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The MLRS BM-27 Uragan live-fire exercise. Ukraine's south, 24 September. Photo: mil.gov.ua

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Russian Uragan MLRS can wipe out city block in 8.8 seconds. Ukraine just destroyed one of its loaders 40 km behind front

Russia learned in 2023 that keeping heavy equipment near the front line was a death sentence. So it moved everything 30–40 kilometers back. Ukraine's drones followed.

byOlena Mukhina

The multi-role small missile ship of Project 22800 “Karakurt,” capable of launching “Kalibr” cruise missiles. Source: Screenshot

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Russian “Karakurt” missile corvette just got hit at its Caspian Sea base — days after another one was struck in Baltic

These are the ships Russia uses to fire at Ukrainian civilian infrastructure from hundreds of kilometers away.

byOlena Mukhina

pantsir tor two p-18 radars what ukraine's unmanned systems forces destroyed first 48 hours · post ukrainian middle-strike drone footage shows fires earlier strikes during same overnight operation against russian

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Pantsir and Tor anti-air systems, two radars: what Ukraine’s drone forces destroyed in the first 48 hours of May

The 1-2 May haul follows 38 Russian air defense and radar units the same forces destroyed in April alone, the SBS commander reported.

byYuri Zoria

russia declares nearly 8000 luhansk apartments ownerless nationalization · post view 16th line street occupied donbasssosorg 93942 ukraine news ukrainian reports

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Russia declares nearly 8,000 Luhansk apartments “ownerless” for “nationalization”

Apartments missing from the Russian "state registry," with unpaid utilities, or empty for three months can be illegally seized by occupation authorities.

byYuri Zoria

Fire at a site struck during Ukrainian attacks on Russian troop positions and ammunition storage in occupied Luhansk Oblast, 28 April 2026. Screenshot from video: SBU

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Ukraine escalates pressure on occupied Luhansk, striking multiple Russian bases and supply points in coordinated operation

Ukrainian forces have struck multiple Russian troop locations and ammunition sites in occupied Luhansk region, targeting rear positions used to support frontline operations, according to the SBU.

byBenjamin Murdoch

ukraine drone forces scale up operational depth locomotives comms towers depots hit occupied regions three days · post russian locomotive crosshairs ukrainian fp-2 donetsk oblast 25 2026 video robert madyar

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Ukraine drone forces expand kill zone into occupied regions, commander says: Russia’s trains, comms towers, and depots struck

FP-2 mid-range drones did the work across occupied Donetsk, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia oblasts between 23 and 25 April, the SBS commander said.

byYuri Zoria

use all available methods — shoigu fc threatened moldova over transnistria limited ukraine way · post russian chief general staff army valery gerasimov armed forces gerasimov© dmitry kharichkov mod tass russia's

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Moscow’s offensive has lost ground since it started — yet Russia’s top brass declared Luhansk Oblast fully seized for the fourth time

Gerasimov claimed Russia seized 1,700 km² in 2026 and controls 70% of Lyman, but ISW’s evidence shows gains of only about one fifth of that area, none of the city, and territorial losses since 1 March.

byYuri Zoria

SBU Ukrainian drone strikes Luhansk Oblast Russian fuel tanker seen by a Ukrainian drone, with others on fire from previous strikes nearby.

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SBU and drone forces destroy Russian fuel trains near Luhansk, cutting supplies to frontline troops

FP-2 drones struck railway tankers and damaged rail infrastructure Russia uses to sustain mechanized units on the front.

byBenjamin Murdoch

ukraine's drone forces count air defense kills fortnight — 12 first two weeks alone · post ukrainian fp-2 locks onto russian pantsir-s1 system near zuhres occupied donetsk oblast 10 2026

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Ukraine’s drone forces count their air defense kills by the fortnight — 12 in the first two weeks of April alone

BS commander Robert Brovdi's video release shows the pace of Ukraine's systematic anti-air campaign: Tor-M1s in Mariupol and Luhansk, a Pantsir-S1 in Donetsk Oblast, rear bases, ammo depots — four units, 14 days, 12 systems.

