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putin's fear societal backlash prevents new mobilization wave isw says russian soldier looted items popasna luhansk oblast ukraine spring 2022

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Russian occupation authorities seize apartments, businesses in Ukraine’s Sievierodonetsk

Russia systematically confiscates 504 "ownerless" apartments in Ukraine's occupied Sievierodonetsk as abuses mount, denying residents property rights and healthcare access.

byOlena Mukhina

Wagner mercenaries return to Ukraine frontlines.

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Ukraine-Moldova unique operation “Avengers” arrests three Russian Wagner mercenaries who helped to seize Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast

Joint Ukraine-Moldova operation arrests three Wagner veterans who fought at Bakhmut, with authorities investigating 85 more Moldovan mercenaries through Europol-supported cooperation.

byOlena Mukhina

russia continues attacks despite own easter truce zelenskyy says ukrainian soldiers during training un4 20 morning president volodymyr accused violating its declared ceasefire citing continued assaults across multiple sectors vladimir

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Zelenskyy reports “more confident” Ukrainian position near Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast

President Zelenskyy announces improved Ukrainian positions near Pokrovsk following discussions with US officials, marking shift in six-month battle for strategic Donetsk city.

byOlena Mukhina

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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

isw russia uses less armor frontlines ukraine reports destruction some 13000 armored units over year destroyed russian tank ukraine's 93rd mechanized brigade kholodnyi yar pokrovsk has reported destroying damaging 3689

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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

zelenskyy plans discuss aid trump after inauguration emphasizes importance us-eu unity ukraine's president volodymyr brussels 19 2024 consiliumeuropaeu zele speaking journalists before european council's meeting ukrainian announced future support donald

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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

aftermath russia's attack sontsivka donetsk oblast 26 october 2024

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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