One note forced failed Russian businessman to choose survival over duty on Toretsk front
A former crypto entrepreneur, thrown into combat, obeyed a drone’s message and escaped the fate of his comrade.
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Russia tries “total infiltration” in Pokrovsk — Ukraine boosts fortifications inside the city, Syrskyi says
The top Ukrainian general says Russian attempts to slip inside were crushed fast.
Partisans: Russia’s 247th Air Assault Regiment crumbles amid desertions in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Desperation grows as Russia treats locals like expendable pawns.
“Stadium of death near Toretsk”: Russia lost 50,000 troops but failed to break Ukrainian defenses
“Only battle kangaroos and penguins missing,” says Ukrainian officer on the relentless fight.
Russia masses 100,000 troops to crush Ukraine’s defenders in Donetsk’s crucial battle
While Kostiantynivka holds, Moscow’s brutal summer offensive surges forward, threatening to sever Ukraine’s eastern front.
“Chinese citizens should know they are being lied to,” Russian POW reveals Kremlin’s foreign fighter scam
Foreign recruits promised rear positions find death in Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast trenches.
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.
Russia tries to break through to northern Ukraine’s Sumy city amid ceasefire talks
This comes as Russia looks to be kicking off its summer offensive, with fresh assaults popping up in Sumy and Donetsk oblasts.
Apocalypse comes to Kostiantynivka: every tenth Russian soldier marches on strategic town
Next stop: Kramatorsk, Ukraine's last line of defense in Donetsk Oblast. A major fight is coming.
ISW: Russian salient near Donetsk Oblast’s Kostiantynivka grows, threatening the city
Recent advances southwest of the town may enable a future assault toward Kostiantynivka or Pokrovsk, ISW reports.
ISW: Ukrainian forces near Borova and Toretsk, Donetsk Oblast
Ukrainian forces made confirmed advances near Borova and Toretsk while Russia continues to accumulate forces in Kursk Oblast and conduct small infantry attacks along the border, according to the ISW
ISW: Russian forces expand salient near Donetsk’s Pokrovsk and Toretsk amid uncertain summer priorities
ISW reports gains around Myrolyubivka but notes uncertainty on whether Russia will pursue Pokrovsk or Kostiantynivka offensives this summer.
Russia lost 50,000 troops trying to take a Ukrainian town with 48 residents—but still failed
Ten months, 50,000 casualties, and still no breakthrough in Toretsk.
Ukraine retakes ground near Pokrovsk while Russians advance in four other sectors
Ukrainian forces moved forward on two axes east and southeast of Donetsk's Pokrovsk on 13 May, ISW says. Deep State stated Nové fell to Russians alongside other Russian gains in eastern Ukraine.
Both Russians and Ukrainians gain ground near Toretsk; Russians advance near Pokrovsk and Novopavlivka
ISW and DeepState data show contested advances by both sides around Donetsk's Toretsk, and Russian gains in two more sectors in the region.
ISW: Russian forces preparing breakthroughs in two Donetsk sectors
The repeated reinforcement of Russian offensive operations southwest of Toretsk from three different sectors of the frontline suggests this area is now a priority for the Russian military command.
Frontline report: Ukraine forms new elite Azov-led Army Corps near critical Toretsk sector
The Toretsk direction, among the most volatile zones in eastern Ukraine, has become the operational focus for a major military restructuring announced on 24 April.
ISW: Russians redeploy units to close Ukrainian pocket near Donetsk’s Toretsk
Russian forces seized Oleksandropil, Panteleymonivka, and Valentynivka, pushing Ukrainian troops from positions east of H-20 highway as part of strategy targeting Kostyantynivka.
ISW: Russian forces advance in Belgorod Oblast and eastern Ukraine
Russians secured new positions across Donetsk, Zaporizhia, Kursk, and Belgorod oblasts. Ukrainian military pushed back Russian troops near Shevchenko settlement south of Pokrovsk.
Forbes: Two Russian platoons trapped between deadly minefields – Ukrainian drones finish the job near Toretsk
With no mine-clearing equipment, two Russian platoons were forced to follow an obvious path through deadly minefields in Donetsk Oblast.