Ukrainian offensive

Ukraine holds lines in Donetsk Oblast, conducts new offensives

Ukrainian Defense Forces units in Donetsk Oblast are holding their designated lines and launching their own active offensives in specific frontline sectors, AFU Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi reported on March 10.

10 March, 12:16 PM

Kyiv’s offensive plans harden Trump’s tone on Russia

President Donald Trump has spent days with U.S. officials who have been pushing for a stronger stance toward Ukraine as he prepared for the meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the WSJ reported on Sept. 24, citing two people familiar with the situation.

25 September 2025, 08:21 AM

Ukraine expanding assault units, won’t stay defensive, Syrskyi says

Ukraine’s Armed Forces will not remain stuck in passive defense and are scaling up assault units across the front, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine General Oleksandr Syrskyi said during a press briefing on June 22, as reported by UNIAN.

22 June 2025, 12:32 PM

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

Flashpoint Belgorod: Ukrainian forces turn raid into a grinding defense

A planned Ukrainian raid in Russia’s Belgorod Oblast turned into a resilient defensive operation, inflicting heavy losses on elite Russian units and disrupting enemy advances near the border, editor of Censor.NET Yuriy Butusov wrote on April 28.

28 April 2025, 01:34 PM

Russia’s 'elite' tank brigade crushed in Kursk as Ukraine pushes forward

Russian forces launched an assault on Ukraine’s 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade "Magura" in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, advancing in a column of tanks under red Soviet-style flags, but Ukrainian troops successfully stopped them, the brigade reported on its Telegram channel.

16 February 2025, 09:24 PM

Kremlin tightens control over Kursk reports amid Ukrainian gains

The Russian government is attempting to limit information about the situation in Kursk Oblast to prevent territorial concessions in potential future negotiations, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote in its report on Feb. 11.

12 February 2025, 11:00 AM

Zelenskyy: Ukraine eliminated Russian command before Kursk assault

Ukrainian forces struck a Russian command headquarters before launching their renewed offensive in Russia’s Kursk Oblast on Feb. 6, killing around 20 officers, including senior Russian and North Korean officers, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with Reuters published on Feb. 8.

8 February 2025, 03:22 PM

DeepState: Ukraine pushes forward in Russia’s Kursk region

Ukrainian forces have advanced near Cherkaska Konopelka in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, according to a Feb. 7 battlefield update from DeepState, a well-known open-source intelligence group.

8 February 2025, 12:27 PM

Ukraine advances in Kursk Oblast, pushing past Russian defenses

Ukrainian forces have made gains in Russia’s Kursk Oblast in recent days, advancing during assault operations, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) in its Feb. 7 report.

8 February 2025, 12:07 PM

Ukraine must maximize its battlefield advantages - Ukraine’s top commander

To defeat Russia, Ukraine’s Armed Forces must actively capitalize on their advantages, Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi said in an interview with TSN national broadcaster on Jan. 19.

20 January 2025, 08:43 AM

Ukraine's recent successes in Kursk Oblast may spell doom for Putin – British colonel

Ukraine's recent successes in Kursk Oblast could mark the beginning of the end for Russian President Vladimir Putin, a former British colonel and NATO commander Hamish de Bretton-Gordon writes in his column for The Telegraph on Jan. 6.

7 January 2025, 02:24 PM

Russian woman describes young conscripts sent to Kursk in intercepted call

Russia continues to send conscripts to Kursk Oblast, with the local population aware that they are being forced to sign contracts with the Russian Ministry of Defense, but everyone remains silent, Ukrainian special services reported on Oct. 18.

18 October 2024, 06:30 PM

Executed Ukrainian soldiers fought to the end in Kursk Oblast, says commander

Ukrainian soldiers who were reportedly executed by Russian forces in Kursk Oblast fought to the end, Stanislav Bunyatov, a commander of a platoon in the 24th Separate Assault Brigade Aidar of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said on Telegram on Oct. 13.

13 October 2024, 01:35 PM

Russian offensive in Kursk Oblast faces Ukrainian resistance, military expert says

The Russian offensive in Kursk Oblast continues despite Ukrainian forces regaining some territory, military analyst Denys Popovych, told Radio NV on Oct. 12.

12 October 2024, 04:35 PM

Ukrainian forces conduct stabilization operations in Kursk Oblast, Russia suffers significant losses

Ukrainian forces are conducting stabilization operations in Kursk Oblast, but have not yet managed to regain control over all territories lost during the Russian attack, according to a report by the DeepState monitoring project on Oct. 11.

11 October 2024, 05:55 PM

Kursk Oblast faces tough battles as Russia masses forces, military expert says

A new phase of intense battles is expected in Kursk Oblast, Ihor Romanenko, the founder of the Safe Skies over Ukraine charitable foundation and a former deputy chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine told Radio NV on Oct. 11.

11 October 2024, 04:28 PM

Belgorod governor takes vacation to 'recharge his batteries' as oblast braces for Ukrainian breakthrough — video

As Belgorod Oblast braces for a Ukrainian breakthrough and faces forced evacuations, governor Vyacheslav Gladkov surprised everyone by announcing he's taking a vacation to "recharge."

23 September 2024, 01:42 PM

Ukrainian paratroopers make bold breakthrough at Russian border — video

The 95th Separate Polesian Air Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces successfully breached a section of the Russian border, the Air Assault Forces reported, posting a corresponding video on YouTube on Sept. 23.

23 September 2024, 11:54 AM

Russian forces now shelling Kursk more than Ukrainian-held Sumy

Due to the shift in combat operations by Ukrainian forces into Russia’s Kursk Oblast, Russian troops are now shelling their own territory more than Ukraine’s Sumy Oblast, said Vadym Mysnyk, spokesperson for Ukraine's Siversk Operational and Tactical Group, on TV on Sep. 22.

22 September 2024, 04:55 PM

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