Ukrainian flag flies again over Odradne, six months after Russia overran the village
The 129th Brigade's storm units pushed Russian forces out of fortified positions, treelines, and strongpoints in northeastern Kharkiv Oblast.
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Russian advance is slowing — and ISW’s numbers prove the Kremlin’s demands on Donetsk have no basis on the battlefield
ISW found Russian forces seized 29% less territory in the six months to March 2026 than in the same period a year earlier, advancing at 10.66 km² per day versus 14.9 — a pace that makes Russia's two-month ultimatum on Donetsk Oblast a cognitive warfare tool, not a military reality.
Ukraine’s 2026 goal: exhaust Russia, deny it breakthroughs, build reserves — top general says
Commander-in-chief Syrskyi said Russia's planned 1 March push on 13 simultaneous directions was thwarted, and Ukraine has since liberated 480 km² on the southern axis.
Ukraine timed its Huliaipole operation around the weather — and it worked. Here’s why that won’t happen again soon
A regiment commander says Ukraine's recent advances were a tactical operation to stabilize the front — not the sweeping counteroffensive being celebrated online.
Russia’s winter offensive ground to a halt as Ukraine recaptured more land than it lost in February, Syrskyi says
The Commander-in-Chief reported that over three winter months, Ukrainian forces killed or wounded nearly 100,000 Russian troops — more than Russia managed to recruit into its ranks over the same period.
Russia’s last footholds in Kupiansk are crumbling, Ukrainian military says
Weeks of grinding combat may soon end as Russian holdouts face inevitable elimination.
ISW: Ukrainian counteroffensive in Kupiansk ongoing, with more settlements liberated (MAP)
Ukrainian troops are steadily gaining ground while Russian forces face logistical and manpower setbacks.
ISW: Ukrainian troops continue advancing within and near Kupiansk
New footage geolocates advances in central Kupiansk and near Petropavlivka, with clearance operations ongoing.
Ukrainian troops are not surrounded —Pokrovsk remains contested, not captured, top general Syrskyi says
He says stabilizing the Pokrovsk–Myrnohrad frontline depends on coordinated work across all Ukrainian command structures and units.
Ukrainian counterattacks expose Russian command chaos across Pokrovsk front
Three Russian brigades forced to halt operations as coordination failures between army corps turn tactical setbacks into operational disruptions
Frontline report: Putin fires top general as Ukraine turns Russian offensive into a trap in Sumy Oblast
The Kremlin blames Colonel General Aleksandr Lapin after Ukraine isolates Russian forces and wipes out relief attempts.
“Russia’s victorious mood has turned to despair” — Syrskyi on frontline situation
Russia poured over 100,000 soldiers into Donetsk’s Pokrovsk front, a force analysts say could attack a European country. Yet Ukrainian defenders, reinforced by the elite Azov Brigade, halted the advance, regained lost settlements, and pushed the invaders back.
Pokrovsk cleared of Russian infiltrators — but Dobropillia front still unstable, Ukrainian military says
Ukrainian forces also cleared villages near Dobropillia, including Hruzke, Rubizhne, Novovodiane, Petrovka, Vesele, and Zolotyi Kolodiaz, dissecting the Russian push.
“Trying to exploit any opening”: Ukrainian officer warns of Russian tactics near Lyman in northern Donetsk
Moscow seeks to retake the city it briefly held in 2022, but Ukrainian forces are holding strong.
ISW: Ukrainians advance near Borova and Velyka Novosilka, Russians in Vovchansk and near Pokrovsk and Novopavlivka
A Ukrainian brigade reports it destroyed a Russian platoon in the Lyman direction.
Ukrainian forces launch assault on Yunakivka after liberating Andriivka in Sumy Oblast, Commander-in-Chief says
Top general Syrskyi says Ukrainian troops advanced up to 700 meters in a new push near the Russian border.
ISW: Putin’s victory plan hinges on Western fatigue and Ukrainian collapse
The think tank outlines Moscow’s unchanged core goals: a pro-Kremlin Ukraine and weakened NATO.
Frontline report: Ukraine turns Russian motorbike assault into “graveyard for invaders” in Donetsk Oblast
Russian forces suffered catastrophic losses attempting to sever Ukrainian supply lines in the Kurakhove direction by advancing on motorcycles and quad-bikes, destroyed by Ukrainian drone strikes and minefields.
Ukraine reclaims Shcherbaky village in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Ukraine's military intelligence and mountain troops reportedly killed 12 Russian troops, captured two soldiers, and seized military documents in the operation.
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.