Ukraine’s top commander scrapped more than 30 obsolete General Staff orders, freeing field commanders from paperwork built for different war
Many of the cancelled rules dated to the trench fighting of 2016-2020.
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Ukraine’s new top commander is pushing to unwind a Soviet-inherited command model mid-war. He wants combat-tested sergeants to have real authority
Ukraine inherited a system where officers decided everything and sergeants were senior soldiers with no ladder of their own.
Second drone brigade in two months: Ukraine is forming the 446th Unmanned Systems Brigade
It is the second brigade of this level stood up in 2026, following the 445th, and recruitment is already underway, per unofficial sources.
Behind a blue check, someone spoke for Ukraine’s commander—then X shut the whole operation out
For days, statements attributed to Ukraine's newly appointed commander circulated from a profile he had never controlled.
Ukrainian brigade commander found dead in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, murder investigation opened
Colonel Volodymyr Kononnikov, commander of Ukraine's 154th Separate Mechanized Brigade, was found dead on 28 June in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Police have opened a murder investigation
Russia is abandoning its push on Stepnohirsk where average mobilized Russian soldier survived 12 minutes
Russia threw elite units at Stepnohirsk. The average newly mobilized soldier lasted 12 minutes. Now Russia is leaving.
One of few Western officials to witness war firsthand: What did Germany’s defense minister see on Ukraine’s front line?
Boris Pistorius went to the front line. Then he joined an EU defense ministers meeting from headquarters near combat area.
Some Ukrainian soldiers have been on position for 502 days. Syrskyi cappes frontline deployments at two months
The decision arrives after a painful scandal when leadership of the 14th Separate Mechanized Brigade failed to supply soldiers in positions with adequate food, leaving troops stranded without provisions.
“Grandma, get on”: Ukrainian robot carried 77-year-old from grey zone near Lyman (VIDEO)
Ground evacuation was impossible. Enemy drones saturated the area. So Ukraine sent a robot instead.
Spain is sending Ukraine 100 VAMTAC vehicles, same platform hosting Britain’s Rapid Ranger counter-drone system
The VAMTAC platforms provide personnel protection and improved operational mobility in field conditions.
Ukraine’s combat experience is entering NATO training curricula. This week it happened in Bydgoszcz
The course also trained practical analytical skills including Operational Analysis, effectiveness metrics, and risk management during active combat planning.
British Rapid Ranger is downing Shaheds in Ukraine from Spanish armored vehicles
Ukraine's air defense just gained a new super layer.
Ukraine’s new exoskeleton has no electronics, no power supply, and takes 2 minutes to put on
In a war defined by electronic warfare, a purely mechanical system with no power requirements is specifically suited to frontline conditions.
Hero of 2022 battles will now command defense of five oblasts on Ukraine’s Eastern Front
The Eastern Front in Ukraine gets a new commander. A leadership change has taken place in Operational Command…
Ukraine keeps hitting same Russian oil terminal — and it’s getting worse every night
Ukraine is systematically destroying Russia's Baltic oil gateway.
March from hell: Ukraine hits 10 refineries, 12 air defense systems, 5 Russian factories, halting missile chip supply for 6 months (MAP)
Ukraine hit more strategic Russian targets in March than any previous month.
Brilliant ambush plan: Ukrainian troops impress experienced NATO instructors with superior “tactical imagination”
Six hours to plan an ambush — and they produced the most brilliant plan he'd ever seen.
Ukraine crushes Moscow’s largest assault of 2026 on Donetsk fortress belt that held back Russians since 2014
On the Sloviansk direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine stopped the largest motorcycle assault by Russian occupiers since…
Ukraine strikes Yaroslavl key fuel hub for Russian army, targeting its 15 million-ton annual capacity
War moves beyond the frontline.
Latvia is sending new CVR(T) armored vehicles with 7.62 mm machine gun and 510 km range
One variant is an armored ambulance that evacuates wounded where no wheeled vehicle can follow.