In Ukraine’s forests, fighters race to prepare for next push
1 year, 8 months ago

In Ukraine’s forests, fighters race to prepare for next push

Associated Press  

SOMEWHERE IN CENTRAL UKRAINE — The fighters depart at dawn, single-file, rifles slung, compasses in hand, and disappear like chameleons into the lush greenery of central Ukraine’s dense forests. We get an order — maybe tomorrow, maybe in one month, we don’t know — to go to point ‘X,’” said one of the squad’s leaders, known by his call sign Grunwald. “He thinks that one person is a robot capable of assaulting a trench, securing the enemy’s logistics hub, capturing an airport, stealing an MiG jet and landing it in Moscow, right?” Ihor said. “At beginning of war, we didn’t know anything, but now we are more experienced,” said Serhii. “As the unit commander, I think 10% is a very good result.” ___ Follow AP’s coverage of the war in Ukraine: https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine

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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 …

Inside Ukraine’s battle for the skies as Russian bombardments hit records
1 month ago

Inside Ukraine’s battle for the skies as Russian bombardments hit records

Live Mint  

POLTAVA, Ukraine—A team of soldiers sat inside a nondescript red bus with their eyes glued to a bank of screens blinking with yellow dots. Russia fired more than 6,000 explosive drones and missiles against Ukraine over September, October and November, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of daily data from the Ukrainian Air Force Command. Ukraine is using electronic …

Ukraine seeks to ensure weapons supply as Russia hammers its defences
1 month ago

Ukraine seeks to ensure weapons supply as Russia hammers its defences

Al Jazeera  

Kyiv’s forces claim Russia is losing troops at a record rate in its push to advance in eastern Ukraine. Another group enters after it.” According to Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence, Russia lost 45,720 soldiers in November, setting a monthly casualty record for the war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with Sky News on Sunday: “In just one …

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

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

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Desertion is starving the Ukrainian army of desperately needed manpower and crippling its battle plans at a crucial time in its war with Russia, which could put Kyiv at a clear disadvantage in future ceasefire talks. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print “This problem is critical,” said Oleksandr Kovalenko, a …

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 — …

Ukraine is relying on drones to hold back Russian advances. Troops on the frontline are fearing the worst
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine is relying on drones to hold back Russian advances. Troops on the frontline are fearing the worst

CNN  

Pokrovsk, eastern Ukraine CNN — The Russian assault, caught in grainy feeds from multiple drones, is relentless and daily. “The situation is very critical,” said East, the callsign of a commander of a drone unit with Ukraine’s 15th National Guard working around Pokrovsk. That’s why we often see situations where the enemy uncontrollably penetrates vulnerable areas.” East, a commander of …

Ukraine is relying on drones to hold back Russian advances. Troops on the frontline are fearing the worst
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine is relying on drones to hold back Russian advances. Troops on the frontline are fearing the worst

CNN  

Pokrovsk, eastern Ukraine CNN — The Russian assault, caught in grainy feeds from multiple drones, is relentless and daily. That’s why we often see situations where the enemy uncontrollably penetrates vulnerable areas.” East, a commander of a Ukrainian drone unit working around Pokrovsk. One commander said Selydove, a key town outside of Pokrovsk taken by Russia in October, was defended …

Russia grinds deeper into Ukraine after 1,000 days of grueling war
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Russia grinds deeper into Ukraine after 1,000 days of grueling war

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — When Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine in February 2022, the conventional wisdom was that the capital, Kyiv, would soon fall and the rest of the country wouldn’t last long against a much larger enemy. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print The fall of Avdiivka created a major breach in Ukraine’s …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Russia says it’s fighting a cross-border attack by Ukrainian forces. Kyiv officials have no comment
5 months ago

Russia says it’s fighting a cross-border attack by Ukrainian forces. Kyiv officials have no comment

