Russians target Central Asian migrants for military recruitment in occupied Ukraine
Ukraine's National Resistance Center says that Russian forces are coercing draft-age men into contracts through threats of arrest and property confiscation.
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ISW: Russian advances slow despite maintaining high casualty rates
In January, Russia lost 96 soldiers per seized km², the second-highest monthly casualty rate after December.
Landmine kills Russia’s highest-ranking official in Ukraine war
Sergey Efremov, deputy governor of Russia’s Primorsky Krai, was killed while returning to Russian lines in Kursk Oblast.
Frontline report: Ukraine wipes out three Russian air defense divisions in three days
Numerous Ukrainian strikes on Russia's frontline air defenses created a dilemma for Moscow - leave its troops exposed or pull replacement systems from Russia, exposing deep rear facilities.
Russia caught presenting own Kursk losses as Ukrainian defeats, OSINT analysis shows
Russian losses are repurposed as Ukrainian defeats, a single damaged Challenger tank is spun into multiple victories, and old footage is rebranded as new losses—Russian propaganda accounts reached millions with fabricated evidence of Ukrainian setbacks.
Forbes: Civilian vehicles replace armored carriers in Russian assaults
The Russian military adopts civilian Lada cars for assaults after losing thousands of armored vehicles during its invasion of Ukraine.
Trump claims Russia million soldiers, while Ukraine allegedly 700,000
Trump suggests Russian President Putin faces mounting pressure to seek diplomatic resolution.
Forbes: Russian army deploys 1950s-era BTR-50s as newer vehicles become scarce
Russia’s equipment crisis worsens as military storage facilities empty, forcing deployment of vintage armored vehicles and civilian cars.
I am confident Russia will lose this year. Here’s why
Russia is losing across every domain of warfare—land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace—except one: the cognitive battlefield.
Frontline report: Ukraine intensifies strikes on Russian command posts in Kursk
Elimination of Russia's high-ranking officers cripples military coordination in the region.
Forbes: Up to 400 Russo-North Korean troops lost in single attack on Ukrainian positions in Kursk
A combined force of Russian paratroopers and North Korean infantry sustained devastating losses assaulting the contested Makhnovka village in western Russia's Kursk Oblast.
Ukrainian bomber drone strikes Russian Buk-M1 air defense system (video)
Ukrainian National Guard's drone unit tracked and struck the Russian Buk-M1 twice near Vodiane, Donetsk Oblast, causing secondary detonations of onboard missiles
UK intel: Russian casualties almost doubled in 2024, with overall losses likely reaching 790,000
"Russia is highly likely to continue experiencing high casualty rates in January 2025, with continued dismounted infantry attacks on multiple axes," per UK intelligence.
Russian losses in Ukraine surpass 800,000 troops, says General Staff
Russia incurs extensive casualties and equipment losses amid its ongoing aggression in Ukraine, with December 2024 marking record-high monthly losses, while its territorial gains remain gradual.
Ukrainian forces eliminate two Russian lieutenant colonels in recent Lgov attack
A Dec. 30 missile strike in Russia's Kursk Oblast reportedly killed eight Russian servicemen, including Lt-Col Tereshchenko and Maletsky of the 76th Air Assault Division.
Ukrainian intelligence eliminates Russian battalion commander in southern Ukraine (video)
HUR's Kraken unit conducted a precision FPV drone strike against Sergei Melnikov, the Shtorm-Ossetia battalion's chief of staff, in the occupied part of Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
ISW: Russia uses less armor on frontlines as Ukraine reports destruction of some 13,000 armored units over year
Russian forces are modifying their assault tactics, reducing armored vehicle deployment after sustaining significant losses throughout 2024.
Russia’s human loss/fighting area ratio exceeds all modern conflicts except Korean War
Russian forces are losing up to 1,500 soldiers per day in 2024 while gaining minimal territory, marking the least efficient force-to-territory ratio in modern military operations.
Russian losses hit 421,000 in 2024 – highest of war, Ukraine’s top general says
Russia has lost 784,200 soldiers during the three years of full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Frontline report: Ukrainian defenders turn Russian blitz near Toretsk into carnage
Russia's poorly planned offensive near Toretsk turned disastrous for them as Ukrainian forces, holding higher ground, destroyed the Russian attackers.
