‘Our job is to outsmart them.’ Ukraine takes it to Russians distracted by infighting
1 year, 6 months ago

‘Our job is to outsmart them.’ Ukraine takes it to Russians distracted by infighting

LA Times  

The ambush had been postponed three times before Ukrainian commanders decided one recent night that conditions were finally right. But it was never going to resemble Ukraine’s blitzkrieg liberation of the eastern Kharkiv region last year, he said, because ”Russian forces have had too long to prepare fortifications.” Russian authorities say Ukraine has suffered substantial losses since the start of the counteroffensive — 259 tanks and 790 armored vehicles, according to Putin, whose claims could not be independently verified. A U.S. official familiar with the Biden administration’s thinking said the counteroffensive is a “long slog” that is testing Ukrainian forces in ways that few other episodes of the 16-month old war have. Unlike some of the earlier battles in the war, in which Russian forces showed little resistance or even fled the battlefield, Ukrainian forces are currently facing stiff resistance, the official said. Deception was a key part of Ukraine’s most significant battlefield success to date, last fall’s “Kherson ruse.” By making it appear that the city of Kherson was the main target of that counteroffensive, Ukrainian forces were able to swiftly retake the northern Kharkiv region.

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As battles against Russia intensify, Ukraine’s manpower struggles worsen
3 days, 8 hours ago

As battles against Russia intensify, Ukraine’s manpower struggles worsen

Al Jazeera  

Ukrainian soldiers say Russia is waging fierce battles in the east while they attempt a renewed offensive in Kursk. “We thinned their ranks – they have losses, although Kim didn’t just send ordinary servicemen,” a Ukrainian soldier told Al Jazeera, referring to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. “Some ‘liberators’ they are,” she said sarcastically referring to Moscow’s pledge to …

Ukraine-Russia war map 2025: Where are Putin’s forces making gains on the frontline?
4 days, 19 hours ago

Ukraine-Russia war map 2025: Where are Putin’s forces making gains on the frontline?

The Independent  

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Ukraine pressing attacks in Russia’s Kursk region
5 days, 8 hours ago

Ukraine pressing attacks in Russia’s Kursk region

LA Times  

In this image taken from video distributed Saturday, Russian servicemen attend a combat training for assault units. President Volodymyr Zelensky says he will urge allies to boost Ukraine’s air defenses at a meeting this week in Germany, while both sides said Kyiv’s forces pressed new attacks Sunday in Russia’s Kursk region. In Ukraine’s incursion in the Kursk region, Zelensky said …

Ukraine-Russia war map 2025: Where are Putin’s forces making gains on the frontline?
5 days, 23 hours ago

Ukraine-Russia war map 2025: Where are Putin’s forces making gains on the frontline?

The Independent  

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Ukraine-Russia war map 2025: Where are Putin’s forces making gains on the frontline?
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1 week ago

Ukraine-Russia war map 2025: Where are Putin’s forces making gains on the frontline?

The Independent  

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Ukraine-Russia war map 2025: Where are Putin’s forces making gains on the frontline?
1 week, 1 day ago

Ukraine-Russia war map 2025: Where are Putin’s forces making gains on the frontline?

The Independent  

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Battles of attrition in West Asia & Ukraine
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Battles of attrition in West Asia & Ukraine

Hindustan Times  

If 2024 was the year when war returned with a vengeance to the centre of inter-State relations, it also witnessed some critical developments in warfare, featuring attrition, manoeuvre, and adaptation. Until the incursion and occupation of Kursk, which is now under a sustained Russian counter-assault, the Ukrainians continued to fight in a war of attrition paired with small unit action …

Russia intensifies attacks in Kursk, Donetsk regions, claims Ukrainian commander
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Russia intensifies attacks in Kursk, Donetsk regions, claims Ukrainian commander

India Today  

Moscow has intensified its attacks on Ukrainian forces battling to hold an enclave in Russia's Kursk region and increased pressure in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, Ukraine's top army commander said on Tuesday. A US military official said North Korean troops had suffered several hundred casualties in Kursk region, and their ranks had ranged from lower-level troops to "very near the …

Ukraine-Russia war map: Where Putin’s forces are making gains in eastern Ukraine
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Ukraine-Russia war map: Where Putin’s forces are making gains in eastern Ukraine

