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Putin admits some Russian frontline failures – ISW

Vladimir Putin has begun publicly acknowledging some battlefield setbacks in Ukraine in an apparent effort to appear better informed about frontline realities, the Institute for the Study of War said in its latest assessment on June 13.

13 June, 01:36 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

Ukrainian patrol rescues wounded soldier near Kostiantynivka

Ukrainian soldiers from the 24th Mechanized Brigade rescued a wounded serviceman from another unit near Kostiantynivka after spotting him during a patrol. The injured soldier was unable to evacuate himself from the front line, according to Donbas Realii on May 31.

31 May, 08:23 PM

Ukraine has 6 months to seize initiative and strengthen peace talks position, 3rd Corps' Biletsky says

Ukraine has about six months to seize the initiative on the battlefield and strengthen its position in possible peace talks, Andriy Biletsky, commander of Ukraine’s 3rd Army Corps, told Reuters in an interview on May 27.

27 May, 06:02 PM

Rutte: frontline in Ukraine stabilized

The Ukrainian military has managed to stabilize the frontline in recent months and is slowly retaking lost territory, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said on May 22.

22 May, 10:48 PM

Ukraine seizes tactical initiative as Russian losses mount — ISW

Ukrainian Defense Forces are regaining the tactical initiative across various frontline sectors following a series of counteroffensives and mounting Russian troop losses, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on May 20.

21 May, 08:51 AM

Latvia's acting FM mocks Russian army's advances in Ukraine

Latvia's acting Foreign Minister Baiba Braže delivered a sharp ridicule of Russia's military performance in Ukraine at the Lennart Meri Conference in Estonia on May 18, drawing a comparison that left little room for interpretation, according to the Foreign Ministry’s post on X.

18 May, 06:30 PM

Initiative in war officially shifts to Ukraine as Russia stumbles on battllefield — The Economist

The May 9 parade, supposed to epitomize Russia's military might under dictator Vladimir Putin, instead exposed its vulnerability and weakness as tanks failed to roll across Red Square for the first time in 20 years, The Economist wrote on May 10.

11 May, 02:00 PM

Ukraine has stabilized front line and strengthened air defenses – Sybiha

Andrii Sybiha said Ukraine had stabilized the front line and was strengthening its air defenses, speaking to reporters ahead of a meeting of EU foreign ministers, according to Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry on May 11.

11 May, 01:56 PM

Mutual accusations fly as temporary ceasefire falters in eastern Ukraine

A ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia without clear enforcement mechanisms, reliable monitoring, and defined dispute resolution procedures is unlikely to be durable, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on May 10.

11 May, 11:15 AM

Russian forces advance towards three settlements in Donetsk Oblast – DeepState

Russian forces advanced towards three settlements in Donetsk Oblast, DeepState monitoring group reported on May 10.

11 May, 09:45 AM

Zelenskyy visits 31st Brigade on front line, says Russia has not eased assaults despite ceasefire

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited soldiers of the 31st General-Khorunzhyi Leonid Stupnytskyi Separate Mechanized Brigade, which is holding defensive positions in the Oleksandrivka sector, the Ukrainian leader reported on X on May 8.

8 May, 04:50 PM

Russian POW details catastrophic survival rates in Russian army - video

Captured Russian invader revealed the massive scale of losses in his unit, the 11th Army Corps of the Ukrainian Ground Forces reported on its Telegram channel on April 24, publishing the corresponding video.

24 April, 02:54 PM

Russian forces intensify attacks along entire 1,200-km frontline as weather improves

Russian forces have intensified offensive actions along nearly the entire 1,200-kilometer frontline following a change in weather conditions, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi reported on April 15.

15 April, 05:57 PM

Russian troop numbers grow in Ukraine despite matching monthly losses

Defense Forces eliminate the same number of Russian occupiers in a month as Russia mobilizes, but the size of their grouping in Ukraine is still growing, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at a meeting with journalists on April 10.

10 April, 11:27 AM

Syrskyi tells NATO commander of Russian losses, Ukraine’s needs

Ukraine’s commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said he held a phone call with NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe and U.S. forces commander in Europe, Gen. Alexus Grynkewich on Apr. 5.

5 April, 03:23 PM

MI6 confirms Ukraine's best frontline position in 10 months - Zelenskyy

The situation on the frontline is now the best it has been for Ukraine in the last 10 months, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at the meeting with journalists on April 2, Interfax-Ukraine reported.

3 April, 02:26 PM

Military experts outline Russia's 2026 frontline goals in Ukraine

NV in collaboration with military experts analyzed plans for the Russian army's spring-summer campaign and three potential scenarios for frontline developments in 2026.

30 March, 09:52 AM

Zelenskyy intended to show Trump real-time battlefield iPad in Munich - FT

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wanted to show U.S. leader Donald Trump an iPad that tracks the battlefield situation in real time at the Munich Security Conference, Financial Times journalist Christopher Miller wrote on March 17.

18 March, 09:56 AM

Ukraine's drone swarms systematically dismantle Russian frontline logistics — ISW

Ukraine is intensifying middle-range strikes campaign across the entire combat zone against Russian logistics, military equipment, and manpower, likely to hinder its 2026 offensive, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on March 10.

11 March, 12:10 PM

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