byYuri Zoria

ukraine hit crimea's key fuel hub struck deep luhansk oblast — while clearing air defenses across occupied south · post drone targeting footage nasa firms satellite fire detection feodosiia maritime

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Ukraine hit Crimea’s key fuel hub and struck deep into Luhansk Oblast — while clearing more air defenses across the occupied south

The Feodosiia Marine Oil Terminal fire was visible over 20 km away and confirmed by NASA FIRMS; in separate strikes that week, Ukrainian forces also destroyed a Buk-M3, Tor-M2, and a Zoopark-1M radar Brovdi called "a fierce enemy" of Ukrainian artillery.

byYuri Zoria

Russian Buk-M1 air defense system as seen by Ukrainian drone before strike. Screenshot from video: Robert

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Magyar’s Birds took out a Buk-M1, wiped fuel stocks, and hit logistics in Luhansk – all in one night

A wave of coordinated Ukrainian drone strikes across three days also destroyed Orion drones in Crimea and a Buk-M3 in Luhansk Oblast.

byBenjamin Murdoch

russia claims full capture luhansk oblast third time — ukraine's 3rd assault brigade notes it's still holding line · post ukrainian-held positions (circled) including novoyehorivka hrekivka 1 2026 called russia's

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Russia claims full capture of Luhansk Oblast for the third time — Ukraine’s 3rd Assault Brigade notes it’s still holding the line there

ISW confirms Ukrainian forces control the last 0.16% of the oblast, including the settlements of Nadiya and Novoyehorivka, which Russia's military grouping Zapad claimed to have "liberated" on 1 April.

byYuri Zoria

ukrainian drones hit shell casing factory occupied alchevsk — russia's air defense nowhere seen · post fire luhansk oblast after attack 20 2026 struck metallurgical plant overnight 30 hitting facility

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Ukrainian drones hit a shell casing factory in occupied Alchevsk — Russia’s air defense was nowhere to be seen

The same night, Ukrainian drones struck Russia's Taganrog in "the worst attack" on the city since the war began, a chemical plant in Tolyatti, and targeted Krasnodar.

byYuri Zoria

russia orders shell casings steel plant occupied alchevsk ukraine's drones struck again overnight · post fire russian-controlled metallurgical luhansk oblast following ukrainian drone strike 20 2026 дрони атакували алчевський металургійний

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Russia orders shell casings from a steel plant in occupied Alchevsk. Ukraine’s drones struck it again overnight

The facility in Luhansk Oblast was previously targeted in December 2025. The extent of the damage from last night's attack is currently unknown.

byYuri Zoria

ukraine's half-month air defense blitz 27 russian anti-air assets destroyed including s-400s pantsirs radars ew stations · post some moments before drone strikes 2026 sources sso sbs mod sbu russian-air-defense-scrap

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Russian Aggression

Ukraine’s half-month air defense blitz: 27 Russian anti-air assets destroyed, including S-400s, Pantsirs, radars, and EW stations

Ukraine's MoD detailed 20-plus confirmed strikes on Russian air defense infrastructure between 1 and 15 March — from front-line oblasts to occupied Crimea and a radar node at Novorossiysk in Krasnodar Krai.

byYuri Zoria

isw russia's command missed every deadline since kyiv 2022 now wants odesa — ukraine meanwhile gained 90 km² two weeks · post ukrainian servicemember holds quadcopter drone against sunset ukraine's

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ISW: Russia’s command missed every deadline since Kyiv in 2022, now wants Odesa — Ukraine meanwhile gained 90 km² in two weeks

Ukrainian forces liberated more ground than they lost in the last two weeks of February — disrupting, ISW assesses, Russia's entire timetable for a planned Spring-Summer 2026 offensive before it could get off the ground.

