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Military: Russians use scorched earth tactics in Donbas, destroying everything with KAB bombs
In the Donbas, Russia is pursuing a scorched earth policy aimed at flattening Ukraine's defensive positions through overwhelming aerial firepower - precision-guided bombs from jets alongside sustained rocket strikes from helicopter gunships, as per the Ukrainian military spokesperson.
Russo-Ukrainian war, day 735: EU approves multi-billion euro financial aid for Ukraine, Ukrainians liberate town in rapid counterattack
The Council of the European Union has finalized a four-year financial assistance plan for Ukraine worth 50 billion euros.
Why Russia fights like ISIS and how to de-Putinize liberated youth
Security scholar Omar Ashour explains how Russian tactics in Ukraine parallel terrorist extremist strategies and examines deradicalization models to reintegrate youth subjected to Kremlin disinformation.
Poll: Most Russians ready to end war in Ukraine without giving up occupied territories
70% of Russians are ready to support Putin's decision to end hostilities in Ukraine, but on condition that all occupied territories remain under Russian control, according to Levada Center's poll.
Russo-Ukrainian war, day 613: Catastrophic losses in Avdiivka show folly of Russia’s ambitions
Ukraine has called Russia's attempts to seize the eastern city of Avdiivka its biggest defeat, as the number of losses on this front reached 6,500 soldiers in October 2023.
Russian war kills 509 Ukrainian children, most casualties reported in Donetsk Oblast
Russia’s war against Ukraine has killed 509 children and injured 1139, Ukraine’s Prosecutor’s General Office has informed. The…
Weekly Frontline Update: Russian debacle in Avdiyivka
The Avdiyivka offensive forces Russian troops to walk a mile in Ukrainian shoes. Like the Ukrainians during the counteroffensive on the southern front, the Russians have to wade through vast minefields under relentless artillery fire.
Russo-Ukrainian war, day 602: Fighting continues around Bakhmut and Kreminna in Donbas
Russia launched widespread missile strikes across Ukraine on Thursday, damaging civilian infrastructure. Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces continued limited advances around Bakhmut and Kreminna.
Avdiivka under fire: Russian indiscriminate shelling kills a civilian
Russia unleashed a massive assault on the Ukrainian stronghold in the Donetsk Oblast.
Estonian volunteer killed by a Russian drone in Ukraine
Tanel Kriggul, a soldier of the International Legion of Ukraine's Armed Forces, was killed in action in the Donetsk Oblast.
UN report says Ukrainian POWs in Olenivka not killed by HIMARS missiles, as Russia claimed
Based on interviews with more than 50 witnesses and video footage, the new report by the UN High…
Ukraine regains ground in Donetsk Oblast after swift counterattack
A lightning offensive by the Ukrainian Army forced Russian troops to retreat from a part of Opytne in the Donetsk Oblast.
HIMARS missiles not responsible for killing Ukrainian POWs in Olenivka – UN
There is no evidence that HIMARS missiles were used to strike at a detention center in occupied Olenivka…
Russian offensive in Kharkiv Oblast yields no success – Ukraine’s General Staff
The Ukrainian army managed to repel all Russian attacks in the Kupiansk sector (Kharkiv Oblast, eastern Ukraine) within…
Ukraine close to surrounding Russian troops in Bakhmut, Ukrainian military spox says
In the Bakhmut sector (Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine), the Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to hold the initiative, recapturing…
We should not have called them “pro-Russian separatists,” French journalist says
Gulliver Cragg, a correspondent for France 24, has been covering Ukraine since 2010 and residing there since 2014.…
Russia’s Chechen Akhmat unit commander fighting against Ukraine reportedly killed in Donbas – Russian media
Yevgeny Pisarenko, the commander of Akhmat, a Chechen military unit fighting on the Russian side since the beginning…
Russians try to resume offensive actions in Ukraine’s east – National Guard
On 22 June, Ukraine’s National Guard top officer said that Russians tried to carry out assaults in the…
Conquering the darkness: journey of Ukrainian soldier from despair to resilience
Maksym Kucherov, 47, a Ukrainian defender, spent more than a year on the battlefield, fighting for the independence…
Ukraine eliminates Russian commander responsible for deaths of 366 country’s defenders in 2014
Ukraine has liquidated Russian commander Dmitry Lysitsky, who ordered the killing of Ukrainian defenders who tried to break…