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Ukrainian border guards repel seven Russian assault groups

Ukraine's State Border Guard Service’s troops eliminated seven Russian assault groups on the North Slobozhanskyi front, the agency reported on Aug. 2, releasing video footage of the operation.

2 August, 02:54 PM

Russian battlefield activity fell by third, Syrskyi says

Ukrainian strikes on Russian battlefield logistics are having a significant dampening effect on enemy activity, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on June 30.

1 July, 03:09 AM

Most Ukrainians say Putin is deliberately lying about Russia's battlefield gains – Radio NV poll

Radio NV polled its audience on Vladimir Putin's claims that Russian forces are advancing rapidly in Ukraine, asking respondents whether they believed he was deliberately lying or being misled about the battlefield situation on June 29.

29 June, 03:48 PM

War momentum on Ukraine’s side, State Department official says

For the first time since early 2023, the momentum in the Russo–Ukrainian war is on Kyiv’s side, U.S. Under Secretary of State for Foreign Assistance, Humanitarian Affairs, and Religious Freedom Jeremy Lewin said on June 24.

25 June, 02:52 AM

Defense Minister Fedorov predicts six months of Ukrainian battlefield edge

Ukraine is expected to maintain an advantage over Russian forces on the battlefield for the next six months, Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said in an interview with TSN on June 17.

17 June, 10:55 AM

Flamingo missile used rarely and with limited success despite ‘aggressive’ promotion – MP Rakhmanin

The FP-5 Flamingo missile is being used only rarely and not very successfully, despite the “very aggressive promotion” around the weapon, Serhii Rakhmanin, a member of the Ukrainian parliamentary committee on national security, defense and intelligence, said in a Radio NV interview on June 8.

9 June, 01:31 PM

Ukraine faces best battlefield situation in 2.5 years – Zelenskyy

The military situation is currently the most favorable for Ukraine in the past two and a half years, adding that momentum is gradually shifting back in Kyiv's favor, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on June 9.

9 June, 10:27 AM

Soviet-style military hierarchy is Russia’s weak point on battlefield, Azov commander says

Russia is losing on the battlefield because its Soviet-style command system creates “operational paralysis,” according to Brig. Gen. Denys Prokopenko, commander of the Azov 1st Corps of Ukraine’s National Guard, said in a May 27 opinion column for Ukrainska Pravda titled, We are fighting Russia and we know why it is losing.

27 May, 07:09 PM

Syrskyi: Russian frontline activity on the rise

The battlefield situation in Ukraine remains difficult as Russian forces have stepped up offensive actions across much of the front and are regrouping, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi said on May 8.

9 May, 12:16 AM

Zelenskyy gave King Charles tablet with real-time battlefield feed

During his London visit, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gifted King Charles III an iPad that shows the battlefield situation in real time, Zelenskyy told UK MPs on March 17.

18 March, 12:49 AM

Ukrainian counterattacks undermine Putin’s claims of Russian gains — ISW

Vladimir Putin continues to significantly exaggerate Russia’s battlefield gains despite recent Ukrainian advances and the liberation of territory in southern Ukraine, the Institute for the Study of War said in a new assessment on March 11.

11 March, 11:16 AM

Ukraine reclaims 201 square kilometers in five days as Russia struggles without Starlink

Ukraine’s defense forces regained 201 square kilometers of territory between Feb. 11 and Feb. 15, their fastest pace of advance since mid-2023, AFP reported on Feb. 16, citing an analysis by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

17 February, 02:03 AM

Europe fears Russia may use chemical weapons in prolonged Ukraine war

European capitals are expressing concern that a prolonged or drawn-out war in Ukraine could tempt the Kremlin to resort to more dangerous weapons on the battlefield, The Times reported in its article entitled Russia still using chemical weapons in battle, experts say on Jan. 25.

25 January, 03:05 PM

Ukraine’s hold on Pokrovsk slips precariously

With at least 250 Russian troops operating in Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, and Ukrainian supply routes to the city degraded by enemy drones, the situation in the area is now “critical,” Ukrainska Pravda reported on Oct. 24, citing officers from two Ukrainian brigades.

25 October 2025, 01:04 AM

Third Army Corps forms assault robot company - video

The Third Army Corps has officially created a company of assault ground robotic systems (NC13), marking a historic shift in warfare tactics, the military wrote on Sept. 2.

3 September 2025, 02:28 PM

Zelenskyy disputes occupied Ukrainian territories in Oval Office

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump had a long conversation in the Oval Office about a map showing Russian-occupied territories, CNN reported on Aug. 19.

19 August 2025, 10:06 AM

Ukrainian marathon champion killed in action

Ukrainian athlete Petro Shukalovych has died defending his country from Russian invaders on the front lines, Race Project team reported on Instagram on May 21.

22 May 2025, 10:27 AM

Russia loses 1k+ troops and 170+ vehicles in one day – Ukraine’s General Staff

The Russian forces have suffered approximately 1,100 casualties (killed and wounded) in the past 24 hours, AFU General Staff reported on May 16.

16 May 2025, 10:58 AM

Russian state TV glorifies suicide over surrender

Russian state-controlled media is now openly promoting battlefield suicide as a heroic alternative to surrender, according to a disturbing April 11 report from the Telegram channel Butusov Plus.

14 April 2025, 11:28 AM

Ukrainian forces advance in Toretsk as Russia intensifies attacks in Donetsk and Zaporizhzhya sectors — ISW

Ukrainian forces have made advances in Toretsk, while Russian occupation troops report their own minor progress in the area, as well as near Velyka Novosilka and western Zaporizhzhya Oblast, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on March 17.

18 March 2025, 08:15 AM

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