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian authorities claimed that a Ukrainian force launched an incursion on Tuesday into Russia’s Kursk region but was being beaten back by troops and local border guards. The Russian Defense Ministry said as many as 300 Ukrainian troops, supported by 11 tanks and more than 20 armored combat vehicles, attacked Russian border positions in the area 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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Russia presses its offensive in Ukraine and issues new threats as the West tries to blunt the push
6 months, 1 week ago

Russia presses its offensive in Ukraine and issues new threats as the West tries to blunt the push

Associated Press  

Slowly but steadily this summer, Russian troops are forging through Ukraine’s outgunned and undermanned defenses in a relentless onslaught, prompting the West to push for new weapons and strategies to shore up Kyiv. FILE - In this photo released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy head of Russia’s Security Council, …

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 …

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 …

Ukraine’s desperate battle to keep vital eastern stronghold out of Putin’s hands
8 months ago

Ukraine’s desperate battle to keep vital eastern stronghold out of Putin’s hands

The Independent  

Ukrainian forces face a desperate fight to keep hold of the vital eastern town of Chasiv Yar in the Donetsk region – as Russia intensifies attempts to snatch a symbolic military victory in the coming two weeks. Ukrainian servicemen ride on an armoured personnel carrier in a field near Chasiv Yar The source said: “The Russians are unlikely to capture …

Kyiv's forces are up against a concerted Russian push in eastern Ukraine, a military official says
8 months, 1 week ago

Kyiv's forces are up against a concerted Russian push in eastern Ukraine, a military official says

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — The situation on the front line in eastern Ukraine is worsening but local defenders are so far holding firm against a concerted push by Russia’s bigger and better-equipped forces, a senior Ukrainian military official said Thursday. “The situation is changing dynamically.” AP AUDIO: Kyiv’s forces are up against a concerted Russian push in eastern Ukraine, a military …

‘We stormed without support’: Ukraine towns fall to Russia in latest defeat
8 months, 1 week ago

‘We stormed without support’: Ukraine towns fall to Russia in latest defeat

Al Jazeera  

Outmanned and outgunned, Kyiv’s forces struggle to advance against Moscow’s troops as the war drags on. “I survived that war and will survive this one,” Lidya Stepanovna said, referring to World War II and Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The Russians intensified their attacks ahead of the arrival of US military aid that includes antitank missiles and 155mm-calibre shells that …

Russia pummels exhausted Ukrainian forces with smaller attacks ahead of a springtime advance
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia pummels exhausted Ukrainian forces with smaller attacks ahead of a springtime advance

The Hindu  

Russian troops are ramping up pressure on exhausted Ukrainian forces to prepare to seize more land this spring and summer as muddy fields dry out and allow tanks, armoured vehicles and other heavy equipment to roll to key positions across the countryside. If the Russians stick to their multiple pushes across the front, he said, “Eventually they may find more …

Ukraine war: Kyiv’s troops say they are ‘screwed’ without US weapons
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine war: Kyiv’s troops say they are ‘screwed’ without US weapons

The Independent  

There is one key thing you notice during a journey by car from Kramatorsk, one of the two major cities in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region that are still in Kyiv’s hands, to Chasiv Yar, about 25 miles eastwards. Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, said over the weekend that the situation is getting tougher and “more complicated”, and warned that time is …

More civilians die in Ukraine as a think tank warns delays in US aid will hamper Kyiv's forces
8 months, 3 weeks ago

More civilians die in Ukraine as a think tank warns delays in US aid will hamper Kyiv's forces

The Independent  

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Ukraine military chief’s chilling warning to the West about Russia’s threat
9 months ago

Ukraine military chief’s chilling warning to the West about Russia’s threat

The Independent  

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Analysis: How Russia, Ukraine’s militaries stack up after two years of war
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Analysis: How Russia, Ukraine’s militaries stack up after two years of war

