Russia-Ukraine war

ISW: Ukrainian drone attacks knock out a fifth of Russia’s oil refining capacity

Ukraine’s sustained campaign of strikes on Russian oil refineries is worsening the country’s fuel shortages and triggering record price spikes, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in its Oct. 18 report.

19 October 2025, 10:58 AM

Russia losing troops five times faster than Ukraine despite manpower gap

Russia’s major summer offensive in Ukraine failed to deliver the territorial gains the Kremlin hoped for, despite record numbers of mobilized troops and months of sustained assaults. Territorial advances remain minimal, while losses are enormous, The Economist reported on Oct. 17.

18 October 2025, 07:30 PM

Russian strike hits power facility in Chernihiv Oblast, cuts electricity to 17,000 customers

About 17,000 customers were left without electricity in Chernihiv Oblast after a Russian strike overnight on Oct. 18 hit a power facility in the Koriukivka district, regional energy provider Chernihivoblenergo reported.

18 October 2025, 01:36 PM

Tomahawks for Ukraine wouldn’t escalate war, could weaken Russia, ISW says

Supplying U.S. long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine would not cause a major escalation in the war but would instead mirror Russia’s own use of long-range cruise missiles, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in its Oct. 17 report.

18 October 2025, 01:15 PM

‘Made it clear Kyiv won’t get Tomahawks’: Trump–Zelenskyy White House talk was tense and awkward

U.S. President Donald Trump made it “directly and honestly” clear during his Oct. 17 meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Kyiv would not be receiving long-range Tomahawk missiles, CNN reported, citing a U.S. official.

18 October 2025, 10:49 AM

Russia sentences 15 captured Aidar fighters to up to 21 years in prison

A court in Russia’s Rostov-on-Don has sentenced 15 captured soldiers from Ukraine’s 24th Separate Assault Battalion Aidar to prison terms ranging from 15 to 21 years in a high-security penal colony, Mediazona reported on Oct. 17, citing the court’s press service.

17 October 2025, 04:02 PM

Ukrainian troops reclaim ground in Zaporizhzhya Oblast — Syrskyi

Ukraine’s defense forces are continuing to push Russian troops out of Sumy Oblast and have made gains in retaking territory in Zaporizhzhya Oblast, Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Oct. 17.

17 October 2025, 12:29 PM

HUR cyber unit cripples major Siberian internet provider — sources

One of Siberia’s largest internet providers has suffered losses exceeding 66 million rubles (about $800,000) following a cyberattack by Ukraine’s HUR military intelligence, sources in Ukrainian intelligence told NV.

15 October 2025, 05:45 PM

Dozens of armored vehicles in combat: Russia returns to large-scale mechanized assaults on the front lines — ISW

Over the past two weeks, Russian forces have launched three mechanized assaults involving company- or battalion-sized units along the hottest parts of the front in Donetsk Oblast, signaling a shift in how Russia is deploying armored vehicles in its war against Ukraine, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote in their Oct. 14 report.

15 October 2025, 10:22 AM

After Trump–Zelenskyy meeting: FT breaks down possible U.S. Tomahawk deal and war impact

U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy are expected to discuss ways to pressure Russian dictator Vladimir Putin into negotiations during their Oct. 17 meeting — including the possibility of supplying Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles, the Financial Times reported.

14 October 2025, 01:03 PM

Russia may rely on fuel imports for 60% of needs by year’s end — Ukraine intel

Russia could become up to 60% dependent on imported fuel by the end of 2025 unless it manages to carry out at least six months of uninterrupted repairs in stable conditions, Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service warned in an Oct. 13 report.

14 October 2025, 10:12 AM

After Trump’s remarks, Kremlin warns U.S. that supplying Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine could ‘end badly’

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov warned that supplying Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine “could really end badly,” claiming their launch requires U.S. personnel, he said on Oct. 13.

13 October 2025, 03:39 PM

Big money no longer buys Russian soldiers, ISW says

Russia’s strategy of luring new military recruits with massive financial incentives — its primary tool for filling the ranks with volunteer fighters — appears to be losing steam, the Institute for the Study of War said in its Oct. 12 report.

13 October 2025, 10:24 AM

Apartment №40: My time inside Kharkiv’s Slovo House, cradle of Ukraine’s Executed Renaissance

I’ve been living for a week now in apartment №40 of the Slovo (“Word”) House in Kharkiv — the apartment of Ukrainian journalist Petro Lisoviy. It’s hard to describe the sensation — as if time folds in on itself. You wake up not simply in a room but in a point of singularity, where the air still carries the voices of poets and dreamers who believed that The Word could save a nation.

12 October 2025, 08:00 PM

U.S. intel guides Ukraine’s precision drone strikes deep into Russian territory

The United States has for several months been assisting Ukraine in attacking energy facilities inside Russia to weaken the economy of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and push him toward negotiations, the Financial Times reported.

12 October 2025, 11:43 AM

Russia strikes Ukraine with drones and missile; 103 UAVs downed, Air Force says

Russian forces launched a massive overnight drone and missile assault on Ukraine beginning at 8 p.m. on Oct. 11, using 118 Shahed-type attack UAVs, several decoy drones, and one Kh-31 guided air-to-surface missile, Ukraine’s Air Force reported.

12 October 2025, 10:35 AM

Russia rebuilding tank fleet to strike NATO after Ukraine war, ISW warns

Russia is ramping up production of its T-90 tanks and restoring its pre-war reserves, signaling it may be preparing to pose a long-term military threat to NATO, analysts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in an Oct. 11 assessment.

12 October 2025, 09:52 AM

Atesh guerrillas report new recruits from Russian south

New supporters opposing Moscow's war in Ukraine from southern Russian cities are joining the Atesh partisan movement daily, according to its Telegram post on Oct. 9.

9 October 2025, 08:35 PM

Zelenskyy says Trump didn’t reject Tomahawk supplies and has realized Russia is lying

U.S. President Donald Trump did not reject the possible supply of long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine during his Aug. 18 meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House, Zelenskyy told Suspilne on Oct. 8.

9 October 2025, 01:29 PM

Trump says he's close to ending Russia's war on Ukraine

U.S. President Donald Trump believes he can ultimately resolve Russia's war against Ukraine, he told reporters on Oct. 8, adding that his administration is nearing an end to an eighth conflict after settling seven others.

9 October 2025, 12:09 PM

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