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Ukrainian forces are still fighting in Krynky, a key village in the heavily-contested Dnipro bridgehead in Russian-occupied Kherson, but their positions are "completely destroyed," the Defense Forces of Southern Ukraine said on July 17. The statement comes after unconfirmed reports on July 16 that Ukrainian forces had withdrawn from the village. "The Defense Forces of Ukraine continue to carry out combat missions on the left bank of the Dnipro, in particular in the area of the settlement of Krynky," the Defense Forces of Southern Ukraine said in a post on Facebook. "However, it is true that mo...
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Lawmaker Mariana Bezuhla said on July 17 that she had submitted an application to leave President Volodymyr Zelensky's Servant of the People parliamentary faction. The central figure of many controversies, Bezuhla has repeatedly made headlines with her harsh criticism of the former and current military leadership, including ex-Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi and his successor, Oleksandr Syrskyi. Bezuhla made the announcement shortly after she was dismissed as the head of the subcommittee on civilian oversight over the military. She presented her dismissal as a "reaction to speaking the tr...
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Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi ordered an inspection of the 59th Separate Motorized Brigade "Yakiv Handziuk" due to the unit's recent losses, Ukraine's General Staff said on July 15. The announcement came only a day after Azovstal defender and medic Kateryna Polishchuk, known under the nickname Ptashka ("bird"), called on Syrskyi and President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate the unit over the alleged misconduct of its commander, Bohdan Shevchuk. "Since thousands of soldiers remain in the combat zone under Shevchuk's leadership, I ask you, Commander-in-Chief, t...
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Hundreds of Ukrainians in Poland have expressed interest in joining a new legion of Ukraine's army that will be trained in Poland, just days after President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the plans, Polish news outlet RMF reported on July 10. RMF said that "hundreds of Ukrainians living in Poland have already expressed their willingness to join the Ukrainian legion," citing an unofficial source in one of Ukraine's diplomatic missions. "These people have applied, even though the recruitment for this formation has not yet been announced," RMF said. The legion was officially announced as part of th...
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Key developments on July 4: Ukraine withdraws from eastern Chasiv Yar neighborhood, military saysMedia: Orban to meet with Putin in Moscow following Kyiv visit14 brigades underarmed, aid arriving too slowly, Zelensky comments on battlefield situationRussia attacks port facilities near Odesa, killing 1, injuring 797% of Russian missiles, drones, bombs hit civilian infrastructure, diplomat saysUkrainian troops have withdrawn from the Kanal neighborhood of the embattled town of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk Oblast, said Nazar Voloshyn, the spokesperson for the Khortytsia group of forces, on state televis...
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Ukraine is grateful to Western partners for their support, but the pledged assistance is arriving too slowly, complicating the situation on the front lines, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with Bloomberg published on July 4. "We have 14 brigades who do not have the necessary weapons that have already been approved and discussed," Zelensky said. Washington, Kyiv's leading military donor, approved in April a long-expected $61-billion aid package after months of delays. In spite of this, Russia has continued to pressure Ukraine along the front, launching a new offensive in Khark...
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A Russian court on July 2 sentenced a 19-year-old to 12 years in prison for "treason" after he was accused of donating money to the Ukrainian army. "The Rostov regional court found the man guilty and sentenced him to a punishment in the form of 12 years in a strict penal colony," Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said in comments reported by Kremlin state media. It said the teenager had sent money to help Ukraine's army buy food and drones. Russian President Vladimir Putin's crackdown on dissent since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine has seen thousands of his citizens arre...
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The Defense Ministry has spent millions purchasing plastic flasks for Ukraine's Armed Forces at three times the market price, according to an investigation published by NGL Media on June 25. The State Logistics Operator (DOT), a government procurement agency established in December 2023, spent more than 54 million hryvnias ($1.3 million) on 153,000 flasks in 2024 alone. The 1-liter plastic flasks, purchased from China, cost the government 335 hryvnias ($8.24) each, although the same model can be found for 120 ($2.95) and similar varieties are available for 72 ($1.77), NGL Media reported. The i...
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Russian troops are intensifying attacks in the border areas of Luhansk Oblast with the aim of capturing the village of Borova in neighboring Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine's 3rd Assault Brigade said on June 18. In a post on Telegram, the brigade said Moscow's forces are using tanks, FPV (first-point-view) drones, and anti-aircraft missiles in an effort to advance, and also claimed they had deployed chemical weapons, without providing further details. "The front line… in Kharkiv Oblast, bordering Luhansk Oblast, is today one of the most intense areas of the enemy's offensive," they wrote. "The immedia...
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There has been a sharp increase in Russian troop activity in the direction of Kupiansk, Kharkiv Oblast, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on May 26. "The number of clashes since the beginning of the day has increased to 83. The Russian occupiers are exerting maximum effort to break through our defense," reads the report. Russian assaults are ongoing in the areas of Novoiehorivka, Petropavlivka, Berestove, and Hrekivka in the direction of Kupiansk, the General Staff said. The Russian assault in the directoon of Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast is also "not decreasing." "Ukrainian f...
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