Russia’s direct assaults near Myrnohrad are failing. The quad bike flanking runs aren’t going much better
Ukraine's 79th Brigade reported a shift to northeast-southwest encirclement attempts using quad bikes — easy targets for FPVs.
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Ukraine sentences FSB agent to 15 years for guiding Russian bombs onto Pokrovsk
Woman drove and walked near front lines, sending Google Maps screenshots to her handler
ISW: Russia appears to have seized Pokrovsk after two-year battle – but gains stall beyond the ruins
Ukrainian forces not observed in the town since late January, ISW says.
Ukraine’s Air Assault Forces officially reveal southern “operation” that reclaimed 300+ km² and eight settlements
Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi visited the troops on the Oleksandrivka axis on 16 February, days before Zelenskyy announced the first 300 km² liberated — now the unit running the operation has confirmed the details
Ukrainian ground drone takes direct FPV hit – still evacuates two wounded soldiers near Pokrovsk
Conventional vehicle evacuation too risky under constant Russian FPV drone activity.
Russia’s army hasn’t grown in six months. Ukraine is making it pay.
Troop numbers flatlined at 711,000 even as Moscow adapted to cut casualties. Now Ukraine is counterattacking where Russia can't reinforce.
Kyiv robbed Pokrovsk to save Zaporizhzhia. The gamble is paying off
When Ukrainian forces fell back a short distance north of Pokrovsk recently, it was the result of a deliberate choice in Kyiv: to prioritize a counteroffensive farther south.
Two offensives inside Russia, one in Donetsk Oblast: The unannounced operations derailed Moscow’s 2025 strategy, Syrskyi says
The Belgorod, Kursk, and Dobropillia operations were never publicly announced but were "extremely important" and achieved their goals of destroying Russian forces and blocking the seizure of Donetsk Oblast, the top general stated.
“Something has changed — they are exhausted”: commander notices a crack in the Russian offensive on Pokrovsk
A Ukrainian battalion commander says Russian forces still have enough manpower to attack every day, but the intensity has noticeably dropped as defenders hold the northern part of the city and run counter-operations.
Russia’s January assault pace drops just 4% — but its territorial gains fell by half, Deep State says (INFOGRAPHIC)
The OSINT monitoring project reports that while Russia occupied 245 sq km last month — nearly half of December's figure — the overall number of assault operations fell only just.
Ukrainian forces destroyed four platoons of Russian infantry in single day
Russia sent 90 troops under fog cover for rapid breakthrough. What happened next was devastating.
CSIS: Russia’s losses in Ukraine exceed any state since WWII. What it gained for it is staggering
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) reports that Russia has lost more than 1.2 million troops,…
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.
Russian forces intensify infiltration attempts on Pokrovsk front, Ukrainian officer says (MAPS)
Small assault groups try to sneak through defense lines to accumulate in rear areas before striking drone units and fire support positions, while ISW confirms Russian advances in three Donetsk Oblast sectors.
“We hold the advantage”: Ukrainian air assault crew downs 43 Russian drones in 72 hours near Pokrovsk (VIDEO)
Single team destroys nearly $95,000 worth of Russian Mavics.
Small infantry groups and constant pressure: how Russia attacks on the most difficult fronts
Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi reported about 400 combat clashes on the Pokrovsk and Ocheretyne directions over seven days.
Ukrainians repel Russian assaults in Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad, inflict 370 casualties over past week, military says (VIDEO, MAP)
After repeated failed large-scale attacks, Russian forces are shifting to dispersed infantry tactics in an effort to seize key positions across the Pokrovsk agglomeration, according to Ukraine’s military.
Russians storm Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad — Ukrainians repel 57 assaults in one day
Ukrainian troops held their positions in the Pokrovsk-Myrnohrad area, destroying dozens of drones and killing scores of Russian troops, according to the Eastern Military Command.
Syrskyi: Ukraine retains control of northern Pokrovsk, repels Russian pressure near Myrnohrad (MAP)
Ukrainian forces are pushing back against constant Russian assaults, with dozens of engagements unfolding every day.