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Denys Prokopenko (callsign Redis), commander of the Azov Regiment

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He had survived Mariupol, Russian captivity and took over Ukraine’s Azov grouping in Donetsk. Now Brigadier General Prokopenko warns Russia may mobilize up to 600,000 for its next offensive

Prokopenko, the Mariupol-defense commander now leading the Azov grouping in Donetsk, says the aim is to seize all of Donetsk and Luhansk.

byOlena Mukhina

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This Ukrainian border town has served as Russia’s testing ground for new weapons of terror since 2023. Then, it turns them on rest of Ukraine

Russia is treating Ukrainian border towns as its testing ground, regardless of the civilians who live there. The…

byOlena Mukhina

A Ukrainian soldier with a drone. Source: SBS

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“They come out and die in about 10-15 minutes”: Ukrainian drone commander on Russia’s strange Sumy tactics

Heavy armored vehicles have not been observed on this sector.

byOlena Mukhina

russia's buffer zone wishlist now includes vinnytsia — moldova's transnistria ukrainian official says · post oblast ukraine news reports

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Russia’s buffer zone wishlist now includes Vinnytsia — via Moldova’s Transnistria, Ukrainian official says

Zelenskyy's office deputy chief Palisa said this is the first time such plans have been recorded, though he stressed Russia currently lacks the forces to act on any of its territorial ambitions.

byYuri Zoria

Russian Armed Forces, illustrative image. Photo via Wikimedia.

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Russia is hitting Ukraine with “thousand cuts” tactic in 12 places in north, while Kyiv runs successful counteroffensives in south

Russia's northern campaign uses hit-and-run raids.

byOlena Mukhina

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, 2 March 2026. Photo: Zelenskyy on Telegram

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With Kharkiv under growing artillery fire, Zelenskyy demands buffer zone on Russian soil

No artillery would reach Ukraine's second-largest city if the zone is deep enough, he says.

byBenjamin Murdoch

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Russia’s border assault playbook in Kharkiv and Sumy: probe, flank, lose troops, repeat

Russian forces are trying to breach new stretches of the Kharkiv and Sumy border with flanking and rear-entry maneuvers — and getting the same result: heavy casualties and no ground taken, Ukraine's border guards say.

byYuri Zoria

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Russia isn’t stopping plans for buffer zone: Moscow troops push toward Sumy city through Khotin

"Buffer zone" means ruins. No electricity. No gas. Destroyed life.

byOlena Mukhina

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“He has literally just given order”: Russia doesn’t want Ukrainian land. Russia wants Ukraine erased, says expert

Putin orders buffer zone expansion into three Ukrainian regions.

byOlena Mukhina

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America plans to draw peace line in Ukraine—but Putin may ignore it entirely

A demilitarized buffer zone monitored by US drones and satellites faces Moscow’s tendency to violate any agreement.

byOlena Mukhina

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Russia is trying to seize control of major city in northern Ukraine and shell it with artillery

Currently, nearly 50,000 Russian troops are being based on the borders of Ukraine's Sumy Oblast.

byOlena Mukhina

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Russian forces may launch its offensive on unexpected region bordering Ukraine’s Kyiv Oblast

The 2022 invasion route may reopen as Chernihiv could be the target of Russia in the war.

byOlena Mukhina

Ukraine's northeastern Sumy Oblast borders Russia's Kursk Oblast.

