A brigade commander's son allegedly operated a protection racket threatening fellow servicemen with frontline deployment, sparking multiple probes into Ukraine's 211th Pontoon Bridge Brigade.
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.
The redeployment of the Russian troops to the Kursk Oblast weakened Russian forces in other areas, notably the Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, and Kramatorsk directions.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Ukrainian forces control 70% of Vovchansk city, with ongoing street battles as Russia tries unsuccessfully advancing in small groups, the military says.