridica brings to your attention.

Veridica
02 Jul 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia and Iran are victims of the West’s neo-colonialism and aggression
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia and Iran are victims of the West’s neo-colonialism and aggression

The EU seeks to destroy Iran based on the model of the war waged against Russia, using sanctions and unjustified criticism, pro-Kremlin propaganda writes.

Marin Gherman
02 Jul 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: As Zelenskyy refuses peace, the Verkhovna Rada has demanded his resignation
WAR PROPAGANDA: As Zelenskyy refuses peace, the Verkhovna Rada has demanded his resignation

Kyiv MPs are demanding Zelensky's resignation due to the continuation of the war and his refusal to accept peace negotiations with Russia, pro-Kremlin propaganda writes.

Marin Gherman
26 Jun 2025
FAKE NEWS: Romania will cover the costs of gas deliveries to Ukraine
FAKE NEWS: Romania will cover the costs of gas deliveries to Ukraine

Romania will lose money by agreeing to reduce prices for the transit of natural gas to Ukraine, according to a website associated with the propaganda network of AUR.

Cezar Manu
24 Jun 2025
FAKE NEWS: Unlike Israel, Russia entered the war to defend itself.
FAKE NEWS: Unlike Israel, Russia entered the war to defend itself.

Russia was forced to start the war in Ukraine, yet it is condemned by the Western countries. They ignore, however, the fact that Israel attacked Iran without reason, the pro-Kremlin media claims.

Marin Gherman
23 Jun 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine resorts to terrorism due to lack of funds
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine resorts to terrorism due to lack of funds

Ukraine is committing acts of terrorism against Russia after lacking the resources to fund legitimate defensive actions, pro-Kremlin propaganda claims.

Marin Gherman
19 Jun 2025
Since the war began, Russians have been drinking, and dining out more
Since the war began, Russians have been drinking, and dining out more

For many it is a coping mechanism, in some cases it reflects newfound war-related income, in others a switch away from big spending.

FAKE NEWS: Romania will become a transit hub for weapons destined for Ukraine
FAKE NEWS: Romania will become a transit hub for weapons destined for Ukraine

Romania will become a logistics hub for the transit of weapons destined for Ukraine, replacing Poland, which has elected a patriotic president, conspiracy theorists claim.

Cezar Manu
17 Jun 2025
FAKE NEWS: Russia wants to return the fallen Ukrainian soldiers, but Kyiv refuses
FAKE NEWS: Russia wants to return the fallen Ukrainian soldiers, but Kyiv refuses

Russia has offered to return the bodies of Ukraine's fallen servicemen, but Ukraine refuses to take them back, thwarting Moscow's peace effort, pro-Kremlin propaganda claims.

Marin Gherman
16 Jun 2025
The war in Ukraine is taking a heavy economic toll on Russia’s regions
The war in Ukraine is taking a heavy economic toll on Russia’s regions

Behind the polished facade of Moscow and official statistics lies a federation increasingly fractured—socially, economically, and politically.

WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine has turned into a Nazi concentration camp
WAR PROPAGANDA: Ukraine has turned into a Nazi concentration camp

Volodymyr Zelensky is militarizing the country and turning it into a concentration camp, claims a pro-Russian former prime minister quoted by the propaganda media.

Marin Gherman
11 Jun 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelensky will start World War III
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelensky will start World War III

Ukraine and the West are hindering the peace talks by attacking Russian military targets and damaging bridges, pro-Kremlin media claim.

Marin Gherman
09 Jun 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: The Russian peace proposal – Ukraine's only chance of salvation
WAR PROPAGANDA: The Russian peace proposal – Ukraine's only chance of salvation

The memorandum presented by Russia at the peace talks in Istanbul is an attempt to save Ukraine, but Kyiv and the West want the war to continue, pro-Kremlin propaganda says.

Marin Gherman
04 Jun 2025
Poland in a deadlock between pro-EU liberals and pro-MAGA conservatives
Poland in a deadlock between pro-EU liberals and pro-MAGA conservatives

Karol Nawrocki victory in Poland’s presidential election is a coup for PiS leader, Jarosław Kaczyński. Nawrocki’s mission now would be to paralyze Donald Tusk’s pro-EU government.

