Read More 5 minute read Russo-Ukrainian war 2022-2025 Pokrovsk is falling. Huliaipole is threatened. Azov Corps can only save one front Russian troops outnumber Ukrainian troops five to one in some key sectors. That forces Ukrainian commanders to make very hard decisions. byDavid Axe
Read More 5 minute read Russo-Ukrainian war 2022-2025 Dobropillia diversion: did Russia trick Ukraine into losing Pokrovsk? A Russian incursion north of Pokrovsk in August diverted Ukrainian reinforcements. Was it all in the Kremlin's plan? byDavid Axe
Read More 4 minute read Russo-Ukrainian war 2022-2025 End of Ukraine’s “wunderwaffe” drones? Russian turtle tanks eat FPVs as 14 vehicles break through A large Russian tank force attacked under the cover of bad weather on Monday. Half the force survived—and that might be enough. byDavid Axe
Read More 5 minute read Russo-Ukrainian war 2022-2025 The battlefield around Pokrovsk is “a total mess.” And it’s about to get worse. How many Russians are left in their salient northeast of Pokrovsk, and where are they? No outsiders know for sure. byDavid Axe
Read More 4 minute read Russo-Ukrainian war 2022-2025 Ukrainian troops are on the attack in Sumy—and advancing Moscow stripped troops from Sumy to double down on its attack in Donetsk. For Kyiv, that was an opportunity. byDavid Axe
Read More 4 minute read Russo-Ukrainian war 2022-2025 Russia lost a brigade near Dobropillya—more brigades are coming Russia is rushing additional brigades into the salient northeast of Pokrovsk. Can the Ukrainian 1st Azov Corps sustain its counterattack? byDavid Axe