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Russian armored vehicle struck by Ukrainian drone near Lyman, Donetsk Oblast. Screenshot from video: Third Army Corps, 6 March 2026

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Latest news Ukraine

“The era of Russian armored assaults is over”: Ukraine’s drones stopped a Russian column near Lyman – then chased it into retreat to finish the job

The Third Army Corps says coordinated drone-artillery strikes have made Russia's armored assault tactics obsolete near Lyman.

byBenjamin Murdoch

14 minute read

Analysis

What Ukraine’s fifth year of war will really look like

Here are the battles — technological, industrial, and institutional — that may decide the war in 2026

byIgor Kossov

Screenshot from drone footage released by Ukraine’s National Guard on 16 January 2026, showing a Russian advance north of Kharkiv, which the Khartiia Brigade said it repelled over the past week. Screenshot from video: Khartiia Brigade

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Latest news Ukraine

Ukraine’s Khartiia Brigade kills 70 Russian soldiers in failed assaults north of Kharkiv (VIDEO)

Drone operators, artillery, and infantry coordinated to stop multiple Russian attacks.

byBenjamin Murdoch

Ukrainian drone Six-hour tank assault, 29 armored vehicles, zero breakthroughs: Russia’s biggest autumn push fails near Volodymyrivka footage shows Russian armored vehicles under attack and engulfed in smoke near Dobropillia on 27 October 2025. Photo: 1st National Guard Corps "Azov"

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Russian Aggression

Six-hour tank assault, 29 armored vehicles, zero breakthroughs: Russia’s biggest autumn push fails near Volodymyrivka

Hoping to exploit poor drone weather, Russian forces launched a two-wave assault near Donetsk Oblast's Dobropillia—and ran straight into mines, bombs, and ambushes.

byYuri Zoria

A screenshot from the RFU News - Reporting from Ukraine YouTube video.

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Frontline report

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.

byReporting from Ukraine

damaged still stands russians bombed vehicular bridge kherson hole over kosheva river 2 2025 @ivant_21 militarnyi suffered heavy damage after russian airstrike hit city guided bomb targeted crossing connects central

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Latest news Ukraine

Russia hunts 13-year-old Ukrainian boy with drone in Kherson, as fears grow Kremlin may try to recapture liberated city

Drone attacks, artillery, and infrastructure strikes hit hard as the Kremlin eyes recapturing the only regional capital it seized during the all-out war.

byOlena Mukhina

isw russians tried platoon-sized mech assault near toretsk drones destroyed equipment kostyantynivka-direction-june-18-2025 soviet-era armor appears less use shift toward lighter motorized platforms russian forces launched mechanized offensive 17 using armored

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Latest news Ukraine

ISW: Russians tried two mech assaults near Donetsk’s Kostiantynivka. Drones destroyed their equipment

Soviet-era armor appears less in use, with a shift toward lighter motorized platforms.

byYuri Zoria

destroyed house izmailivka pokrovsk district donetsk oblast where russian bomb strike reportedly killed family four 28 august 2024

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Latest news Ukraine

Russian forces attempt to encircle Pokrovsk instead of direct assault

No urban combat has erupted within Pokrovsk, but Russian forces are intensifying operations in surrounding area

byOrysia Hrudka

Screenshot from the Reporting from Ukraine video, 27 October

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Frontline report

Frontline report: Kremlin postpones Kursk liberation deadline as Ukrainian elite brigades destroy Russian assault force

Russian attempts to encircle Ukrainian positions in Kursk Oblast backfired when Ukrainian deployed Western-provided Bradley vehicles and Abrams tanks, which helped to advance.

byReporting from Ukraine

A screenshot from the Reporting from Ukraine video

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Frontline report

Frontline Report: Ukrainians halt Russian advance in Donetsk Oblast using mines, artillery, and drones

Despite launching one of the war's most intense mechanized assaults, Russian troops only managed to advance a few hundred meters west of Pobieda village. The limited gains fell far short of their objective to pressure Ukrainian forces from three directions.

byReporting from Ukraine

2 minute read

Latest news Ukraine

ISW: Delayed US military supplies impact the Ukrainian forces’ capabilities to respond to Russian mechanized assaults

While Russian mechanized assaults intensify in Ukraine's east, materiel shortages don't allow Ukrainian forces to contest the battlefield initiative

byBohdan Ben

3 minute read

Latest news Ukraine

ISW: Russia increases number and size of mechanized ground assaults over past 2 weeks

According to ISW, reasons of Russian intensified assaults may include: muddy spring conditions may make maneuver harder later; taking advantage before Western aid arrives

byMaria Tril

5 minute read

Frontline report

Frontline report: Russia’s failed frontal assault on Avdiivka coal spoil tip shows Russian strategic lapses

In a perilous maneuver, Russian forces unsuccessfully attempted to seize the fortified Terrikon - a huge coal spoil tip - in Avdiivka. The botched assault resulted in Russia's disastrous casualties and again exposed their flawed tactics of using "human waves."

byReporting from Ukraine

Russian assault

“The era of Russian armored assaults is over”: Ukraine’s drones stopped a Russian column near Lyman – then chased it into retreat to finish the job

What Ukraine’s fifth year of war will really look like

Ukraine’s Khartiia Brigade kills 70 Russian soldiers in failed assaults north of Kharkiv (VIDEO)

Six-hour tank assault, 29 armored vehicles, zero breakthroughs: Russia’s biggest autumn push fails near Volodymyrivka

Frontline report: Russia unleashes toxic ammonia cloud but fails to save trapped forces near Pokrovsk

Russia hunts 13-year-old Ukrainian boy with drone in Kherson, as fears grow Kremlin may try to recapture liberated city

ISW: Russians tried two mech assaults near Donetsk’s Kostiantynivka. Drones destroyed their equipment

Russian forces attempt to encircle Pokrovsk instead of direct assault

Frontline report: Kremlin postpones Kursk liberation deadline as Ukrainian elite brigades destroy Russian assault force

Frontline Report: Ukrainians halt Russian advance in Donetsk Oblast using mines, artillery, and drones

ISW: Delayed US military supplies impact the Ukrainian forces’ capabilities to respond to Russian mechanized assaults

ISW: Russia increases number and size of mechanized ground assaults over past 2 weeks

Frontline report: Russia’s failed frontal assault on Avdiivka coal spoil tip shows Russian strategic lapses

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