Olena Mukhina

Border Guard Spokesperson Andrii Demchenko confirms that Ukrainian units are employing artillery, mortars, and reconnaissance drones to prevent Russian force buildup in the strategically significant border area.

Ukrainian command maintains positions despite encirclement threat.

Ukrainian forces have lost their ability to track Russian bomber takeoffs and military aircraft movements, dramatically reducing warning time for troops and civilians while Russian forces exploit this advantage to sever supply lines in Kursk Oblast.

In the Pokrovsk direction in Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian units have managed to halt the Russian offensive and launched…

Ukrainian airborne assault brigade ambushed Russian forces attempting to replicate Avdiivka tactics by using underground pipeline infrastructure, trapping and destroying the group as they emerged from the tunnel in a planned operation based on intelligence gathering.

Ukrainian officials have refuted claims of a mass Russian border breach in Sumy Oblast, confirming only small infiltration groups are attempting to establish footholds as the Kursk situation deteriorates for Ukrainian forces.

Ukraine's new Hliadach system enables soldiers to fire accurately while remaining protected, featuring a weapon-mounted camera and viewing monocular developed by military personnel in partnership with civilian experts.

Russian forces have infiltrated Ukrainian positions near Sudzha using a gas pipeline to move 100 troops undetected, exacerbating Ukraine's precarious situation as their forces face potential encirclement in Russia's Kursk Oblast.

Germany's Federal Intelligence Service head warns Russia intends to test NATO's collective defense commitment, with threat timeline accelerating if Ukraine war ends before 2029, enabling resource reallocation against Europe.

The Trump administration has blocked Ukrainian access to critical satellite intelligence as part of a wider strategy to pressure Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy into peace negotiations with Russia, while maintaining defensive intelligence support.

Ukraine's ambitious incursion into Russian territory, once seen as a strategic masterstroke, now teeters on collapse as Russian forces exploit intelligence gaps and overwhelming drone capabilities to divide Ukrainian positions.

Funded through the International Fund for Ukraine, the procurement follows a London meeting where world leaders confirmed the need to strengthen Ukraine's position.

As Ukrainian and US representatives prepare for possible meetings in Saudi Arabia next week, sources close to negotiations suggest Trump frequently "changes his mind" about conditions for resuming American support.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Støre emphasized strict oversight mechanisms for the aid package.