“He has literally just given order”: Russia doesn’t want Ukrainian land. Russia wants Ukraine erased, says expert
Putin orders buffer zone expansion into three Ukrainian regions.
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No sign that Russia can quickly overrun remaining Donetsk territory, ISW reiterates
Russian troops have captured just two-thirds of Pokrovsk after nearly four months of combat, despite massive manpower investment.
ISW: Trump’s reported peace plan is “fundamentally the same as Russia’s 2022 Istanbul demands”
The proposed deal would give Russia vital Ukrainian territory and allow it to conserve resources for future aggression, according to ISW.
Russia kills 26 civilians in Ternopil, wounds more than a hundred across Ukraine in massive air assault on power grid (PICTURES, UPDATED)
In Kharkiv, nearly 20 drones slammed into neighborhoods, destroying homes, shops, and city infrastructure in a targeted night attack.
Ukraine’s defenses swat down 139 of 176 Russian drones in fresh assault on power grid
Russia launched drones from six directions, hitting energy sites and homes as new waves remained airborne at dawn.
Russia launches massive air attack on Kyiv, killing 6 and wounding 36 civilians across the capital—children and pregnant woman among the injured (UPDATED)
The Air Force says Moscow launched 430 drones and 19 missiles. More were killed in Odesa Oblast, while damage to power and other infrastructure facilities is reported across several regions.
Ukraine shoots down only half of Russian drones as Moscow terror attack targets power facilities in three regions
Russia's drones hit infrastructure in Odesa, Donetsk, and Kharkiv oblasts, injuring at least one civilian.
Russian drones and bombs injure civilians, hit homes and energy infrastructure in nine oblasts
The Russians killed a Kherson man and injured at least eight more civilians across Ukraine.
Kharkiv digs in: Over 40 underground schools being built as Russia keeps bombing
Builders are working in shifts and often in blackout conditions to complete dozens of underground schools, with some expected to open by year’s end.
Children among 15 injured in Russia’s attack on Sumy as Moscow keeps targeting power grid and railways, kills 12 across Ukraine
Ukraine’s Air Force says it shot down 107 drones, but 36 managed to hit 20 targets across the country.
Russia may be stockpiling drones for larger air attack—but its artillery and FPVs never stopped targeting frontline civilians: 3 killed, 13 injured
While Ukraine’s air defense took down most drones, Shaheds and Gerberas still struck civilian homes, schools, and infrastructure in six oblasts.
Russia expands range of its glide bombs — Ukraine says it can shoot them down
The Air Force spokesman insists its air defenses can handle Moscow’s new jet-propelled KABs, yet none of the recent strikes were fully stopped.
Underground school opens in frontline Izium as kids could only study online since 2022 due to occupation and Russian attacks
Even a few hours weekly of in-person classes provide community and socialization impossible through screens.
Russia kills firefighter in Kharkiv double-tap attack and strikes Kyiv’s Brodsky Synagogue—both hit in 130-drone overnight assault
Railway workers in Sumy were hospitalized after a separate drone strike on station infrastructure. Ukrainian Air Force intercepted 92 enemy drones.
“Out of ten Russian infantry soldiers, seven are eliminated”: Kyiv’s defenses turn Oskil river into trap on Kupiansk front
A gas pipeline once used by Russian forces to sneak under Kupiansk was flooded by Ukrainian units, blocking underwater infiltration and forcing the enemy into exposed crossings.
ISW warns: Kremlin prepares to mobilize reservists without formal call‑up as its paid recruitment system collapses
A single draft amendment erases the last legal barrier to sending reservists into combat on a rolling basis.
Russia keeps targeting Ukrainian power grid, causing blackout in Donetsk Oblast and outages in Odesa’s Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi
Russia launched 118 drones, 103 were downed overnight, Ukrainian Air Force reported. Russian attacks killed four people and injured nine in Donetsk Oblast.
Russian drones hunt civilian cars in Kharkiv Oblast, kill two
Separate strikes within two hours target vehicles on roads in heavily contested Kupiansk district.
Frontline report: Russia deployed North Korean artillery to win the range game—Ukrainian drones turned it into a scrapyard
Ukraine’s drone regiment obliterated four Koksans the moment they rolled into range near Donetsk's Lyman.
Frontline report: Kupiansk became a graveyard for Russia’s 6th Army — and it’s still digging deeper
As the 22-month offensive collapses into blood and failure, Russian troops are asking if their commander ever stopped working for Ukraine.