Southern Ukraine

Ukrainian drone strikes are doing more than isolating Crimea from supplies — NV analysis

Ukraine’s campaign of drone strikes is not only isolating occupied Crimea from key supply routes, but also threatening Russia’s broader military position across southern Ukraine, potentially making logistical disruption the decisive factor of the summer campaign, according to an NV analysis on June 29, which cites military experts.

30 June, 04:20 PM

Panic buying sweeps occupied Crimea as food reserves dwindle - video interview

Basic groceries like cereals, sugar, and salt are rapidly disappearing from store shelves in occupied Crimea as food reserves dwindle, Denys Chistikov, Deputy Representative of the Ukraine's President in Crimea, told Radio NV on June 10.

11 June, 08:15 AM

Ukrainian intel drones burn Russian trucks on key southern highway - video

Ukrainian military drones are effectively blocking Russian logistics along the Crimea-Donetsk land corridor, Ukrainian Military Intelligence (HUR) announced on May 29.

29 May, 02:08 PM

Russia plans to strip minerals from at least 18 deposits in occupied southern Ukraine – Zelenskyy

Russia has prepared a plan to loot and deindustrialize the southern Ukrainian regions currently under its occupation, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on May 6, following a briefing from Ukraine's spy chief Oleh Ivashchenko.

6 May, 08:05 PM

Russian forces launch deadly 'human safari' using FPV drones to hunt civilians — ISW

Russian forces continue to deliberately strike civilians with drones in southern Ukraine, using this tactic as a weapon of war, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on April 7.

8 April, 08:45 AM

Huliaipole nearly completely occupied — DeepState

Huliaipole in Zaporizhzhia Oblast is practically under Russian occupation and the initiative there is not with Ukraine’s forces, Roman Pohorilyi, co-founder and analyst at DeepState OSINT project, said in an interview with NV Radio on March 11.

12 March, 02:45 AM

Russian military goals in Ukraine ignore actual combat capabilities - ISW

Russian military command "continues to operate in an alternative reality" by setting unrealistic deadlines for Ukrainian territories seizure, contradicting Russia's actual combat capabilities, the Institute for the Study of War wrote on March 3.

4 March, 10:56 AM

Ukraine inches forward in southern Ukraine as Russia struggles without Starlink

Ukrainian forces have liberated about 300 square kilometers in southern Ukraine during recent counterattacks, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with AFP on Feb. 20.

21 February, 02:04 AM

Ukraine aims to keep Russian forces bogged down—Syrskyi

Ukrainian units are tasked with keeping Russian forces under pressure along the frontline to prevent them from being able to regroup and build up reserves, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Feb. 11.

12 February, 02:14 AM

Putin justifies future grabs of Ukraine’s south — ISW

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is likely creating information conditions to justify potential seizure of Odesa and Mykolaiv oblasts — even though Russia now has no capability to do so, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on Dec. 2.

3 December 2025, 12:33 PM

Russia makes gains in Zaporizhzhya Oblast, Syrskyi confirms

Russian troops are advancing in Zaporizhzhya Oblast, capturing three villages near Oleksandrivka and Huliaipole, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Nov. 11.

12 November 2025, 01:25 AM

Russia prepares for renewed assaults in Kherson Oblast

Russia is likely preparing for offensive operations in priority areas of the front line and limited offensive actions in southern Ukraine, particularly in Kherson Oblast, The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on Aug. 13.

14 August 2025, 10:59 AM

Russia sharply increases Shahed drone attacks on Ukraine’s southern front

Russia has significantly increased its use of Shahed drones on the southern front, with about 670 attacks recorded — nearly double the recent average, Defense Forces spokesman Vladyslav Voloshyn said during the United News telethon on Aug. 10.

10 August 2025, 07:56 PM

Who is to blame for losing Ukraine’s southeast — opinion

As U.S. President Donald Trump’s team begins talks with Ukraine and Russia to end the war there will be inevitably questions over who lost Crimea and parts of the four oblasts of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhya, Kherson? Ukrainian and Western leaders are to blame.

28 April 2025, 11:19 PM

Ukrainian National Guard Brigade Spartan bracing for Russian offensive in Zaporizhzhya Oblast

Fighters from the Spartan Brigade of the Ukrainian National Guard, one of the most experienced units on the Zaporizhzhya front, shared their preparations and expectations for a potential Russian offensive in a video published by NV on Jan. 9.

11 January 2025, 04:55 PM

Russia launches probing attacks in Kherson Oblast — Zelenskyy

Russian troops in Kherson Oblast have intensified their operations in recent days, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Dec. 20.

20 December 2024, 11:47 PM

Some experts doubt Russia about to launch Zaporizhzhya offensive

Russian forces remain focused on Donetsk Oblast, with no signs of preparing to launch a major offensive in Zaporizhzhya Oblast, according to an analysis by DeepState, published on Nov. 12.

13 November 2024, 02:16 AM

Russia may begin major offensive in Zaporizhzhya Oblast within days

Russian forces may begin ground assaults in Zaporizhzhya Oblast within a few days, Ukrainian military spokesperson Vladyslav Voloshyn told Reuters on Nov. 11.

11 November 2024, 10:51 PM

Nearly 200,000 Russian troops assembled in southern Ukraine

Russia has stationed approximately 200,000 troops in southern Ukraine, according to Vladyslav Voloshyn, spokesperson for the Ukrainian military.

29 October 2024, 09:53 PM

Russia gearing up for offensive in Zaporizhzhya Oblast

Russia did not divert its forces from Zaporizhzhya Oblast to defend against Ukraine’s Kursk incursion, instead assembling troops for a potential offensive in the region, Operational Command South spokesperson Vladyslav Voloshyn said on Sept. 30.

30 September 2024, 10:35 PM

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