Ukraine war updates

Zelenskyy calls for stronger sanctions as Ukraine boosts drone warfare

Reduced sanctions and political pressure on Russia from international partners have contributed to a partial increase in the Kremlin’s military ambitions, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on April 21, adding that Ukraine will respond by expanding its use of drones on the battlefield.

21 April, 07:32 PM

Emergency crews respond after Russian drone attack in Odesa Oblast

Russian forces launched a large-scale drone attack on southern Odesa Oblast overnight on Jan. 21, damaging residential buildings and a warehouse and injuring one person, local governor reported.

21 January, 01:17 PM

Russian troops remain encircled in Kupiansk

Russian occupation units remain encircled in the city of Kupiansk as of the morning of Dec. 28, Ukrainian officials said.

28 December 2025, 08:53 PM

Ukraine reports 137 combat clashes in one day, heaviest near Pokrovsk

As of the evening of Sept. 30, fighting along the front remains extremely intense, with 137 combat clashes recorded since morning — the highest number, 42, on the Pokrovsk axis, Ukraine’s General Staff reported.

1 October 2025, 12:22 PM

Syrskyi: Russian forces trapped near Pokrovsk as Ukraine liberates 360 sq km

Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said Russian forces have fallen into a trap in the Pokrovsk sector, while about 360 square kilometers in the Dobropillia sector have been liberated and cleared of enemy units, Interfax-Ukraine reported on Sept. 26.

26 September 2025, 03:50 PM

Ukraine reports 172 combat clashes as Russia advances in Novopavlivka sector

Russian forces have captured the villages of Novomykolayivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and Novoivanivka in Zaporizhzhya Oblast, the analytical outlet DeepState reported on Sept. 24.

24 September 2025, 12:45 PM

Russian forces advance in Donetsk, Ukraine liberates villages in counterattack

Russian occupying forces have captured the village of Voskresenka in Volnovakha district, Donetsk Oblast, the independent monitoring project DeepState reported on Sept. 2.

2 September 2025, 04:15 PM

Russian drone strike cuts gas to 2,500 in Odesa Oblast

Russian forces attacked Odesa Oblast’s Izmail district with strike drones overnight on Aug. 6, damaging gas infrastructure, Odesa Regional Governor Oleh Kiper reported via Telegram.

6 August 2025, 10:54 AM

Ukraine braces for Russian push toward Dnipropetrovsk, says military analyst

Ukrainian military analyst Denys Popovych breaks down the latest frontline developments in an interview with Radio NV—highlighting two eastern cities under threat of encirclement, a potential push toward Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and ongoing Ukrainian counterattacks near Sumy aimed at halting Russian advances.

14 June 2025, 02:05 PM

Plant used by Russian forces in Melitopol catches fire

A fire erupted at the Hydromash machine-building plant in Russian-occupied Melitopol, Zaporizhzhya Oblast, on June 8, according to Vladimir Rogov, head of the Russian-installed "We Are Together with Russia" movement. The claim was reported by the Telegram channel Astra.

8 June 2025, 02:15 PM

Zelenskyy reshuffles top military command in major leadership shake-up

Military analysts explained to NV the significance of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's most sweeping leadership shake-up in Ukraine’s Armed Forces since replacing Valerii Zaluzhnyi with Oleksandr Syrskyi earlier this year.

4 June 2025, 07:37 PM

DeepState: Russia exploiting weak points in Ukraine’s Donetsk defenses

Russian troops have made gains in the Kramatorsk and Pokrovsk sectors of Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine’s DeepState analytical project reported on May 21.

21 May 2025, 06:41 PM

Ukraine hits Russian command post near Bakhmut

Ukrainian defenders hit the command post of Russia’s 6th Motor Rifle Division near the temporarily occupied city of Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine’s General Staff reported on May 4.

4 May 2025, 10:55 AM

Ukraine’s defense forces disrupt Russian plans for Pokrovsk offensive, expert says

Russian forces have lost the battle for Pokrovsk and seen their larger offensive plans collapse, Serhiy Kuzan, head of the Ukrainian Center for Security and Cooperation, said in an interview with Radio NV.

29 April 2025, 03:23 PM

Kremlin rejects Zelenskyy’s proposal for 30-day ceasefire

The spokesman for Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Peskov, effectively rejected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s proposal for a 30-day ceasefire, Russian state agency RIA Novosti reported on April 29.

29 April 2025, 12:45 PM

Zelenskyy: Russia has destroyed all hotels in Kryvyi Rih

Russian forces have destroyed all hotels in Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on March 12, according to Interfax-Ukraine.

12 March 2025, 07:08 PM

Russian Molniya-2 drones strike Kupiansk checkpoint

On the morning of Jan. 21, Russian forces carried out six strikes on a checkpoint in Kupiansk, Kharkiv Oblast, injuring three police officers and two civilians. Serhiy Bolvinov, head of the investigative department of the Kharkiv National Police, shared details of the incident on Facebook.

21 January 2025, 04:31 PM

Power outage cripples major regional hub Zhytomyr after Russian missile strikes

A Russian missile attack on Ukraine from the night through the morning of Nov. 28 left Zhytomyr without electricity, according to the city's utility company.

28 November 2024, 10:36 AM

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