Reporting from Ukraine

Russia’s oil revenues plunged after Trump’s trade moves triggered a global price drop, cutting deep into the Kremlin’s primary source of income.

Ukrainian forces employ flexible defensive tactics in Kursk-Sumy border region, using night ambushes and strategic minefields to halt Russian attempts to establish a buffer zone.

Perched on high ground, Shevchenko secures Ukraine’s line around Pokrovsk, disrupting Russian supply and advancing routes to the west.

Ukrainian troops have sealed a tactical ring around Kotlyne, Donetsk Oblast, after weeks of dismantling outer defensive layers, forcing Russian soldiers to flee, surrender, or face drone strikes.

Forced to deploy infantry without armor support in Kharkiv Oblast, Russian commanders sacrificed hundreds of soldiers in open-field assaults against well-prepared Ukrainian positions with FPV drones.

With armored vehicles in short supply, Russia is sending infantry into battle in civilian vans — and they’re being stopped by basic Ukrainian defenses.

By striking a fragile foothold across the river, Ukraine is moving to derail Russia’s plan to turn scattered gains into a single assault axis.

Ukrainian intelligence has uncovered Russia's modern version of barrier troops - using drones to execute their own retreating soldiers near Torske, as commanders sacrifice waves of poorly-trained conscripts in an increasingly desperate bid to capture northern Donetsk Oblast.

In Kharkiv, Luhansk, and Donetsk directions where General Mykhailo Drapatyi coordinates defense, Ukraine increased combat effectiveness and crippled Russian artillery.

Russian commanders deployed three separate waves of armor over a four-hour period on 7th April, losing approximately 17 vehicles and 40 personnel while failing to advance beyond the first Ukrainian minefield.

Moscow's peace negotiators add new demands for Ukraine while their commanders quietly position a massive combat-ready force for a decisive spring offensive before any US-forced ceasefire or sanctions.

Bilohorivka stands firm after two years of Russian attempts, as Ukrainians adapted the chalk quarry for strategic defense.

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy points to Russian strikes as evidence of Moscow's disinterest in peace negotiations, while the Kremlin claims Ukraine violated the agreement first, however, incident evidence suggests it was self-inflicted.

Ukrainian drone strikes have taken a significant toll, halting 15% of Russia’s oil refining capacity, and recovery is in question due to sanctions.