Laure Boulinier

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Bryony Moore |Sarah Bertram |Laure Boulinier |Pjotr Sauer

On 1 June, Ukraine launched a daring attack on Russian military bases, inflicting billions of dollars of damage using inexpensive drones in a secret operation codenamed Spiderweb. Smuggling 117 drones into Russian territory over 18 months, the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, proved he still had cards to play in the war. The Guardian's Russian affairs reporter, Pjotr Sauer, explains how the daring operation will make military commanders across the world rethink national security

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Artem Mazhulin |Oliver Holmes |Lucy Swan |Laure Boulinier |Arnel Hecimovic

A Ukrainian drone attack has destroyed billions of dollars worth of Russian aircraft stationed at bases across the country, including at locations as far away as Siberia, in what Kyiv claims is its longest-range assault of the war. The spectacular operation, dubbed Spiderweb, was prepared in secret over 18 months.

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Lorenzo Tondo |Manisha Ganguly |Lucy Swan |Laure Boulinier |Elena Morresi

Four people have died as thousands of Palestinians burst into a United Nations warehouse in Gaza, tearing away sections of the building’s metal walls in a desperate attempt to find food. Two people were fatally crushed and two others died of gunshot wounds after the crowd forced its way into the World Food Programme warehouse in Deir al-Balah on Wednesday afternoon, health officials said. It was not immediately clear if Israeli forces, private contractors or others had opened fire.

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Sarah Bertram |Laure Boulinier |Mathilde Poncet |Faisal Mohammed Ali

Just two days after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria last December, Israel launched a sweeping offensive, seizing the Golan Heights and carrying out hundreds of airstrikes across the country. Israel has remained militarily involved in Syria, declaring regions near their shared border a demilitarised zone and carrying out frequent attacks, patrols and raids.

2 months ago | theguardian.com | Bryony Moore |Laure Boulinier |Emma Graham-Harrison

Israel has brought the military tactics of its war in Gaza to the occupied West Bank, where Palestinians are facing mass forced displacements and a sharp rise in violent attacks. Since January the rate of demolitions, raids and Palestinian deaths have significantly increased. Palestinian activist Alaa Hathleen told the Guardian he woke up to the sound of bulldozers, moments before his home was demolished. Alaa is one of thousands who have been forcibly displaced so far this year.