Ukraine

The War Zone A number of Russian military reporters’ accounts claim Ukraine is beginning to make small gains in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Via Twitter Ukraine has launched an attack largely focused in Zaphorizhzhia Oblast. As we predicted in December, it is designed to disrupt and eventually cut off the so-called land bridge to Crimea. On Thursday, […]

The War Zone As partisans threaten an attack on Crimea, there are indications Ukraine’s counteroffensive is heating up in Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia. Google Earth and The Freedom For Russia Legion In an address apparently broadcast on radio stations in Crimea, The Freedom For Russia Legion said they, along with the Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK), were

The War Zone The White House says it’s too early to tell how the destruction of the Nova Khakovka dam will affect Ukraine’s counteroffensive. Photo by ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP via Getty Images Administration officials “were encouraged by better-than-expected progress Monday, as Ukrainian units pushed through heavily mined areas to advance between five and 10 kilometers in

The War Zone The strike on Berdyansk is another example of Ukraine’s ability to hit Russian targets far beyond the front lines. Twitter screencap The Russian-occupied Azov Sea port city of Berdyansk in Zaporizhzhia Oblast was struck by a Ukrainian missile on Friday, an occupation official said. Located about 60 miles from the front lines,

The War Zone This was the second incursion operation Russia says it has fought off in just over a week, but still there was damage within its own borders. Freedom For Russia Legion screencap Self-proclaimed anti-Putin partisans say they staged another cross-border raid several miles into Belgorod Oblast early Thursday morning local time. The Russian

The War Zone New video shows the air defense munition falling between cars during Monday’s Russian cruise and ballistic missile barrage on Kyiv. (Photo by Yan Dobronosov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images) New video emerged on social media Wednesday showing several motorists in downtown Kyiv narrowly avoiding death or serious injury when a piece of

The War Zone First Person Video drones are now prized weapons for Ukraine on the battlefield and they want to go all-in on spurring domestic production. Ukrainian Ministry of Digital Transformation screencap With First Person Video (FPV) drones gaining an increasing role on the battlefield, Ukraine’s Ministry of Digitial Transformation is hosting what it calls

The War Zone Russian officials are describing the complex drone attack as the most serious assault on Moscow since World War II. via Twitter President Vladimir Putin admitted today that Moscow’s air defense system still needs work to counter drone attacks, like the one that struck the Russian capital this morning. Russian authorities described the

The War Zone An F-16 “training framework” for Ukrainian pilots will be developed in the “coming weeks,” said Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daniel Asselta) Denmark and the Netherlands will lead a European coalition to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighters, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told reporters Thursday

The War Zone The British defense minister says that Ukraine has begun using the air-launched standoff missile against Russian targets in the country. Crown Copyright The U.K. Ministry of Defense has confirmed that Ukraine has launched Storm Shadow cruise missiles to hit Russian targets in the country. The U.K. Defense Minister Ben Wallace announced today