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Ukraine releases touching video of May 6 POW exchange

Ukraine returned 14 border guards home in the May 6 prisoner-of-war (POW) exchange, the State Border Guard Service reported on May 7.

7 May 2025, 02:38 PM

Freed POW shares update on Ukrainian soldier missing since February 2023

A Ukrainian family received the first news in 2.5 years about missing soldier Yevhen Sachenok, learning he is alive and well from a prisoner of war freed in a May 6 exchange, journalist Daryna Kolomiyets reported on Facebook.

7 May 2025, 02:18 PM

Sean Penn visits troops of Ukraine’s 3rd Special Forces Regiment

American actor and two-time Oscar winner Sean Penn visited Ukrainian defenders of the 3rd Special Forces Regiment, as reported on the regiment's Facebook page on April 22.

22 April 2025, 02:55 PM

CBS suggests 100k Ukrainian troops killed, social media wrongly links figure to Zelenskyy

The American TV network CBS suggested that the number of Ukrainian troops killed may be around 100,000 - the figure was voiced in the voice-over by Scott Pelley, CBS News 60 Minutes host on April 13.

14 April 2025, 12:45 PM

North Korean troops helped Russia push back Ukrainian forces in Kursk Oblast

North Korean troops fighting alongside Russia against Ukraine since fall 2024 have improved their combat skills and become a serious challenge for Ukrainian forces, the Wall Street Journal reported on April 9.

9 April 2025, 01:39 PM

Ukrainian troops down Russia’s rare Albatros M5 drone - video

Anti-aircraft gunners from the 63rd Separate Mechanized Brigade have shot down a rare Russian Albatros M5 drone for the first time, the military wrote on April 2.

2 April 2025, 02:01 PM

SBI reveals scheme transferring soldiers to rear, former Ukraine official involved

The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) is investigating four people accused of orchestrating a scheme that transferred Ukrainian soldiers from combat zones to non-active units for money, with a former deputy chief of staff involved, officials said on April 1.

1 April 2025, 01:06 PM

Trump calls talks with Putin 'productive' and urges saving Ukrainian soldiers in Kursk

Donald Trump said he had a "very good and productive conversation" with Vladimir Putin on March 13 after U.S. special representative Steve Witkoff visited Moscow, according to reports on March 14.

14 March 2025, 04:57 PM

President Zelenskyy recognizes 301 Ukrainian troops with state awards

On Ukrainian Volunteer Day, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed decrees awarding 301 Ukrainian servicemen with state honors, as he shared on Telegram on March 14.

14 March 2025, 02:37 PM

Ukrainian defenders smash Russian convoy in Chasiv Yar

Ukrainian forces in Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Oblast, destroyed a Russian column, leaving at least 16 vehicles burned or abandoned and inflicting casualties, the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade said, sharing a battlefield video on March 7.

7 March 2025, 04:19 PM

Russian forces struggle with fatigue and manpower shortage as Ukraine shifts to active defense near Pokrovsk

Russian assaults on the Pokrovsk front (Donetsk Oblast) have decreased, while Ukrainian forces are counterattacking with some success, Khortytsia Operational and Strategic grouping spokesperson, Major Viktor Trehubov told Radio NV on March 6.

6 March 2025, 12:00 PM

Ukrainian counteroffensives aim to slow Russia and gain leverage for future negotiations

Ukrainian forces have intensified counterattacks along the entire front line, aiming to slow down Russian advances and buy time ahead of possible negotiations, French Le Figaro news agency reported on Feb. 9.

10 February 2025, 09:54 AM

Ukrainian Defense Ministry shares details of soldiers' release from Russian captivity — photos

As part of the 61st prisoner exchange, 150 Ukrainian servicemen, many seriously ill and wounded, returned from Russia after being held for up to two and a half years, the Main Intelligence Directorate said on Feb. 5.

5 February 2025, 07:15 PM

50,000 Ukrainian soldiers to join Ground Forces for rotation

Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi has ordered the transfer of about 50,000 troops to the Ground Forces for rotation, Ukrainian News Agency reports on Feb. 4.

4 February 2025, 01:59 PM

Ukraine slams Duda’s remarks on postwar crime threat

Ukrainian soldiers returning from the frontlines, cannot be viewed as a potential crime threat, the Veterans Affairs Ministry wrote on Feb. 3.

4 February 2025, 10:00 AM

Ukrainian war heroes with prosthetics conquer Kilimanjaro

Four Ukrainian veterans with lower limb prosthetics and a female defender who was wounded twice on the front lines successfully scaled Kilimanjaro — the highest peak in Africa, the Second Wind project wrote on Instagram on Feb. 3.

3 February 2025, 12:51 PM

Ukraine’s drones bring Squid Game-style end to Russian soldiers - video

Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) took inspiration from the hit Korean series Squid Game while countering Russian assaults in a rather unconventional way, the officers shared on Telegram on Jan. 25.

27 January 2025, 01:30 PM

Kyiv hostel refuses service to military spokesperson and officers

Dmytro Pletenchuk, the spokesperson for the Ukrainian Navy, and two officers in uniform were denied the opportunity to have lunch at Hostel Vshokoladi in Kyiv, according to Pletenchuk’s Facebook post on Jan. 17.

18 January 2025, 03:05 PM

Localization push: Foreign firms struggle as Ukraine prioritizes domestic machinery in public procurement

The minimum localization requirement for machinery products in public procurement increased to 25% in Jan., Dmytro Kysylevskyi, deputy chair of the Verkhovna Rada’s Committee on Economic Development, announced.

13 January 2025, 02:53 PM

Ukrainian Special Forces repel North Korean assault in Kursk, last stand ends in self-detonation

Ukrainian Special Operation Forces (SSO) repelled a North Korean assault in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, eliminating 18 enemy soldiers, one of them detonated a grenade in an ambush attempt, the military wrote on Jan. 13.

13 January 2025, 12:55 PM

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