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Ukrainian forces defy Russian attacks
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Russian soldiers are advancing ever further into Ukraine, hundreds of thousands of people are fleeing the fighting, and the Ukrainian armed forces are persistently resisting.
DER SPIEGEL reports extensively on this war in Europe.
Here you will find a selection of the most important and best contributions – texts and videos – from the last two days, broken down by topic.
Putin's attack on Ukraine - and the resistance in the country
How are people in Ukraine reacting to the attack?
What do the Russian people think?
A SPIEGEL team reports from the war zone and analyzes what Vladimir Putin's striving for as a great power means for the world order.
Read the full cover story of the magazine here:
The attack that changed the world
In addition to the Ukrainian armed forces, many civilians are also ready to defend their homeland against the Russian invasion, including Vyacheslav, caretaker in Kiev.
He learns shooting in the forest and secures a bunker for 1500 people.
Jonathan Stock wrote down his story.
Vyacheslav is ready when Putin's tanks come
Men between the ages of 18 and 60 are no longer allowed to leave the country.
Weapons and ammunition have already been distributed to residents in Kiev.
Read here what drives the voluntary fighters and how long their resistance can last.
'The Russians and we - we were brothers.
And now they're attacking us"
Kiev is gearing up for Putin's next storm
Many believe that Vladimir Putin can only be stopped by his own people.
The Russian ruler is not only criticized by his opponents for the war.
Authorities take action against anyone who raises their voice, write Christina lever and Ann-Dorit Boy.
Muzzle for Russia's wartime opponents
The civilian population – among the rubble and on the run
Fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces has been going on for days.
Putin's troops are also attacking the neighboring country with airstrikes.
Katja Lutska and Christina lever have researched what that means for the people on site.
Read the story here.
»This is our home here, we won't give it up«
Harrowing images can be seen in a video showing a rocket hitting an apartment building in south-west Kiev.
How are people reacting in the capital of Ukraine?
SPIEGEL reporter Christian Esch reports on the situation on site.
"It was a hit in the living room"
Faced with hostilities in their country, people are trying to get to safety in droves.
According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), around 368,000 Ukrainians are fleeing.
The number is based on data from national authorities – and it continues to rise, the UN said on Twitter on Sunday.
Pictures of the destruction of Ukraine, the fighting and the escape from the country can be found here:
A country defends itself against Putin
Many people in Kiev spend their days and nights in shelters, including the author Yevgenia Belorusets.
She writes a diary for SPIEGEL from the embattled Ukrainian capital.
"We will win"
The western world - and the role of Germany
Germany initially refused arms deliveries to Ukraine and was hesitant to exclude Russian banks from the Swift communication system.
Then came the turnaround.
A summary of how Chancellor Olaf Scholz justifies this and what consequences he draws from the Russian invasion for the German Bundeswehr and the defense budget can be found here.
Scholz promises 100 billion euros for the Bundeswehr
Green foreign politician Jürgen Trittin admits that he underestimated Putin.
The strategy of economic deterrence has failed, he says.
Move soldiers east?
He thinks it's right - as a clear signal, as he explains in a SPIEGEL interview with Valerie Höhne and Martin Knobbe.
»Then we are in the Third World War«
While the EU is still struggling to tighten its sanctions on Russia, Beijing is already closing ranks with Moscow.
And the US seems torn.
Four SPIEGEL correspondents report from their regions - in the video.
»In the USA there is no standing together«
And Trump?
While distancing himself from Putin, he also sings the praises of the Russian ruler.
SPIEGEL correspondent Marc Pitzke visited the US Republicans' CPAC conference and observed the former president's appearance.
Text and video analysis can be found here.
Trump on Putin »Smart?
Of course he's smart."
»Putin plays with Biden« – video analysis
opinions and comments
Right-wing commentators in Europe and the USA celebrate Vladimir Putin as a hero – or at least as a refreshing alternative to the supposedly effeminate West.
SPIEGEL columnist Christian Stöcker believes that this must finally come to an end.
In a guest article, Sarah Brockmeier, research associate at the Hessian Foundation for Peace and Conflict Research, criticizes the German population for reacting to the war in Ukraine in an all too apolitical manner.
That has to change, the time for empty declarations of solidarity is over.
"Ashamed of yourself, Mr. Scholz," said SPIEGEL journalist Maximilian Popp in a comment this week, referring to what he saw as Germany's half-hearted sanctions policy.