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Ryazan–Moscow pipeline explodes; fuel flow to capital halted

A powerful explosion rocked the Ryazan–Moscow trunk oil pipeline on Aug. 26 - one of the main supply routes of petroleum products to Moscow, NV sources in Military Intelligence (HUR) reported on Aug. 27.

27 August 2025, 02:43 PM

Russian soldiers sabotage deployments and spike desertions on Kherson front – partisans

Russian soldiers are destroying their own equipment on the Kherson axis, the number of deserters is growing, Atesh partisan movement reported on Aug. 22.

22 August 2025, 01:09 PM

Russia recruits 100+ Turkmen citizens for its war on Ukraine in 2025

In the first six months of 2025, Russia brought at least 122 citizens of Turkmenistan into its war against Ukraine, the I Want to Live project reported on Aug. 21.

22 August 2025, 08:57 AM

100+ foreign nationals from 32 countries held in Ukrainian captivity

More than 100 foreign citizens from 32 countries, excluding Russians, are currently held in Ukrainian captivity, with the largest numbers from Central Asian nations — led by Uzbekistan and Tajikistan—followed by Nepal, Belarus, Sri Lanka, Kazakhstan, and Yemen, according to Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters for Prisoner Affairs on Aug. 14.

14 August 2025, 07:12 PM

Russian-hired fighters from 33 countries held in Ukraine

More than 100 foreign mercenaries, recruited into the Russian army from 33 countries worldwide, are currently held in Ukrainian captivity, according to the I Want to Live project of Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, which released a collage of photos showing some of these fighters on Aug. 1.

1 August 2025, 06:20 PM

Russia loses 890 soldiers, 100 drones and 30 artillery systems in one day - GenStaff

Over the past day alone, Russian forces lost about 890 soldiers, with the total combat losses having reached 1,052,190, Ukraine's General Staff reported on July 30.

30 July 2025, 10:45 AM

Russia loses 1,000 troops, 4 tanks, 235 drones in one day in Ukraine

Russia’s invasion army suffered around 1,000 military casualties in the past day in its war against Ukraine, with total combat losses reaching 1,050,250 troops since the full-scale invasion began, according to Ukraine’s General Staff’s post on Facebook on July 28.

28 July 2025, 12:47 PM

Russian soldiers killed comrades on commander’s orders

Russian troops from the 272nd Motorized Rifle Regiment killed at least nine of their fellow soldiers on the orders of their commander, known by the call sign Kirov, according to an investigation by Ukraine’s public broadcaster Suspilne released on July 14.

15 July 2025, 04:10 PM

Ukrainian forces capture two Cameroonian mercenaries fighting for Russia - video

Ukrainian soldiers have captured two Cameroonian citizens — Metugene Una-na Jean Pafe and Anatole Frank on the Siversk axis (Donetsk Oblast), soldiers from the 20th Separate Drone Systems Regiment reported on Facebook on June 29.

30 June 2025, 09:02 AM

Russia's war losses in Ukraine increase by 1k+ soldiers and 180+ equipment in one day

The aggressor state Russia lost around 1,080 soldiers and 185 pieces of its military equipment in a single day, Ukraine's General Staff reported on June 19.

19 June 2025, 09:13 AM

Russian army’s losses in Ukraine surpass 1 million troops — General Staff

The Russian army has suffered an estimated 1,000,340 total personnel losses — killed and wounded — since the start of its full-scale invasion, AFU General Staff wrote on June 12.

12 June 2025, 10:48 AM

Russia captures two villages in Donetsk Oblast — DeepState

Russian forces have captured the villages of Stara Mykolaivka (Kramatorsk district) and Hnativka (Pokrovsk district) in Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast, DeepState monitoring group reported on June 6.

6 June 2025, 01:40 PM

Putin likely inflating number of new army recruits by nearly half — media

Recruitment into Russia’s occupying army had slowed by the end of 2024 and continues to decline, even as the Kremlin inflates the number of new contract soldiers, independent outlet Vazhniye istorii reported on May 30.

30 May 2025, 04:33 PM

Russia shifts offensive focus, redeploys forces to northern Sumy Oblast — ISW

Russia is moving forces from Donetsk to Sumy Oblast, signaling a shift in the focus of its offensive operations, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on May 26.

27 May 2025, 09:00 AM

Two air defense systems, a rocket launcher, and 1k troops: Ukraine’s GenStaff tallies Russian losses over past day

Russia’s military lost approximately 1,000 soldiers in Ukraine over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian General Staff reported on May 26.

26 May 2025, 10:10 AM

Odesa 'journalist' resurfaces in Russian army

A former Ukrainian journalist from Odesa, Alik Vetrov, has been identified as fighting for Russia against Ukraine, the Institute of Mass Information (IMI) reported on May 20.

21 May 2025, 12:40 PM

Russian army may crumble this fall — Yevhen Dykyi

Veteran and National Antarctic Scientific Center director Yevhen Dykyi outlined possible frontline scenarios amid ceasefire talks with Russia in an interview with Radio NV on May 19.

19 May 2025, 05:39 PM

Ex-Ukraine soccer captain Tymoshchuk suspected of aiding Russian military

Ukrainian law enforcers charged former national soccer team captain Anatoliy Tymoshchuk with aiding Russian military efforts by donating a signed jersey to an auction that raised 700,000 rubles ($8,663) for Russia’s 106th Reconnaissance Battalion, the Prosecutor General’s Office reported on May 16.

16 May 2025, 04:23 PM

Ukraine must outpace Russia’s tech response— RUSI analyst

Russia is countering Ukraine’s battlefield tech advances, and Kyiv must innovate to keep its edge, Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) analyst Jack Watling said at the 17th annual Kyiv Security Forum on May 9.

9 May 2025, 12:23 PM

Ukrainian drones hit Russian missile plants and airfields

Several key enterprises of Russia’s military-industrial complex and two military airfields came under Ukrainian attack overnight, Andrii Kovalenko, Center for Countering Disinformation head, wrote on May 7.

7 May 2025, 11:45 AM

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