The Independent  

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Russian forces edge closer to key Ukrainian city as Putin faces ‘massive cost’
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4 weeks ago

Russian forces edge closer to key Ukrainian city as Putin faces ‘massive cost’

The Independent  

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Russian forces edge closer to a key eastern Ukraine city in ‘intense’ fighting, officials say
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4 weeks ago

Russian forces edge closer to a key eastern Ukraine city in ‘intense’ fighting, officials say

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Fighting around the key eastern Ukraine city of Pokrovsk is “extremely intense” after a monthslong Russian push, Ukraine’s top military commander said, with analysts estimating Russian forces are now within just a few kilometers of the city. “Russian occupiers are throwing all available forces forward, attempting to break through the defenses of our troops,” Ukrainian army chief …

Desertion threatens to starve Ukraine’s forces at a crucial time in its war with Russia
1 month, 1 week ago

Desertion threatens to starve Ukraine’s forces at a crucial time in its war with Russia

LA Times  

Ukrainian soldiers carry shells to fire at Russian positions on the front line in Ukraine’s Donetsk region earlier this year. The troops who walk away More than 100,000 soldiers have been charged under Ukraine’s desertion laws since Russia invaded in February 2022, according to the country’s General Prosecutor’s Office. “If there’s no end term, it turns into a prison — …

Russian Forces Defuse Attempt on Border Crossing from Ukraine
2 months, 1 week ago

Russian Forces Defuse Attempt on Border Crossing from Ukraine

The Hindu  

Russian forces thwarted an attempt at another cross-border incursion by Ukraine into southwestern Russia. The governor of Bryansk region, Aleksandr Bogomaz, claimed that an armed group sought Sunday to breach the border between Ukraine and Russia’s Bryansk region, but was beaten back. Ukrainian leaders have repeatedly said they need permission to strike weapons depots, airfields and military bases far from …

Russian forces thwart attempted cross-border assault from Ukraine, official says
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Russian forces thwart attempted cross-border assault from Ukraine, official says

LA Times  

Russian forces thwarted an attempt at another cross-border incursion by Ukraine into southwestern Russia, a local official reported Sunday, months after Kyiv staged a bold assault on its nuclear-armed enemy that Moscow is still struggling to halt. An “armed group” sought Sunday to breach the border between Ukraine and Russia’s Bryansk region, its governor, Aleksandr Bogomaz, said, but was beaten …

Ukraine says its soldiers recaptured a Russian stronghold after hand-to-hand fighting
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine says its soldiers recaptured a Russian stronghold after hand-to-hand fighting

LA Times  

Smoke, dust and debris can be seen after a Russian attack that hit a residential building in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday. Ukrainian troops engaged in hand-to-hand combat as they drove Russian forces out of a huge processing plant in the town of Vovchansk in Ukraine’s northeast that had been occupied for four months, officials said Tuesday. The plant, a partly …

Zelensky’s Kursk operation can be a costly gambit as Putin targets eastern Ukraine
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Zelensky’s Kursk operation can be a costly gambit as Putin targets eastern Ukraine

Firstpost  

Russia not evicting the Ukrainian incursion into Kursk should not be viewed as a weakness but could be a deliberate move to achieve its bigger goal in eastern Ukraine On September 10, there were reports that Russia had captured the village of Novohrodivka, just 10 km from Pokrovsk, which is a key transportation hub sitting at the crossroads of major …

Mapped: Putin’s forces gain ground in east Ukraine as Russia opens up new lines of attack
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Mapped: Putin’s forces gain ground in east Ukraine as Russia opens up new lines of attack

The Independent  

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Ukraine’s daring offensive intensifies pressure on US to ease cautious approach to the war
4 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine’s daring offensive intensifies pressure on US to ease cautious approach to the war

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Ukraine’s daring ground offensive has taken the fight to Russia, but not nearly as much as its leaders would like because, they say, the United States won’t let them. “This war is going to end exactly how Western policymakers decide it will end,’' said Philip Breedlove, a retired U.S. general who led NATO in Europe from 2013 to …

What is happening in Ukraine’s east frontline as Putin’s forces advance?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

What is happening in Ukraine’s east frontline as Putin’s forces advance?

