enFind all the latest articles and watch TV shows, reports and podcasts related to Ukraine on France 24https://s.france24.com/media/display/99f8a93a-e6c1-11ee-9116-005056bf30b7/w:1280/p:16x9/img-default-F24.jpghttps://www.france24.com/en/tag/ukraine/https://www.france24.com/en/tag/ukraine/Mon, 30 Mar 2026 01:15:56 GMTEuropehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260329-zelensky-visits-jordan-on-middle-east-tour-to-bolster-security-ties Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was in Jordan on Sunday as part of a regional tour focused on security cooperation, after Kyiv deployed anti-drone experts and struck defence agreements with several Gulf states amid rising tensions linked to Iran. ea2d4dd2-2ba4-11f1-a444-5f9326285abdSun, 29 Mar 2026 19:27:19 GMT© Liesa Johannssen, ReutersFRANCE 24Europehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260329-the-week-in-pictures-massive-daytime-attack-on-ukraine-no-kings-and-france-adieu-jospin France held its national tribute to former prime minister Lionel Jospin, Russia launched one of its largest daytime attacks on Ukraine, and protesters across the US and some world capitals held a third round of "No Kings" mass protests against President Donald Trump: here's a look back at the week's most striking images. fd26cc40-29e4-11f1-9b74-8beddc6fa391Sun, 29 Mar 2026 13:26:34 GMT© Handout / TELEGRAM /@andriysadovyi/AFPFRANCE 24Europehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260329-unidentified-drones-crash-finland Two unidentified drones crashed in southern Finland on Sunday, an incident the defence ministry described as a "suspected territorial violation". Neighbouring countries Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia experienced similar crashes by drones on their land earlier this week.  d61ba524-2b6c-11f1-a3db-f5f4ed03030bSun, 29 Mar 2026 12:58:40 GMT© Sasu Järnstedt, APFRANCE 24https://www.france24.com/en/russian-strikes-on-ukraine-kill-at-least-5 Russia launched over 270 drones at Ukraine overnight, killing at least five people, Ukrainian authorities reported on Saturday. Two people were killed and at least 11 more were injured in a nighttime Russian drone strike on Odesa, according to the head of the region, Serhii Lysak. According to Lysak's Telegram posts, the attack damaged a maternity hospital and private houses in the major Black Sea port city. f603b7c8-2abd-11f1-ad9a-9b2522822bd9Sat, 28 Mar 2026 15:54:30 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/deadly-russian-strikes-damage-port-maternity-hospital Russian air attacks across Ukraine early Saturday killed at least four people and damaged critical infrastructure, including a port and a maternity hospital, authorities said, as Russia pressed on with its war against Ukraine. FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg reports from Kyiv. 341e91ec-2ab7-11f1-a6ca-819269a22b84Sat, 28 Mar 2026 15:08:38 GMTFRANCE24Europehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260328-zelensky-agrees-defence-cooperation-with-uae-qatar-on-gulf-tour Ukraine signed a 10-year defence agreement with Qatar on Saturday as part of a series of deals with Gulf countries to counter missile and drone threats. Kyiv is seeking to leverage its battlefield expertise and secure new partnerships amid rising regional tensions. 6d09b524-2a9c-11f1-937f-25c6e4d5462dSat, 28 Mar 2026 11:51:14 GMT© Amiri Diwan, AFPFRANCE 24Europehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260328-strikes-on-ukrainian-cities-kill-three-child-dies-in-drone-attack-on-moscow Russian strikes on Ukraine killed at least five people and wounded at least 11 overnight Friday into Saturday, while a Ukrainian drone strike killed a child in Russia, local authorities said. 719885b6-2a7e-11f1-8f95-13e7a395c8edSat, 28 Mar 2026 08:17:04 GMT© Oleg Grekov, AP (Archives)FRANCE 24Europehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260327-france-rebukes-lavrov-says-russia-does-not-defend-international-law France’s foreign minister on Friday accused Russia of flouting international law in both Ukraine and Iran, rebuking remarks by his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov after he defended Moscow’s stance in a French television interview. c38107d0-2a07-11f1-bc59-f58ee8f7f386Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:23:19 GMT© Stephanie Lecocq, ReutersFRANCE 24Talking Europehttps://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/talking-europe/20260327-we-need-to-double-down-on-energy-autonomy-eib-chief-nadia-calvi%C3%B1o Europe must speed up its push for energy independence and break free from "excessive dependence on fossil fuels" as the continent grapples with a more volatile and hostile global order, the head of the world's largest public bank told FRANCE 24's Douglas Herbert in Talking Europe. 