Kyiv robbed Pokrovsk to save Zaporizhzhia. The gamble is paying off
When Ukrainian forces fell back a short distance north of Pokrovsk recently, it was the result of a deliberate choice in Kyiv: to prioritize a counteroffensive farther south.
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Russia spent two months advancing in Zaporizhzhia Oblast — Ukraine clawed back up to 9.5 km in a week
Counterattacks pushed Russian forces from over a dozen settlements and disrupted the timeline for a hypothetical Orikhiv-Zaporizhzhia operation, though Mashovets cautions Ukraine lacks the forces for anything beyond tactical stabilization.
Ukraine is counterattacking across nine vectors. The goal isn’t to advance
With the Russian cut off from Starlink, the Ukrainians have the edge for now. Instead of attempting a risky counteroffensive, Ukrainian troops in the southeast are fighting to firm up their defenses.
Russia likely invented a Ukrainian “counteroffensive” near Zaporizhzhia to cover up its own fake advance reports, ISW says
The think tank assessed that Russian forces overstated their gains near Oleksandrivka and Huliaipole and are now using claims of Ukrainian counterattacks to walk back positions they never actually held.
Ukraine counterattacks as Musk’s Starlink crackdown grounds Russian drones
Russia just lost Starlink access. Now Ukraine has an opportunity to retake lost territory.
Russia’s January assault pace drops just 4% — but its territorial gains fell by half, Deep State says (INFOGRAPHIC)
The OSINT monitoring project reports that while Russia occupied 245 sq km last month — nearly half of December's figure — the overall number of assault operations fell only just.
Russia’s advance slows to lowest pace in nine months as signs of army crisis emerge
Ukrainian drones now kill more Russians than they wound, forcing Moscow to weigh each assault—while a fourth major city nears the terror zone
ISW confirms new Russian advance near Shcherbaky in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
ISW and Deep State confirm limited Russian advances without significant terrain control in western Zaporizhia Oblast.
Russia blames Ukraine for museum it destroyed in Huliaipole, erasing memory of anti-imperial fighter Nestor Makhno
Kremlin propaganda inverts the facts on cultural heritage site destroyed by Russian shelling
As Russians advance on Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian units turn on each other
Masked assault troops "extracted" territorials by truck. Command denies anyone was kidnapped.
Russia parked the tanks in 2025—and gained 30% more ground. Will it work in 2026?
Infantry slipped past drones in cities. Open fields are different.
Ukraine is losing in the south—and Ukrainian commanders are blaming the outnumbered troops on the ground
Ukraine starves its territorial troops of manpower and equipment. No wonder they're falling back in Zaporizhzhia.
ISW: Ukrainian troops advance in Kupiansk and Pokrovsk
A Kremlin-linked source admits Ukrainian gains in Kupiansk, blaming the weather for stalling Russian drones and favoring Ukraine's numerical advantage.
Huliaipole fell. Its defenders had been abandoned long before.
The battle for Huliaipole was a defeat for the 102nd and 106th Territorial Defense Brigades. But that doesn't necessarily mean the defeat was the territorials' fault.
Outgunned territorials retreat. Now the path to Zaporizhzhia is open.
Ukrainian commanders neglected the defense of Huliaipole in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Now the town has fallen ... and the chaos has just begun.
Russian troops execute five disarmed Ukrainian POWs near Pokrovsk and Huliaipole
Two of the executed soldiers were captured alive during a Russian assault in Shakhove on 27 December, prosecutors say.
Russia resumes tank-backed assaults near Pokrovsk after months of light raids, says Ukrainian officer
Russia is reportedly shifting tactics frequently at the front, with a Ukrainian National Guard officer saying this shows Moscow’s operational flexibility.
Why Russia’s war machine may have peaked: new ISW assessment says Moscow can’t build momentum due to lack of reserves
With no extra troops to shift across sectors, Russia keeps trading one front for another, exposing dangerous vulnerabilities.
Russian “flag runners” film propaganda in Huliaipole, then die – Moscow calls it victory
20-25 daily clashes and 20 bomb strikes as three armies press the city.
Russians capture Ukrainian battalion command post in Huliaipole with laptops still running
Southern Defense Forces launch investigation as officers blame delayed withdrawal orders