byYuri Zoria

ukraine hits luhansk oil depot second time five days sparking massive fire · post smoke rise over occupied after ukrainian drone strike overnight 27 2026 occupied-luhansk-oil-depot4974656440966515725 news reports

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Ukraine hits occupied Luhansk oil depot for the second time in five days, sparking massive fire

Defense forces also struck fuel warehouses near Mariupol, Novotoretske, and Koptieve and a Russian drone control point in Kherson Oblast the same night, the Ukrainian General Staff reported.

byYuri Zoria

Ukrainian National Guard forces carry out a precision strike on Russian military positions in Luhansk Oblast, published 19 February 2026. Screenshot from video: Lasar's Group

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Bomber crews hunt down Russia’s 203mm Pion guns deep behind Luhansk front – 13 vehicles destroyed (VIDEO)

National Guard says raid cut Russian artillery and rocket fire on Ukrainian positions.

byBenjamin Murdoch

north korean artillery caught firing kupiansk hit three times drones · post drone footage koksan self-propelled howitzer struck ukraine's 429th achilles brigade luhansk oblast 2026 ukraine news ukrainian reports

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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.

byYuri Zoria

russia's election demand ukraine comes catch — only pro-kremlin result do isw says · post russian deputy foreign minister mikhail galuzin galuzin-deputy-lavrov-russian-clown moscow continues pushing elections tool delegitimize current government

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Russia’s election demand for Ukraine comes with a catch — only a pro-Kremlin result will do, ISW says

Moscow uses the "illegitimate government" claim to insist on controlling Ukraine's politics. ISW warns the US must lock in security guarantees before any territory deal to prevent Russia from rejecting them after Ukraine has already committed to concessions.

byYuri Zoria

Luhansk Oblast

Russian Uragan MLRS can wipe out city block in 8.8 seconds. Ukraine just destroyed one of its loaders 40 km behind front

Russian “Karakurt” missile corvette just got hit at its Caspian Sea base — days after another one was struck in Baltic

Pantsir and Tor anti-air systems, two radars: what Ukraine’s drone forces destroyed in the first 48 hours of May

Russia declares nearly 8,000 Luhansk apartments “ownerless” for “nationalization”

Ukraine escalates pressure on occupied Luhansk, striking multiple Russian bases and supply points in coordinated operation

Ukraine drone forces expand kill zone into occupied regions, commander says: Russia’s trains, comms towers, and depots struck

Moscow’s offensive has lost ground since it started — yet Russia’s top brass declared Luhansk Oblast fully seized for the fourth time

SBU and drone forces destroy Russian fuel trains near Luhansk, cutting supplies to frontline troops

Ukraine’s drone forces count their air defense kills by the fortnight — 12 in the first two weeks of April alone

Ukraine hit Crimea’s key fuel hub and struck deep into Luhansk Oblast — while clearing more air defenses across the occupied south

Magyar’s Birds took out a Buk-M1, wiped fuel stocks, and hit logistics in Luhansk – all in one night

Russia claims full capture of Luhansk Oblast for the third time — Ukraine’s 3rd Assault Brigade notes it’s still holding the line there

Ukrainian drones hit a shell casing factory in occupied Alchevsk — Russia’s air defense was nowhere to be seen

Russia orders shell casings from a steel plant in occupied Alchevsk. Ukraine’s drones struck it again overnight

Ukraine’s half-month air defense blitz: 27 Russian anti-air assets destroyed, including S-400s, Pantsirs, radars, and EW stations

ISW: Russia’s command missed every deadline since Kyiv in 2022, now wants Odesa — Ukraine meanwhile gained 90 km² in two weeks

Ukraine hits occupied Luhansk oil depot for the second time in five days, sparking massive fire

Bomber crews hunt down Russia’s 203mm Pion guns deep behind Luhansk front – 13 vehicles destroyed (VIDEO)

North Korean artillery caught firing at Kupiansk, hit three times by drones

Russia’s election demand for Ukraine comes with a catch — only a pro-Kremlin result will do, ISW says

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