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Soviet-style military hierarchy is Russia’s weak point on battlefield, Azov commander says

Russia is losing on the battlefield because its Soviet-style command system creates “operational paralysis,” according to Brig. Gen. Denys Prokopenko, commander of the Azov 1st Corps of Ukraine’s National Guard, said in a May 27 opinion column for Ukrainska Pravda titled, We are fighting Russia and we know why it is losing.

27 May, 07:09 PM

Putin signs decree exempting Russian soldiers from repaying overdue debts

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has signed a decree exempting Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine and their families from having to repay some of their overdue debts, The Moscow Times reported on May 26.

26 May, 08:15 AM

Russia launches 144 drones in overnight attack on Ukraine

Russian forces launched 144 strike drones from six different directions against Ukraine overnight, with air defenses intercepting 124 targets while 19 others struck 11 locations across the country, the Ukrainian Air Force reported on April 26.

26 April, 11:45 AM

Russian army faces worsening supply and comms issues – Atesh

Problems with ammunition supplies and communications in the Russian army are becoming systemic and increasingly affecting the combat capability of its units, the Atesh partisan movement reported on Apr. 19.

19 April, 04:53 PM

Russian forces repeatedly try to break through Ukrainian state border in Kharkiv Oblast

Russian invaders are trying to bypass the city of Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast and break through the border where there have been no open hostilities yet, Forpost Brigade press service head Roman Kosse said at the national telethon on March 19.

19 March, 10:49 AM

Pokrovsk has likely fallen, yet Russian momentum stalls — ISW

Russian forces have likely seized Pokrovsk in recent weeks — though the hollow victory has failed to yield the operational breakthrough the Kremlin desperately craved, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on Feb. 25.

26 February, 11:38 AM

Russia bled 30,000 soldiers in December 2025 — NATO

Russia’s army suffered catastrophic battlefield losses in its war against Ukraine in December 2025 — up to 1,000 soldiers killed every day, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Jan. 21.

22 January, 09:47 AM

Russia speeds up advances in 2025, but pays brutal price — ISW

Russia pushed forward at a faster pace in 2025, but the gains came with heavy losses and no strategic payoff, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on Dec. 31.

1 January, 01:07 PM

Ukraine's General Staff confirms strike on oil depot in Russia's Tambov Oblast

Overnight into Dec. 3, Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the Dmitrievskaya oil depot in Russia's Tambov Oblast, as well as other key Russian targets, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported.

3 December 2025, 07:22 PM

Ukraine receives intelligence on Oryol oil depot - photos

Atesh agents mapped a strategic oil depot in Russia’s Oryol Oblast — a hub that supplies up to 40% of the fuel for Russian forces on the Kharkiv and Kursk fronts — and handed the data to Ukraine’s military, partisans wrote on Nov. 6.

6 November 2025, 12:30 PM

Russian soldiers face killings by commanders for refusing bribes

Summary executions in Russia's military have become more widespread and brutal, with soldiers killed by comrades and commanders without trial, often for refusing bribes, Russian outlet Verstka reported on Oct. 28 based on soldier accounts and military prosecutor complaints.

28 October 2025, 07:36 PM

Estonia closes border crossing over Russian troop activity

Estonia's border service closed the Saatse crossing late on Oct. 10 due to an unusually large Russian military presence nearby, the Estonian Public Broadcasting service ERR reported.

11 October 2025, 06:25 PM

Indian citizen surrenders to Ukrainian troops after just three days on front - video

Soldiers of the AFU 63rd Separate Mechanized Brigade (Steel Lions) captured an Indian citizen fighting for Russia, the military wrote on Oct. 7.

7 October 2025, 02:46 PM

Russian rear troops sent to assaults as North Koreans take their posts – Coordination HQ

Russian forces are sending soldiers who previously served in rear units to the frontlines as assault troops, while bringing in soldiers from North Korea to take over their former positions, I Want to Live project wrote on Oct. 3.

3 October 2025, 02:13 PM

Russia inflates battlefield gains to push ‘inevitable victory’ narrative — ISW

Russia is inflating its battlefield gains in Ukraine — in some cases by more than double — to push a narrative of “inevitable victory” and pressure the West, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on Sept 25.

26 September 2025, 10:08 AM

Kenyan tourist ends up in Putin’s army, captured by Ukraine

Kenyan national named Evans was captured on the Vovchansk front, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukrainian soldiers from 57th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade reported on Sept. 17.

17 September 2025, 01:35 PM

Ukrainian intelligence records call exposing catastrophic Russian losses

Russia continues to suffer heavy personnel losses in its war against Ukraine, as evidenced by a new audio intercept, published by Ukraine's Military Intelligence (HUR), on Sept. 15.

15 September 2025, 11:30 AM

Russia copies Ukraine’s drone-interceptor advances – Syrskyi

The Russian military is replicating Ukraine’s successful technological solutions, particularly in the field of drone interceptors, Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said during a monthly briefing on the development of unmanned systems on Sept. 11.

11 September 2025, 10:54 AM

700,000 Russian troops deployed in Ukraine, intel says

About 700,000 Russian soldiers, encompassing regular units, support forces, special services, and Rosgvardiya, are currently deployed in Ukraine, Andriy Yusov, a representative of Ukraine’s Defense intelligence, told Novyny.LIVE on Sept. 5.

6 September 2025, 10:55 AM

Russia intensifies forced mobilization of Ukrainians in occupied territories

Russian occupation forces are planning to increase the pace of mobilizing Ukrainian citizens in the temporarily occupied territories, Ukraine’s Center for National Resistance (NRC) wrote on Sept. 4.

5 September 2025, 09:11 AM

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