Isabelle Khurshudyan

Kyiv

Ukraine bureau chief

Education: University of South Carolina

Isabelle Khurshudyan is a foreign correspondent based in Kyiv. A University of South Carolina graduate, she has worked at The Washington Post since 2014, previously as a correspondent in the Moscow bureau and as a sports reporter covering the Washington Capitals.
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North Korean forces are backing Russia inside Ukraine, officials say

Kim Jong Un has pledged “full support” for Russia’s Putin in his fight against Ukraine. Seoul and Kyiv say he’s now doing that by sending in military personnel.

October 11, 2024
A Yonhap News TV broadcast in Seoul shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspecting a training base of the Korean People's Army's special operations forces in western Pyongyang.

Zelensky takes his ‘Victory Plan’ to Europe after Biden cancels trip

The timing of President Joe Biden’s move is a setback, as the Ukrainian leader has been rushing to drum up support for his plan ahead of the U.S. presidential election next month.

October 10, 2024
French President Emmanuel Macron greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, upon his arrival at the Élysée Palace in Paris on Thursday.

Ukraine left in security limbo with Zelensky U.S. trip results unclear

Since the U.S. visit, Ukraine is in an unsettling limbo — reliant on the United States as its main ally yet unsure how long that support will continue.

October 5, 2024
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky exits with staff and security members following a closed-door meeting with lawmakers at the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 26.

Trump meets with Zelensky, opening new chapter in a fraught relationship

Before the meeting began, Trump said he had a “very good relationship” with the Ukrainian president and that he also has a “very good relationship” with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

September 27, 2024
Former president Donald Trump meets with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky at Trump Tower on Friday.

Debate over Ukraine weapons restrictions divides allies, administration

The discussion over weapons restrictions is ongoing in Washington, splitting the Biden administration and Capitol Hill and confounding America’s partners in Europe,

September 24, 2024
From left, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and British Foreign Secretary David Lammy attend a meeting in Kyiv on Sept. 11.

Ukraine has captured more than 200 Russian soldiers in Kursk offensive, videos show

Visuals verified by The Post show more than 240 Russian prisoners, which analysts say appear to include conscripts with minimal fighting experience.

August 25, 2024

U.S. debates support for Ukraine’s surprise offensive into Russia

Caught unaware by Ukraine’s military incursion into Russia, the Biden administration is debating whether to help Kyiv’s forces hold the sliver of territory they now occupy.

August 23, 2024
A Ukrainian serviceman walks Wednesday near damaged buildings in Sudzha, a city in Ukraine-controlled territory in Russia's Kursk region.

The strategy behind Ukraine’s move into Russia

In recent weeks, Ukraine launched a surprise attack into Russia, taking land and capturing Russian prisoners of war. Today, The Post’s Ukraine bureau chief, Isabelle Khurshudyan, explains how Ukraine’s incursion may change the trajectory of the war.

August 22, 2024

Ukrainians cheer push into Russia but fear it comes at the cost of the east

As Moscow’s forces gain ground in Ukraine’s east, some are questioning why Kyiv is devoting so many resources to taking Russian land rather than defending its own.

August 22, 2024
A volunteer with the Ukrainian organization East SOS assists a resident as she flees her home because of Russian advances in Selydove, a town near Pokrovsk, on Thursday.

Ukraine’s offensive derails secret efforts for partial cease-fire with Russia, officials say

The warring countries were set to hold indirect talks in Qatar on an agreement to halt strikes on energy and power infrastructure, according to officials.

August 17, 2024
A transformer of an electrical substation burns after shelling from Ukraine in the town of Shebekino in the Belgorod region of Russia in late 2022.