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Russian media link Moscow explosion to Aerospace Forces chief

The commander-in-chief of Russia’s Aerospace Forces, Alexander Chaiko, may have been the target of an explosion at an upscale Moscow restaurant, Russian outlets including Important Stories and Novaya Gazeta reported.

2 August, 10:05 AM

Russian commanders convince Putin of fall victory in Donbas — FT

High-ranking Russian military commanders convinced dictator Vladimir Putin that their forces will capture the entire Donbas by the fall of 2026, prompting plans for expanded territorial demands, the Financial Times reported on May 13, citing Kremlin insiders and Ukrainian intelligence.

13 May, 12:19 PM

Russia sends its elite troops to storm Pokrovsk without armor - video

The Russian forces continue attempts to amass infantry and equipment to break through the defense of the 25th Separate Brigade, but sends its elite troops on assaults "naked", the 7th Corps of the Air Assault Forces reported on May 5.

5 May, 09:15 AM

Russian command traps its own infantry near Kupyansk — ATESH

Russia’s 122nd Motorized Rifle Regiment command has trapped its own soldiers near Kupyansk due to false reporting, creating what has been described as a “critical situation,” Atesh partisan movement reported on Jan. 29.

29 January, 01:15 PM

Russian commanders seize non-standard drugs from soldiers – Atesh

Russian soldiers on the Zaporizhzhya front have had all medications not in the standard first-aid kit confiscated. As a result, their medical kits now contain only minimal supplies for bandaging and pain relief, the Atesh guerrilla movement reported on Telegram on Nov. 10, citing its agents in the Russian Armed Forces' 503rd Motor Rifle Regiment.

13 November 2025, 12:17 PM

Russian General’s son killed on Zaporizhzhya front

Ccommander of a reconnaissance platoon of the 108th Parachute Assault Regiment of Russia’s 7th Air Assault Division, Lieutenant Vasily Marzoyev, was killed in the occupied Zaporizhzhya Oblast, head of North Ossetia, Sergey Menyailo wrote on Oct. 17.

20 October 2025, 09:05 AM

Russian commanders increasingly ordering Ukrainian POW executions

The number of executions of Ukrainian servicemembers by Russian troops has increased in 2024 and 2025, according to the Aug. 23 report by the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

24 August 2025, 12:25 PM

Ukrainian attack may have killed 155th Brigade Commander in Kursk

The commander of the 155th Naval Infantry Brigade, Sergey Ilyin, was buried in the village of Musirmy in Russia’s Chuvash Republic - he was likely killed in Kursk Oblast, Vasily Shigildeev, Urmarsky district head, wrote on July 10.

11 July 2025, 12:31 PM

SBU charges Russian commander for Kinzhal missile attacks

Ukraine's SBU Security Service has charged Russian military commander Aleksey Yamakidi in absentia for directing strikes using Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic missiles on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, the agency announced on Telegram on July 1.

1 July 2025, 02:07 PM

SBU identifies Russian commanders in Ukrainian soldier’s beheading

Служба безпеки України у середу, 30 квітня, повідомила, що ідентифікувала російських командирів, які віддали наказ обезголовити бійця ЗСУ. Про це повідомили у Telegram відомства.

30 April 2025, 04:55 PM

Russian commander orders fire on own troops

Ukrainian military intelligence has released another intercepted phone call in which a Russian commander is heard ordering his troops to open fire on fellow Russian soldiers. The Defense Ministry’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) reported the incident on April 5 via Facebook.

6 April 2025, 11:55 AM

Law enforcement identifies Pskov paratroopers in Bucha civilian shootings

Law enforcement has identified 12 Russian servicemen involved in the mass shootings of civilians in Bucha, the National Police said on Jan. 20.

20 January 2025, 06:14 PM

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