(SOUTHERN SLOBOZHANSKYI DIRECTION, UKRAINE) – Ukrainian border guard drone units carried out a series of strikes on Russian positions and equipment, killing five Russian soldiers and damaging multiple assets, according to official statements released on 19 March. Operators of unmanned aerial systems from the rapid response border command of theContinue Reading
Financier and political activist Bill Browder has said the behaviour of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin reflects growing concern for his personal security, citing recent reports of tightened controls in Moscow and limited public appearances. Speaking to Times Radio’s Frontline programme, Browder said restrictions on internet access in Moscow may beContinue Reading
(ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, UKRAINE) – A Ukrainian military intelligence unit carried out a clearing operation in a frontline settlement in the Zaporizhzhia direction, capturing Russian soldiers and removing entrenched enemy positions, according to official statements released on 19 March. The operation was conducted by the “Khimera” unit within the “Tymur” specialContinue Reading
(SEVASTOPOL, CRIMEA, UKRAINE) – Ukrainian forces carried out coordinated strikes on Russian military targets in the occupied city of Sevastopol in Crimea, according to statements released on 19 March. The operation was conducted by the Naval Forces of Ukraine in coordination with Special Operations Forces and Unmanned Systems units. UkrainianContinue Reading
(POKROVSK, DONETSK REGION, UKRAINE) – Ukrainian forces destroyed a Russian BM 21 Grad multiple launch rocket system battery during a coordinated operation in the Pokrovsk sector, according to official statements released on 19 March. Russian forces had been using the rocket systems regularly to strike Ukrainian positions in the area.Continue Reading
(DONETSK, UKRAINE) – Ukrainian Special Operations Forces carried out a series of precision strikes on Russian military targets in occupied parts of Donetsk region overnight on 18 March, according to official statements. The operations targeted a unit identified as “Rubikon”, described as a covert Russian centre for unmanned aerial technologies.Continue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi stated that Russia plans to recruit another 409,000 military personnel in 2026. Against this background, the Commander in Chief reported on an operational meeting held regarding the state of engineering equipment for defensive lines. In 2026,Continue Reading
(WARSAW, POLAND) – A Polish court has approved the extradition to Ukraine of Russian archaeologist Oleksandr Butyagin, the head of a sector at the State Hermitage museum. According to the Prosecutor General of Ukraine Ruslan Kravchenko, this marks the first successful instance of a Polish judicial authority permitting the extraditionContinue Reading
(MOSCOW) — Prominent Russian state media figures Vladimir Solovyov and Margarita Simonyan have used a recent broadcast of “Sunday Evening With Vladimir Solovyov” to predict a global nuclear conflict and the potential end of civilisation. The discussion, which aired on the state owned Rossiya 1 channel, featured a grim assessmentContinue Reading
Russian Troops Face Penal Units for Telegram Use (MOSCOW) – Russian military personnel serving in occupied Ukraine are reportedly being threatened with deployment to high-risk penal units if they are discovered using the Telegram messaging application. Reports from the Institute for the Study of War and various internal sources indicateContinue Reading
