Ukrainian Defense Forces

Partisans disrupt Russian EW to help hit aircraft repair facility

Agents of the ATESh partisan movement carried out a series of simultaneous sabotage operations in different regions of Russia aimed at weakening the electronic warfare system in Novgorod Oblast on March 17, the group reported on Telegram.

29 March, 02:05 PM

SBU destroys Russian minesweeper in Novorossiysk raid

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service and other Defense Forces units struck the Russian minesweeper Valentin Pikul and two anti-submarine ships Yeysk and Kasimov during the attack on Novorossiysk port overnight into March 2, killing three Russian sailors and wounding 14, sources in the SBU told NV.

4 March, 06:31 PM

Ukraine launches battlefield loss analysis to cut casualties

Ukraine’s Defense Forces will overhaul how combat brigades are supplied with drones and launch a comprehensive analysis of battlefield personnel losses, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said on March 2 following visits to the Zaporizhzhya, Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv sectors.

2 March, 03:44 PM

Ukraine counters Russian push toward Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

Ukrainian forces are conducting counterattacks and assault operations in the Oleksandrivka sector to stop Russian troops from advancing toward Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, South Defense Forces spokesman Vladyslav Voloshyn said during the United News telethon on Feb. 19.

19 February, 06:25 PM

Ukrainian forces liberate Kosivtseve in Zaporizhzhya oblast - video

Ukrainian Defense Forces have cleared Russian invaders from the village of Kosivtseve in Zaporizhzhya oblast, 33rd Separate Assault Regiment reported on Feb. 11.

11 February, 12:58 PM

Ukrainian forces clear Russians from Kharkiv Oblast village

Ukrainian Defense Forces cleared Russian troops from the village of Chuhunivka in Kharkiv Oblast, took some enemy soldiers prisoner and raised the national flag over the settlement, the 16th Army Corps reported on Feb. 9, releasing combat footage.

9 February, 10:37 AM

Russia lost over 31,700 troops in January — Syrskyi

Russian forces suffered more than 31,700 killed and severely wounded in January 2026, exceeding their monthly personnel replenishment rate, Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi reported on Feb. 5.

6 February, 04:10 PM

Russia attempts to breach Ukrainian defenses in Vovchansk

Russian invaders sought to exploit their numerical advantage over the past day in an attempt to break through Ukrainian defenses on the Southern Slobozhansky axis, particularly in the town of Vovchansk, the Joint Forces Group said on Jan. 18.

18 January, 01:49 PM

Military officer details trapped Russian troops in Kupyansk and what Ukrainian troops hear in enemy intercepts

Russian troops are present in Kupyansk, Kharkiv Oblast, but few in number, blocked and unable to build up forces, Bohdan Tyshchenko, head of unmanned systems for the 125th Separate Heavy Mechanized Brigade of Ukraine's Land Forces, said on Kyiv24 on Dec. 25.

25 December 2025, 11:45 AM

Ukrainian forces describe how Russians abducted Sumy Oblast residents

Russian troops rounded up elderly residents of a small Sumy Oblast village into a church before forcibly abducting them to Russia in a matter of hours, United Forces communications chief Viktor Trehubov said on national television on Dec. 22.

22 December 2025, 04:42 PM

Ukrainian forces hit Russian oil refinery, depot

Ukraine's Armed Forces General Staff confirmed that Defense Forces units struck the facilities of the Afipsky oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai overnight into Dec. 14.

14 December 2025, 02:10 PM

Russia seizes less than 1% of Ukraine in 2025 — ISW

Russian invading forces have seized just 0.77% of Ukraine’s territory over the past year — while suffering disproportionately high losses, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on Dec. 9.

10 December 2025, 09:47 AM

Russians attempt to seep into Pokrovsk, Ukrainian forces hold the line

Russian forces are trying to infiltrate the northern part of the city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, using fog as cover, East Operation Task Force reported on Dec. 9.

9 December 2025, 01:27 PM

Ukraine's General Staff reports strikes on multiple Russian sites in occupied territories

Ukraine's Defense Forces struck an ammunition depot near Chmyrivka in occupied Luhansk Oblast overnight into Dec. 8, as well as a drone warehouse near occupied Donetsk, the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported on Telegram.

8 December 2025, 05:04 PM

Ukraine rejects Bild's claim of full Pokrovsk loss

Ukrainian troops continue defending Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, and Bild's reports claiming the city is fully captured does not correspond to reality, Eastern Troop Grouping spokesman Hryhoriy Shapoval told public broadcaster Suspilne on Dec. 3.

3 December 2025, 06:54 PM

November sets 2025 record for Ukraine war frontline clashes

November recorded the highest number of combat engagements on the front lines in 2025, Ukraine's Defense Ministry reported on Dec. 3.

3 December 2025, 03:47 PM

Russia’s fog-covered assaults on Pokrovsk fail as Ukraine holds key lines

Russian forces have attempted in recent days to use dense fog to infiltrate central Pokrovsk, but every assault has failed, Ukraine’s General Staff reported on Nov. 22.

23 November 2025, 01:42 PM

Ukrainian forces hit five Russian refineries in recent weeks, halting two

Ukraine's Defense Forces have struck five Russian oil refineries over the past few weeks, halting operations at two of them, Andriy Kovalenko, head of the National Security and Defense Council's Center for Countering Disinformation, said on Telegram on Nov. 20.

20 November 2025, 12:55 PM

Russia pushes to encircle Ukrainian forces in Pokrovsk as fog disrupts battlefield operations

Russian occupation forces are trying to complete the encirclement of Ukrainian Defense Forces in Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad in Donetsk Oblast, analysts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on Nov. 16.

17 November 2025, 10:43 AM

Ukrainian defenders repel Russian troops near Shakhove

Ukraine's Defense Forces successfully repelled attacks by the Russian army near Shakhove, as the enemy advanced in three regions of Ukraine, the DeepState monitoring project reported on Nov. 5.

5 November 2025, 05:10 PM

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