Refusing to Evacuate, Ukrainian Residents Go Underground
Huddled in basements just over a mile away from the front lines of Avdiivka, over 1,800 residents are refusing to be rescued from one of the most active battlegrounds in…
Russian fighters are edging into the city of Bakhmut. Here’s what you need to know
CNN — Russian forces are edging closer and closer to capturing the city of Bakhmut, after weeks of bloody fighting gradually wore down a resolute Ukrainian resistance. Bakhmut is not…
Vuhledar: Mauling of Russian forces in Donetsk hotspot may signal problems to come
Kyiv, Ukraine CNN — The scenes are chaotic: Russian tanks veering wildly before exploding or driving straight into minefields, men running in every direction, some on fire, the bodies of…
The war for Donbas moves to a different phase as Russia pounds cities that civilians can’t afford to leave
Kramatorsk, Ukraine CNN — Russia is bringing its war against Ukraine closer to the industrial cities of Donetsk with a series of missile strikes against densely populated areas. On Thursday,…
Yevgeny Prigozhin serves up his Wagner shock troops to rescue Russia’s Ukraine campaign
CNN — Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin is fighting his own war in eastern Ukraine, an often crude and increasingly vocal presence in Russia’s Moscow’s faltering military campaign. He is pitching…
Ukraine claims hundreds of Russian troops killed in strike; Moscow says 63 died
CNN — An apparent Ukrainian strike in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine appears to have killed a large number of Russian troops, according to the Ukrainian military and pro-Russian military bloggers and…
Donetsk: Ukraine launches ‘most massive strike’ on occupied region since 2014, Russia-installed mayor says
CNN — Ukrainian forces have unleashed the biggest attack on the occupied Donetsk region since 2014, according to a Russia-installed official, in the wake of heavy fighting in the east…
Russian troops slam generals over ‘incomprehensible battle’ that reportedly killed 300 in Donetsk
CNN — Russian troops have denounced an “incomprehensible battle” in Donetsk after apparently sustaining heavy losses during a week of intense fighting in the key eastern region of Ukraine. Moscow…
Lyman: Russian officials criticize retreat from key Donetsk city, one day after Putin annexed region
CNN — Russian officials have criticized their military leadership following the retreat of Russian forces from the strategic eastern city of Lyman, in the Donetsk region, underlining concerns that Moscow…
Russia Abandons Annexed Ukrainian City, Putin Ally Wants Nuclear Response
Ukrainian soldiers drive an armoured personnel carrier in the recently retaken area. Kyiv: Russia said on Saturday its troops had abandoned their bastion of Lyman in Ukraine’s east for fear…