After days of crawling through Sumy pipes, Russia is now trying same tactic in Kupiansk
Russian forces are attempting to regain control over Kupiansk by sending infantry groups into the city through a…
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Four troops stranded without food at the front expose concealed failures – brigade commander fired
The General Staff cites hidden logistics problems and lost positions in the Kupiansk sector as grounds for dismissal.
Russian advance is slowing — and ISW’s numbers prove the Kremlin’s demands on Donetsk have no basis on the battlefield
ISW found Russian forces seized 29% less territory in the six months to March 2026 than in the same period a year earlier, advancing at 10.66 km² per day versus 14.9 — a pace that makes Russia's two-month ultimatum on Donetsk Oblast a cognitive warfare tool, not a military reality.
Russia kills two medics with FPV drone strike on ambulance in Kharkiv Oblast
A 27-year-old doctor and medical technician died before dawn near Kupiansk; prosecutors opened a war crime case.
Russia’s winter offensive ground to a halt as Ukraine recaptured more land than it lost in February, Syrskyi says
The Commander-in-Chief reported that over three winter months, Ukrainian forces killed or wounded nearly 100,000 Russian troops — more than Russia managed to recruit into its ranks over the same period.
Besieged Russians in Kupiansk high-rises “dwindling,” Ukrainian military says
Dozens of trapped Russian soldiers cling to apartment blocks they can't leave
ISW: Battlefield realities disprove Russia’s claim that Ukrainian defeat is inevitable
The fifth year of the invasion begins with Ukrainian forces making their most significant gains since the Kursk incursion while Russia faces mounting setbacks.
Defending a city that no longer exists — Ukraine’s impossible fight in Vovchansk
With every building destroyed, there's no infrastructure to anchor a defensive line, yet Ukrainian troops in the south refuse to withdraw as Russian forces attempt flanking operations from both sides, the military says.
North Korean artillery caught firing at Kupiansk, hit three times by drones
The 170mm Koksan self-propelled gun was firing toward Kupiansk from occupied Luhansk Oblast when a recon drone's thermal camera spotted its hot barrel. Three FPV drone strikes followed.
Ukraine reports “confident control” over Kupiansk with just dozens of Russian troops left in one quarter
A spokesperson for Ukraine's Joint Forces says only 22 enemy radios were detected as of 15 February.
Russia’s advance in Ukraine is the slowest of any major army in a century, analysis shows
Chasiv Yar offensive gains 10 km in two years - city still not captured.
False reporting by Russian officers leaves assault groups trapped under Ukrainian fire – Atesh
Russian artillery units refuse to fire on coordinates marked as "already occupied" by Russian forces in Kupiansk.
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
Russia’s top general claims over 500 km² seized in Ukraine in January — ISW says it’s only 265
The Russian military command has been boasting about seizing small rural villages to push the false narrative that Moscow's victory is inevitable.
Ukraine’s Hart brigade reports 150 Russian casualties during border battles in Kharkiv Oblast (VIDEO, MAP)
The border guards say 73 Russian troops were killed and 77 wounded in just three days in northern Kgharkiv Oblast.
Khartia brigade raises Ukrainian flag over Kupiansk city hall after storming the building (VIDEO)
National Guard fighters stormed Kupiansk's city council building and raised the Ukrainian flag on 12 January, while an estimated 25 to 90 Russian soldiers remain trapped in the city.
Woman stranded in ruined Kupiansk rescued by Ukrainian ground robot in dramatic op
A single phone call sparked a daring evacuation using a ground robotic system as fighting was raging on in the ruined town.
The Soviet disease plaguing both armies—and the Ukrainian brigades trying to cure it
Two cities fell in late 2025 because commanders lied about holding them. The difference in what happened next may decide the war.
Cuban mercenary captured near Kupiansk after joining Russia’s war effort under deportation threat
A Cuban mercenary who claims he was forced into Russia’s war after being arrested in Moscow was captured…
Russia sets new February deadline to take Kupiansk, Ukrainian military says (MAP)
After previous failed attempts and false claims of control, Moscow now reportedly wants results by the end of January.