Ukraine ‘many steps closer to regaining Crimea’ after Black Sea gains
1 year, 3 months ago

Ukraine ‘many steps closer to regaining Crimea’ after Black Sea gains

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Ukrainian military said on Monday that it recaptured strategic gas and oil drilling platforms from Russia in the Black Sea and claimed gains in occupied areas near Bakhmut, a city in eastern Ukraine left in ruins after the war's longest and deadliest fighting. The recapture of the so-called Boyko Towers platforms provides an energy source and takes back an asset that Russia seized in 2015 and used to launch helicopters, Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence said. “Russia has been deprived of the ability to fully control the waters of the Black Sea, and this makes Ukraine many steps closer to regaining Crimea,” the Main Intelligence Directorate said. Ukraine's reported battlefront gains, which could not be independently confirmed, came as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was on a train headed for Russia for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Ukraine Russia North Korea Putin Russian Platforms Ukrainian Black Sea Crimea Baerbock  forces  russian  gains  black  sign  closer  province  steps  ukraine  regaining  ukraines  crimea  platforms  ukrainian  russia  sea

History of this topic

Ukraine-Russia war map 2025: Where are Putin’s forces making gains on the frontline?
4 days, 17 hours ago

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

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Members of Ukraine’s Khyzhak Brigade …

Ukraine pressing attacks in Russia’s Kursk region
5 days, 5 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, 21 hours ago

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

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Members of Ukraine’s Khyzhak Brigade …

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

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

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Members of Ukraine’s Khyzhak Brigade …

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  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Members of Ukraine’s Khyzhak Brigade …

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  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ukraine is battling against a …

Ukraine replaces commander following Russian advances on key city of Pokrovsk
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Ukraine replaces commander following Russian advances on key city of Pokrovsk

CNN  

CNN — The commander of Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk group of forces has been replaced following Russian advances in the region, a military official said Saturday. The fall of Pokrovsk to Russian forces would mark the largest setback for Ukraine in months and compound Ukraine’s struggles to get off the backfoot while Russian troops pile severe pressure on the eastern front …

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

Russian forces just three kilometers from key Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Russian forces just three kilometers from key Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk

CNN  

CNN — Russian forces are now just three kilometers from the outskirts of the key eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk after making advances Wednesday, according to Ukrainian mapping service DeepState. Meanwhile, Ukrainian gas supply regulator Donetskoblgaz has warned that Pokrovsk will be cut off from gas supplies from Thursday due to the “worsening situation.” “Due to significant damage to gas …

Russia advancing in Ukraine at fastest pace, closing in on strategic town, say analysts
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Russia advancing in Ukraine at fastest pace, closing in on strategic town, say analysts

Firstpost  

Analysts said that Russian forces are making their fastest progress in Ukraine since the start of the war, now moving closer to the important town of Kurakhove Russian forces have been advancing in Ukraine at the fastest pace since the early months of the war, are moving into the strategic town of Kurakhove and have been exploiting vulnerabilities of Kyiv …

Ukraine latest: Bad news mounts for Ukraine across the frontlines. But Russia is under pressure too
Trending News
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine latest: Bad news mounts for Ukraine across the frontlines. But Russia is under pressure too

CNN  

CNN — The bad news keeps coming. Barros, who leads the Russia and Geospatial Intelligence teams at the DC-based conflict monitoring group, said that Russia’s advantage on the battlefield makes it impossible for Ukraine to prepare for a possible counteroffensive. Diego Fedele/Getty Images Barros said that the Pokrovsk situation is just one example of Russia’s failure to achieve its own, …

Ukraine latest: Bad news mounts for Ukraine across the frontlines. But Russia is under pressure too
Trending News
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine latest: Bad news mounts for Ukraine across the frontlines. But Russia is under pressure too

CNN  

CNN — The bad news keeps coming. Barros, who leads the Russia and Geospatial Intelligence teams at the DC-based conflict monitoring group, said that Russia’s advantage on the battlefield makes it impossible for Ukraine to prepare for a possible counteroffensive. Diego Fedele/Getty Images Barros said that the Pokrovsk situation is just one example of Russia’s failure to achieve its own, …

Mapped: Where has Russia made advances on the frontline in Ukraine?
2 months, 1 week ago

