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Russia aims to capture two major Ukrainian cities, military warns

Russian forces aim to capture a major oblast center, with the cities of Sumy and Kharkiv being their primary targets, 8th Air Assault Corps spokesperson Vadym Karpiak said in an interview with We-Ukraine TV channel on May 21.

21 May, 12:48 PM

Ukraine to bolster forces on Chernihiv-Kyiv front amid Russian threat from Belarus – Zelenskyy

Ukraine will increase troop numbers on the Chernihiv-Kyiv front, where Russia is reportedly planning offensive operations, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced following a meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief’s Staff on May 20.

20 May, 04:40 PM

Russia will focus on Donetsk offensive this summer – Ukrainian official

Russian forces will focus this year on reaching the administrative borders of Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast while continuing offensives in other areas, but are unlikely to achieve all objectives set by the Kremlin, Ukrainian official Pavlo Palisa said in an interview published on May 19.

19 May, 01:26 PM

Colonel Polevyi details new Russian assault tactics near Pokrovsk

Russian forces are employing a new assault tactic in place of “meat grinder assaults” near Pokrovsk, Head of communications for the 7th Airborne Rapid Response Corps Volodymyr Polevyi told NV Radio on May 19.

19 May, 10:34 AM

Russia boosts army ranks for summer assault despite mounting losses

Russia is replenishing its forces ahead of a planned summer offensive by recruiting prisoners and students and sending wounded or unfit soldiers to the front, though the reinforcements are unlikely to offset mounting losses, The Wall Street Journal reported on May 12.

12 May, 06:37 PM

Russian troops push forward near three Ukrainian towns — DeepState

Russian forces have made new advances and are pushing forward near three settlements in Donetsk Oblast, DeepState monitoring group reported on May 11.

12 May, 08:50 AM

Ukraine presses allies to speed up weapon deliveries ahead of Russian summer offensive

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Ukraine expects a new Russian offensive this summer at a meeting with European leaders and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Bloomberg, citing sources familiar with the negotiations, reported on May 6.

7 May, 08:52 AM

Russia shifts from ‘meat grinder’ assaults to stealthier tactics

Russia’s invading army is shifting from mass assaults to stealthier infiltration tactics that Western analysts warn may be more dangerous, The Telegraph reported on May 1.

3 May, 04:22 PM

Two conflicting orders make rotation impossible – Air Assault Forces representative

Col. Volodymyr Polevyi, chief of communications for the 7th Rapid Reaction Assault Corps of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces, spoke with Radio NV on April 30 about the situation on the Pokrovsk-Myrnohrad axis and the contradictory orders coming from the top.

1 May, 04:55 PM

Russian forces advance near Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad — DeepState

Russian forces advanced near two settlements in Donetsk Oblast, DeepState monitoring group reported on April 28.

28 April, 02:45 PM

Russian troops advance in Rodynske, Donetsk Oblast

Russian forces advanced in the town of Rodynske in Donetsk Oblast, the DeepState monitoring project reported on April 24.

25 April, 11:30 AM

Russian forces push toward Kupyansk through pipes

Russian forces have renewed attempts to push into Kupyansk, Kharkiv Oblast, by sending infantry through industrial gas pipelines connected to the town, Ukrainian military spokesman Viktor Tregubov said on April 24.

24 April, 10:12 PM

Syrskyi warns Russia aims to seize all Ukraine, not just Donbas

Russia is trying to seize not only Donbas but all of Ukraine, Commander in Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on April 22.

22 April, 12:48 PM

Ukrainian FPV drones destroy hidden Russian armor near Slovyansk - video

Russian invaders are trying to adapt by using mobile transport for stealthy movement and logistics on the Slovyansk direction, Ukrainian Air Assault Forces' 81st Separate Airmobile Brigade reported on April 21.

21 April, 12:44 PM

Russia increases mechanized assaults on frontline but achieves no major gains

Russian troops have stepped up mechanized and motorized assaults along the frontline in recent days, but these attacks have brought no significant success and are unlikely to enhance Russia’s spring-summer offensive, the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in its latest update on April 19.

20 April, 12:00 PM

Kremlin commits reserves to capture Donbas by September — HUR

Russia’s missile strikes on Ukraine are intensifying as part of a broader Kremlin plan to destroy critical infrastructure ahead of a renewed spring–summer offensive, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR) said.

17 April, 01:37 AM

Russian forces intensify attacks along entire 1,200-km frontline as weather improves

Russian forces have intensified offensive actions along nearly the entire 1,200-kilometer frontline following a change in weather conditions, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi reported on April 15.

15 April, 05:57 PM

Russian forces lack capability to breach Donbas fortress belt this year — ISW

While Moscow demands the surrender of Ukraine's Donbas "fortress belt" — Kostyantynivka, Druzhkivka, Slovyansk, and Kramatorsk — it is incapable of capturing Donetsk Oblast in 2026, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on April 14.

15 April, 05:08 PM

Zelenskyy dismisses Russia’s frontline ambitions in Donetsk Oblast

Russian forces are aiming to capture the cities of Druzhkivka, Kostyantynivka, and Pokrovsk in Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast by the end of April 2026, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told journalists on April 10.

10 April, 10:46 AM

Russia's intensified assaults only increase its losses, Zelenskyy says

The Russian army is trying to intensify its assault activity. However, this only leads to an increase in enemy losses, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on April 1, following a report by Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi.

1 April, 07:36 PM

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