Budanov honors “Cyborgs” who held Donetsk Airport for 242 days
"They held the defense then; we hold it now," says presidential office chief Budanov.
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Russia forces Donbas residents into becoming”cannon fodder”
Disabled and ill Donbas residents are thrown into combat without training
“Quiet as mice”: Ukrainian pilots neutralized Russia’s Su-57 marketing campaign over their skies
Russia needed Ukrainian kill for export promotion.
17 tons of fuel stolen from frontline unit: Ukraine arrests commander and subordinate for wartime embezzlement
Every 10 days fuel disappeared.
Ukrainians forced to kill Ukrainians: Russia makes occupied Ukrainians choose between debt and killing their own people
Moscow's Donbas strategy: turn Ukrainians into soldiers, send them to the front line.
Putin confirms Russia still wants all of Ukraine and won’t be satisfied with US-proposed peace plan, ISW says
He again referred to wide areas of Ukraine as “historically Russian,” including territories not currently under Russian occupation.
Airstrikes first, then assault: Ukrainian special forces eliminate Russian railway operation in Pokrovsk (VIDEO)
Russia controls 80% of Pokrovsk.
75% of Ukrainians oppose “peace plan,” which includes withdrawal of troops from Donbas
Three in four Ukrainians oppose a peace settlement that would force their military to abandon Kramatorsk, Sloviansk, and other Donetsk region cities currently under government control
Ukraine hits Russian drone base in Donetsk and fuel tanks in Luhansk Oblast (VIDEO, MAP)
FP-2 drones targeted a UAV warehouse in Donetsk and a large fuel storage in Simeikyne, Luhansk Oblast, on 8 December.
Ukrainian soldiers reject Trump peace plan as “real capitulation”
"It is not the state leadership sitting in the trenches. It is our boys in the trenches. They have the right to decide," says Sgt. Volodymyr Rzhavskyi, rejecting a peace plan that would recognize the Donbas as de facto Russian.
Russian troops tied POW’s hands, beat him, then shot him, Ukrainian prosecutors say
Incident near Pokrovsk adds to pattern of illegal executions documented across frontline.
“Here on the ground we understand”: Ukrainian commander warns “ceasefire talks” play into Kremlin’s hands
Soldiers think less about war, more about ceasefire.
Russian drone attack hits Odesa overnight, hospitalizes three with burns and head trauma
Ukraine's southern regions faced coordinated Russian attacks overnight, with casualties reported in Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson, according to local military administrations.
Night drone strikes disable two power stations in occupied Donetsk Oblast, plunge cities into darkness
Occupied Donetsk and surrounding cities lost power in the early hours of November 18 after coordinated drone attacks on the Zuivska and Starobeshivska thermal power stations.
Russia launches forced call-up of reservists in occupied Luhansk oblast
The first group of reservists gathered by occupation authorities was told they would guard infrastructure, but they were immediately sent to a training center instead, Ukraine's Luhansk Oblast head says.
Ukrainian drone swarm strikes occupied Donetsk, triggering fires and power outages (VIDEO)
Residents reported intense anti-aircraft fire as drones circled the city for hours.
Ukraine strikes Saratov refinery again — one of Russia’s biggest oil plants set ablaze
The Rosneft-owned facility erupted in flames overnight after explosions shook the city and sirens sounded.
Ukraine confirms strikes on Volgograd oil refinery, Crimean fuel depots, and Donetsk Shahed drone base (VIDEO)
Ukrainian forces launched a coordinated overnight assault, striking deep into both Russian territory and occupied areas. The attacks…
“We will clear everything”: Ukrainian forces hunt 60 trained Russian saboteurs hiding in fog of Kupiansk
Following the public declaration to “leverage the seizure of Kupiansk,” Moscow prepares new offensives eastward.
US pressures Ukraine to stop fighting at current postions, while no security guarantees are announced
Ukraine is left choosing between rival concessions without protective mechanisms for either scenario.