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Syrskyi: Ukrainian Forces currently holding back one of Russia’s most powerful offensives since 2022

The Kurakhove direction has emerged as the primary hotspot of combat operations, with Ukrainian forces repelling 52 Russian attacks in a single day.

byMaria Tril

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Syrskyi: Britain prepares proposals for strikes deep into Russia as part of victory plan

The UK is considering plans that could enable Ukraine to hit Russian military facilities far beyond the front lines, Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi revealed.

byMaria Tril

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DeepState: Russia advances near six settlements in Donetsk Oblast and Kursk Oblast

The commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has announced new measures to strengthen defenses following Russian advances in eastern Ukraine.

byMaria Tril

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Russia sends 50,000 troops to Kursk Oblast from other fronts in Ukraine

The redeployment of the Russian troops to the Kursk Oblast weakened Russian forces in other areas, notably the Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, and Kramatorsk directions.

byMaria Tril

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Gen. Syrskyi: Kursk operation successfully reduced threat of Russian offensive on Sumy

Ukraine's top general says the Kursk incursion prevented a new Russian offensive and diverted enemy forces, as Russian advances stalled at Donetsk's Pokrovsk.

byYuri Zoria

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Syrskyi: Ukraine advances 2 km in Kursk Oblast as Pokrovsk remains most challenging sector

Ukraine's top general, Syrskyi, states that Ukrainian forces have advanced up to 2 km into Russia's Kursk Oblast, gaining control of 5 km² over the past day, while facing challenges in the Pokrovsk sector, Donetsk Oblast.

byYuri Zoria

Kyrylo Budanov, the chief of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. Source: Armyinform.

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“Putin can never be trusted,” warns Ukraine’s intelligence chief Budanov on Remembrance Day of fallen defenders

Top Ukrainian military officials, including Intelligence Chief Kyrylo Budanov and Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi, used the Day of Remembrance of Ukrainian fallen defenders to caution against trusting Russian promises, citing the 2014 Ilovaisk tragedy, when Russian troops killed 366 Ukrainian soldiers, retreating through a “green corridor.”

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The Economist: Western allies were deliberately left in the dark about Kursk incursion plans

General Syrskyi considered various scenarios for launching an offensive against the Russian defensive line's most vulnerable areas, before deciding on the Kursk incursion, The Economist says citing sources.

byYuri Zoria

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Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi reports progress in Kursk Oblast operation

Top general says Ukraine successfully defends against multiple Russian attacks, advances in Kursk Oblast. General Staff reports heavy fighting across various fronts, with 132 combat engagements and significant enemy losses in personnel and equipment.

byYuri Zoria

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Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief on the frontline situation: we are continuing the operation

In his first public statement since the reports about Ukrainian offensive in Russia's Kursk region, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrskyi, has confirmed that "the operation" continues.

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The Guardian: Number of Russian invaders in Ukraine surge to 520,000 says Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi

Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Oleksandr Syrskyi, disclosed that Russia’s occupying troops have grown from 100,000 at the onset of the war to 520,000, with plans for further reinforcements.

byOlena Mukhina

Aftermath of Russian strikes in Donetsk Oblast.

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Ukrainian forces say Russian troops continue their attempts to destroy Chasiv Yar

Chasiv Yar is a strategically important settlement. Russian forces' potential capture could threaten other key Donbas cities, including Kramatorsk and Sloviansk, which serve as crucial logistical routes for Ukrainian forces.

byOlena Mukhina

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Russia steps up offensives to drain Ukraine ahead of F-16 arrivals, Ukrainian commander says

Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi highlights Russian strategies to escalate combat intensity and geographical scope, aiming to exhaust Ukrainian troops, disrupt reserve preparations, and prevent Ukraine from initiating active offensive military actions.

byYuri Zoria

Russian forces outgun Ukraine 6-to-1, new military chief says

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Ukrainian military undergoing structural changes for improved efficiency, army chief says

The General Staff of the Ukrainian army is set to be reduced by 60%, with released personnel being redeployed to combat units.

byAlya Shandra

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Ukraine controls 70% of Vovchansk City, street fighting continues, military says

Ukrainian forces control 70% of Vovchansk city, with ongoing street battles as Russia tries unsuccessfully advancing in small groups, the military says.

byYuri Zoria

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Syrskyi: France to send military instructors to Ukraine

France will soon dispatch military instructors to Ukrainian training centers, as part of an agreement between the two countries' defense officials.

byMaria Tril

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City on brink: Vovchansk residents flee amid devastating shelling

Ukrainian officer reports widespread destruction and ongoing evacuation as Russian attacks escalate.

byOlena Mukhina

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Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief visits frontline amid intense fighting in the east

General Syrskyi spent two days visiting troops engaged in defensive operations in the Pokrovsk and Kurakhove directions.

byBohdan Ben

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Syrskyi: Ukraine retreats from three settlements, gains island as Russia “aims to seize strategic initiative”

The most intensive line of attack is in the Avdiivka direction, with certain positions changing hands several times a day

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Syrskyi: Situation on frontline “has tendency toward escalation”

At the 21st Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting, Commander Oleksandr Syrskyi warned of an escalating situation on the frontlines. He urged allies for timely delivery of missiles, ammo, weapons & equipment to counter Russian airstrikes.

byMaria Tril