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Frontline report: Russia deploys 80,000 troops in major Siversk offensive in Donetsk Oblast
Russia deploys 80,000 elite troops for an offensive on Donetsk's Siversk, setting a broader assault strategy on Kramatorsk. Ukraine fortifies positions, leveraging natural terrain and tactical elevations, complicating Russian advances and maintaining control despite intense clashes.
Latest news
April 16, 2024
- Umerov: 244/344 weapon systems approved by Ukraine Defense Ministry in six months are Ukrainian-made
- Commander: Russians lose up to 70% of equipment amid assault on Chasiv Yar
- PACE adopts resolution to use Russian assets for Ukraine’s reconstruction
- Ukraine to share wartime experience at seminar for Ministry of Internal Affairs in Lithuania
- Raiffeisen Bank’s job postings in Russia spark questions about its exit pledge
- Polish farmers unblock one of three Ukraine border checkpoints
- EU Foreign Ministers to discuss Ukraine’s defense needs in Luxembourg
- Italy to allocate €45 million for emergency restoration work on UNESCO sites in Odesa
- War in Ukraine damages “entire international order,” Scholz tells Xi Jinping
- Nearly 37,000 people remain missing in Ukraine amid Russian invasion
- US House Speaker announces separate bills for months-delayed Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan aid
- US unveils new sanctions targeting Belarusian entities, individuals
- Greece to continue Ukraine support but won’t send F-16 jets to Ukraine, PM says
- British Defense Ministry: Russian military struggles to shield factories from Ukraine’s drone attacks
- Zelenskyy: Ukraine ran out of missiles to protect Trypilska station
- UN Security Council: Russia responsible for Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant incidents
- US not to shoot down Iranian drones in Ukraine unlike it did in Israel
- “Shaheds sound the same”: Zelenskyy calls for equal air defense support
- ISW: Russian ‘threatening gains’ likely west of Bakhmut without US aid for Ukraine
- Ukraine’s Security Service uncovers 11 Russian spy networks in 2024, agency’s chief says
- Ukrzaliznytsia de-Russifies 82 railway objects in 2023 on language commissioner’s request
- Media: US House Speaker Johnson plans to pass four separate aid bills, further delaying Ukraine support
- EU set to unlock €50 billion in aid following endorsement of Ukraine’s reform plan
Daily Review
Ukraine solidarity narrative cynical without weapons & guarantees
Gabrielius Landsbergis warns western nations there will be no happy ending unless they choose to rewrite the script to help Ukraine achieve a full victory
Why donations to the Ukrainian army are crucial for victory
The short answer is a lack of state budget to cover all needs as well as unwieldy bureaucracy missing relatively "small" but important issues, such as effective sniper rifles or even vehicles for particular units.
Russia’s rumored assault on Kharkiv: assessing the threat
Despite rumors circulating in Western and Russian media about a potential new Russian offensive targeting Ukraine's second-largest city, Ukrainian officials and military experts are divided on the likelihood and feasibility of such an operation.
Russians build alternative railways for military logistics in Ukraine’s occupied south
Amid delayed weapon deliveries by allies, Russia accelerates the construction of alternative railway links in Ukraine's occupied south, linking strategic cities and creating defensive structures to support military logistics.
Russia suspected of funneling funds to Germany’s AfD party for pro-Russian messaging
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is being investigated for potential involvement in a Russian influence operation. Reports suggest that hundreds of thousands of euros from a pro-Putin network were directed to European politicians, including AfD members.
Frontline report
It’s ten years of Russia’s war against Ukraine, not two
Years of futile negotiations over Ukraine should dispel any illusions – intelligence proves Putin spent the last decade preparing for exactly this war, with aims far beyond Ukraine.
Russian envoy refuses to attend Polish Foreign Ministry after missile breaches Polish airspace
Despite being summoned, the Russian ambassador to Poland refused to attend a meeting at the Polish Foreign Ministry on March 25, amid demands for explanations following a missile breaching Polish airspace during Russia's major attack on Ukraine.
Meet “Liutyi,” Ukraine’s homegrown drone behind strikes on Russian oil refineries
Ukraine's domestically produced Liutyi unmanned aircraft has been behind precise strikes on Russian oil refineries up to 800km inside Russia.
Inside Russia’s “Special liberation operation”: how expat rebels raid Putin’s borderlands
Adopting the Kremlin's euphemism for its Ukraine invasion, Russian rebel battalions have launched a 10-day 'special liberation operation of Russia from Putin' in Russia's Belgorod and Kursk oblasts, asserting they have seized villages, destroyed military equipment and diverted Russian forces from the front
FPV drone tactics reshape conventional trench warfare in Russo-Ukrainian War
Russia is working hard to catch up with the Ukrainian progress and has almost reached the number of Ukrainian FPV drone strikes. With the total number of only FPV drone strikes on both sides now approaching 2,000 per month, previous types of trench fortifications are becoming increasingly vulnerable.
Want to know how Ukraine can resist Russia in 2024? Look to Bilohorivka
A microcosm of Ukraine's defense against Russia, Bilohorivka shows how Ukraine can prevail — or fail.
“Decolonization will not be stopped”: Ukraine expands movement against Russian cultural imperialism
Progressive decolonization discourse has ignored Russia's history of imperialism and cultural appropriation, but Ukraine is determined to challenge false narratives by rewriting its place in the world's museums.
Evergreens
Inside Ukraine’s secret FPV drone labs racing to stay ahead of Russia
DIY warriors operating from garages with soldering irons are outmaneuvering Russia's state giants in the technology arms race — so far.
Magura V5 naval drones to get anti-air and dive capabilities
Ukraine's Magura V5 naval drones, successful in sinking Russian ships, aim for upgrades to improve defense against Russian attack helicopters and ship armament during suicide missions, enhancing their capabilities in challenging Russia's Black Sea Fleet dominance.
Russia’s war: an attack on Europe
Despite the pandemic of German "useful idiot" pacifists, Europe must be defended – by unreserved military support for Ukraine until its victory.
Analysis
Taurus leak reveals Germany’s dilemma as Europe awakens to new security reality
The German Taurus leaks shed light not only on the technical details of a possible Taurus strike on the Crimean bridge, but Europe's shifting security landscape, as France and Germany compete for leadership amid evolving US priorities and the urgent need to support Ukraine's defense.
“It’s a holy war”: British medic sees Ukraine’s battle against “pure evil”
Former policeman, British citizen Peter Fouche, now a combat medic in Ukraine's army, calls on the West to give Ukraine weapons now, or find themselves using those weapons soon.
