Frontline report

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.

Russian troops, caught unprepared for an assault across frozen terrain, failed to hold newly captured positions near Pokrovsk.

Ukrainian drone operators exploit 40km Russian supply line near Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast, destroying 15 armored vehicles in 5 days.

Russian efforts to breach Ukrainian lines in Kursk Oblast faltered as their own dragon’s teeth and mud turned the battlefield into a trap.

Russian commanders’ nighttime infantry attacks backfired as Ukrainian forces, using advanced American optics, turned the darkness into a deadly trap for North Korean units.

By simultaneously targeting missile production facilities, aviation fuel depots, and energy infrastructure, Ukraine is degrading Russia’s warfighting capacity and exposing the vulnerability of its critical assets.

From elevated positions, Ukrainian defenders systematically destroyed six waves of Russian armor attempting to outflank Malaya Loknya, turning frozen supply routes into killing zones.

Ukrainian soldiers absorbed waves of North Korean infantry and Russian armoured attacks, while using drone-dropped mines and precise artillery to turn the fields into a killing zone.

Ukrainian forces used cluster munitions with deadly precision to halt a North Korean assault in Kursk Oblast, leaving survivors stunned by the sheer devastation.

Russian hospitals near Kursk are overwhelmed with wounded North Korean troops after Ukrainian forces shattered a joint offensive with precise drone and artillery strikes.

The failed assault, conducted across mine-laden fields in bitter winter conditions, exposed critical gaps in North Korean military preparedness and the human cost of outdated warfare tactics.

The attackers, largely unprepared for modern warfare tactics, faced devastating casualties due to their outdated combat approach and unfamiliarity with drone warfare.

Beyond their enhanced firepower, these drones are also used as platforms for smaller FPV drones, which can independently strike targets such as coastal defense systems, patrol boats, and helicopters.