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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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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

Hamzat Kazeen Kolawole and Mbah Stephen Udoka, Nigerian nationals killed while serving in Russian forces during an attempted assault on Ukrainian positions in February 2026.

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Russia gave two Nigerian recruits no training, then sent them into a “meat assault” in Ukraine – HUR

Both men were dead within weeks, killed by a drone before they ever fired a shot.

byBenjamin Murdoch

157 ukrainians return russian captivity first pow swap since 2025 · post ukrainian prisoners war freed during exchange four months 5 2026 large_whats_app_image_2026_02_05_at_15_06_45_2_494a0c302f ukraine news reports

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157 Ukrainians return from Russian captivity in first POW swap since October 2025 (PHOTOS)

Among those freed are wounded servicemembers from across Ukraine's military branches, with 139 of the released prisoners held in Russian captivity since 2022.

byYuri Zoria

bilateral deals washington maximalist war aims moscow — isw maps kremlin's two-track play · post russian foreign minister sergei lavrov giving remarks cbs 24 2025 sad horse russia accept any

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Lavrov’s Soviet playbook in Abu Dhabi: Russia frames itself as America’s equal to cut Europe out of Kyiv-Moscow talks

The Russian foreign minister compared Moscow to Washington as a fellow "great power" just days before trilateral negotiations, a tactic ISW says aims to entice Trump with economic deals while pushing to exclude Europe from peace talks.

byYuri Zoria

drones account over 80% all strikes enemy targets 2025 zelenskyy announces · post ukrainian president volodymyr speaks e-points drone unit awards ceremony kyiv 26 2026 f01dc4aed51b2ecb91a88819da5f57af_1769451201_extra_large unmanned systems struck nearly

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Drones now account for over 80% of all strikes on enemy targets, Zelenskyy announces

Official figures confirm that the UAVs overtook artillery as the primary means of destroying enemy forces, equipment, and positions.

byYuri Zoria

fake job listings non-existent luhansk nuclear plant lure russians front lines ukraine says · post russian platforms falsely advertising high-paying positions “luhansk power plant” targeting civilians military recruitment luhansk-nuclear-plant news

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Fake job listings for non-existent Luhansk nuclear plant lure Russians to front lines, Ukraine says

Kyiv disinformation watchdog says Russians are being lured by promises of civilian work at a strategic nuclear facility in occupied Luhansk that has never existed.

byYuri Zoria

ukraine’s drone brigade wipes out $300m worth russian air defenses week · post destroyed defense systems seen sbs footage p-18-2 prima radar tor-m2 launcher tunguska system left right prima---tor---tunguska ukraine

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Ukraine’s drone brigade wipes out $300M worth of Russian air defenses in a week

The Nemesis unit of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces hit 10 targets, including advanced radar systems and missile launchers.

byYuri Zoria

isw russia sacks general after failed assaults donetsk sumy · post sukhrab akhmedov rfe/rl eed64807-5c07-482f-024a-08de3bed1b27_cx0_cy15_cw0_w1023_r1_s ukraine news ukrainian reports

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ISW: Russia sacks general after failed assaults in Donetsk and Sumy

Russian Lieutenant General Sukhrab Akhmedov was dismissed following a string of failed assaults and high casualties in Ukraine.

byYuri Zoria

arma 3 frontlines how south african gamers were lured russia’s war ukraine · post video game bohemia interactive what began online military simulations turned real combat when two young men

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From Arma 3 to the frontlines: how South African gamers were lured into Russia’s war in Ukraine

What began as online military simulations turned into real combat when two young men signed up for war after chatting on Discord.

byYuri Zoria

crimea’s river patrol base radar tower among 12 targets hit ukrainian drone force (video map) · post oil storage tanks rovenky fuel depot occupied luhansk oblast moments before strike befor

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Russia’s river patrol base and radar tower among 12 targets hit by Ukrainian drone force (VIDEO, MAP)

Ukraine’s SBS drones also struck occupied Luhansk Oblast's fuel base multiple Russian force positions in Donetsk Oblast, and delivered strikes in occupied part of Zaporizhzhia.

byYuri Zoria

ukraine hits russian ammo depot 150 km behind front lines occupied luhansk (video map) · post fp-2 drone view fires ammunition novoborovytsi oblast sso news ukrainian reports

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Ukraine hits Russian ammo depot 150 km behind front lines in occupied Luhansk Oblast (VIDEO, MAP)

A surprise Ukrainian drone attack struck a field ammunition depot just hundreds meters from the Russian border, deep inside the occupied region.

byYuri Zoria

The Luhan River in Luhansk in the 1970s compared to present-day toxic contamination under Russian occupation, showing chemical sheen and industrial waste pollution

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Russian occupiers turn Luhansk’s river into open sewer for industrial waste

Regulators have ceased to exist as occupation trades environmental protection for factory loyalty.

byMaxim Volovich

Luhansk Oblast

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

Russia gave two Nigerian recruits no training, then sent them into a “meat assault” in Ukraine – HUR

157 Ukrainians return from Russian captivity in first POW swap since October 2025 (PHOTOS)

Lavrov’s Soviet playbook in Abu Dhabi: Russia frames itself as America’s equal to cut Europe out of Kyiv-Moscow talks

Drones now account for over 80% of all strikes on enemy targets, Zelenskyy announces

Fake job listings for non-existent Luhansk nuclear plant lure Russians to front lines, Ukraine says

Ukraine’s drone brigade wipes out $300M worth of Russian air defenses in a week

ISW: Russia sacks general after failed assaults in Donetsk and Sumy

From Arma 3 to the frontlines: how South African gamers were lured into Russia’s war in Ukraine

Russia’s river patrol base and radar tower among 12 targets hit by Ukrainian drone force (VIDEO, MAP)

Ukraine hits Russian ammo depot 150 km behind front lines in occupied Luhansk Oblast (VIDEO, MAP)

Russian occupiers turn Luhansk’s river into open sewer for industrial waste

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