2025 Timeline
47,686 events across 14 months. Sorted chronologically, grouped by day.
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47,686
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Active Days
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Top types: π₯ 5657 βοΈ 347 π‘οΈ 941 βοΈ 534 β 82
Top oblasts: Donetsk (1177)Kharkiv (781)Zaporizhzhia (636)Sumy (620)Kursk (614)
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January 1, 2025 18 events π₯ 2 ποΈ 2 π₯ 1 βΈ
π₯The Azerbaijani embassy in Kyiv was damaged during three separate Russian attacks.
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π₯Russian first-person-view drones, including fiber-optic variants, controlled all entrances to Pokrovsk from the sky by early summer 2025.
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π₯Soldiers at the Leningrad Naval Base burned off insulation from cables stored at a command post, extracted copper, and made over 10 trips to a scrap facility in Sosnovy Bor, stealing 4.6 tons of copper worth nearly 3 million rubles.
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ποΈPlans were announced in 2025 for the Cathedral of the Most Holy Mother of God in Krasnodar, designated to honor 'heroes of the Special Military Operation and all Russian Armed Forces'.
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ποΈA bunker chapel was built on the Krasny Liman front line in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region.
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January 2025 (8,592 events)
January 1, 2025 64 events π₯ 3 π‘οΈ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π‘οΈIn early January, Russian forces attempted to cross the Volchya River to break through to Kupyansk and encircle the Ukrainian grouping, but were 'stuck' in Volchansk.
βοΈGermany's Bundeswehr is investigating potential espionage after unidentified drones were spotted six times in January flying over the Schwesing military base, which is used to train Ukrainians on the Patriot air defense system.
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π₯Russian forces struck a civilian van during a routine evacuation mission in winter 2025, resulting in British volunteer Edward Scott losing an arm and a leg.
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π₯Ukraine struck a Russian warehouse storing ammunition and reconnaissance drones with a Neptune missile near the village of Chaltyr in Russia's Rostov Oblast.
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π₯A Ukrainian "kamikaze" drone attack killed freelance reporter Alexander Martemyanov while he was traveling on a highway in occupied eastern Ukraine.
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π₯Russian soldier Vladimir Ivanov executed two surrendering Ukrainian POWs during an ambush in Kursk Oblast in January 2025.
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π₯The Azerbaijani embassy in Kyiv was damaged during three separate Russian attacks.
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πStanislav Prityula, a 40-year-old military officer and former head of the state regulation and implementation of film projects department at State Cinema, died in January.
January 1, 2025 660 events π₯ 2 ποΈ 2 π 1 βΈ
π₯In 2025 Russia launched up to 100,000 Shahed attack drones and other UAVs against Ukraine.
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π₯Russia launched a renewed ground offensive against Ukraine in 2025, concentrating forces in eastern Donetsk Oblast.
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ποΈRussia's natural gas supplies to Europe via the Ukraine pipeline are set to end today with the expiration of a contract signed before Russia launched its full-scale invasion.
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ποΈRussian gas transit through Ukraine was stopped on January 1, 2025, at 07:00 for national security reasons.
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πUkrainian Commander in Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi stated that Russian losses in the Kursk region have reached 38,000, with 700 additional prisoners captured.
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January 2, 2025 155 events π₯ 2 π‘οΈ 1 β‘οΈ 1 ποΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces conducted a missile strike in Kursk Oblast against a Russian military command post.
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π₯Ukrainian special operators on December 31, using a Magura V5 naval drone, scored the first-ever kill of a manned aircraft by a long-range robot boat off Crimea's western coast.
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π‘οΈUkrainian units maintain 24-hour surveillance over the Oskol River to prevent enemy actions on the other bank.
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β‘οΈGroups of North Korean soldiers were moved to positions in the areas of Ulanok, Fanaseyivka, and Cherkaska Konoplia in Kursk Oblast to replace losses and reinforce positions.
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ποΈThe Cook Islands-flagged tanker Eagle S was suspected of damaging the EstLink2 power cable linking Finland and Estonia, prompting Finnish authorities to inspect the vessel suspected of belonging to Russia's 'shadow fleet'.
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January 3, 2025 193 events π₯ 3 π 1 ποΈ 1 βΈ
πA Ukrainian "kamikaze" drone killed a Russian reporter from Izvestia newspaper who was traveling on a highway in the Donetsk region.
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π₯A triple missile attack by Russia struck Chernihiv, Ukraine, killing one person and injuring seven.
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ποΈA triple missile strike hit a residential area on the outskirts of Chernihiv on January 3, 2025, killing one person and injuring seven others.
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π₯Several impacts were recorded from Shahed drones hitting private enterprises and apartment buildings in Donetsk and Chernihiv oblasts. Also, shot-down Shahed drones caused damage in Kyiv Oblast with private homes and cars damaged.
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π₯Russian forces have destroyed some Ukrainian positions in Kharkiv Oblast.
