General Staff of Ukraine

Drapatyi moves colonels and generals to reserve in major personnel shake-up

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Mykhailo Drapatyi transferred several dozen colonels, brigadier generals and other officers of Ukraine’s Defense Forces to the reserve battalion, or BRez, Ukrainska Pravda reported on Oct. 5.

5 October, 12:22 PM

Ukrainian strikes hit Russian drone storage base in Oryol Oblast

Ukrainian forces struck a Russian strike-drone storage and launch facility in Oryol Oblast, damaging five launchers, AFU General Staff reported on Sept. 22.

22 September, 01:22 PM

Ukraine hits refineries in Russia's Krasnodar Krai and Tatarstan – General Staff

Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck the Slavyansky oil refinery in Slavyansk-na-Kubani in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai, where a fire was recorded on the plant’s grounds, the Ukrainian General Staff reported on Telegram on Sept. 13.

13 September, 05:26 PM

Drapatyi scraps more than 30 outdated General Staff orders

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Mykhailo Drapatyi recently canceled more than 30 outdated General Staff orders, including documents governing military training and requiring extensive formal reporting.

9 September, 04:52 PM

Ukraine strikes Crimean railway bridge, Russian command posts

Ukraine's Defense Forces struck a railway bridge over the North Crimean Canal near Vladyslavivka in occupied Crimea on Sept. 6 and overnight into Sept. 7. Russian forces use the crossing to support military logistics, according to Ukraine's General Staff.

7 September, 03:03 PM

Ukraine's General Staff confirms strike on Novatek-Ust-Luga complex in Russia

Ukraine's Defense Forces struck the Novatek-Ust-Luga processing and transshipment complex in the village of Slobodka in Russia's Leningrad Oblast overnight into Aug. 14, according to Ukraine's General Staff.

14 August, 04:35 PM

Ukraine's Defense Forces hit air traffic control tower at Saky air base in occupied Crimea

Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck Russian military targets in occupied Crimea on Aug. 12, including the air traffic control tower at the Saky airfield, according to the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ General Staff.

13 August, 05:04 PM

Ukraine confirms attack on major refinery in Bashkortostan

Ukraine's Defense Forces struck the Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat oil refining and petrochemical complex in the Russian city of Salavat, in the Republic of Bashkortostan, overnight into Aug. 13, Ukraine's General Staff confirmed on Telegram.

13 August, 03:40 PM

Ukraine hits two Russian oil refineries up to 1,300 km behind front lines - video

Ukrainian Defense Forces struck two Russian oil refineries and drone control assets on Aug. 5 and overnight on Aug. 6, AFU General Staff reported.

6 August, 12:57 PM

General Staff confirms strikes on Russian refinery, air base and drone launch site

Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck Russia’s Engels air base, the Saratov oil refinery and an oil depot in Kaluga Oblast overnight on Aug. 2, Ukraine’s General Staff said.

2 August, 02:37 PM

Zelenskyy appoints Major General Ihor Skybiuk as new Chief of the General Staff

Major General Ihor Skybiuk will become the new Chief of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced in a statement on July 22.

22 July, 01:28 PM

Zelenskyy considers command shake-up as 11 names emerge to replace Syrskyi

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is weighing Oleksandr Syrskyi’s dismissal and 11 possible successors, LIGA.net reported on July 20.

20 July, 04:37 PM

Ukraine's Defense Forces strike 12 Russian tankers, tugboat and cargo ship in Sea of Azov

Ukraine's Defense Forces struck 12 tankers from Russia's shadow fleet, along with a tugboat and a dry cargo ship, in the Sea of Azov overnight into July 9, according to the Ukrainian General Staff.

9 July, 12:50 PM

Ukraine's General Staff confirms drone strikes on Volgograd refinery and Yaroslavl pipeline station

Ukraine's Armed Forces General Staff confirmed overnight drone strikes on the Volgograd oil refinery and the Yaroslavl-3 pipeline pumping station in Russia on May 29, setting both facilities ablaze.

29 May, 04:27 PM

Ukraine's General Staff confirms strike on Ryazan oil refinery, one of Russia's largest

Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the Ryazan oil refinery in Ryazan, Russia, overnight into May 15, triggering a large fire at one of the country's largest petroleum processing plants, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.

15 May, 05:35 PM

Kremlin faces growing manpower strain as Russian battlefield losses mount

Ukraine’s General Staff says Russia is struggling with a growing manpower shortage as battlefield losses increasingly match or exceed the number of new contract recruits Moscow brings in, Lt. Gen. Andrii Hnatov told the Report news agency.

15 May, 03:07 PM

Ukrainian forces knock out Russian air defense system and counter-battery radar

Ukrainian Defense Forces struck Russian air defense systems, communications infrastructure, a Yastreb counter-battery radar, and logistics facilities on May 13 and overnight into May 14, Ukraine's General Staff reported.

14 May, 05:25 PM

Ukrainian forces strike Iskander tactical group in occupied Crimea, General Staff says

Ukrainian Defense Forces conducted a series of successful strikes on Russian military targets overnight into May 2, hitting a tactical group of Iskander short-range ballistic missile systems in temporarily occupied Crimea, the General Staff reported.

2 May, 05:50 PM

Russia loses 1,230 soldiers, 29 artillery systems in one day

Over the past day, Russia lost about 1,230 soldiers in its war against Ukraine. Total Russian army losses as of April 25 are approximately 1,324,690 killed and wounded, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

25 April, 09:42 PM

General Staff confirms deep strikes on Russian oil and ammo

Ukrainian Defense Forces struck key Russian military targets, including an oil refinery located about 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, on April 1 and 2, AFU General Staff reported on April 3.

3 April, 01:56 PM

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