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Russian aggression in Europe and in Ukraine in particular.

Largest-ever drone assault hits Moscow: Airports close, homes ablaze

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Frontline report

Frontline report: Ukraine launches record 20-drone strike on Moscow, hits another 5 regions to expose Russian air defenses and cripple military hubs

Russian defenses falter as Ukrainian drones target Moscow, hit naval base in Dagestan, and destroy ammunition depots in Bryansk.

byReporting from Ukraine

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Frontline report: Ukraine traps Russian forces in Kursk direction after calculated withdrawal

Ukrainian forces allowed Russian mechanized units to advance through lowland settlements before cutting them off from high ground positions in forests and hills.

byReporting from Ukraine

Mosfilm transfers its T-55, PT-76 tanks from 1950s to Russian army amid equipment shortage Top: Mosfilm director Karen Shakhnazarov (L) talking to Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) on 13 November in Moscow (photo: kremlin.ru); Bottom left: PT-76 light Soviet tank, bottom right: T-55 tank (file photos).

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Russian Aggression

Mosfilm studio transfers its T-55, PT-76 tanks from 1950s to Russian army amid equipment shortage

Russia's state-owned film studio used this armor as movie props

byYuri Zoria

Russian BTR platoon destroyed in Kruglenkoe

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Frontline report

Frontline report: elite Ukrainian brigades obliterate Russian marines and North Koreans in counteroffensive with tanks and anti-tank mines

Elite Ukrainian brigades decimated a joint Russian-North Korean assault force near Malaya Loknya, losing 15 armored vehicles and throwing North Korean soldiers into the meat grinder.

byReporting from Ukraine

A screenshot from the Reporting from Ukraine video, 11 November

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Frontline report

Frontline report: Ukrainian ATGMs shatter Russian tank column in failed Siversk offensive in Donetsk Oblast

Ukrainian defenders switched from modern drone warfare to traditional anti-tank weapons, destroying eleven Russian armored vehicles along a narrow corridor north of Ivano-Darivka. This sparked unprecedented backlash from Russian military experts.

byReporting from Ukraine

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Frontline report

Frontline report: Ukrainian combined arms operation retakes northern Druzhba

Ukrainian drone operators modified hexacopters to deliver TM62 anti-tank mines onto Russian-occupied buildings in Druzhba, demolishing fortified positions before ground forces moved in.

byReporting from Ukraine

Frontline Report 8 Nov 2024 Vector 3 33rd Mechanized Brigade Leopard 2A4

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Frontline report

Frontline report: Ukrainian drones down rare Russian Terminator near Kurakhove as Leopards smash trenches

Russian forces concentrate a five-pronged offensive around the vital N15 highway, as Ukrainian 33rd and 79th Brigades race to prevent encirclement with potential for later push on Pokrovsk.

byReporting from Ukraine

Frontline Report 7 Nov 2024: A Russian armored column plunges head first into the jaws of the Ukrainian defense, crossing through lowlands near Ivano-Darivka, Donetsk Oblast. Screenshot from video.

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Frontline report

Frontline report: Edelweiss Brigade ambush decimates 75% of Russian assault near strategic Siversk hub

A meticulously planned defensive operation by Ukraine's 10th Mountain Assault Brigade demonstrated how modern military technology and tactical patience can neutralize even large-scale armored assaults, while preserving defender lives.

byReporting from Ukraine

A screenshot from the Reporting from Ukraine video, 4 November.

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Frontline report

Frontline report: Ukrainians demolish Russian firing posts with repurposed anti-tank mines, reclaim Toretsk high-rises

Russian forces lost critical observation posts in Toretsk, Donetsk Oblast, where they recently intensified the offensive, as Ukrainian sappers bundled anti-tank mines with C-4 charges to destroy Russian-held high-rises.

byReporting from Ukraine

A screenshot from the Reporting from Ukraine video, 2 November.

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Frontline report

Frontline report: Russia uses North Korean troops for Kursk push to meet Putin’s February retake deadline

Despite North Korea's reputation for skilled special forces, video evidence shows young inexperienced conscripts arriving at Russian bases, raising doubts about their readiness for complex offensive operations at unfamiliar territory and with a language gap, as they share one translator for every 40 soldiers along the Kursk front.

byReporting from Ukraine

A screenshot from the Reporting from Ukraine video, 30 October.

