Fidaa Itani
Features Destruction in Kharkiv after Russian shelling. (Reuters)

Asharq Al-Awsat Tours Kharkiv amid Constant Battles, Shelling

It is noon in Kharkiv. Ukrainian artillery near the western parts of the city launches several howitzers, setting off dozens of car alarms. They ring for…

Fidaa Itani (Kharkiv)
Features Electronic Hacking: One of Ukraine's Hottest Fronts

Electronic Hacking: One of Ukraine's Hottest Fronts

The residents of Kyiv endured another long night amid warnings of hovering Russian jets. Sirens pierced the silence of the previous night and government…

Fidaa Itani (Kyiv)
Features Nina and Lody speak of the "atrocities" committed by Russian forces in their village. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

2 Ukrainians Recall 'Atrocities' Committed by Russian Forces in Their Village

Through her tears, Nina recalled the "atrocities" committed by Russian forces in her village just four days ago. Along with her work colleague Lody, she…

Fidaa Itani (Kyiv)
Features An empty street near the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry in Kyiv. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Asharq Al-Awsat's Envoy in Ukraine: As Russian Tanks Advance, 'Calm' Kyiv Braces for the Great Battle

"I am waiting here at Maidan Square to take photos of the Russian tanks," a journalist from New Delhi told me as he gestures towards the empty square in the…

Fidaa Itani (Kyiv)
Features Chronicles from Besieged Kyiv as it Braces for the 'Great Battle'

Chronicles from Besieged Kyiv as it Braces for the 'Great Battle'

Thursday, March 10, 9:30 am. The strikes around Kyiv have not stopped. The sound of fighter jets and sirens roared throughout the night and day. The…

Fidaa Itani (Kyiv)
Features Azerbaijani-Italian Fighter to Asharq Al-Awsat: I'm a Professional Sniper Waiting for the Russians

Azerbaijani-Italian Fighter to Asharq Al-Awsat: I'm a Professional Sniper Waiting for the Russians

At 9:45 pm, Logan, 32, stands in front of a student dorm at a vocational center in a town in western Ukraine. Catching a smoke before curfew, he says: "You…

Fidaa Itani (Kyiv)