How did Ukrainian soldiers’ bluff lead to capture of entire Russian platoon on Pokrovsk front even without heavy fighting?
The Rubizh Brigade’s reconnaissance troops approached a Russian strongpoint, removed tripwires.
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Ukrainian robot survives artillery, mines and FPVs to save wounded soldier (video)
Two soldiers jump out of the tree line, carrying a wounded colleague and load him into a tiny…
Frontline report: Russia unleashes toxic ammonia cloud but fails to save trapped forces near Pokrovsk
Blowing up critical infrastructure to poison the battlefield represented an unprecedented act of desperation, yet the gas only blocked ground reinforcements while drone operators remained unaffected and decimated the relief column.
Frontline report: Ukraine replicates “roads of death” success east of Pokrovsk, crushing Russian advance
Under Magyar's command, Ukrainian drone units don't simply destroy vehicles—they maintain what he calls a "minimum monthly kill rate" that must exceed Russia's mobilization capacity, transforming warfare into brutal mathematics.
Frontline report: Ukraine forms largest Russian “cauldron” yet in Pokrovsk counter-attack, trapping thousands soldiers
Ukrainian forces achieved significant territorial gains in the Pokrovsk direction by using coordinated drone swarms and ground operations to create three separate encirclements of Russian troops.
ISW: Ukraine gains ground in Sumy and Donetsk. Russia pushes in Donetsk and Kharkiv. No axis breaks through
New geolocated footage shows fresh movements on multiple fronts, but without strategic impact.
Ukraine liberates Udachne village near Pokrovsk
After two weeks of house-to-house fighting, Ukrainian assault groups have liberated the village of Udachne in Donetsk Oblast, raising the national flag over the settlement located 10 kilometers west of the contested city of Pokrovsk.
“No laws or morals in Russian army”: Ukrainian drones document alleged execution of unarmed civilian by Russian soldier near frontline Pokrovsk
Ukraine's aerial reconnaissance captured the killing of an elderly man "clearly visible in civilian clothes and without weapons."
Frontline report: Russian commanders vanish after questioning orders of “meat grinder” near Pokrovsk
Russia systematically uses deceived Central Asian migrants and forcibly mobilized separatists from occupied areas as cannon fodder, reflecting Moscow's willingness to sacrifice marginalized populations for symbolic land victories.
Ukrainian city smaller than Prague faces Russian forces larger than some NATO states’ entire troops
Drawn from Sumy front's fields, entire Russian brigades roll east, turning a Donetsk town into the focal point of the war in Ukraine
“Five in one trench, while enemy storming from three sides”: Ukrainian machine gunner survives deadly battle near Pokrovsk
Roman “Peugeot” and his unit survived a Russian assault in Donetsk Oblast.
Russian military ramps up attacks in Donetsk Oblast to sever Ukrainian logistics at Pokrovsk, says commander
In a recent phone call to US President Trump, Putin indicated plans to escalate the war in eastern Ukraine.
Russian forces drop banned chemical irritants from drones on Ukraine
111,000 Russian soldiers swarm the front, using forbidden gases and high-tech warfare to choke Ukrainian supply lines.
Russia concentrates 111,000 troops for breakthrough in this hottest sector of Ukraine’s front
Syrskyi warns that behind the offensive lies a political motive.
Ukrainian forces still hold 90 km² in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, says Gen. Syrskyi
Ukraine’s top general says fighting continues in Kursk's Glushkovo district.
Russians said they crossed into Dnipropetrovsk. Ukraine says those troops are dead.
Ukraine says Russian troops faked a frontline breakthrough — then died near the site.
Frontline report: Ukrainian BTR-4Es lead surprise night assault on Russian positions near Pokrovsk
What began as a Russian infiltration operation ended in retreat as Ukrainian surveillance detected and decimated the Russian forces with domestically-made BTR-4E armored vehicles.
Frontline report: Ukrainian forces exploit shock tactics to reclaim vital supply route near Pokrovsk
Ukrainian special forces' thunder runs through Kotlyne in Donetsk Oblast demolished Russian defensive cohesion, creating openings for paratroopers to recapture the settlement through methodical house-to-house clearing operations.