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In recent months news of the war in Ukraine has tended to focus on the various diplomatic gambits coming out of the US and Europe in the hope of securing a ceasefire agreement so that a full-scale peace deal can be discussed. What tends to get lost among reports from Washington, Brussels and, recently, Alaska is the effect that three and a half years of conflict have had on people living on or close to the war’s frontlines where every day brings fresh danger and hardship.
Frank Ledwidge has just returned from a week in Kharkiv, which sits close to the border with Russia in northeastern Ukraine. He has provided this vivid account of daily life in what has been dubbed the “unbreakable city”, where the air-raid sirens sound at all hours, but the shopping malls remain busy by day and the bars are lively at night. We also have a comprehensive update on the latest ceasefire
talks in Washington this week.
We also explore the singular way in which Magellanic penguins navigate and take a look at how extreme weather can move the markets.
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Jonathan Este
Senior International Affairs Editor, Associate Editor
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A Kharkiv resident creates street art with a wartime theme. Proceeds frlom any sales go to support the military.
EPA/Sergey Kozlov
Frank Ledwidge, University of Portsmouth
Close to the Russian border, Kharkiv beat off invasion forces in 2022 and remains defiant under regular bombardment.
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Samuel Corum/Sipa USA/Alamy Live News
Stefan Wolff, University of Birmingham
There are signs that Ukraine, the US and Europe are close to agreeing a pathway to a peace deal, but the initial response from Russia has not been promising.
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Magellanic penguins in the surf.
Ondrej Prosicky/Shutterstock
Rory Wilson, Swansea University; Richard Michael Gunner, Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior
New research shows Magellanic penguins use ocean currents to navigate efficiently and forage on the way.
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mick wass photography
Styliani Panetsidou, Coventry University; Angelos Synapis, Coventry University
Businesses have no option but to become more resilient in the face of extreme weather events.
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World
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Amalendu Misra, Lancaster University
Bolivia election heads to a run-off vote for the first time in history.
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Arts + Culture
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Adam Smith, The Conversation
A series of lectures on decolonisation sheds new light on contemporary conflicts.
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Antje Jackelén, Lund University
Without critical humanistic reflection, it’s possible that AI will fail to contribute to a good society for all.
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Sarah Corbett, Lancaster University
White paint dots the flea’s eye, so that he appears to be both looking ahead and looking at us.
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Education
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Mike Watts, Brunel University of London
For students taking three A-levels, the most popular combination of subjects was biology, chemistry and maths.
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Environment
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Elliot Convery-Fisher, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Fire isn’t the enemy. Poorly timed, unmanaged fire is.
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Health
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Ahmed Elbediwy, Kingston University; Nadine Wehida, Kingston University
Mastectomy is proven to prevent cancer, so why is access uneven?
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Paul Hunter, University of East Anglia
Chikungunya is a viral infection spread by the Aedes mosquito.
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Esther Kuehn, University of Tübingen
This new study could change the way we think about ageing.
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Science + Technology
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Magda Osman, University of Leeds
There is no standardised way of defining or measuring psychological harm or distress in the online world.
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Esther Kuehn, University of Tübingen
This new study could change the way we think about ageing.
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