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Russia combines Pokrovsk and Avdiivka tactics in push for Kostiantynivka

Russian forces advancing on Kostiantynivka are combining tactics previously used in battles for Pokrovsk and Avdiivka, as Ukrainian troops report spotting small groups of Russian soldiers inside parts of the city, Donbas Realii reported on May 28.

29 May, 11:54 AM

Swedish Crown Princess joined NATO exercises involving Ukrainian troops

Swedish Crown Princess Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden took part in the Aurora-26 military exercises involving several NATO countries and Ukrainian troops, including soldiers from the Azov Brigade, Helagotland reported on May 14.

14 May, 03:19 PM

There are no agreements on Ukrainian troop withdrawal from Donbas – Zelenskyy

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said there are no agreements for Ukrainian troops to withdraw from the Donbas, as Russia demands, stressing that he will act in line with Ukraine’s interests on Dec. 29.

29 December 2025, 03:51 PM

How Ukrainian assault troops push Russian invaders out of Kupyansk

Assault units of Ukraine’s 425th Separate Assault Regiment Skala, together with allied forces, pushed Russian troops out of the Yuvileinyi residential district in Kupyansk in Kharkiv Oblast, the regiment said, releasing video of the operation on Dec. 12.

12 December 2025, 05:19 PM

Montenegro joins NATO mission to train Ukrainian troops

After nine months of political infighting, Montenegro’s parliament approved the country’s participation in NATO’s mission to assist and train Ukrainian forces (NSATU), Radio Slobodna Evropa reported on Nov. 12.

13 November 2025, 09:07 AM

Ukraine probes almost 300,000 cases of desertion and leaving duty

Ukrainian law enforcement agencies have opened nearly 290,000 criminal cases related to unauthorized absence from military duty and desertion since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, the Prosecutor General’s Office told the Ukrainska Pravda news outlet on Oct. 14.

14 October 2025, 01:21 PM

Ukrainian troops show how they shoot down Russian Shahed drones using the Mistral air defense system — video

Ukrainian troops showed how they shoot down Russian Shahed drones using a Mistral air defense system, the Southern Defense Forces said, releasing a video of the operation on Oct. 8.

8 October 2025, 04:07 PM

Four helicopters evacuate badly injured Ukrainian troops — HUR

Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence released footage showing four helicopters evacuating large numbers of wounded soldiers on Aug. 9.

10 August 2025, 12:49 AM

Three wounded troops saved by Ukraine’s Ardal robotic vehicle

A Ukrainian Ardal ground robotic vehicle traveled 17 kilometers under mortar fire to rescue three wounded soldiers who had been surrounded by Russian forces for a month, Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said on April 2.

2 April 2025, 06:03 PM

Ukrainian troops push forward in western Belgorod Oblast

Ukrainian troops have made modest gains in the western part of Russia's Belgorod Oblast, according to analysts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) on March 22.

22 March 2025, 02:08 PM

Ukrainian soldiers train on tough obstacle course in UK

Ukrainian military personnel in the UK are undergoing one of the toughest psychological obstacle courses designed to closely simulate real combat training.

22 March 2025, 01:39 PM

Ukraine approves law on sending troops to other countries in wartime

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a law allowing troops to be deployed abroad during martial law, the Verkhovna Rada reported on March 17.

17 March 2025, 12:19 PM

Russian national sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering two Ukrainians in Germany

A 58-year-old Russian citizen was sentenced to life in prison by a Munich regional court for murdering two Ukrainian military personnel in Murnau, German broadcaster n-tv reported on March 7.

8 March 2025, 12:16 AM

Drones spotted over German base where Ukrainian troops are training on Patriot systems

Unidentified drones were spotted six times in January over a German military base in Schwesing, where Ukrainian troops are training, Der Spiegel reported on Feb. 9.

9 February 2025, 06:48 PM

Russian troops in Toretsk disguise as civilians, violating war laws

In Toretsk, Donetsk Oblast, Russian forces are reportedly dressing as civilians, violating the laws of war, according to Ukraine's 28th Mechanized Brigade on Jan. 12.

12 January 2025, 06:49 PM

Ukrainian paratroopers reveal Russian infantry assault on positions in Kursk Oblast

Russian forces are launching near-daily assaults on Ukrainian positions in Russia's Kursk Oblast, Ukrainian airborne troops reported on Jan. 12.

12 January 2025, 12:39 PM

Ukrainian troops hold new line after avoiding encirclement in Donetsk Oblast, military says

The DeepState monitoring group’s report that some Ukrainian units are in an operational encirclement near the settlements of Uspenivka and Trudove in Donetsk Oblast is not true, the Khortytsia Operational-Strategic Group of Forces said in its Dec. 20 statement on Telegram.

20 December 2024, 02:26 PM

Kursk Oblast incursion stalls Russian advance on key Ukrainian cities

If Ukrainian forces withdraw from Russia’s Kursk Oblast, the enemy troops currently deployed there will launch an offensive on Sumy and Zaporizhzhya oblasts, the former Chief of the General Staff and Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, General Viktor Muzhenko, told the Fakty TV news program on Dec. 1.

2 December 2024, 01:45 PM

Zelenskyy visits Kupiansk, meets with troops

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Kupiansk, a city near the frontlines in Kharkiv Oblast, the president announced in a video address on Nov. 18.

18 November 2024, 09:09 PM

Ukrainian troops fighting in Kursk Oblast to receive $2,400 monthly bonuses

The Cabinet of Ministers has amended two standing resolutions to provide extra pay for Ukrainian military personnel, Cabinet’s Permanent Parliamentary Secretary Taras Melnychuk announced on Nov. 15.

15 November 2024, 09:16 PM

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