The Independent  

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Poorly trained recruits contribute to loss of Ukrainian territory on eastern front, commanders say
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Poorly trained recruits contribute to loss of Ukrainian territory on eastern front, commanders say

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Some new Ukrainian soldiers refuse to fire at the enemy. While Ukraine presses on with its incursion into Russia’s Kursk region, its troops are still losing precious ground along the country’s eastern front — a grim erosion that military commanders blame in part on poorly trained recruits drawn from a recent mobilization drive, as well as Russia’s …

Poorly trained recruits contribute to loss of Ukrainian territory on eastern front, commanders say
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Poorly trained recruits contribute to loss of Ukrainian territory on eastern front, commanders say

The Independent  

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How the Ukraine-Russia war is playing out differently on 3 separate fronts
4 months, 3 weeks ago

How the Ukraine-Russia war is playing out differently on 3 separate fronts

NPR  

How the Ukraine-Russia war is playing out differently on 3 separate fronts toggle caption -/AP KYIV, Ukraine — The front line in the Russia-Ukraine war stretches for more than 600 miles. The latest front is just across Ukraine's northern border, where Ukrainian troops carried out a surprise invasion into Russian territory on Aug. 6, and are solidifying their positions two …

Belarus says Ukraine amassing troops at border amid incursion into Russia
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Belarus says Ukraine amassing troops at border amid incursion into Russia

Al Jazeera  

Fighting has escalated after Ukrainian troops smashed through the border into Russia’s Kursk region this month. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says Kyiv has stationed more than 120,000 soldiers along its border with Belarus, the country’s state news agency reported, as fighting continues amid Ukraine’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk region. Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant Elsewhere, the United Nations nuclear watchdog warned …

Behind Ukraine’s Russia invasion: Secrecy, speed and electronic jamming
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Behind Ukraine’s Russia invasion: Secrecy, speed and electronic jamming

Live Mint  

PYSARIVKA, Ukraine—Six days after Ukrainian forces swept through the Russian border town of Sudzha in a lightning advance, a Ukrainian platoon carrying out a mopping-up operation stumbled upon a dozen Russian soldiers hiding in a butter factory. The speed and scale of this month’s Ukrainian advance—the first time a foreign military force has occupied Russian soil since World War II—left …

Ukraine’s swift push into the Kursk region shocked Russia and exposed its vulnerabilities
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine’s swift push into the Kursk region shocked Russia and exposed its vulnerabilities

New Indian Express  

A daring Ukrainian military push into Russia’s Kursk region has seen Kyiv's forces seize scores of villages, take hundreds of prisoners and force the evacuation of tens of thousands of civilians in what has become the largest attack on the country since World War II. Why the Russian military seems to have been caught so unprepared: A long border, with …

Revealed: Ukraine’s plan to force Putin to retreat in shame
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Revealed: Ukraine’s plan to force Putin to retreat in shame

The Independent  

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Ukraine captures Russian town of Sudzha as Kyiv’s forces advance, Zelensky says
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine captures Russian town of Sudzha as Kyiv’s forces advance, Zelensky says

CNN  

CNN — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday that Ukrainian forces have taken control of the Russian town of Sudzha, over a week after his forces launched a cross-border incursion into Russia’s Kursk region. Kyiv’s forces have been in the town, located 105 kilometers southwest of the city of Kursk, since last Wednesday, but this is the first confirmation …

Ukraine keeps advancing in attack inside Russia that has humiliated Putin
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine keeps advancing in attack inside Russia that has humiliated Putin

The Independent  

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Russia intensifies attacks in eastern Ukraine as it fights against Kyiv's cross-border incursion
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia intensifies attacks in eastern Ukraine as it fights against Kyiv's cross-border incursion

The Independent  

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Russia strikes back at Ukrainian forces in Kursk region
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia strikes back at Ukrainian forces in Kursk region

Hindustan Times  

By Guy Faulconbridge and Lidia Kelly Russia strikes back at Ukrainian forces in Kursk region MOSCOW -Russian forces on Tuesday struck back at Ukrainian troops with missiles, drones and airstrikes in actions that one senior commander said had halted Ukraine's advance after the biggest attack on sovereign Russian territory since the war began. Russian war bloggers reported intense battles across …

Ukraine military takes control of 28 Russian towns, 180,000 people evacuated
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Ukraine military takes control of 28 Russian towns, 180,000 people evacuated

