ISW: Russian advance near Donetsk’s Pokrovsk slows as focus may shift to Kostiantynivka in 2025
The slowdown may be due to the deterioration of frontline Russian units and intensified Ukrainian drone operations in the area, per ISW.
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Forbes: Ukrainian “dragon drones” melt Russian “turtle tanks” with 3,000°C thermite charges
Russian efforts to protect armored vehicles with sheets, grills, and logs now face a molten countermeasure that gives crews just 10 seconds to escape before suffering fatal burns.
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.
ISW: Russian forces may redeploy from Kurakhove to Toretsk area in Donetsk Oblast
Russia redeploys units, including tank and artillery regiments, potentially preparing for offensive operations against Kostiantynivka in 2025.
Russian airstrike on Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast kills 77-year-old, injures elderly residents
Six people were wounded in the attack. The eldest injured woman is 83 years old, while the oldest man is 73.
Russian aerial bombs strike Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast, killing 1 and injuring 2
Konstiantynivka faces mounting pressure as Russian forces intensify their Donbas offensive.
Russia’s S-70 Okhotnik crash casts doubt on Russian claims of advanced drone capabilities
The loss of Russia's S-70 heavy drone exposed significant technical limitations, operational challenges, and discrepancies between Russian claims and the UAV's actual capabilities.
Deadly Russian strikes on Kostiantynivka: Three killed and five wounded in latest attacks
Russian forces seek to capture Kostiantynivka to advance their path to Vuhledar and target Ukrainian defenders from the rear.
Frontline report: Cluster munitions prove effective in halting Russian advance near Kostiantynivka
Ukrainian defenders successfully repel multiple Russian attacks near Donetsk's Kostiantynivka using mines, cluster munitions, and drones. Despite new Russian tactics of splitting assault units, Ukrainian forces inflict heavy losses, though gradual Russian advances continue through attrition.
2 children among 14 casualties in Russian strike on Ukrainian shopping center
Russia attacked Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, amid ongoing Ukrainian incursion into Russia's Kursk Oblast.
Russian attack on supermarket kills 14 and injures 43 civilians in Donetsk Oblast
Russian forces have launched a devastating attack on Kostiantynivka in the Donetsk region, hitting a supermarket and other locations.
Russian attacks kill two civilians as Ukraine repels nighttime air assault
Ukraine's military reports intercepting Russian missile and drone strikes overnight, but Russia pummels residential areas in Kherson, Donetsk oblasts, and border regions, killing at least two civilians.
Frontline Report: Ukrainians halt Russian advance in Donetsk Oblast using mines, artillery, and drones
Despite launching one of the war's most intense mechanized assaults, Russian troops only managed to advance a few hundred meters west of Pobieda village. The limited gains fell far short of their objective to pressure Ukrainian forces from three directions.
Frontline report: Ukrainian Forces employ drone tactics to slow Russian advance near Pokrovsk
Ukrainian forces deployed a Bradley infantry fighting vehicle to fire on Russian positions near the Vovcha River, demonstrating their tactical use of armored vehicles in counterattacks.
ISW: Ukrainian forces repel major Russian mechanized assault in Donetsk Oblast
The Institute for the Study of War reports that Russia launched its largest mechanized assault since October 2023 in western Donetsk Oblast, which was blunted by Ukrainian defenses.
Frontline report: Russia shifts focus in Kurakhove offensive, targets key supply route
Geolocated footage shows a Ukrainian HIMARS strike using cluster munitions to separately target and destroy components of a Russian S-300V air defense system.
Frontline report: Ukraine’s 95th air assault brigade counters Russian push in Pivnichne, Donetsk Oblast
Ukrainian drone operators have begun mining Russian supply routes with Baba Yaga octocopters, dropping explosives directly on enemy positions.
Frontline report: Ukrainian defenders turn field into “death zone” for Russian armor
Two Russian tanks hit mines and burst into flames while attempting to cross open fields between Solodke and Vodyane.
DeepState: Russian soldiers occupied Novooleksandrivka village and approached Pokrovsk-Kostiantynivka highway
Ukrainian defense forces are halting further advances.
Russian guided bomb targets residential neighborhood in Kostiantynivka, injures five civilians
A Russian airstrike using a KAB-500 guided bomb hit a residential area in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, injuring 5 civilians aged 63-88 and damaging at least 13 apartment buildings, Prosecutor's Office says.
