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ISW maps Kursk raid, labels it an offensive operation

Ukrainian forces advanced 10 kilometers into Russia’s Kursk Oblast in a mechanized offensive, according to an Aug. 7 report by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

8 August 2024, 12:57 PM

Border with Russia to remain closed for the time being — Finnish Foreign Minister

Finland does not plan to open the border crossing with Russia, the Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen told Yle media outlet on Aug. 7.

8 August 2024, 10:42 AM

Putin holds emergency Security Council meeting after reported Ukrainian raid in Kursk Oblast

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin urgently convened an unscheduled meeting of the Security Council, Russian media outlet Brief reported on Telegram on Aug. 7, citing a source.

7 August 2024, 04:45 PM

Ukrainian forces reportedly enter Kursk Oblast as border fighting continues – Russian media

The Armed Forces of Ukraine allegedly infiltrated Russia’s Kursk Oblast, with ongoing fighting on the border, the Russian Telegram channel ASTRA reported on Aug. 6.

6 August 2024, 11:25 AM

Russia increases FPV drone activity in Chernihiv and Sumy oblasts

Russia has intensified its use of FPV drones and attack UAVs in the border areas of Chernihiv and Sumy oblasts, the spokesman for the Siversk operational and tactical troop grouping, Vadym Misnyk, said on national television on Aug. 5.

5 August 2024, 07:00 PM

Lithuanian Parliament backs withdrawal from Cluster Munitions Convention

The Lithuanian parliament voted to withdraw from the Convention on Cluster Munitions, which prohibits their production, stockpiling, use, and transfer, Reuters reported on July 18.

18 July 2024, 05:50 PM

Ukrainian Border Guard shoots and kills soldier during escape attempt to Moldova

Ukrainian Border Guard opened fire on one of the four soldiers who attempted to cross the border from Ukraine to Moldova illegally, resulting in his death, Ukraine's State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) reported on July 15.

15 July 2024, 11:57 AM

Former PrivatBank co-owner Boholyubov flees Ukraine with forged documents

Former PrivatBank co-owner and billionaire Hennadiy Boholyubov illegally left Ukraine using forged documents, Ukrayinska Pravda reported on July 7, citing sources in the Prosecutor General's Office and business circles.

7 July 2024, 06:47 PM

Ukrainian military eliminating remnants of sabotage group in Kharkiv Oblast border village

The Ukrainian military continues to detect and destroy remnants of a sabotage and reconnaissance group that entered the village of Sotnytskyi Kozachok in Kharkiv Oblast, a spokesman for the Kharkiv troop grouping told Ukrinform on July 4.

4 July 2024, 05:25 PM

European Business Association to oversee customs operations in Ukraine

Ukraine will criminalize the smuggling of goods, with the European Business Association (EBA) monitoring any cases of increased pressure on businesses starting July 1, the association's press service reported.

1 July 2024, 05:37 PM

Poland and Baltic states call on EU to create fortified border with Russia and Belarus

Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia called on the EU to establish a defensive line along the bloc's border with Russia and Belarus to protect the bloc from military aggression, Reuters reported on June 26,

27 June 2024, 09:16 AM

Three injured in Russian FPV drone attack on bus carrying 20+ people in Sumy Oblast

Russian forces hit a bus carrying over twenty passengers with an FPV drone in Sumy Oblast, injuring three, the Sumy Oblast Military Administration reported on Telegram on June 14.

14 June 2024, 01:45 PM

Russian forces fire on civilian vehicle in Bryansk Oblast, two hospitalized

Russian soldiers opened fire on a Volkswagen Passat with Russian license plates in Lyubechany, near the Ukrainian border, after it allegedly did not stop at a checkpoint, the Astra Telegram channel reported on June 13.

13 June 2024, 03:00 PM

Russia may expand the front at any moment — Border Guard Service

Russia may launch more offensive to expand the frontline along the border at any moment to disperse Ukrainian forces, Ukraine's State Border Guard Service spokesperson Andriy Demchenko told Ukrainian TV broadcasters on May 28.

28 May 2024, 07:38 PM

Finnish Parliament debates bill to limit asylum requests at Russian border

The Finnish parliament is currently reviewing a bill that would empower border guards to deny entry to refugees arriving through the eastern border with Russia, Interior Minister Mari Rantanen confirmed in a May 25 interview with Yle.

27 May 2024, 12:29 PM

Ukrainian Armed Forces preemptive strike may have stopped Russian offensive in Kharkiv Oblast - FT

Russia might not have advanced so quickly in northeastern Kharkiv Oblast if Ukraine had been able to strike in advance, the Financial Times reported on May 21 quoting Ukrainian officials.

22 May 2024, 01:39 PM

Poland continues building fortifications on Belarus border

Poland is further fortifying its border with Belarus, constructing bunkers and digging trenches, Poland's Minister of National Defense, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said on May 9, according to Polish radio station Radio ZET.

10 May 2024, 01:46 PM

Three drowning victims found in Tysa River

Border guards discovered the bodies of three drowning victims in the Tysa River, the Ukrainian State Border Guard Service reported on Telegram on May 7.

7 May 2024, 01:09 PM

Latvia starts to fortify its border with Russia and Belarus

Along Latvia’s border with Russia and Belarus, Latvian army will create a chain of strongholds: defensive fortifications, obstacles and ammunition depots and plans to spend on them $326 million in 5 years, LSM reported on May 1.

3 May 2024, 02:55 PM

Ukraine, Hungary agree to open new border crossing

Kyiv and Budapest have agreed to establish a new border crossing point at Velika Palad – Nagyhodos, Ukraine’s Infrastructure Ministry reported on April 8.

9 April 2024, 12:10 AM

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