Live Mint  

Ukraine’s military has taken control of 28 towns and villages in Russia’s Kursk border region, prompting a sixth of its population to flee the incursion, Russian President Vladimir Putin was told. Putin said the Defense Ministry’s main task was to “drive out the enemy from our territories and, together with the Border Service, ensure reliable protection of the state border.” …

Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine claims control of 1,000 sq km in Russia's Kursk region
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine claims control of 1,000 sq km in Russia's Kursk region

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s top military commander says his forces now control 1,000 square kilometers of Russia’s neighboring Kursk region, the first time a Ukrainian military official has publicly commented on the gains of the lightning incursion that has embarrassed the Kremlin. Russian President Vladimir Putin said the incursion, which has caused more than 100,000 civilians to flee, is an …

Russia-Ukraine war: Russia orders evacuation of Kursk region after Ukraine's surprise incursion
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Russia-Ukraine war: Russia orders evacuation of Kursk region after Ukraine's surprise incursion

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia on Saturday announced increased security measures in the border region of Kursk, where an incursion this week by Ukrainian forces caught Russian troops off guard and exposed its military vulnerabilities in the nearly 2½-year-old war. He also said that Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, the commander of Ukraine’s armed forces, had sent him multiple reports about the front-line …

Russia battles Ukrainian forces for third day as Kyiv launches unprecedented cross-border attack
5 months ago

Russia battles Ukrainian forces for third day as Kyiv launches unprecedented cross-border attack

India TV News  

Moscow: Russian forces continued to battle Ukrainian troops for a third day on Thursday in the southwestern Kursk region after Kyiv launched an unprecedented cross-border incursion, one of the largest in the over two-year war, according to the Russian Defence Ministry. 100 Ukrainian soldiers killed, Putin decries 'provocation' Russia says the military has stemmed Ukrainian advances in the border area …

Russia says troops are battling to push Ukrainian forces back after cross-border incursion in Kursk
5 months ago

Russia says troops are battling to push Ukrainian forces back after cross-border incursion in Kursk

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian troops are battling to push back Ukrainian forces from the Kursk region on the third day of one of the largest cross-border incursions of the war, the Russian Defense Ministry said Thursday. A ministry statement said the Russian military and border guards have blocked Ukrainian forces from pushing deeper into the region in southwestern Russia. In …

In a surprise attack, Ukraine sends a large force into western Russia
5 months ago

In a surprise attack, Ukraine sends a large force into western Russia

NPR  

In a surprise attack, Ukraine sends a large force into western Russia toggle caption Acting governor of Kursk region Alexei Smirnov's Telegram channel/AP KYIV, Ukraine — In a brazen attack that caught Russia off-guard, Ukraine’s military has sent a large ground force across its border and into western Russia. The Ukrainian soldiers crossed the country's northeastern border Tuesday and now …

Ukraine penetrates Russia's southern border, Putin decries 'large-scale provocation'
5 months ago

Ukraine penetrates Russia's southern border, Putin decries 'large-scale provocation'

India TV News  

Moscow: Signalling a renewed offensive by Kyiv, Russia on Wednesday said it was fighting off cross-border raids for a second day as Ukrainian soldiers managed to penetrate the country's southern borer near a gas transmission hub. Russian President Vladimir Putin described the incursion into the Kursk region as a “large-scale provocation” while Ukrainian officials remained quiet about the scope of …

Ukrainian troops say Russia's front-line push has driven them out of two more eastern villages
5 months, 1 week ago

Ukrainian troops say Russia's front-line push has driven them out of two more eastern villages

The Independent  

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Ukrainian troops say Russia has driven them out of 2 more eastern Donetsk villages
5 months, 1 week ago

Ukrainian troops say Russia has driven them out of 2 more eastern Donetsk villages

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces have overrun two front-line villages in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, a Ukrainian army sergeant said Monday, after relentless assaults that are part of a Kremlin summer push to overwhelm battlefield defenses there. Separately, attacks in Russia’s Kursk region by the Security Service of Ukraine, also known as the SBU, struck a number of substations causing …

Ukraine forced to pull out from yet another village as Russia reduces region to ruins
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine forced to pull out from yet another village as Russia reduces region to ruins

The Independent  

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The Ukrainian army pulls out from another eastern village as Russia smashes defensive positions
5 months, 3 weeks ago

The Ukrainian army pulls out from another eastern village as Russia smashes defensive positions

