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Russia advances in Krasnohorivka and two other settlements in Donetsk Oblast

The Russian occupiers made advances in Krasnohorivka, as well as near Novohrodivka and Vuhledar in Donetsk Oblast, DeepState monitoring group reported on Sept. 10.

10 September 2024, 10:57 AM

Russian forces intensify efforts to encircle Vuhledar in Donetsk Oblast

Russian forces have intensified their attacks west of the village of Pavlivka and near Vodyane in Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast in an attempt to encircle the town of Vuhledar, the DeepState monitoring group reported on Telegram on Aug. 27, posting the updated map of the frontline.

28 August 2024, 10:10 AM

Putin blames Ukraine for Kursk NPP attack and awaits IAEA assessment

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin claimed that Ukrainian forces attempted to attack the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant during a meeting on border oblasts on Aug. 22, Russian outlet Meduza reports.

22 August 2024, 05:53 PM

Ukraine may have destroyed another Russian convoy in Kursk Oblast, war correspondents delete posts

Ukrainian troops may have destroyed a new convoy of Russian military equipment during an offensive in Kursk Oblast, according to a report by Moscow Times on Aug. 16.

16 August 2024, 01:51 PM

EU fully backs Ukrainian offensive against Russia, High Representative says

The EU reiterated its support for Ukraine's resistance and its fight against Russia, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell wrote on X on Aug. 13.

14 August 2024, 08:26 AM

Chornobyl scenario at Kursk Nuclear Plant cannot be ruled out, Ukrainian expert warns

Chornobyl scenario at the Kursk nuclear power plant (KNPP) cannot be completely ruled out, Dmytro Humeniuk, safety analysis expert at the State Scientific and Technical Center for Nuclear and Radiation Safety, told Radio NV on Aug. 12.

13 August 2024, 12:43 PM

Uncertainty surrounds alleged Ukrainian assault on Russian territory

The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) has compiled key details about the reported breakthrough of Ukrainian forces into Russia's Kursk Oblast, pointing out inconsistencies in Russian sources' accounts. An ISW report posted on Aug. 6 sheds light on the situation.

7 August 2024, 11:31 AM

Ukrainian paratroopers repel second massive Russian assault in Kurakhove – video

Ukrainian paratroopers from the 79th Separate Tavrian Air Assault Brigade repelled a second large-scale assault in Kurakhove, where Russian forces deployed 57 pieces of equipment in an attempt to break through, the brigade reported on Telegram on July 30.

30 July 2024, 03:13 PM

Ukrainian Intelligence comments on expected halt of Russian offense in six weeks

Russia is having difficulties recruiting new soldiers, therefore, it may affect their offensive capabilities, Ukraine’s Military Intelligence (HUR) spokesperson Andriy Yusov said on July 26.

26 July 2024, 01:01 PM

ISW: Russia shifts to gradual advance strategy in Toretsk sector

Russian forces are maintaining their offensive operations in the Toretsk direction with the likely aim of reducing a Ukrainian salient, though rapid gains are unlikely, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on June 27.

28 June 2024, 02:30 PM

Russian advance in Donetsk Oblast: Gains near Sokil and Novooleksandrivka

Russian forces have advanced near the village of Sokil and in the village of Novooleksandrivka, Pokrovsk district, Donetsk Oblast, the DeepState monitoring group reported on Telegram on June 16.

16 June 2024, 11:01 AM

Russia aims to create a new army of over 100,000 people, which could signal new summer offensive

Russia is creating a new armed force consisting of more than 100,000 people, which means that a summer offensive can not be ruled out, Ground Forces commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Oleksandr Pavlyuk, said on national television on March 22.

22 March 2024, 05:05 PM

Russian forces destabilize Ukrainian defensive lines and prepare for summer offensive amid delays in Western security assistance

Russian forces will likely continue ongoing offensive efforts to destabilize Ukrainian defensive lines in Spring 2024 while also preparing for a forecasted new offensive effort in Summer 2024, the U.S.-based think tank Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on March 15.

16 March 2024, 12:40 PM

Russian forces apply tactical adaptations in seizure of Avdiivka — ISW

Some Russian forces may have improved their tactical capabilities and leveraged limited tactical surprise during the final weeks of the Russian effort to seize Avdiivka, suggesting that select elements of the Russian military may have internalized tactical adaptations from conducting offensive operations in Ukraine, the U.S.-based think tank Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on March 8.

9 March 2024, 11:15 AM

Russia intensifies attacks near Orikhiv, trying to cut off Robotyne salient, Ukrainian military says

“The Orikhiv sector is becoming another hot area of the front as the enemy tries to cut off the Robotyne salient,” Ukraine’s South Operational Command spokesman, Dmytro Lykhovyi, said on national television on March 7.

7 March 2024, 05:55 PM

Ukrainian forces repel multi-wave Russian assault on Lyman Front, even Shoigu's ‘Chinese golf carts’

Ukrainian Defense Forces successfully repelled a large-scale Russian attack on the Lyman front, carried out in three waves, the 60th Separate Mechanized “Inhulets” Brigade reported on Facebook on March 4.

4 March 2024, 04:40 PM

Kyiv military authorities weigh risks of renewed Russian assault on Kyiv by summer

Russia currently does not have the capabilities and conditions to attack Kyiv again from Belarus, the head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, Serhiy Popko, said in an interview with TSN.ua on March 1.

1 March 2024, 01:15 PM

Russia captures more territory near strategic Avdiivka, occupying Stepove and Severne – DeepState

Russian occupation forces seized the villages of Stepove and Severne, located near Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast, the DeepState analytical portal reported late on Feb. 26.

27 February 2024, 11:25 AM

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