Mapped: Where has Russia made advances on the frontline in Ukraine?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ …

Russia says captured another village in eastern Ukraine
3 months ago

Russia says captured another village in eastern Ukraine

The Hindu  

Russian forces said on Saturday that they had captured another village in eastern Ukraine near the town of Kurakhove, as Moscow continued its steady advance. “Russian forces “liberated the settlement of Zhelannoye Vtoroye” in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, the defence ministry said,” using the Russian name for the village of Zhelanne Druge. Separately, the defence ministry said Russia had downed 10 …

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 …

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  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Russian forces have been gaining ground in parts of …

Ukraine says Russia has started a counteroffensive in its Kursk border region
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Ukraine says Russia has started a counteroffensive in its Kursk border region

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia has launched a counteroffensive in its Kursk region to dislodge Ukraine’s forces who stormed across the border five weeks ago and put Russian territory under foreign occupation for the first time since World War II, Ukraine’s president said Thursday. A Russian missile attack Thursday killed three people and injured two others, all of them Ukrainian workers …

Russia-Ukraine War in Maps: Where are the frontlines now as Kremlin claims advances in Donetsk?
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Russia-Ukraine War in Maps: Where are the frontlines now as Kremlin claims advances in Donetsk?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Russian forces have advanced in …

Russia says captured town, three villages in eastern Ukraine
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Russia says captured town, three villages in eastern Ukraine

The Hindu  

Russia's Defence Ministry on Tuesday said it had captured the town of Krasnogorivka in eastern Ukraine as well as three villages in different parts of the Donetsk region. Russian troops have been advancing steadily in the Donetsk region in recent weeks and are closing in on the town of Pokrovsk, a vital logistics and transport hub for Ukrainian forces. Russian …

Ukraine war: Russia claims another village in east Ukraine, near Pokrovsk
4 months ago

Ukraine war: Russia claims another village in east Ukraine, near Pokrovsk

The Hindu  

Russia said on Monday that its forces had captured the east Ukrainian village of Memryk, a stepping stone to the Kyiv-held logistics hub of Pokrovsk some 20 kilometres away. Pokrovsk lies on the intersection of a key road that supplies Ukrainian troops and towns across the eastern front and has long been a target for Moscow's army. "Units of the …

Russia says its forces seize another settlement in Ukraine's Donetsk region
4 months, 1 week ago

Russia says its forces seize another settlement in Ukraine's Donetsk region

The Hindu  

Russian forces have gained control of the Kirove settlement, known in Ukraine as Verezamske, in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region, the defence ministry said on Saturday. Russia has been making incremental gains in the region at a time when Ukrainian troops seek to advance in Russia's Kursk region after a surprise cross-border attack that began on Aug. 6. Separately, the defence …

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  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Since 6 August, when Ukraine …

Ukraine says it has recaptured land in the Kharkiv region, reversing some Russian gains there
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine says it has recaptured land in the Kharkiv region, reversing some Russian gains there

Hindustan Times  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces say they have recaptured territory in the eastern region of Kharkiv, where Russia launched a large offensive in the spring that brought initial gains but the operation soon stalled. Ukraine says it has recaptured land in the Kharkiv region, reversing some Russian gains there Ukraine’s 3rd Separate Assault Brigade said in a statement late Thursday …

Ukraine says it has recaptured land in the Kharkiv region, reversing some Russian gains there
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine says it has recaptured land in the Kharkiv region, reversing some Russian gains there

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ …

Zelenskyy makes 1st visit to border area where Ukrainian forces launched offensive into Russia
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Zelenskyy makes 1st visit to border area where Ukrainian forces launched offensive into Russia

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made his first visit Thursday to the border area where his forces launched their surprise offensive into Russia, saying that Kyiv’s military had taken control of another Russian village and captured more prisoners of war. While in Ukraine’s northern Sumy region, Zelenskyy said the new POWs from the Russian region of Kursk would …

Zelensky visits border area from which Ukrainian forces entered Russia
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Zelensky visits border area from which Ukrainian forces entered Russia

LA Times  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, center, and Col. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, right, look at a map during their visit to Sumy, Ukraine, on Thursday. President Volodymyr Zelensky made his first visit Thursday to the northeastern Ukrainian border area from which his forces launched their surprise offensive into Russia more than two weeks ago, seizing dozens of settlements. Zelensky said the Kursk …

