Akhmat unit

Migrants in Donbas coerced into Russian military contracts – Atesh

Members of Russia's Akhmat units have set up a system to recruit foreign workers in temporarily occupied parts of the Donbas in order to replenish Russian frontline losses, the pro-Ukrainian partisan resistance movement Atesh reported on Telegram on July 27.

27 July, 12:43 PM

Kremlin to hand Mariupol to Kadyrov’s Akhmat forces in loyalty-for-control deal

The Kremlin intends to transfer control of temporarily occupied Mariupol in Donetsk Oblast to Chechen Akhmat units, the partisan movement ATESH reported on Jan. 17.

17 January, 02:33 PM

Overnight drone strike damages FSB site in Chechnya - photos, video

Unknown drones attacked Chechnya overnight, damaging an FSB building in the Achkhoy-Martan district, Astra Telegram channel reported on Dec. 2, citing local residents.

2 December 2025, 01:46 PM

Ukrainian intel hits Russian ammo depot in Melitopol

An operation by Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) in temporarily occupied Melitopol, Zaporizhzhya Oblast, on Aug. 16 resulted in the destruction of an ammunition depot and Russian troops redeployed to the Zaporizhzhya front, according to the HUR’s Telegram post.

17 August 2025, 06:41 PM

Ukraine destroys Akhmat vehicle, ammo stockpile inside Russia

Ukraine’s 413th Raid Battalion, part of the Armed Forces’ Drone Systems Forces, have destroyed a Russian anti-tank mine depot and armored vehicles in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, the military reported on Telegram on June 12.

13 June 2025, 08:19 AM

Flashpoint Belgorod: Ukrainian forces turn raid into a grinding defense

A planned Ukrainian raid in Russia’s Belgorod Oblast turned into a resilient defensive operation, inflicting heavy losses on elite Russian units and disrupting enemy advances near the border, editor of Censor.NET Yuriy Butusov wrote on April 28.

28 April 2025, 01:34 PM

Armored vehicle carrying Kadyrov fighters blown up in Melitopol, at least five occupiers killed — HUR

An armored Tigr vehicle carrying Russian Kadyrov fighters exploded on the outskirts of temporarily occupied Melitopol in Zaporizhzhya Oblast, killing at least five Russian occupiers, Ukraine’s military intelligence said on April 4.

4 April 2025, 12:51 PM

Ukraine’s 95th Brigade reports eliminating Russian Akhmat forces in Kursk

Ukrainian forces have eliminated Russian soldiers from the Akhmat special forces unit and the 155th Separate Marine Brigade in Russia's Kursk Oblast, Ukraine's 95th Separate Assault Brigade reported on Sunday, Oct. 27.

27 October 2024, 11:25 AM

Akhmat unit