Bakhmut

Russian commanders force 'vacationing' troops into Bakhmut trenches

The Russian command processes vacations for its soldiers, but sends them to dig trenches near Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast, Atesh partisan movement reported on March 6.

6 March, 03:00 PM

Ukraine, Moldova expose hundreds of Wagner mercenary fighters

Ukrainian and Moldovan authorities have identified 654 mercenaries who fought in Russian private military companies Wagner Group and Redut during a joint operation Avengers-2, Ukraine’s National Police announced on Oct. 30.

30 October 2025, 10:53 PM

With a grenade launcher, medic crushes invaders and rescues her unit

Svitlana, a combat medic from Ukraine’s 230th separate battalion, repelled a Russian assault and prevented encirclement during fierce fighting in the ruins of Staromayorske, Donetsk Oblast, the General Staff reported on May 11.

12 May 2025, 01:03 PM

Kropyvnytskyi honors soldier Ilya Medvedev killed in Donetsk

Kropyvnytskyi held a farewell ceremony for 21-year-old soldier Ilya Medvedev, call sign Kasl, who was killed fighting in Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast and had been missing since March 13, 2024, according to the city council on April 8.

8 April 2025, 03:41 PM

Wounded twice, still fighting: Why this Brazilian won’t leave Ukraine’s frontline

Yeshua, a Brazilian soldier serving in Ukraine’s 2nd International Legion, has been fighting on the front lines for nearly two years. A former member of a mechanized brigade in the Brazilian Armed Forces, he came to Ukraine partly to gain real combat experience—but what truly drove him was the haunting footage of Russian troops killing civilians, including women and children.

24 March 2025, 03:39 PM

Ukraine repatriates over 750 fallen soldiers amid ongoing war

Ukraine has recovered the bodies of 757 fallen soldiers through repatriation efforts, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War reported on Jan. 24.

24 January 2025, 03:09 PM

Ukraine repatriates 501 fallen soldiers' bodies

The bodies of 501 fallen soldiers were returned to territory controlled by Ukraine, according to the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War on Oct. 18.

18 October 2024, 04:53 PM

Russian forces have greater numbers in Pokrovsk than Bakhmut, says Ukrainian military

In an interview with Radio NV, Oleksandr Solonko, a serviceman from the 411th Unmanned Systems Brigade, stated that the Russian forces in the Pokrovskyi direction now have a greater numerical advantage than what was seen near Bakhmut.

28 August 2024, 04:29 PM

Donetsk man sentenced to 15 years for spying on Ukrainian forces

A resident of Kostyantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, who provided the Russian military with the coordinates and composition of Ukrainian troops fighting near Bakhmut in the spring of 2023, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, Ukraine’s SBU security service announced on June 18.

19 June 2024, 02:53 AM

Ukrainian military reveals devastation in Vovchansk, Kharkiv Oblast

The Ukrainian military has released drone footage showing extensive destruction in Vovchansk, Kharkiv Oblast, with nearly all residential buildings and other structures severely damaged or destroyed. The footage, captured by drone operators from the 57th Separate Mechanized Brigade, was reported by hromadske on May 23.

23 May 2024, 04:20 PM

Ukrainian border guards thwart Russian offensive in Bakhmut - video

Ukrainian border guards thwarted a Russian offensive on the Bakhmut front on May 15, the State Border Guard Service reported on Telegram.

15 May 2024, 04:11 PM

Military officials name the hottest point on the front in eastern Ukraine

In eastern Ukraine, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Novopavlivka remain the hottest sectors, but the Armed Forces have the situation well in hand, said Nazar Voloshyn, spokesperson for the Khortytsia Operational and Strategic Grouping of Troops, on national television on May 2.

2 May 2024, 01:55 PM

Russia changes tactics of conducting hostilities near Bakhmut - Ukrainian officer

Russian troops have changed the tactics of conducting military operations near Bakhmut, Volodymyr Nazarenko, an artillery officer of the 4th Rapid Reaction Brigade "Rubizh", said on the national television on April 24.

24 April 2024, 03:43 PM

Situation in Ukraine's east is worsening, Russia surging because of U.S. aid delay - Zelenskyy

The situation on the Donetsk front has become "increasingly dire" as Russian confidence surges due to the delay in U.S. assistance to Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his nightly address on April 14.

15 April 2024, 09:40 AM

The latest on Ukrainian and Russian military positions near Avdiivka and Ivanivske

Russian military units have secured new territories west of Avdiivka and in the vicinity of Krynky, while an armored assault on Ivanivske was repelled, according to reports from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) on April 1.

2 April 2024, 12:22 PM

Ukrainian flag placed above Russian heads by border guards in Bakhmut bald drone operation

In a daring operation in the Bakhmut sector, Ukrainian troops successfully placed the Ukrainian flag in close proximity to Russian forces, as depicted in a video released by the State Border Guard Service on April 1.

1 April 2024, 06:41 PM

Ukraine holds Chasiv Yar, braces for new Russian offensive in Donbas – battalion commander

Russian forces continue to assault Ukrainian positions near Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, focusing on Chasiv Yar, Yuriy Fedorenko, commander of the Achilles Battalion, told Ukrainian TV broadcasters on March 29.

29 March 2024, 08:24 PM

Russian advance stalled near in Bakhmut sector

Russian occupiers cannot continue to advance in the Bakhmut direction, said head of the press service of the 26th Artillery Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleh Kalashnikov on national television on March 14.

14 March 2024, 12:45 PM

Baltic States will win if Russia attacks them, but will be destroyed, FM Kuleba warns

The Baltic states will win if Russia attacks them, but the Baltic cities will suffer the same fate as Bakhmut and Avdiivka, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said in an interview with Elta, Delfi reported on March 9.

10 March 2024, 04:05 PM

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