Families flee as Vladimir Putin's forces close in on Ukrainian town as Russian advances towards big population centres in eastern Ukraine gathers pace
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Families flee as Vladimir Putin's forces close in on Ukrainian town as Russian advances towards big population centres in eastern Ukraine gathers pace

Daily Mail  

Advances by Vladimir Putin's forces across eastern Ukraine gathered pace yesterday with reports they had seized another key town. Ukrainian soldiers prepare a vehicle adapted to fire helicopter shells as the Russia-Ukraine war continues in the direction of Toretsk, Ukraine Vladimir Putin's Russian troops heavily outnumber those defending in eastern Ukraine and are well supplied with artillery and weaponry Russia's …

Russia says it advances in eastern Ukraine and regroups after incursion
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia says it advances in eastern Ukraine and regroups after incursion

The Hindu  

Russia said on Tuesday its forces had taken control of what it described as the strategically important logistics hub of Niu-York in eastern Ukraine, part of Moscow's grinding drive to capture the entire Donetsk region. Even as Ukrainian troops seek to advance in Russia's Kursk region after a surprise cross-border attack that began on Aug. 6, the fate of Niu-York …

Moment Ukrainian troops launch devastating attack on Russian hide-out as Zelensky's men continue incursion into Kursk 'forcing 122,000 to flee'
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Moment Ukrainian troops launch devastating attack on Russian hide-out as Zelensky's men continue incursion into Kursk 'forcing 122,000 to flee'

Daily Mail  

Dramatic video shows the moment Ukrainian forces launch a devastating attack on Russian positions in a village in occupied Kursk. Smoke and flames rise from buildings in the village of Mala Loknya, in Russia's Kursk region The intense Ukrainian bombardment of the Russian positions was caught on camera The attack left the buildings - which Ukraine said Putin's troops were …

Civilians flee Pokrovsk as Russia’s army bears down on the key eastern Ukraine city
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Civilians flee Pokrovsk as Russia’s army bears down on the key eastern Ukraine city

Associated Press  

POKROVSK, Ukraine — Civilians with small children in their arms and lugging heavy suitcases fled Monday from Ukraine’s eastern city of Pokrovsk, where the Russian army was bearing down fast despite a lightning Ukrainian incursion into Russia’s Kursk region. “We barely got out.” Pokrovsk is one of Ukraine’s main defensive strongholds and a key logistics hub in the Donetsk region. …

Maps and satellite imagery show Ukraine's incursion into Russia's Kursk region
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Maps and satellite imagery show Ukraine's incursion into Russia's Kursk region

ABC  

Ukrainian troops staged a surprise cross-border attack into Russia early last week, and now Kyiv claims to control more than 1,100 square kilometres of its neighbour's territory. Ukraine's top commander Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi told Mr Zelenskyy on Thursday that the incursion had so far advanced 35km into the Kursk region, capturing 82 settlements. Satellite imagery collected by Maxar from …

Zelenskyy says Ukrainian troops have taken full control of the Russian town of Sudzha
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Zelenskyy says Ukrainian troops have taken full control of the Russian town of Sudzha

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that his country’s troops had taken full control of Sudzha, the largest Russian town to fall to Ukraine’s forces since the start of their cross-border incursion more than a week ago. Although Russian military bloggers reported that Russian reserves sent to the Kursk region had slowed Ukrainian advances, questions remain over …

Ukraine gambled on an incursion deep into Russian territory. The bold move changed the battlefield
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine gambled on an incursion deep into Russian territory. The bold move changed the battlefield

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s stunning incursion into Russia’s Kursk border region was a bold gamble for the country’s military commanders, who committed their limited resources to a risky assault on a nuclear-armed enemy with no assurance of success. To conduct the Kursk operation, Kyiv deployed battalions drawn from multiple brigades, some of which were pulled from the hottest parts of …

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 …

Zelensky says Ukrainian troops have taken full control of the Russian town of Sudzha
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Zelensky says Ukrainian troops have taken full control of the Russian town of Sudzha