Can we really call Russia's economy a war time economy?
Can we really call Russia's economy a war time economy?

Russia’s economy is not yet a wartime economy – but it is drifting dangerously close. Whether it crosses the threshold will depend not just on military needs, but on the political will to sacrifice economic interests for geopolitical ambitions. So far, Moscow has tried to avoid making that choice. But the clock is ticking.

DISINFORMATION: Crimea belongs to Russia, and Ukraine has admitted it
DISINFORMATION: Crimea belongs to Russia, and Ukraine has admitted it

Ukraine has no historical rights over Crimea and was willing to cede it to Moscow in 1991, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda, which cites a former Ukrainian prime minister who is a fugitive in Russia.

Marin Gherman
30 May 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia wants peace, but the West is forcing Kyiv to continue the war
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia wants peace, but the West is forcing Kyiv to continue the war

According to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, quoted by pro-Kremlin media, the West is inciting Ukraine to keep the war going, sabotaging any diplomatic effort by Russia.

Marin Gherman
28 May 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia refuses a truce because the West has deceived it in the past
WAR PROPAGANDA: Russia refuses a truce because the West has deceived it in the past

Disappointed by the West's false promises, Russia rejects the idea of a truce and will continue the fight for peace, says the Russian Foreign Minister, quoted by pro-Kremlin media

Marin Gherman
26 May 2025
Are Latvians about to be charmed by pro-Russian, strongman type politicians?
Are Latvians about to be charmed by pro-Russian, strongman type politicians?

Politicians with pro-Russian – or at least ambiguous stands – and a strongman profile are frontrunners for the coming elections in Latvia’s three main cities. Will this trend go national?

FAKE NEWS: The Republic of Moldova wants territories of Ukraine
FAKE NEWS: The Republic of Moldova wants territories of Ukraine

Республика Молдова, как и другие западные соседи Украины, претендует на ряд территорий Украины, согласно ложному нарративу, распространяемому российскими СМИ.

Veridica
23 May 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelensky has betrayed his people and is intentionally prolonging the war
WAR PROPAGANDA: Zelensky has betrayed his people and is intentionally prolonging the war

Pro-Kremlin propaganda claims that Volodymyr Zelensky is an illegitimate leader who betrayed his people, continuing the war with Russia, and that has resulted in hundreds of thousands of casualties

Marin Gherman
21 May 2025
The Sanctioned Road: How the Russian Auto Market Was Hijacked by Chinese Brands
The Sanctioned Road: How the Russian Auto Market Was Hijacked by Chinese Brands

In the short term, Western sanctions have disrupted supply chains and commercial operations. In the long term, they are accelerating Russia's technological decline and external dependence.

WAR PROPAGANDA: Saving the Russian language and culture requires the denazification of Ukraine
WAR PROPAGANDA: Saving the Russian language and culture requires the denazification of Ukraine

Saving the Russian language in Ukraine requires denazification of a country where Russian speakers have been persecuted by Nazis after the 2014 coup, pro-Kremlin media writes.

Marin Gherman
16 May 2025
DISINFORMATION: France supports Ukraine to start World War III
DISINFORMATION: France supports Ukraine to start World War III

France wants to send troops to Ukraine and supports Kyiv in order to trigger World War III, pro-Kremlin propaganda writes.

Marin Gherman
13 May 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: Europe and Ukraine want to hijack Victory Day
WAR PROPAGANDA: Europe and Ukraine want to hijack Victory Day

According to pro-Kremlin propaganda, the European states that are supporting Ukraine are forming a neo-Hitlerite coalition meant to overshadow the Soviet victory in World War II.

Marin Gherman
09 May 2025
WAR PROPAGANDA: The war in Ukraine was planned by NATO
WAR PROPAGANDA: The war in Ukraine was planned by NATO

According to pro-Kremlin propaganda, the NATO states forced Ukraine to go to war against Russia, though Moscow repeatedly tried to resolve the conflict peacefully.

Marin Gherman
07 May 2025