476a635c-26ac-11f1-8b7f-2bac17a49322Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:14:01 GMTDouglas HERBERThttps://www.france24.com/en/russia-s-spring-offensive-in-ukraine-expected-to-focus-on-fortress-belt-in-donetsk-region Russia's spring offensive in Ukraine is expected to focus on the so-called "Fortress Belt" ​of heavily defended cities in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, which Moscow has repeatedly demanded Kyiv relinquish in return for peace. Speaking on FRANCE 24, retired Vice Admiral of the US Navy Robert B Murrett, says that the region is "a veritable highway for any army that wanted to conduct operations further into Ukraine and beyond". 006d14fe-2954-11f1-a997-8f194d1e6065Thu, 26 Mar 2026 20:50:33 GMTFRANCE24Europehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260326-moscow-mobile-internet-restored-as-saint-petersburg-goes-offline Restrictions that had left Moscow residents without mobile internet for three weeks – with the Kremlin citing “security” – were lifted on Wednesday while St Petersburg endured a third consecutive day of outages. Some fear an attempt to isolate Russians from information from the outside world amid a parallel government effort to ramp up digital surveillance. 8d5e4446-292c-11f1-a07c-47d61de01435Thu, 26 Mar 2026 18:10:47 GMT© Ramil Sitdikov, ReutersJoanna YORKEuropehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260326-turkey-operated-tanker-carrying-russian-oil-struck-by-naval-drone-in-black-sea A crude oil tanker sailing from the Russian port of Novorossiysk to Istanbul was hit by a naval drone near Istanbul's Bosphorus strait Thursday morning, Turkey's Transportation Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu said. No one was injured in the attack, which Uraloglu said had targeted the ship's engine room. 7cc52cf0-28ee-11f1-8622-870d85a0ef0eThu, 26 Mar 2026 09:21:14 GMT© Yoruk Isik, ReutersFRANCE 24Europehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260325-us-ties-ukraine-security-guarantees-to-donbas-withdrawal Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky said the US is conditioning post-war security guarantees on Kyiv ceding the Russian-occupied Donbas, as Washington pushes for a swift end to the war. Zelensky warned such terms would weaken Ukraine’s defences and embolden Moscow, amid uncertainty over future US support despite continued military aid. 69155686-289d-11f1-a5d4-f9f5da937894Wed, 25 Mar 2026 22:53:15 GMT© Mindaugas Kulbis, APFRANCE 24The Debatehttps://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-debate/20260325-trump-s-war-nato-s-problem-will-allies-help-secure-strait-of-hormuz It's Trump's war, but is it also NATO's problem? Europeans are forced to bear the security and financial consequences of the second war on their doorstep. We see if our panel agrees with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, who assures it's only a matter of "a couple of weeks" before traditional allies agree to help secure the Strait of Hormuz.  b27e72c2-2879-11f1-8466-01f9bb1e2a32Wed, 25 Mar 2026 19:14:12 GMTFrançois PICARDhttps://www.france24.com/en/ukrainian-drones-crash-in-estonia-and-latvia-raising-air-defence-concerns Stray Ukrainian drones hit Estonia and Latvia early on March 25, one of them slamming into a chimney at a power station. There were no reports of injuries in the incidents, and the drones were believed to be part of a wider Ukrainian attack on Russia targeting energy infrastructure. Latvia says these drone incursions could keep happening in the Baltic region. 