115 days in a forest Russia has tried to seize since 2022—one border guard’s stand
In the Serebryanskyi forest, holding on that long meant digging a well for water so that supply drones could bring in more food.
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“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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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
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."