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Latest news Ukraine

The hottest point on 1,200 km of front — and Ukraine just held it for another week, top commander says

Four brigades repelled 291 Russian attacks across multiple sub-sectors of the Pokrovsk-Myrnohrad area, prompting a personal visit from the commander-in-chief.

byYuri Zoria

Russia builds rail between Donetsk and Mariupol

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Latest news Ukraine

Russia to connect occupied Mariupol and Donetsk via railway to encourage “tourism.” Evidence suggests other reasons.

New Donetsk-Mariupol rail line sold as "tourism" more likely to carry military equipment and looted steel

byDaniel Thomas

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Latest news Ukraine

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.

byOlena Mukhina

Azov commander: Stop counting kilometers—Ukraine's real war is psychological

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Latest news Ukraine

Azov commander: Stop counting kilometers—Ukraine’s real war is psychological

Olenivka massacre survivor argues Ukrainians are measuring the wrong things

byDaniel Thomas

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Oleksandr Syrskyi (center), reviewing a military map with Ukrainian officers in Donetsk Oblast on 4 October 2025

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Analysis

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.

byAlya ShandraandbyJulian McBride

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Latest news Ukraine

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.

byOlena Mukhina

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Opinion

NATO banned weapons to this Ukrainian unit. Now they study its tactics.

Azov went from pariah to the territorial defense case study.

byJulian McBride

A screenshot from the RFU News – Reporting from Ukraine YouTube video.

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Frontline report

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.

byReporting from Ukraine

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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.

byYuri Zoria

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Latest news Ukraine

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.

byMaria Tril

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Latest news Ukraine

Azov’s 12th Brigade turns British “Bulldog” into armored battlefield guardian

White paint, oxygen tanks, stretcher rails — and a diesel heart.

byOlena Mukhina

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Latest news Ukraine

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.

byOlena Mukhina

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Latest news Ukraine

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.

byYuri Zoria

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Latest news Ukraine

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.

byYuri Zoria

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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.

byYuri Zoria

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Latest news Ukraine

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.

byMaria Tril

2 minute read

Latest news Ukraine

Ukraine brings back Azovstal, Chornobyl defenders from Russian captivity

The successful operation brings the total number of freed Ukrainians to over 3,900.

byOlena Mukhina

2 minute read

Latest news Ukraine

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.

byMaria Tril

3 minute read

Latest news Ukraine

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.

byYuri Zoria

5 minute read

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.

byReporting from Ukraine

Azov

The hottest point on 1,200 km of front — and Ukraine just held it for another week, top commander says

Russia to connect occupied Mariupol and Donetsk via railway to encourage “tourism.” Evidence suggests other reasons.

For first time, NATO ally built its entire military exercises around Ukrainian Azov Brigade lessons

Azov commander: Stop counting kilometers—Ukraine’s real war is psychological

The Soviet disease plaguing both armies—and the Ukrainian brigades trying to cure it

Ukraine hits Russia’s most dangerous high-tech formation in Donetsk Oblast

NATO banned weapons to this Ukrainian unit. Now they study its tactics.

Frontline report: Azov corps encircles 800 Russian soldiers after 18-kilometer breakthrough collapses

Pokrovsk cleared of Russian infiltrators — but Dobropillia front still unstable, Ukrainian military says

Russia sentences Mariupol defender for 21 years as Russian court labels him terrorist

Azov’s 12th Brigade turns British “Bulldog” into armored battlefield guardian

Ukraine’s Azov member named Europe’s top combat medic after innovative drone rescue

Azov electronics plant hit in Russia’s Rostov Oblast with new Ukrainian Shahed-like drones

No Azov soldiers freed in 1000-for-1000 prisoner swap

Azov Brigade captures 20 Russian soldiers in Donetsk Oblast’s Toretsk sector

Russia sentences Ukrainian prisoners of war to 13-23 years in prison over Azov case

Ukraine brings back Azovstal, Chornobyl defenders from Russian captivity

Latvia raises over $ 219 thousand in aid for Azov brigade

Ukraine swaps 103 POWs, including 23 Azovstal defenders from Azov Brigade

Frontline report: Ukraine’s unexpected assault turns the tide in Toretsk

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