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Frontline report

Frontline report: Ukrainian forces decimate Russian recon units and halt advance in Toretsk using coal mine heights

Russian reconnaissance teams that infiltrated Zabalka district in Toretsk found themselves trapped and eliminated by precise Ukrainian artillery coordinated from terrikon observation posts. The failed advance prevented Russians from securing a vital secondary logistics route to advance in Toretsk, Donetsk Oblast.

byReporting from Ukraine

A Colombian soldier guarding a trench in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Source: David Kirichenko

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Dispatch

Colombian soldiers trade jungle combat for Ukraine’s tech-driven war

Battle-forged in wars against cartels, Colombian veterans hit brutal truth in Ukraine as guerrilla tactics offer little help against Russia's hi-tech killing zone.

byDavid Kirichenko

Screenshot from the Reporting from Ukraine video, 27 October

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Frontline report

Frontline report: Kremlin postpones Kursk liberation deadline as Ukrainian elite brigades destroy Russian assault force

Russian attempts to encircle Ukrainian positions in Kursk Oblast backfired when Ukrainian deployed Western-provided Bradley vehicles and Abrams tanks, which helped to advance.

byReporting from Ukraine

Frontline report: Ukrainian commandos storm Russian positions with swift drone-led counterattack, halt infiltration into key Donbas routes

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Frontline report

Frontline report: Ukrainian commandos storm Russian positions with drone-led counterattack, halt infiltration into key Donbas routes

A lightning-fast redeployment of Ukrainian elite forces has halted an ambitious Russian attempt to outflank the strategic town of Lyman.

byReporting from Ukraine

A team leader shows a TM-62 anti-tank mine in a contaminated area. Demining in Ukraine during the full-scale Russian invasion

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Dispatch

Ukrainian sappers race against the world’s largest minefield

Deep in Ukraine's south, Ukrainian sappers face deadly mathematics: 3,000 deminers against 180,000 square kilometers of mine-riddled territory, with Russian forces adding more nightly.

byThéo Prouvost

frontline report ukrainian marines survive heroic last stand during withdrawal kursk's lyubimovka reporting ukraine's video pincer movements

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Frontline report: Ukrainian marines survive heroic last stand during withdrawal from Kursk’s Lyubimovka

Russian pincer movements isolated Ukrainian bridgeheads near Olgovka and Lyubimovka, compelling Ukrainian units to withdraw to defensible positions.

byReporting from Ukraine

Ukrainian Drones Hunt 12 000 North Korean Soldiers Hidden in Moscow and Russian bases

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Frontline report

Frontline report: Ukrainian drones hunt 12,000 North Korean soldiers hidden in Moscow and Russian bases

Facial recognition technology and drone surveillance reveal extensive North Korean military presence in Russian training facilities, prompting immediate Ukrainian counter-operations.

byReporting from Ukraine

A screenshot from the Reporting from Ukraine video, 22 October.

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Frontline report

Frontline report: Ukrainian elite special forces seize new ground near Kharkiv, stabilize defense

Ukrainian elite regiments Kraken and Artan led a successful assault in Kharkiv direction, first using reconnaissance drones to assess Russian positions and then launching precise artillery strikes on already weakened Russian troops in the area.

byReporting from Ukraine

Frontline report: Ukraine's demolition squads turn Toretsk high-rises into Russian trap

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Frontline report

Frontline report: Ukraine’s demolition squads turn Toretsk high-rises into Russian trap

Ukrainian forces have turned Toretsk's skyline into a battleground, methodically dismantling Russian-held high-rises to neutralize key defensive positions.

byReporting from Ukraine

Ukrainian soldiers, illustrative image. Photo via Wikimedia.

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Frontline report

Frontline report: Looming onset of winter forces Ukraine and Russia towards violent showdown in Kursk Oblast

Both sides are racing against deteriorating weather conditions, resulting in high-intensity clashes as time becomes of the essence.

byReporting from Ukraine