Frontline report

Bilohorivka stands firm after two years of Russian attempts, as Ukrainians adapted the chalk quarry for strategic defense.

Ukrainian drone strikes have taken a significant toll, halting 15% of Russia’s oil refining capacity, and recovery is in question due to sanctions.

Russia’s failure in Sumy reveals the strain on its reserves, hindering further advances.

Azov Brigade specialists methodically extract Russian soldiers from underground hideouts where they had been living since winter.

By targeting Shevchenko, Russia’s last stronghold on the high ground, they cut off Russian supply lines for the Pokrovsk offensive.

Russian forces attempted to advance toward the regional capital, Zaporizhzhia, aiming to position their artillery within range of the city, threatening its 700,000 residents.

The strategic Tuapse facility, capable of processing 12 million tons of oil annually, continued burning uncontrollably despite extensive firefighting efforts.

Months of intelligence gathering, sabotage missions, and drone development have paid off—Ukraine is now striking deep into Russia’s industrial and military core.

337 Ukrainian drones hit Russia, targeting Moscow’s largest oil depot and key infrastructure sites in other regions.

Under sustained Russian fire, Ukrainian forces in Kursk are executing a controlled withdrawal—one of the most complex battlefield maneuvers.

To counter Ukraine’s Kursk maneuver, Russia shifted key forces, stalling its Donbas offensive.

With fresh French VEB armor doubling troop mobility, Ukraine has secured fire superiority in Chasiv Yar, forcing Russian units into retreat and weakening their push toward Kostyantynivka.

Newly supplied Swedish MANPADS are driving Russian pilots away from Toretsk, as Ukrainian forces reinforce air defenses in the contested Donetsk town.

Russian repair crews cannot keep pace with Ukraine's relentless campaign, which now targets pumping stations to starve even operational refineries of crude supply.

Russian offensive plans collapsed after a precision strike wiped out their forward headquarters, forcing Moscow to send small, uncoordinated infantry groups against reinforced Ukrainian positions.

The deployment of visibly wounded troops represents a critical manpower shortage for Russian forces attempting to secure the strategic corridor, which would enable advances on both Kupiansk and Borova in Karkiv Oblast.

Russian forces launched mechanized assaults from Velyka Novosilka in a costly attempt to sustain battlefield momentum.

Ukrainians obliterated a Russian armored column attempting to break through to North Korean troops stranded near Nikolsky for over a week.

Ukrainian elite units stormed Russian positions in the Kotlyne industrial complex, a key base for attacks on Pokrovsk, forcing enemy troops into retreat.