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ISW: Putin and Gerasimov keep boasting of sweeping wins in Ukraine—but even Russian milbloggers call them fiction

At a briefing, Gerasimov falsely claimed that Russian troops had encircled thousands of Ukrainian soldiers near Pokrovsk and Kupiansk.

byYuri Zoria

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Ukraine’s 82nd Brigade liberated Sukhetske in Donetsk Oblast — 44 Russians killed, 9 captured in fierce clash, the military says (video)

The battle north of Pokrovsk loosened Russia’s grip on the city’s northern approaches, marking another tactical win for Ukraine’s Air Assault Forces.

byYuri Zoria

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Mini Bilohorivka moment as six Russian vehicles sink during failed river push in Donetsk Oblast today (video)

A morning assault near Volodymyrivka collapsed when a convoy bogged down in the Kazennyi Torets, and Ukrainian units finished the job with artillery, HIMARS, and drones on 25 October 2025

byYuri Zoria

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Russo-Ukrainian war 2022-2025

Ukraine’s killer drones just hit a wall—Russia’s souped-up “turtle” tanks

Russian armor is attacking in several places in Ukraine. Despite heavy losses, the Russians have a plan—and it may be working.

byDavid Axe

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Latest news Ukraine

Intercepted conversations reveal Russian commanders instructing Colombian fighters to kill Ukrainian women and children in fog

Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence says they are being ordered to execute civilians, making foreign fighters accomplices in atrocities in Donetsk Oblast.

byOlena Mukhina

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Russo-Ukrainian war 2022-2025

Winter in Ukraine: when drones can’t see, tanks advance

The winter weather can ground and blind drones. That's good news for vehicle crews on both sides. But don't expect relief for the infantry.

byDavid Axe

Ukrainian soldiers raising the Ukrainian flag in the liberated village of Kucheriv Yar, Donetsk Oblast, 22 October, 2025. Screenshot from video.

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Ukrainian paratroopers liberate Donetsk village in daring raid, capturing 50 Russian troops and rescuing trapped civilians

Intercepted Russian orders instructed troops "not to take civilians alive" before retreating.

byBenjamin Murdoch

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Russo-Ukrainian war 2022-2025

Ukraine stops Russian armor—but infiltrators are already inside Pokrovsk

Russian infiltrators succeed where tank attacks often fail. Slowly but reliably, Russians are slipping behind Ukrainian lines.

byDavid Axe

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Russia’s war math: at this pace, full occupation of Ukraine would take 103 years, The Economist says

Despite relentless assaults since May, Russia failed to seize Pokrovsk or any major city on the eastern front.

byYuri Zoria

A heavy drone from the Ukrainian Birds of Magyar group.

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Russian Aggression

Twenty-two tanks rolled to the fight. Ukraine’s drones saw—and ended their might.

Russian forces tried to avoid Ukraine's drones near Pokrovsk. But the attempt failed—and the drones wrecked an assault group.

byDavid Axe

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Russo-Ukrainian war 2022-2025

This anti-drone monster died fast near Pokrovsk—but Russia’s plan is working anyway

The Russians are flinging every armored vehicle they can get at Ukrainian positions in the east. They have a plan.

byDavid Axe

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Russo-Ukrainian war 2022-2025

Russia now may be losing 50,000 troops a month—and Putin has no easy options

We don't know for sure how many Russian troops are dying in Ukraine right now. But it's more than the Kremlin can replace.

byDavid Axe

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Oleksandr Syrskyi (center), reviewing a military map with Ukrainian officers in Donetsk Oblast on 4 October 2025

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Ukrainian counterattacks expose Russian command chaos across Pokrovsk front

Three Russian brigades forced to halt operations as coordination failures between army corps turn tactical setbacks into operational disruptions

byMaxim Volovich

Soldiers of Ukraine's 79th Air Assault Brigade.

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Russo-Ukrainian war 2022-2025

Russia’s Pokrovsk offensive burns through tanks faster than its two factories can build them

Russia is rolling more and more tanks toward Pokrovsk. Can Ukrainian troops destroy them fast enough to save the city?

byDavid Axe

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Russo-Ukrainian war 2022-2025

Putin’s prized tanks go up in smoke after disastrous assault near Pokrovsk

Tank warfare is back—but Russia's newest armor ran into Ukrainian mines, drones.

byDavid Axe

A drone operator with the 110th Mechanized Brigade.

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Russo-Ukrainian war 2022-2025

Ukraine saved Pokrovsk-Russia broke through where the brigades weren’t

With more troops and vehicles, the Russians have the edge in southern Donetsk. The Ukrainians have hard choices to make.

byDavid Axe

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Russia redeploys troops from southern Pokrovsk to expand its offensive toward Novopavlivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

OSINT data show Russia's entire 90th Tank Division, and elements of the 35th, 55th, 74th, and 137th Brigades now operating closer to Novopavlivka as fighting intensifies across the front.

byYuri Zoria