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine is outgunned by Russia, but plans to increase drone production as the war drags on into a third year. The quality of Russia’s soldiers may be questionable, but they are still able to slow down Ukrainian advances, protected in fortified dugouts, along with the help of surveillance drones that stop Ukraine’s military from springing surprise attacks on them. While …

Analysis: A key withdrawal shows Ukraine doesn’t have enough artillery to fight Russia
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Analysis: A key withdrawal shows Ukraine doesn’t have enough artillery to fight Russia

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Dwindling ammunition threatens Ukraine’s hold on the 1,000-kilometer front line under withering assault by Russian artillery. But, when reporters asked if he was confident a deal could be struck before Ukraine loses more territory, Biden responded: “I’m not.” DWINDLING SUPPLIES The Associated Press interviewed over a dozen commanders, including heads of artillery units, in the war’s most …

Detecting Russian ‘carrots’ and ‘tea bags’: Ukraine decodes enemy chatter to save lives
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Detecting Russian ‘carrots’ and ‘tea bags’: Ukraine decodes enemy chatter to save lives

LA Times  

As the radio crackles with enemy communications that are hard to decipher, one Russian command rings out clear: “Brew five Chinese tea bags on 38 orange.” A Ukrainian soldier known on the battlefield as Mikhass, who has spent months listening to and analyzing such chatter, is able to quickly decode the gibberish. After months of near stalemate along the 621-mile …

The race to save Ukraine from Russia’s ‘tea bags’ and ‘cucumbers’
10 months, 3 weeks ago

The race to save Ukraine from Russia’s ‘tea bags’ and ‘cucumbers’

The Independent  

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Ukraine creates new drone force to defeat Russian manpower advantage
11 months ago

Ukraine creates new drone force to defeat Russian manpower advantage

The Telegraph  

Seaborne drones powered by jet ski engines and loaded with 500 pounds of explosives have been used to devastating effect to target the Russian navy’s Black Sea fleet. A swarm of 10 so-called “Magura” drones recently sank Russia’s Ivanovets guided-missile corvette off the coast of occupied Crimea – in the first Ukrainian attack of its kind to completely destroy one …

Intensified Russian airstrikes are stretching Ukraine’s aerial defense resources
1 year ago

Intensified Russian airstrikes are stretching Ukraine’s aerial defense resources

LA Times  

Russia’s recent escalation of missile and drone attacks is stretching Ukraine’s air defense resources, a Ukrainian air force official said Tuesday, leaving the country vulnerable unless it can secure further weapons supplies as the war drags on. “Intense Russian air attacks force us to use a corresponding amount of air defense means,” air force spokesman Yurii Ihnat told national television. …

Analysts say Ukraine’s forces are pivoting to defense after Russia held off their counteroffensive
1 year ago

Analysts say Ukraine’s forces are pivoting to defense after Russia held off their counteroffensive

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s armed forces are taking up a more defensive posture, a military analysis said Wednesday, after their summer counteroffensive failed to achieve a major breakthrough against Russia’s army and as winter weather sets in after almost 22 months of the war. The Kremlin’s deep defenses held firm against Ukraine’s monthslong assault, which employed Western-supplied weapons but did …

Dismayed by Moscow’s war, Russian volunteers are joining Ukrainian ranks to fight Putin’s troops
1 year ago

Dismayed by Moscow’s war, Russian volunteers are joining Ukrainian ranks to fight Putin’s troops

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — When Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ignited into war, back in Moscow, a young Russian who now goes by the name of Karabas was plunged into despair. Members of the pro-Ukrainian Russian ethnic Siberian Battalion practice at a military training close to Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. Ukraine’s military has formed a battalion of soldiers made up …

Russia unleashes assault waves on Ukraine’s Avdiivka, refugees on Nordics
1 year, 1 month ago

