Ukraine war strategy

Analysts predict two scenarios for southern front as Ukraine targets supply lines

The logistical isolation of occupied Crimea and aerial control over the Russians' so-called "land corridor" could lead to significant consequences for the Russian army, NV wrote after evaluating the situation with analysts on June 29.

29 June, 10:30 AM

Kyiv ties peace to three conditions: closed sky, broken army, collapsed war chest

Ukraine has a concrete three-point plan to compel Russia into peace — and it runs parallel to diplomacy, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said on the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion.

24 February, 05:10 PM

Kyiv bets on own army, weapons amid fading guarantees

Ukraine is increasingly preparing to defend itself largely on its own as uncertainty grows over whether Western allies would fully back the country with firm security guarantees in any future peace deal with Russia, Politico reported on Feb. 3.

4 February, 09:28 AM

Ukraine war high on agenda in Trump’s meeting with Canada’s PM — CBC

US President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney discussed Russia’s war against Ukraine at their May 6 meeting in Washington, CBC News reported, citing sources, on May 7.

8 May 2025, 10:06 AM

Ukraine builds 'Plan B' amid uncertainty over Trump's peace plan

Ukraine is preparing a "Plan B" and accelerating its domestic weapons production in case President Trump's proposed peace deal with Russia collapses, Bild reported on April 28.

28 April 2025, 02:41 PM

Ukraine needs artillery shells, not Taurus missiles - Rheinmetall CEO

Supplying Ukraine with long-range Taurus cruise missiles will not change the course of the war, CEO of German defense giant Rheinmetall Armin Papperger said in an interview with Handelsblatt, published on April 17.

17 April 2025, 02:23 PM

Zelenskyy urges Trump to visit Ukraine before peace decisions

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has proposed that US President Donald Trump visit Ukraine before making any decisions regarding ending the war in an interview with CBS News, published on April 13.

14 April 2025, 09:10 AM

Zelenskyy, Western leaders push forward peace mission plans in Paris

The summit of the so-called “coalition of the willing” — a group of Ukraine’s allies — began in Paris on March 27, with discussions focusing in part on the potential deployment of “guarantee forces” on Ukrainian territory.

27 March 2025, 02:46 PM

Ukrainian forces advance into Demidovka in Russia's Belgorod Oblast

Ukrainian defense forces have advanced into Demidovka along the Ukrainian border in the northwest of Belgorod Oblast, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on March 24.

25 March 2025, 11:42 AM

Russia builds up forces, preparing for attacks on northeastern Ukraine - Zelenskyy

Russia is amassing troops near Sumy to push Ukrainian forces from Kursk, but Ukraine is countering with unexpected maneuvers, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at a Zoom conference on March 20.

20 March 2025, 02:48 PM

Zelenskyy meets with Umerov and new military chief Hnatov to discuss frontline needs

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met with Defense Minister Rustem Umerov and the newly appointed chief of Ukraine’s General Staff, Andrii Hnatov, to address urgent military priorities.

17 March 2025, 05:11 PM

Kursk Operation is tactical masterstroke, tying down 100k+ Russian troops

Ukraine's military expert Oleksandr Kovalenko vividly illustrated the impact of the Kursk Operation on the entire theater of war in his post, published on Telegram on March 13.

13 March 2025, 02:18 PM

Russian drone tactics cripple Ukraine’s logistics in Kursk Oblast — Forbes

Russia has deployed one of its most advanced drone units in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, along with hundreds of North Korean soldiers, marines, and paratroopers, Forbes reported on March 8.

9 March 2025, 10:41 AM

Over 21,000 troops return to service under new law

Approximately 21,100 Ukrainian servicemembers returned to duty between Nov. 29, 2024, and March 1, 2025, according to Ukraine’s State Bureau of Investigation (SBI).

3 March 2025, 05:46 PM

Ukrainian long-range attacks weaken Russia’s war machine – Zelenskyy

Ukraine’s Defense and Security Forces' long-range strikes on military targets inside Russia are significantly reducing the Kremlin’s capacity to maintain its "war machine" and continue its aggression, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Feb. 21.

21 February 2025, 08:58 AM

Mylovanov: Trump’s moves on Ukraine might not be as dramatic as they seem

U.S. President Donald Trump’s rhetoric on Ukraine largely aligns with what Washington was already planning, but discussions about deploying European troops are a notable shift, Tymofiy Mylovanov, president of the Kyiv School of Economics, said at NV’s event, Ukraine Changes the World: Dialogues on Opportunities, on Feb. 19.

20 February 2025, 12:40 PM

Ukraine war strategy