Siobhán O'Grady

Kyiv, Ukraine

Chief Ukraine correspondent

Education: Dickinson College

Siobhán O’Grady is The Washington Post's chief Ukraine correspondent. She previously served as Cairo bureau chief, covering North Africa and Yemen. Before that, she reported on foreign affairs for The Post, including from Afghanistan, Lebanon and Cameroon. She also freelanced across sub-Saharan Africa and worked as a staff writer at Foreign Policy magazine.
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Biden surges arms to Ukraine, fearing Trump will halt U.S. aid

Biden’s Ukraine directive has stirred debate, as some officials worry it will cut too deeply into American stockpiles and jeopardize military needs elsewhere.

December 2, 2024
President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office last year.

Ukraine prepares to sell Trump on why U.S. should maintain support

Ukraine wants to convince Trump that it is not a charity case but a cost-effective and geostrategic opportunity that will enrich and secure the United States.

November 25, 2024
An airman checks the paperwork of pallets of ammunition, weapons and other equipment bound for Ukraine at a storage bunker at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware in 2022.

Russia seeks to intimidate Ukraine with new missile, officials say

The attack with an intermediate-range ballistic missile has spurred fears of a major escalation in the ongoing war and prompted Ukraine to request new air defenses.

November 22, 2024
Residents walk at a site of a Russian missile strike in Dnipro, Ukraine, on Thursday.

Ukraine fires U.S.-made ATACMS missiles into Russia for first time

Ukraine’s ATACMS strike in Russia’s Bryansk region marks an intensification of the war amid uncertainty over Donald Trump’s return to the White House.

November 19, 2024
An ATACMS missile launches during a test in July 2002 at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. (Ellis Neel/AP)

Russia launches more than 200 missiles and drones at Ukraine

The attack damaged energy infrastructure and killed at least two people just ahead of the 1,000-day mark since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

November 17, 2024
Kyiv residents took cover underground early Nov. 17, as Russia pounded Ukraine with a barrage of over 200 missiles and drones targeting energy infrastructure.

Russia wants Kursk back before negotiations. Ukraine isn’t budging.

Ukrainian troops are facing down a ferocious Russian counteroffensive in Kursk as Putin seeks to take back Russian land before any talks.

November 16, 2024
A man walks past a wall in Kursk adorned with banners honoring Russian servicemen on Oct. 17.

Russia pushes forward in Ukraine amid talk of negotiations

A buildup of Russian troops in Ukraine’s southeast comes as uncertainty looms over how a Trump presidency will affect the war.

November 14, 2024
Ukrainian firefighters respond to an artillery strike Sunday in Pokrovsk, Ukraine.

Elon Musk joins Trump’s call with Ukraine’s Zelensky

Elon Musk’s involvement in the conversation between Trump and Zelensky is the latest sign he intends to play a prominent role in the next U.S. administration.

November 8, 2024
Tech billionaire Elon Musk shares an aside with Donald Trump during a campaign event last month in Pennsylvania.

Waiting for the North Koreans on the battlefields of the Ukraine war

Amid reports that Pyongyang’s troops are on the front lines, speculation is rampant among Ukrainian troops about when the first large-scale clashes will happen.

November 8, 2024
Yuriy Fedorenko says intelligence shows North Korean troops are in two regions.

Zelensky sees NATO momentum on Ukraine joining, but not yet from U.S.

Ukraine sees joining NATO as a vital security guarantee to protect it from Russian President Vladimir Putin’s plans to take over the country.

October 22, 2024
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a meeting with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in Kyiv.