Russia unleashes assault waves on Ukraine’s Avdiivka, refugees on Nordics

Al Jazeera  

Russia is losing manpower at pace, says Ukraine, whose army has been mostly on the defensive in recent days. On one day alone, Ukraine’s military said it had “eliminated” 1,100 Russian soldiers and 30 tanks. Russian fatalities came to almost 1,000 men a day – 6,260 for the week of November 20-26, said Ukraine’s deputy defence minister Oleksandr Pavlyuk. He …

Tired Ukrainian Troops Fight to Hold Back Russian Offensive: ‘They Come Like Zombies’
1 year, 1 month ago

Tired Ukrainian Troops Fight to Hold Back Russian Offensive: ‘They Come Like Zombies’

Live Mint  

BERDYCHI, Ukraine—Every day, groups of Russian infantry attack the tree lines and pockmarked fields east of this village, which block their push to surround the city of Avdiivka. “Step by step, they take our positions," said Lt. Oleksandr Shyrshyn, deputy commander of an understrength battalion of Ukraine’s 47th Mechanized Brigade that is defending a kilometer-long stretch of the front. Russia’s …

Ukraine’s troops work to advance on Russian-held side of key river after gaining footholds
1 year, 1 month ago

Ukraine’s troops work to advance on Russian-held side of key river after gaining footholds

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian troops worked to push back Russian forces positioned on the east bank of the Dnieper River, the military said Saturday, a day after Ukraine claimed to have secured multiple bridgeheads on that side of the river that divides the country’s partially occupied Kherson region. The Ukrainians now were trying to “push back Russian army units as …

Ukraine's troops work to advance on Russian-held side of key river after gaining footholds
1 year, 1 month ago

Ukraine's troops work to advance on Russian-held side of key river after gaining footholds

The Independent  

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Ukrainian forces ‘enjoy success’ near Bakhmut as Putin deploys reserves
1 year, 3 months ago

Ukrainian forces ‘enjoy success’ near Bakhmut as Putin deploys reserves

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 troops “enjoyed success” in …

Ukraine special forces fight off Russian jet to retake strategic drilling rigs near Crimea, Kyiv says
1 year, 3 months ago

Ukraine special forces fight off Russian jet to retake strategic drilling rigs near Crimea, Kyiv says

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 special forces regained control …

Ukraine claims gains on southern front and near Bakhmut
1 year, 4 months ago

Ukraine claims gains on southern front and near Bakhmut

The Hindu  

Ukraine said on Monday it had made gains against Russian forces in the south and clawed back territory near Bakhmut in the east, as it battles to break through Russian defences. "The enemy is on the defensive in the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson sectors," Deputy Defence Minister Ganna Malyar said, referring to two southern regions that Moscow claimed to annex last …

Russians press Ukraine in the northeast to distract from more important battles in counteroffensive
1 year, 4 months ago

Russians press Ukraine in the northeast to distract from more important battles in counteroffensive

Associated Press  

LYMAN, Ukraine — Concealed under pine branches in the forests of northeast Ukraine, the muzzle of a Soviet-era howitzer rises, aiming for a group of approaching Russian infantrymen many kilometers away. Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar urged observers to measure Ukrainian progress not in kilometers or meters but “by the very fact that we are successful in moving forward in …

Ukraine’s months-long counteroffensive at the crossroads
1 year, 4 months ago

Ukraine’s months-long counteroffensive at the crossroads

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine’s troops appear to be nearing a breakthrough, slowly edging south in the Zaporizhia region. Ukrainian forces this far south will then be able to destroy targets round Melitopol, putting pressure on Russian troops there and threatening Russian units protecting the near bank of the Dnipro with encirclement. The city of Donetsk, the linchpin for the southern and eastern fronts, …

Fighting intensifies in southeastern Ukraine with Kyiv claiming gains in its counteroffensive
1 year, 5 months ago

Fighting intensifies in southeastern Ukraine with Kyiv claiming gains in its counteroffensive

