For first time, NATO ally built its entire military exercises around Ukrainian Azov Brigade lessons
Latvia changed its exercise format for the first time. The reason: Ukraine's combat experience can't be simulated.
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Azov commander: Stop counting kilometers—Ukraine’s real war is psychological
Olenivka massacre survivor argues Ukrainians are measuring the wrong things
The Soviet disease plaguing both armies—and the Ukrainian brigades trying to cure it
Two cities fell in late 2025 because commanders lied about holding them. The difference in what happened next may decide the war.
Ukraine hits Russia’s most dangerous high-tech formation in Donetsk Oblast
The destruction of Rubicon's command post may restore Ukraine's drone advantage after the unit inflicted hundreds of vehicle losses in Kursk.
NATO banned weapons to this Ukrainian unit. Now they study its tactics.
Azov went from pariah to the territorial defense case study.
Frontline report: Azov corps encircles 800 Russian soldiers after 18-kilometer breakthrough collapses
Azov command reports an additional 101 Russian soldiers wounded and 13 taken prisoner during the rapid response operation that mobilized Ukraine's 1st national guard army corps.
Pokrovsk cleared of Russian infiltrators — but Dobropillia front still unstable, Ukrainian military says
Ukrainian forces also cleared villages near Dobropillia, including Hruzke, Rubizhne, Novovodiane, Petrovka, Vesele, and Zolotyi Kolodiaz, dissecting the Russian push.
Russia sentences Mariupol defender for 21 years as Russian court labels him terrorist
Russian prosecutors secured a 21-year sentence against Vladislav Shpak by classifying his enlistment in Ukraine's National Guard as terrorist activity, after the soldier was captured defending Mariupol's Azovstal plant.
Azov’s 12th Brigade turns British “Bulldog” into armored battlefield guardian
White paint, oxygen tanks, stretcher rails — and a diesel heart.
Ukraine’s Azov member named Europe’s top combat medic after innovative drone rescue
A battlefield transfusion under fire rewrites what’s possible in military medicine.
Azov electronics plant hit in Russia’s Rostov Oblast with new Ukrainian Shahed-like drones
One of Russia’s largest southern plants for aerospace and thermal optics was targeted.
No Azov soldiers freed in 1000-for-1000 prisoner swap
More than 800 soldiers of the Ukrainian National Guard's Azov unit remain in Russian captivity since 2022.
Azov Brigade captures 20 Russian soldiers in Donetsk Oblast’s Toretsk sector
Most of the Russian POWs are from the 9th Motor Rifle Brigade and have surrendered after a failed assault in the area.
Russia sentences Ukrainian prisoners of war to 13-23 years in prison over Azov case
A military court in Rostov-on-Don has sentenced 23 Ukrainian prisoners of war, 12 of them were directly sentenced to strict regime colony after a trial in southern Russia.
Ukraine brings back Azovstal, Chornobyl defenders from Russian captivity
The successful operation brings the total number of freed Ukrainians to over 3,900.
Latvia raises over $ 219 thousand in aid for Azov brigade
A Latvian aid package containing over 100 domestically produced FPV drones is set to be delivered to Ukrainian fighters in October.
Ukraine swaps 103 POWs, including 23 Azovstal defenders from Azov Brigade
Ukraine exchanged POWs with Russia, bringing home 103 defenders, including 82 privates and sergeants, and 21 officers. The freed soldiers are from various military units, with many held captive since the all-out war's early days.
Frontline report: Ukraine’s unexpected assault turns the tide in Toretsk
In a bold counterattack, Ukraine's elite Azov Brigade breaks the siege and shifts the momentum near Toretsk — the key stronghold in the Russian push for Donetsk Oblast.
Ukraine targets two tanks, two howitzers, mortar on Pokrovsk front
On 8 September, 148 combat engagements between Ukraine's forces and Russian troops occurred on the front lines, with…
Ukrainians reclaim positions at Donetsk’s New York and Kharkiv’s Lyptsi
Ukrainian forces have regained positions in Donetsk Oblast, recapturing parts of New York settlement and Nelipivka, deblocking surrounded troops.