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Velyka Novosilka falls, pressure mounts on Pokrovsk

Russian troops have taken full control of the village of Velyka Novosilka on the southwestern outskirts of Pokrovsk, a city of strategic importance for the Ukrainian defense in Donetsk Oblast, the DeepState monitoring group reported on Jan. 29.

29 January 2025, 09:00 AM

Kherson braces for offensive as Russian forces reorganize

Russian 810th Separate Marine Brigade of the Black Sea Fleet, based in Sevastopol, are being transferred from Russia’s Kursk Oblast to occupied Kherson Oblast, Telegram Channel Crimean Wind reported on Dec. 23.

23 December 2024, 03:39 PM

Russian military occupies Berestky, pushes forward in Kharkiv and Donetsk oblasts

Russian forces have occupied the settlement of Berestky in Donetsk Oblast and made advances in Kharkiv Oblast, the DeepState monitoring project reported overnight on Nov. 30.

1 December 2024, 12:00 PM

ISW: Kremlin demands Ukrainian surrender, refuses real negotiations

Recent statements by Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Director Sergei Naryshkin suggest that the Kremlin aims to seize more territories in Ukraine and unwilling to engage in genuine negotiations with Kyiv, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on Nov. 26.

27 November 2024, 09:30 AM

Military analyst says situation worsening as Selydove falls to Russian control

Military analyst Denys Popovych shared on Radio NV on Oct. 26 that the situation in and around Selydove is worsening.

26 October 2024, 04:15 PM

Ukraine protests Russia’s forced mobilization in occupied territories

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry has issued a formal protest against the forced mobilization of Ukrainian citizens in temporarily occupied territories into the Russian military. The corresponding statement was released on Oct. 1.

2 October 2024, 01:26 AM

Russia to export coal from occupied Donbas

Russian company Don Coal Trading House plans to start exporting coal from occupied areas of Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts as early as October, Russian outlet RBC reported on Sept. 30.

30 September 2024, 11:27 PM

Some Ukrainian territories likely to remain under Russian occupation — Czech President

Kyiv needs to be “realistic” about its goals in the war with Russia, Czech President Petr Pavel told The New York Times on Sept. 23.

23 September 2024, 11:46 PM

Forest fire triggers partial evacuation in Andriivka, Kharkiv Oblast

In the Izyum district of Kharkiv Oblast, a partial evacuation of residents from three streets in Andriivka was announced due to a forest fire, regional governor Oleh Synehubov said on Sept. 18.

18 September 2024, 06:59 PM

Ukrainian soldier describes life in occupied Sudzha

Ukrainian soldier Vitalii Ovcharenko, currently stationed in the occupied Russian town of Sudzha, Kursk Oblast, described life in the town, and his interactions with locals, in a post on Facebook on Sep. 3.

4 September 2024, 10:02 AM

Russia won't achieve full occupation of Donbas by year-end, says military expert

Russian forces will not be able to occupy Donbas by the end of the year, Ukrainian military expert and the New Geopolitics Research Network’s director told Radio NV on Aug. 28.

29 August 2024, 09:51 AM

Dictator Putin orders Russian Defense Ministry to 'drive enemy out of Kursk Oblast'

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin held a security meeting on the situation in Kursk Oblast and ordered the Russian Defense Ministry to "drive the enemy out" of its territory, the Russian propaganda agency RIA Novosti reported on Aug. 12.

12 August 2024, 06:40 PM

Russia captures another village near Pokrovsk, but lose positions in New York, Donetsk Oblast - DeepState

Ukraine's defense forces repelled attacks in the village of New York, Donetsk Oblast, but the Russian troops captured the village of Serhiivka near Pokrovsk, DeepState analysts reported on Telegram on Aug. 7.

8 August 2024, 10:04 AM

Ukrainian families brought back from Russian-occupied Luhansk

Three people have been successfully returned from the temporarily occupied Luhansk Oblast, including a daughter and son who have already been reunited with their mother, Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets announced on Telegram on August 2.

2 August 2024, 05:34 PM

Mariupol airport hit shortly after ‘DPR’ leader Pushilin and Russian Deputy PM Khusnullin visit

A hit was heard near local airport recently visited by Marat Khusnullin, vice PM, deputy chairman of the Russian government for construction, housing and utilities, and curator of the Southern Federal District of Russia, and the head of the so-called "DPR" Denis Pushilin, an advisor to the mayor of Mariupol Petro Andryushchenko reported on Telegram on July 12.

12 July 2024, 05:05 PM

Ukraine returns ten more children form occupied territories

Ten more children were returned from the temporarily occupied territories, Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets reported on Telegram on June 20.

20 June 2024, 03:02 PM

Two collaborators detained in Kherson Oblast, one was hiding under an assumed name

Ukraine's SBU Security Service detained two collaborators who worked for Russia during the occupation of the right-bank part of Kherson Oblast, the SBU reported on Telegram.

30 May 2024, 01:48 PM

What a ‘frozen conflict’ in Ukraine would look like for ordinary people — opinion

Chris Hennemeyer explores how Russian occupation would transform the lives of ordinary Ukrainians if the war ends with an inconclusive, fragile peace.

10 May 2024, 12:02 AM

Bohdanivka village under Ukrainian control, intense fighting persists – Defense Ministry

The village of Bohdanivka is under the defense forces’ control, with intense fighting in the Bakhmut sector continuing, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry reported on Telegram on April 13.

13 April 2024, 02:43 PM

How Russia pushes its citizenship in occupied Ukrainian territory

It’s very difficult to lead a normal life without a Russian passport in Moscow-occupied parts of Ukraine, but it’s not much easier with it either.

11 April 2024, 10:30 PM

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