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Fierce fighting raged Thursday in southeastern Ukraine, where a Western official said Kyiv has launched a major push and Russian President Vladimir Putin said “hostilities have intensified significantly.” Battles in recent weeks have taken place on multiple points along the over 1,000-kilometer front line as Ukraine wages a counteroffensive with Western-supplied weapons and Western-trained troops against Russian …

The battle to adapt to Russia's evolving war tactics is essential if Ukraine is to emerge victorious
1 year, 5 months ago

The battle to adapt to Russia's evolving war tactics is essential if Ukraine is to emerge victorious

ABC  

Earlier this year, Ukrainian soldiers were fighting to hold ground around the destroyed city of Bakhmut. How the Bushmaster is changing the battlefield in Ukraine Photo shows A man with a small moustache and dressed in camo sits inside a military vehicle As Ukrainian forces continue their push in and around Bakhmut, soldiers returning from the front line say the …

Ukraine aims to wear down and outsmart a Russian army distracted by infighting
1 year, 6 months ago

Ukraine aims to wear down and outsmart a Russian army distracted by infighting

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — 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 …

‘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 …

Chaos in Russia is morale booster for Ukraine as it pushes on with early stages of counteroffensive
1 year, 6 months ago

Chaos in Russia is morale booster for Ukraine as it pushes on with early stages of counteroffensive

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — The armed rebellion against the Russian military may have been over in less than 24 hours, but the disarray within the enemy’s ranks was an unexpected gift and timely morale booster for Ukrainian troops. The spectacle of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s mutiny in the critical military command and control hub in the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, and later Russia’s …

Ukraine says it advances in south, stops Russian attack in east
1 year, 6 months ago

Ukraine says it advances in south, stops Russian attack in east

The Hindu  

Ukraine's armed forces have halted a Russian offensive towards the cities of Kupiansk and Lyman in the east of the country, and are advancing in the south, a senior Ukrainian defence official said on June 23. Ukraine is in the early stages of its most ambitious counterattack since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022 and says it has retaken eight …

Ukraine’s counteroffensive begins: What do we know so far?
1 year, 6 months ago

Ukraine’s counteroffensive begins: What do we know so far?

Al Jazeera  

Al Jazeera’s Defence Editor Alex Gatopoulos explains the dynamics of a new phase in the 16-month war. Ukrainian forces have proved highly adept at masking their strategic aims with feints, disinformation and by shuffling troops from one area to another, keeping Russian military planners guessing as to their next move. The restoration of this water supply, initially cut by Ukraine …

Ukraine: The Latest - Ukraine penetrates the first line of Russian defences
1 year, 6 months ago

Ukraine: The Latest - Ukraine penetrates the first line of Russian defences

The Telegraph  

The Telegraph’s Associate Editor for Dominic Nicholls spends the first chunk of the podcast discussing the latest Ukrainian military movements. He begins by surmising the past 24 hours: Today’s MOD’s update says in some areas, Ukrainian forces have likely made good progress and penetrated the first line of Russian defences. Some units are likely conducting credible manoeuvre defence operations, while …

Ukraine Probes Russian Defenses After Kicking Off Counteroffensive
1 year, 6 months ago

Ukraine Probes Russian Defenses After Kicking Off Counteroffensive

Live Mint  

Ukrainian forces were probing Russian defenses as Kyiv searched for weak points that could allow it to break through Russian lines and retake occupied territory as part of its long-anticipated counteroffensive. In his first public comments on the war in several weeks, Russian President Vladimir Putin told journalists that Ukraine’s counteroffensive hasn’t been successful, but he also said that Kyiv’s …

May 31, 2023 - Russia-Ukraine news
1 year, 7 months ago

May 31, 2023 - Russia-Ukraine news

CNN  

A Ukrainian soldier scouts the area with binoculars on the frontline in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on May 29. Whether this has strengthened or weakened them we will see in the coming days.” Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar told Ukrainian television the south-western outskirts of Bakhmut remain under the control of the Ukrainians. the enemy has increased the number of artillery …

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