Ivan Stupak

Russia nears Pokrovsk encirclement, Ukraine faces tough choice

The Ukrainian army has been defending Pokrovsk for a year, but Russia has recently gained opportunities to encircle the city, military expert and former SBU Security Service officer Ivan Stupak told Radio NV on Aug. 6.

6 August 2025, 05:03 PM

Pokrovsk, Kostiantynivka at risk as frontline sags, military expert says

Russian forces are exploiting a significant frontline weakness between Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast, with rapid advances in the past two weeks threatening both cities by June–July 2025, military expert Ivan Stupak told Radio NV on May 27.

29 May 2025, 06:30 PM

Russia controls 100 square kilometers in Sumy Oblast, expanding zone, expert says

Russian forces control approximately 100 square kilometers of Sumy Oblast and are gradually expanding their zone, having occupied the area since March 2025, military expert and former SBU officer Ivan Stupak told Radio NV on May 27.

29 May 2025, 03:06 PM

Ukraine expert: Pokrovsk and Sumy now most dangerous front-line areas

Military expert and former Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) officer Ivan Stupak identified two critical front-line areas posing the greatest threat to Ukraine during a Radio NV broadcast on May 23.

23 May 2025, 05:11 PM

Putin’s buffer zone twist is cover for further invasion of Ukraine, says military expert

Under the guise of creating buffer and sanitary zones on the border with Ukraine, Russia wants to continue territorial seizures and occupation, a military expert and former Security Service (SBU) officer, Ivan Stupak, told Radio NV on May 23.

23 May 2025, 01:34 PM

Russia’s Yars missile launch fizzles, echoes Oreshnik tactic

On May 18, the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine stated that overnight into May 19, Russia planned to conduct a training and combat launch of the RS-24 intercontinental ballistic missile from the Yars complex to "intimidate" Ukraine, as well as EU and NATO member states.

19 May 2025, 03:35 PM

Military expert details Russia's shifting tactics in Donetsk Oblast

Military expert and former SBU employee Ivan Stupak discussed the situation in the east, including the enemy's plans to form an encirclement, on Radio NV on Jan. 16.

16 January 2025, 05:03 PM

Military expert warns of Russian offensive threat to Pavlohrad in Pokrovsk direction

Military expert and former SBU employee Ivan Stupak discussed the enemy's intentions in the Pokrovsk direction and the associated threats to Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on Radio NV on Dec. 26.

26 December 2024, 03:45 PM

Ivan Stupak