205a96d2-2860-11f1-b00a-1bb621163de0Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:08:31 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260325-ukraine-massive-wave-of-daytime-russian-strikes-hits-sites-nationwide In one of the largest daytime air strikes since the start of the war, #Russia launched nearly 1,000 drones at various sites in #Ukraine on March 24. The raids claimed several lives and caused damage in various cities, hundreds of kilometres from the front line. b29666f6-2857-11f1-ba17-8315e4cc367dWed, 25 Mar 2026 14:34:13 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/zelensky-slams-absolute-depravity-after-massive-russian-drone-attack Russia launched a massive attack on Ukraine in broad daylight on March 25, firing hundreds of drones into the territory. It comes after Russia fired nearly 1,000 drones in a 24-hour period, killing a total of eight people across the country. This record attack had hit Lviv's historic centre and residential houses in the west of the country. c63943a0-2833-11f1-a33f-47e883b60ad4Wed, 25 Mar 2026 11:21:27 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/russia-and-ukraine-escalate-drone-attacks-as-moscow-starts-spring-offensive Moscow fired nearly 1,000 drones at Ukraine in 24 hours, as it starts is spring offensive. One damaged an energy facility on the region of Chernihiv, leaving close to 150,000 consumers in the city and its surroundings without power. Russia's air defences also downed nearly 400 incoming Ukrainian drones, making it the largest reported overnight attack on Russian regions and Crimea since the start of the invasion. FRANCE 24's Emmanuelle Chaze tells us more from the ground. f132ac74-2831-11f1-b74e-df91dc240b52Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:56:19 GMTFRANCE24Europehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260325-estonia-and-latvia-say-they-were-hit-by-drones-as-ukraine-unleashes-massive-attack-on-russia A drone coming from Russian airspace struck a power plant in Estonia on Wednesday while another crashed into Latvian territory, with officials in Riga saying it was likely a Ukrainian drone gone astray. Kyiv launched a massive drone barrage on Russia, a day after Moscow fired almost 1,000 drones at cities across Ukraine. 3058aaa4-282b-11f1-82b0-6b332968f1b9Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:02:18 GMT© Evgeniy Maloletka, APFRANCE 24https://www.france24.com/en/hungary-is-the-kremlin-s-biggest-agent-in-the-eu-analyst-says Speaking with FRANCE 24's Monte Francis, Dr Mark Loustau, Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study at Central European University, asserts that "we can probably safely say that Hungary is the Kremlin's biggest agent in the EU", adding that "for years now Orban has done the bidding" of Moscow "in trying to destabilise not only unity in the EU but also the government in Ukraine". Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto is alleged to have leaked sensitive information about EU negotiations to Russia. 5385311a-27cb-11f1-a0ab-53a86139b754Tue, 24 Mar 2026 22:04:44 GMTFRANCE24Europehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260324-russia-launches-nearly-1000-drones-ukraine-in-24-hours Moscow launched nearly 1,000 drones at Ukraine within 24 hours in one of its biggest-ever daytime attacks, killing at least eight people and damaging a UNESCO heritage site in Lviv. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday slammed Moscow's "absolute depravity" and said Russia "has no intention of actually ending this war". f2c3e176-27b8-11f1-bdee-c515e7925c21Tue, 24 Mar 2026 20:15:30 GMT© Yuriy Dyachyshyn, AFPFRANCE 24Spotlighthttps://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/spotlight/20260324-we-need-a-more-european-nato-rasmussen-warns-the-us-is-turning-its-back-on-europe François Picard is pleased to welcome former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. Warning that the US is in the process of "turning its back on Europe", Rasmussen said that "Europe must take care of its own affairs". The former NATO chief conceded that "without the United States, NATO does not exist." However, he added, "we need a more European NATO; we need to strengthen the European pillar within NATO". 2925bb90-27b9-11f1-b9ad-c515e7925c21Tue, 24 Mar 2026 19:39:22 GMTFrançois PICARD