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s army has pulled out from the village of Urozhaine in the eastern Donetsk region, an official said Thursday, surrendering another front-line position as Russian forces blast Ukrainian defenses in a relentless onslaught. Despite valiant defending, analysts say, Ukrainian forces are being pushed back in some places along the front line by the bigger and better equipped …

Ukraine faces twin challenges of fighting Russia and shifting political sands in the US
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine faces twin challenges of fighting Russia and shifting political sands in the US

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — After almost 30 months of war with Russia, Ukraine’s difficulties on the battlefield are mounting even as its vital support from the United States is increasingly at the mercy of changing political winds. A six-month delay in military assistance from the U.S., the biggest single contributor to Ukraine, opened the door for the Kremlin’s forces to push …

Ukraine’s army retreats from positions as Russia gets closer to seizing strategically important town
6 months ago

Ukraine’s army retreats from positions as Russia gets closer to seizing strategically important town

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s army has retreated from a neighborhood in the outskirts of Chasiv Yar, a strategically important town in the eastern Donetsk region that has been reduced to rubble under a monthslong Russian assault, a military spokesperson said Thursday. Ukraine’s defensive positions in the town were “destroyed,” he said, adding that there was a threat of serious casualties …

Russia keeps up the front-line pressure before Ukraine receives a boost from Western military aid
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia keeps up the front-line pressure before Ukraine receives a boost from Western military aid

The Independent  

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Russia keeps up pressure on the front line as Ukraine gets a boost from Western military aid
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia keeps up pressure on the front line as Ukraine gets a boost from Western military aid

Associated Press  

DONETSK REGION, Ukraine — Relentless Russian attacks on Ukrainian positions defending the strategically important eastern town of Chasiv Yar are disrupting troop rotations and the delivery of some supplies, soldiers in the area say. Russian troops are seeking to press their advantage in troop numbers and weaponry before Ukrainian forces are bulked up by promised new Western military aid that …

Ukraine employs a flexible defense while waiting for new Western ammo to get to the front
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine employs a flexible defense while waiting for new Western ammo to get to the front

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian firepower has been improving since U.S. lawmakers approved a much-needed military aid package this spring, though not quickly enough to halt the Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine. Ukraine is still on the defensive in the Donetsk region, enabling Moscow’s forces to inflict heavy losses during Ukrainian troop rotations and bringing them closer to crucial Ukrainian supply …

After northern distraction, Russia steps up attacks on Ukraine’s east
7 months, 2 weeks ago

After northern distraction, Russia steps up attacks on Ukraine’s east

Al Jazeera  

Russia has intensified its attacks on the strategically important town of Chasiv Yar and other targets in Ukraine’s east, taking advantage of the fact that some Ukrainian units were diverted to fight its new incursion in the northern region of Kharkiv. Ukraine also unleashed waves of aerial and naval drones, striking Russian refineries, oil depots, airfields and ports, and sinking …

Ukraine: Battles rage outside Kharkiv as troops try to hold back Russian advance
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine: Battles rage outside Kharkiv as troops try to hold back Russian advance

CNN  

Lyptsi, Ukraine CNN — There are some towns that Ukraine can just never afford to lose, and Lyptsi is one of them. It is like that every night.” His men were among the first to tackle Russia’s new advance into Kharkiv region nearly two weeks ago. Over a week reporting in the villages around the city, CNN saw Ukrainian units …

Ukrainian troops pull out of some areas and Zelenskyy postpones foreign trips amid Russian offensive
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukrainian troops pull out of some areas and Zelenskyy postpones foreign trips amid Russian offensive

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces withdrew from some parts of the country’s northeast and battled Russian troops in other areas Wednesday, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s decision to postpone all his upcoming foreign trips underscored the seriousness of the threat his soldiers face. AP AUDIO: Ukrainian troops pull out of some areas and Zelenskyy postpones foreign trips amid Russian offensive AP …

Ukrainian troops pull out of some areas amid Russian offensive
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukrainian troops pull out of some areas amid Russian offensive

LA Times  

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, left, and U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visit the Memory Wall of Fallen Defenders of Ukraine outside St. Michael’s Cathedral in Kyiv on Wednesday. Oleksii Kharkivskyi, head of the city’s patrol police, said Russian troops were taking up positions in the city, while the Ukrainian General Staff said its forces were trying to …

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