LA Times  

A Ukrainian tank passes by a burning car near the Russian-Ukrainian border in the Sumy region of Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that his country’s troops had taken full control of Sudzha, which would be the largest Russian town to fall under Ukraine’s purview since the start of its cross-border incursion more than a week ago. Although Russian …

Ukrainian forces 'moving further' into Russia's Kursk region as more than 100 soldiers captured, Zelenskyy says
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukrainian forces 'moving further' into Russia's Kursk region as more than 100 soldiers captured, Zelenskyy says

ABC  

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv's forces were continuing to advance in the Russian region of Kursk, with plans to organise evacuation corridors for civilians. Ukraine carries out largest drone attack on Russian air bases, sources say Russia said on Wednesday that it had destroyed 117 Ukrainian drones in Russia on Tuesday night—mostly in the Kursk, Voronezh and Belgorod and …

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  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A Ukrainian tank crew take a break while operating …

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  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Russian army is intensifying …

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 …

Russian advances in Donetsk threaten Ukrainian lines of supply
5 months, 1 week ago

Russian advances in Donetsk threaten Ukrainian lines of supply

Al Jazeera  

During the last week of July, Russia mounted its largest assaults in eight months in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, seizing a string of settlements in an apparent bid to cut off key supply routes and force a mass Ukrainian retreat. It appeared that Russia’s strategy was to cut off two highways – one supplying Ukraine’s garrison in Vuhledar in southern …

Zelensky visits Ukraine front as Moscow claims fresh gains
5 months, 1 week ago

Zelensky visits Ukraine front as Moscow claims fresh gains

New Indian Express  

KYIV: Russia said on Monday its forces had captured the village of Vovche in eastern Ukraine, the latest in a string of frontline advances Moscow has claimed in recent weeks. The announcement came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited special forces in the border region of Kharkiv, where Moscow's forces launched a surprise ground offensive in May but failed to …

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

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

LA Times  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrives at the European Political Community summit at Blenheim Palace in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, on Thursday. 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 …

Ukraine’s Army retreats from positions as Russia marches into strategically vital town
6 months ago

Ukraine’s Army retreats from positions as Russia marches into strategically vital town

The Hindu  

Ukraine’s Army has retreated from a neighbourhood on the outskirts of Chasiv Yar, Nazar Voloshyn, a spokesperson for the Khortytsua ground forces formation, said on Thursday. A strategically important town in the eastern Donetsk region which has been reduced to rubble under a months-long Russian assault, Chasiv Yar occupies a strategically elevated location. For months, Russian forces have focused on …

Russia poses as peacemaker, stepping up attacks on Ukraine’s east
6 months ago

Russia poses as peacemaker, stepping up attacks on Ukraine’s east

Al Jazeera  

Russia has sought to paint itself as a peacemaker in the war it started in Ukraine, calling NATO and Ukraine warmongers and storming out of the Organization for Security and Co-pperation in Europe. As he has often said before, he felt Ukraine’s allies were deliberately holding back support to not embarrass Russian President Vladimir Putin with a rapid defeat: “Everybody …

Ukraine’s more liberal use of allied weapons complicates Russian logistics
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Ukraine’s more liberal use of allied weapons complicates Russian logistics

Al Jazeera  

But observers say Ukraine needs a completely free hand to strike Russian soil if it is to win the war. On the ground, Russia’s incursion in Ukraine’s northern Kharkiv region appeared to have stalled, as forces spearheading two separate initiatives in Vovchansk and north of Lyptsi made no new gains. The ISW was critical of this policy, saying it had …

Zelenskyy says Ukraine has taken back control in areas of Kharkiv region, aerial attacks continue
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Zelenskyy says Ukraine has taken back control in areas of Kharkiv region, aerial attacks continue

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ukrainian forces have secured “combat …

Ukraine says it regains control in some areas of Kharkiv region, as Russian attacks continue
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine says it regains control in some areas of Kharkiv region, as Russian attacks continue

LA Times  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday looks at burned books at Ukraine’s largest printing house after a deadly Russian missile attack in Kharkiv. Ukrainian forces have secured “combat control” of areas where Russian troops entered the northeastern Kharkiv region this month, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. Russia’s Kharkiv push appears to be a coordinated new offensive that includes testing Ukrainian defenses …

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 …

Discover Related