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First Russian soldier convicted for looting in Kursk

The Kursk Garrison Military Court has convicted Stanislav Lopatin on charges of looting, marking the first known conviction for looting involving a Russian solider since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

24 January 2025, 12:21 AM

Russia loses 1,600 soldiers and 12 tanks in one day, war toll surpasses 822,000

Russia has lost approximately 1,600 soldiers — killed or wounded — over past 24 hours, bringing its total losses to 822,030 troops since the start of the full-scale invasion, AFU General Staff reported on Jan. 21.

21 January 2025, 11:30 AM

General Staff: Russian troops suffer heavy losses in Pokrovsk sector, 88 assaults repelled

About 150 Russian soldiers were killed and another 144 injured in a single day in the Pokrovsk sector of the front in Donetsk Oblast on Jan. 19, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported on Facebook.

20 January 2025, 09:12 AM

Mass surrender of Russian soldiers in Kursk Oblast - Video

Twenty-seven Russian soldiers surrendered to the Ukrainian paratroopers in Kursk Oblast, according to a video of the Ukrainian Armed Forces airborne assault troops posted on Telegram on Jan. 16.

16 January 2025, 12:01 PM

Russian troops in Toretsk disguise as civilians, violating war laws

In Toretsk, Donetsk Oblast, Russian forces are reportedly dressing as civilians, violating the laws of war, according to Ukraine's 28th Mechanized Brigade on Jan. 12.

12 January 2025, 06:49 PM

Ukraine’s 47th Brigade wipes out Russian company in Kursk Oblast

Ukraine’s 47th Magura Brigade successfully repelled a large-scale Russian assault in Russia's Kursk Oblast amid ongoing Ukrainian Defense Forces offensive operations, the military reported on Jan. 9.

9 January 2025, 01:54 PM

Captured Russian marine exposes North Korean troop wipeout in Kursk Oblast - video

North Korean soldiers suffer massive losses in Kursk Oblast, forced to retrieve their own killed from the battlefield, international intelligence community InformNapalm wrote citing Russian POW from 810th Separate Guards Marine Brigade on Jan. 6.

7 January 2025, 09:47 AM

Russian military hospitals give soldiers 'cold shoulder'

The brave warriors of the Russian army, known for their world-class military "prowess" are now facing their toughest battle yet – against the conditions in their own hospitals, Butusov Plus Telegram channel wrote on Jan. 2.

4 January 2025, 09:25 AM

Special Operations Forces raid Russian positions in Kursk, capturing 12 soldiers

Ukraine's Special Operations Forces conducted a raid on Russian positions in Kursk Oblast, inflicting losses, the SOF reported on Dec. 5, sharing video evidence.

5 December 2024, 05:36 PM

Russia lost almost 1800 soldiers and dozens of military equipment in 24 hours

About 1780 Russian soldiers have been killed or wounded in Ukraine over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of enemy casualties to 745,700 since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the General Staff reported on Facebook on Dec. 3.

3 December 2024, 10:22 AM

Ukraine investigates POWs execution by Russian troops in Zaporizhzhya Oblast

Five of the six unarmed Ukrainian soldiers captured by Russian troops near the village of Novodarivka, Zaporizhzhya Oblast, were executed on Nov. 24, the Prosecutor General's Office reported on Telegram on Nov. 28.

28 November 2024, 02:40 PM

Russian soldiers face one-month survival rate in Ukraine

A Russian soldier has an average life expectancy of two weeks to one month after signing up for the war in Ukraine, Forbes wrote on Nov. 27, citing Estonian analyst Artur Rehi.

28 November 2024, 11:56 AM

Russian soldiers drink in dugout as music plays amid war

Andriy Kovalenko, head of Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation, shared a video showing a Russian soldier drinking what appears to be vodka in a dugout, surrounded by fellow servicemen.

21 November 2024, 12:30 PM

Ukraine commands Russian soldiers to surrender in VKontakte - video

Ukrainian paratroopers and military counterintelligence are effectively calling Russian soldiers in Kursk Oblast to surrender through a Virtual Commander account on the Russian social network VKontakte, the 95th separate airborne assault brigade wrote on Telegram on Nov. 15.

15 November 2024, 09:48 AM

Russian casualties in Ukraine rise by 1,700+ in one day

Russia’s forces have lost approximately 1,770 soldiers in Ukraine over the past day, thus, bringing the total number of its military casualties to around 710,660, AFU General Staff reported on Nov. 11.

11 November 2024, 10:54 AM

Bribes keep Russian marines off frontlines as morale plummets

Russian military commanders are demanding bribes from soldiers in occupied Crimea in exchange for not being sent to Kursk Oblast amid growing number of daily reports of casualties on the frontlines, the Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar resistance movement Atesh reported on Telegram on Nov. 1.

1 November 2024, 12:23 PM

Some Russian units refuse to launch offensive in Zaporizhzhya Oblast – ATESH

Certain Russian military units are refusing to go on the offensive in Zaporizhzhya Oblast, with these instances becoming increasingly common, ATESH partisan movement reported on their Telegram channel late on Oct. 28.

29 October 2024, 08:31 AM

Russian army retains dangerous 'significant potential' — U.S. Commander in Europe

Russia’s military still possesses dangerous combat units largely unaffected by the war, General Christopher Cavoli, commander of the U.S. European Command and NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander in Europe said, Business Insider wrote on Oct. 23.

25 October 2024, 08:05 AM

Russia loses 1,400+ soldiers, 9 tanks, dozens of artillery systems in Ukraine in one day - General Staff

The Russian forces have lost approximately 672,850 soldiers, with an estimated 1,450 casualties over the past day, the Ukrainian General Staff reported on Oct. 16.

16 October 2024, 10:23 AM

Russian forces increasingly execute Ukrainian POWs - ISW

The number of Ukrainian POWs' executions surged along the entire frontline as Russian commanders actively support the atrocities, ISW wrote in its report on Oct. 14.

14 October 2024, 11:16 AM

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