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Zelenskyy: 50,000 Russian troops mass near Sumy bordering Russia’s Kursk for new offensive

The Ukrainian president stated that Moscow aims to establish a 10-km (6 miles) "buffer zone" inside Ukrainian territory, though he expressed doubt about Russian capabilities to achieve this strategic objective.

byVira Kravchuk

putin wants buffer zone ukraine — kyiv says put russia building ukraine's ministry foreign affairs 2020 мзс_україни_(2020-07-18) russian president vladimir announced military has begun establishing so-called “security zone” along border

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Putin wants a buffer zone in Ukraine — Kyiv says put it in Russia

As Russia ramps up threats of new invasions, Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry says such a zone could just as well exist inside Russia, referencing Ukraine’s operations in Kursk Oblast.

byYuri Zoria

russia’s sumy ambitions unlikely succeed soon says isw kursk-sumy-map-situation-isw institute study war (isw) reported 21 russian president vladimir putin likely orchestrated meeting officials kursk oblast 20 build justification renewed efforts

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Russia’s Sumy ambitions unlikely to succeed soon, says ISW

Despite Putin signaling a renewed land grab, the Russian military lacks the capacity to capture the city and its surrounding region.

byYuri Zoria

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Kursk operation caused 40,000 Russian casualties in six months, Ukraine’s GenStaff says

Over six months, Russian losses include 16,000 killed, while 4,000 casualties among a 12,000-strong North Korean contingent led to their withdrawal from the Kursk frontlines.

byYuri Zoria

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Poland extends buffer zone on border with Belarus amid continued migration pressure

Polish border officials document an 11,200 drop in illegal crossing attempts following the implementation of a buffer zone along the Belarus frontier.

byMaria Tril

media russia sets new february deadline expel ukrainians kursk after october failure situation russia's oblast 21 2024 ukraine's land control marked blue map

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Media: Russia sets new February deadline to expel Ukrainians from Kursk after October failure

The Kremlin has revised the timeline for its Kursk Oblast operation to 1 February 2025, deploying 40,000 troops and planning to establish a buffer zone within Ukrainian territory by 25 February.

byYuri Zoria

A screenshot from the video reportedly showing Russian POWs in Kursk Oblast.

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The Independent: Ukraine captures around 2,000 Russian POWs in Kursk, Ukrainian colonel says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy revealed that a key objective of the recent Kursk offensive is to increase Ukraine's "exchange fund" of Russian prisoners of war. An unnamed Ukrainian colonel told the Independent that the number could be as high as 2,000 POWs.

byVira Kravchuk

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He had survived Mariupol, Russian captivity and took over Ukraine’s Azov grouping in Donetsk. Now Brigadier General Prokopenko warns Russia may mobilize up to 600,000 for its next offensive

This Ukrainian border town has served as Russia’s testing ground for new weapons of terror since 2023. Then, it turns them on rest of Ukraine

“They come out and die in about 10-15 minutes”: Ukrainian drone commander on Russia’s strange Sumy tactics

Russia’s buffer zone wishlist now includes Vinnytsia — via Moldova’s Transnistria, Ukrainian official says

Russia is hitting Ukraine with “thousand cuts” tactic in 12 places in north, while Kyiv runs successful counteroffensives in south

With Kharkiv under growing artillery fire, Zelenskyy demands buffer zone on Russian soil

Russia’s border assault playbook in Kharkiv and Sumy: probe, flank, lose troops, repeat

Russia isn’t stopping plans for buffer zone: Moscow troops push toward Sumy city through Khotin

“He has literally just given order”: Russia doesn’t want Ukrainian land. Russia wants Ukraine erased, says expert

America plans to draw peace line in Ukraine—but Putin may ignore it entirely

Russia is trying to seize control of major city in northern Ukraine and shell it with artillery

Russian forces may launch its offensive on unexpected region bordering Ukraine’s Kyiv Oblast

Zelenskyy: 50,000 Russian troops mass near Sumy bordering Russia’s Kursk for new offensive

Putin wants a buffer zone in Ukraine — Kyiv says put it in Russia

Russia’s Sumy ambitions unlikely to succeed soon, says ISW

Kursk operation caused 40,000 Russian casualties in six months, Ukraine’s GenStaff says

Poland extends buffer zone on border with Belarus amid continued migration pressure

Media: Russia sets new February deadline to expel Ukrainians from Kursk after October failure

The Independent: Ukraine captures around 2,000 Russian POWs in Kursk, Ukrainian colonel says

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