Military Operations

The Day of SBU: How Ukrainian Security Services reshape the war’s course?

On its 33-rd anniversary, the Security Service of Ukraine shared details about the special operations that have changed the course of the war waged by Russia and disclosed a record for the number of Russian prisoners taken at once.

25 March 2025, 01:03 PM

Ukrainian sea drones take down two Russian Mi-8 helicopters in unprecedented attack

Magura V5 sea drones successfully carried out a daring operation orshestrated by Ukraine's Military Intelligence (HUR), destroying not one but two Russian Mi-8 helicopters near the temporarily occupied Crimea, the agency confirmed on Jan. 2.

2 January 2025, 02:45 PM

Zelenskyy: Putin orders Kursk clear-out by Trump’s inauguration

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has ordered his military command to expel Ukrainian defense forces from the Kursk region by Jan. 20, 2025 — the date of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy disclosed this during the third International Food Security Conference, Grain from Ukraine, on Nov. 23, as reported by Suspilne.

23 November 2024, 09:18 PM

National Guard and military intelligence push back Russian forces in Kharkiv Oblast

Khartiia 13th National Guard Brigade and Military Intelligence conducted an operation in the Kharkiv Oblast's North setting the stage for pushing Russian invaders further out of northern Kharkiv, the Brigade reported on Telegram on Oct. 17.

17 October 2024, 12:53 PM

Ukrainian troops take villages in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, stalling enemy advances

Ukrainian Defense Forces have taken control of the villages of Vitrene, Duryvka, and part of Zhuravliv in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, according to a report by analysts at DeepState on Sep. 14.

14 September 2024, 09:05 PM

Ukrainian military shares footage of Kursk Oblast operation's first hours

The first hours of the Kursk Oblast operation on Aug. 6 were captured on video and posted on Facebook by the Airborne Assault Forces Command on Aug. 15.

16 August 2024, 10:02 AM

Nearly 4,000 evacuated from Sumy Oblast amid Ukraine's Kursk offensive

Over the past week, 3,800 people have been evacuated from frontline regions in Sumy Oblast, local governor Volodymyr Artyukh reported on national TV on Aug. 12.

12 August 2024, 06:15 PM

Ukrainian HUR reveals operation details to down Russian Tu-22M3 bomber

The details of the operation to destroy a Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber conducted on April 19, when the Tu-22M3 was destroyed 300 km from the front and crushed in Russian Stavropol Krai, were released by the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (HUR) on Aug. 4.

4 August 2024, 04:52 PM

Ukrainian Armed Forces capture Russian ‘turtle’ T-62 tank with crew – Video

Ukrainian forces captured a Russian T-62 tank with a so-called "shed" installed over the armor and captured its crew near Klishchiivka, Donetsk Oblast, press service of the 22nd Separate Mechanized Brigade reported on Facebook on June 17.

17 June 2024, 06:12 PM

Ukraine's HUR behind attack on oil refinery in Leningrad Oblast - media

During a special operation of Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine (HUR) at a refinery in Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast, three vertical fuel tanks were destroyed by explosive devices, hromadske reports, citing an intelligence source on May 19.

19 May 2024, 05:46 PM

Ryazan refinery suffers major damage in overnight drone strike - Russian media

A significant fire engulfed the primary oil refining unit at the Ryazan oil factory in Russia following a nighttime drone attack, according to reports from the Russian Telegram channel Astra on May 1.

1 May 2024, 03:15 PM

Fire at substation causes power outage at Russian military and industrial facilities – HUR

A substation in Russian city Bryansk burned down, causing a blackout at several military and industrial facilities, Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) reported on Telegram on April 16.

16 April 2024, 04:02 PM

Command errors affected Ukrainian defense resilience, admits Syrskyi

Ukrainian armed forces continue to face offensive operations from Russian troops on multiple directions, with particularly tense situations in the Avdiivka and Zaporizhzhya fronts, Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi reported on Feb. 29 on Facebook.

29 February 2024, 11:55 AM

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