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November sets 2025 record for Ukraine war frontline clashes

November recorded the highest number of combat engagements on the front lines in 2025, Ukraine's Defense Ministry reported on Dec. 3.

3 December 2025, 03:47 PM

Putin’s military outfit before Witkoff arrival was a planned performance

Vladimir Putin claimed that Russian forces had captured Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, an attempt to project confidence ahead of a key meeting with a U.S. delegation, The Guardian reported on Dec. 2.

2 December 2025, 06:49 PM

Ukraine’s General Staff denies Russia’s claims of capturing Pokrovsk, Vovchansk and Kupyansk

Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to hold their positions in Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast and in Vovchansk and Kupyansk in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine’s General Staff said, rejecting Russian claims that its forces had captured the settlements on Dec. 2.

2 December 2025, 04:56 PM

Ukraine is testing new weapons to counter Russian guided bombs – General Staff

Ukraine’s Defense Forces are taking effective steps to reduce the impact of Russian guided aerial bombs and are testing new weapons to counter them, the General Staff said on Nov. 30.

30 November 2025, 04:53 PM

Russia tries to mass forces and establish satellite links for a further advance in Pokrovsk

Ukrainian forces are holding back Russian troops from advancing in Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, with fighting ongoing along the entire railway line, the 7th Rapid Reaction Corps of Ukraine’s Air Assault Forces said on Nov. 27.

27 November 2025, 04:42 PM

Ukraine to revise manpower distribution across brigades—Zelenskyy

The allocation of freshly mobilized troops across the brigades of Ukraine’s Armed Forces will be reviewed, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Nov. 26.

26 November 2025, 09:51 PM

Ukrainian Defense Forces strike a plant in Cheboksary and several Russian military sites in occupied territories

Ukrainian Defense Forces struck a command post of a unit from Russia’s 58th Combined Arms Army in occupied Vasylivka and destroyed a Tor-M1 air-defense system in Mariupol, Ukraine’s General Staff said on Nov. 26.

26 November 2025, 03:19 PM

Ukrainian SOF eliminate Russian sabotage group and Zhdun drone in Pokrovsk

Ukrainian Special Operations Forces killed a group of Russian saboteurs and destroyed an enemy drone during an operation in Pokrovsk, the unit said on Nov. 26.

26 November 2025, 12:58 PM

Ukraine denies any discussion of shrinking its army in Geneva

In Ukrainian and U.S. delegations talks in Geneva — held to coordinate the so-called U.S.-backed peace plan — the issue of reducing the size of Ukraine’s Armed Forces was not discussed, General Staff chief Andrii Hnatov told LIGA.net on Nov. 25.

26 November 2025, 08:50 AM

Ukrainian drones and Neptune missiles pound key Russian military sites - video

Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck multiple strategic Russian military facilities overnight, using Bars jet-powered drones and Neptune cruise missiles, AFU General Staff reported on Nov. 25.

25 November 2025, 12:30 PM

Russia loses 890 troops, 19 artillery systems in one day — General Staff

Russia has lost about 890 soldiers in its war against Ukraine, total Russian losses amount to an estimated 1,162,120 troops killed or wounded, AFU General Staff reported on Nov. 20.

20 November 2025, 10:39 AM

Ukraine confirms another ATACMS use on Russian territory

The Ukrainian military used U.S.-made ATACMS ballistic missiles to target a military target inside Russian territory, Ukraine’s General Staff said in a statement on Nov. 18.

18 November 2025, 09:56 PM

No encirclement in Pokrovsk, ongoing strike-and-search operations – General Staff

Ukraine's Defense Forces continue strike-and-search operations in Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, and there is no encirclement of Ukrainian units or formations, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported on Telegram on Nov. 5.

5 November 2025, 05:40 PM

General Staff: Saratov refinery and logistics sites hit

Defense Forces struck Saratov oil refinery in Saratov Oblast, Russia, a hit on the facility and a fire in the area of the refinery units ELOU AVT-6 were confirmed, Ukraine's General Staff wrote on Nov. 3.

3 November 2025, 12:53 PM

Ukrainian forces strike Russian Tuapse oil terminal in Krasnodar Krai, says General Staff

Ukrainian forces struck the Tuapse oil refinery infrastructure in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai, the Ukrainian General Staff reported on Nov. 2.

2 November 2025, 05:54 PM

Zelenskyy debunks Kremlin myth of mass encirclements

Moscow’s claim of thousands of Ukrainian troops being encircled near Kupyansk and Pokrovsk is 'a complete lie' as Defense Forces control the situation, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told TSN channel on Oct. 26.

27 October 2025, 10:00 AM

Ukraine's General Staff confirms strikes on Russian arms plant, refinery

Ukraine's Defense Forces struck the Saransk Mechanical Plant in Russia's Mordovia Republic and the Makhachkala Oil Refinery in Dagestan overnight, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed on Telegram on Oct. 22.

22 October 2025, 04:17 PM

Ukraine’s General Staff confirms Defense Forces struck the Saratov Oil Refinery in Russia overnight

The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces confirmed that Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck the Saratov Oil Refinery in Russia’s Saratov Oblast overnight on Oct. 16.

16 October 2025, 12:56 PM

Czech military confirms sightings of unknown drones near key infrastructure and defense sites

The Czech Armed Forces reported sightings of unidentified drones near key infrastructure sites, including military facilities, spokeswoman Zdenka Soborna Koshvancova said, according to Exo24 on Oct. 10.

10 October 2025, 05:41 PM

Ukraine’s General Staff confirms hits on gas plant and pipeline station in Russia’s Volgograd Oblast

Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck the Korobkovsky gas processing plant and the Yefymivka pipeline control station in Russia’s Volgograd Oblast, the General Staff said on Oct. 9.

9 October 2025, 02:01 PM

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