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Ukraine clears Kupyansk of Russian Forces

Ukrainian forces have blocked Russian troops in Kupyansk, Kharkiv Oblast, and cleared the city’s northwestern outskirts of infiltrated enemy units, the DeepState monitoring group reported on Telegram on Dec. 12.

12 December 2025, 12:45 PM

Russia advances in Myrnohrad and near Katerynivka — DeepState

Russian occupation forces have managed to advance in Myrnohrad as well as near Katerynivka in Donetsk Oblast, DeepState monitoring group reported on Dec. 7.

8 December 2025, 08:06 AM

Russia’s ‘breakthrough’ near Hulyaipole comes from massed troops

Russia’s “tactical breakthrough” near Hulyaipole is the result of a long-term troops buildup and the redeployment of units from other sectors, rather than any failure of Ukrainian defense, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on Dec. 3.

4 December 2025, 11:44 AM

Zelenskyy: About 300 Russian troops remain in Pokrovsk, goal No. 1 is to seize the city fast

Around 314 Russian troops are currently in the city of Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, according to Ukrainian defenders, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during a briefing on Nov. 7, Interfax-Ukraine reported.

7 November 2025, 05:15 PM

Invaders pose as civilians near Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad — Ukraine’s 7th Air Assault Corps

Ukrainian forces continue operations to counter Russian troops in Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad, where Russia is attempting to push into the cities and build up its forces, the press service of Ukraine’s 7th Air Assault Corps said on Oct. 30.

30 October 2025, 03:40 PM

Ukrainian SOF ambushes Russian assault units

The special operations forces (SOF) Group A eliminated 13 Russian soldiers during a raid in the North-Slobozhanskyi front sector, the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported on Oct. 21, sharing video of the combat operation on Telegram.

21 October 2025, 09:57 AM

Russian forces stall amid troop shortages and logistics failures — ISW

Russia is struggling with logistics and troop shortages, failing to advance in Sumy and stalling near Pokrovsk and the Donetsk-Dnipropetrovsk axis, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on Sept. 28.

29 September 2025, 10:45 AM

Russia pulls troops out of Belarus after Zapad-2025 military drills

Russian troops have fully returned to their territory following the conclusion of the Zapad-2025 military exercises, State Border Guard Service of Ukraine spokesperson Andrii Demchenko said at the national News on Sept. 22.

22 September 2025, 02:11 PM

Over 700,000 Russian troops fighting in Ukraine, Putin says

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin said that more than 700,000 Russian uniformed personnel are deployed against Ukraine as of Sept. 18, according to state propaganda outlet TASS.

18 September 2025, 11:51 PM

Ukrainian forces thwart Russian infiltration of Yampil

The village of Yampil in Donetsk Oblast is under the complete control of Ukrainian forces after a series of counterterrorism measures carried out by units of the 11th Army Corps, the General Staff reported on Telegram late on Sep. 15.

16 September 2025, 08:26 AM

Russian troops use gas pipelines to infiltrate into Kupyansk

Russian infantry uses natural gas pipelines to cross the Oskil River and reach Kupyansk, Kharkiv Oblast, the DeepState OSINT (open-source intelligence) project reported on Sept. 12.

13 September 2025, 02:05 AM

Russian troops return to Belarus for Zapad-2025 military exercises

Russia deployed soldiers and equipment to Belarus for Zapad-2025 drills, but their numbers are significantly smaller than in 2023, State Border Guard spokesperson Andrii Demchenko said at a national TV broadcast on Sept. 12.

12 September 2025, 01:42 PM

Ukraine wipes out 73 Russian artillery divisions, nearly 29,000 troops

In August, Ukrainian forces targeted and destroyed 1,304 Russian artillery systems, which is approximately equivalent to 73 divisions, the Defense Ministry reported on Sep. 2.

2 September 2025, 12:35 PM

Russia plans for 10 new divisions in 2025— Syrskyi

Russian high command expects to be able to field 10 new divisions by the end of 2025, two of which are already operational, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Aug. 5.

6 August 2025, 12:19 AM

Ukraine refutes Russian hoax of village capture in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

Dachne village in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk Oblast remains under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the General Staff stated in its July 2 Telegram post.

2 July 2025, 11:35 AM

Russia loses 970 soldiers, 3 tanks, 36 artillery systems in one day

Russia lost approximately 970 soldiers killed and wounded in the war against Ukraine over the past day, bringing its total personnel losses since the full-scale invasion began to 1,020,980, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on Telegram on July 1.

1 July 2025, 11:10 AM

Largest Chechen convoy drives through occupied Mariupol - Video

Fifteen military trucks with Chechen fighters were spotted arriving from Russia in the temporarily occupied city of Mariupol, Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast, on June 29, Petro Andriushchenko, a former advisor to the mayor of Mariupol and head of the Center for the Study of Occupation, wrote on his Telegram channel the following day.

30 June 2025, 07:39 AM

Russia plans to keep pressuring Sumy, Zelenskyy says

The Russian military intends to keep pushing in Ukraine’s Sumy Oblast, concurrently with attempting to seize the entirety of Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on June 20.

21 June 2025, 02:09 AM

Russian cross-border push in Sumy Oblast weakening

The intensity of the Russian troops' offensive along the border in Ukraine’s Sumy Oblast has decreased, the State Border Guard Service (SBGS) spokesperson Andriy Demchenko said on national television on June 20.

20 June 2025, 02:01 PM

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

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