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Russia eyes Kostiantynivka after Toretsk gains in Donetsk Oblast but Ukraine resists assaults

Russia is intensifying its offensive in Donetsk Oblast, aiming to push beyond Toretsk toward Kostiantynivka. Despite suffering heavy losses, Moscow’s forces are adapting their tactics to sustain their advance.

byOlena Mukhina

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Russia prepares nine-month offensive against Ukraine, says military expert

Despite suffering unsustainable losses in equipment and personnel, Russian forces maintain overwhelming numerical superiority on Ukraine's front lines.

byOlena Mukhina

destroyed house izmailivka pokrovsk district donetsk oblast where russian bomb strike reportedly killed family four 28 august 2024

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Russian casualties near Pokrovsk exceed entire second Chechen war death toll, says Ukrainian military

Russian forces have sustained catastrophic losses in their bid to encircle Pokrovsk, with 15,000 troops killed or wounded in a month-long offensive that has failed to achieve its strategic objectives.

byOlena Mukhina

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Russian troops launch motorcycle raids targeting Ukrainian drone units in new tactics

Russian forces exploit fog conditions for rapid motorcycle-mounted raids targeting Ukrainian drone operators.

byOlena Mukhina

A serviceman of the Russian Armed Forces, illustrative image. Photo via Wikimedia.

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Russian advance on Ukraine slows by half as troop recruitment crisis deepens

Despite continued territorial gains near Kupiansk and Pokrovsk, Russia faces mounting difficulties replacing combat losses as recruitment efforts stall and previously mobilized reserves deplete.

byOlena Mukhina

Russia destroying evidence by flattening occupied Mariupol torture site

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Thousands of Mariupol civilian bodies discarded with rubble during Russian demolitions

Russian forces discard civilian bodies during Mariupol demolitions and split death records across three cities, complicating families' search for loved ones in occupied territory.

byOlena Mukhina

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Ukraine completes child evacuation from embattled Pokrovsk as Russians press from south

All children have been evacuated from Pokrovsk as Russian forces attempt to outflank the strategic Donetsk hub, where just 7,000 residents remain from a pre-war population six times larger.

byOlena Mukhina

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Zelenskyy: Ban on Russia talks blocked Putin’s shadow channels in Ukraine

Ukraine's 2022 ban on negotiations with Putin thwarted multiple Russian attempts to undermine Ukrainian sovereignty through shadow diplomatic channels and internal separatist movements.

byOlena Mukhina

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Russia demanded to cut Ukrainian army to 50,000 and install pro-Moscow leader in 2022 peace talks, Zelenskyy says

Zelenskyy reveals Russia's 2022 Istanbul peace demands included installing pro-Moscow leader, reducing Ukraine's army to 50,000, and surrendering long-range weapons capabilities.

byOlena Mukhina

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Russian troops target Ukrainian logistics hub in bid to encircle Kyiv soldiers near Pokrovsk

Ukrainian defenders destroyed multiple Russian armored vehicles while defending a strategic settlement that serves as a crucial supply hub for operations in southern Donetsk Oblast.

byOlena Mukhina

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Russian troops risk “Bakhmut trap” in Pokrovsk push, Ukraine deputy says

Russian forces attempting to outflank Pokrovsk have created a vulnerable salient while deploying seven major units, risking heavy losses similar to their costly capture of Bakhmut.

byOlena Mukhina

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Russian forces cut off two supply routes to strategic Pokrovsk hub

Russian forces have established control over the railway line between Kotlyne and Udachne, marking a significant advance in their operations southwest of Pokrovsk, as they aim to encircle this crucial logistics hub.

byMaria Tril

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Ukraine needs 130 F-16s to counter Russian push, military expert warns

Despite Putin's claimed focus on four annexed regions, Russian forces show readiness to push deeper into Ukraine while exploiting gaps in air defense systems.

byOlena Mukhina

Syria's Assad's fall Sednaya Izolyatsia torture camp Russian concetration camp in Russian-occupied Donetsk

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Putin’s worst torture camp couldn’t break him. Now he exposes Assad’s

When the infamous Sednaya prison opened its gates, Ukrainian journalist Stanislav Aseyev traveled to Syria to uncover its horrors - mirroring the brutality he once endured in the notorious Izolyatsia torture chamber.

byChristine Chraibi

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Occupied Donetsk Oblast sees highest Russian soldiers suicide rate, Ukrainian official reports

Local administrators track a dramatic increase in Russian military suicides, with occupied Luhansk and Donetsk becoming epicenters of a growing morale crisis among invasion forces.

byOlena Mukhina

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Russia’s resources losses force offensive slowdown near strategic Pokrovsk, expert says

Russian military faces operational slowdown near Pokrovsk as troop losses reach 423,000, overwhelming training capacity and forcing reduction in offensive operations across Ukraine front.

byOlena Mukhina

Russian tanks, illustrative image. Photo via Wikimedia.

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Ukraine says Russia plans to use civilians as human shield to undermine Kyiv defenses of Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast

As Russia attempts to encircle Pokrovsk, its propaganda falsely claims Ukrainian forces target civilians to shift blame from their war crime tactics.

byOlena Mukhina

Forbes: Ukraine fields new Leopard tanks and Caesar howitzers against 70,000 Russians in battle for Pokrovsk

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Ukraine exploits Russian troop rotation to launch assaults across Kursk front, says military expert

Ukrainian forces have capitalized on a vulnerable moment in Russian defenses, striking their positions during a rotation in Kursk Oblast.

byOlena Mukhina

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Russian armored column storms village near strategic city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast

Russian troops have penetrated Ukrainian defenses near Pokrovsk, threatening a critical railway junction that supplies ammunition across Ukraine's eastern front, as intense fighting erupts across multiple settlements in the region.

byOlena Mukhina

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Daily review

Russo-Ukrainian War, day 1045: Ukraine deploys new fiber optic-controlled drones

Meanwhile, Russia continues aggressive operations around Pokrovsk, losing 400 troops daily in repeated assaults.

byEuromaidan Press Staff