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January 4, 2025 148 events π₯ 2 βοΈ 1 π’ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
βοΈAn officer from the 155th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after Anna of Kyiv, currently in self-excluded status (SOhCH), anonymously described why he decided to go Absent Without Leave (AWOL). The officer stated he was not a professional officer, having studied 20 years ago and completed military department training, which immediately granted him the rank of junior officer.
π’Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated that if Europe is powerless, it will not survive, and emphasized making Europe strong again.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck a gas terminal at the Ust-Luga port in Leningrad Oblast on the night of January 3-4, 2025.
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π₯Russian forces continued to storm Toretsk using ATVs and motorcycles while specifically destroying apartment buildings in the city.
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βοΈOn Jan. 3 and 4, Ukrainian forces, led by President Volodymyr Zelensky, destroyed the equivalent of a battalion of North Korean soldiers and Russian marines in the Makhnovka area.
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January 5, 2025 203 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 β‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯A suspected Oreshnik missile launch from Russia's Kapustin Yar test site triggered a ballistic alert in Kyiv, sending residents to shelters.
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π₯A Russian strike on a village in Ukraine's Kharkiv region killed a 74-year-old man.
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π₯A drone hit a car in the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia region, killing a 10-year-old boy and injuring his parents.
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βοΈUkrainian Armed Forces launched a new offensive in the Kursk region early Sunday morning, January 5, 2025, targeting Russian and North Korean forces.
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β‘οΈUkrainian forces advanced towards the village of Bolshoye Soldatskoye from near Sudzha in Kursk Oblast.
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January 6, 2025 231 events π 1 π₯ 1 βοΈ 1 π‘οΈ 1 +1 βΈ
πMore than 30 dolphins, including the endangered Azov species, died around the Kerch Strait following an oil spill from two Russian tankers.
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π₯Ukrainian navy and special operations forces destroyed three Russian Pantsir air defense systems in Crimea and Kherson region using FPV drones launched from robot boats, marking the second known instance of sea drones launching aerial attacks.
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βοΈUkrainian forces launched a counterattack in the Kursk region to halt Russian advances on January 5, 2025.
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π‘οΈRussian authorities claimed control over Kurakhove in the Donetsk region, while Ukrainian forces denied the loss and reported repelling 27 attacks.
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π΄The Russian Ministry of Defense claimed that Russian forces seized Kurakhove.
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January 7, 2025 233 events π₯ 2 π‘οΈ 1 π’ 1 β‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian Special Operations Forces operators from the 8th Special Ops Regiment killed five North Korean soldiers in a gunfight and eliminated eight more using drones in Russia's Kursk Oblast on Jan. 7.
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π‘οΈUkrainian armed forces stated they were still in control of a section of Kurakhove, a key eastern town, despite Russia claiming to have captured it.
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π₯SBU drones struck the Ust-Luga trading port in Leningrad Oblast, hitting storage tanks containing gas condensate. One tank was heavily damaged and three adjacent tanks were struck by debris from the explosion.
π’U.S. President-elect Donald Trump claimed that Russia attacked Ukraine because of Ukraine's aspiration to join NATO, asserting that Biden's negotiations on the matter led to the war and that he had predicted this outcome.
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β‘οΈPro-Kremlin military bloggers reported a powerful new Ukrainian offensive in the Kursk region, though Kyiv had not commented on these specific reports.
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January 8, 2025 217 events π‘οΈ 2 ποΈ 1 π₯ 1 π 1 βΈ
ποΈThe Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) launched drones at the Kristall Complex oil depot in Engels, Saratov region, causing explosions and a large-scale fire.
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π₯Ukrainian Defense Forces conducted a drone strike on the Kristall oil depot near Engels.
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π‘οΈUkrainian troops are holding the western part of Kurakhove and continue fighting on the town's outskirts despite the Russian capture of the town.
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πThe death toll from a Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia on January 8, 2025, increased to 14 people. One victim was a woman in critical condition.
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π‘οΈGeneral Mykhailo Drapatyi announced solutions including recruiting experienced officers and commanders at all levels, additional training for soldiers, providing a hotline for direct communication with soldiers.
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January 9, 2025 248 events β‘οΈ 2 π₯ 1 π‘οΈ 1 π΄ 1 βΈ
β‘οΈFour Russian S-400 TELs have been moved to the Syrian port of Tartus, reportedly awaiting evacuation.
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π₯A Russian Molniya drone struck a business facility in Kharkiv.
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π‘οΈUkrainian forces launched a new counterattack in the Kursk border region against Russian forces.
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π΄Ukraine's Special Operations Forces detained two North Korean troops in the Kursk region on January 9, 2025, confirming Pyongyang's direct involvement in the war.
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β‘οΈAtesh partisans reported a Russian military column movement near Dzhankoi, Crimea, carrying personnel, air defense ammunition, and fuel tankers.
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January 10, 2025 294 events π₯ 2 ποΈ 1 βοΈ 1 β‘οΈ 1 βΈ
ποΈA fire in the village of Hatchina in the Leningrad region damaged businesses and may have caused an acetone spill.
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βοΈUkrainian drones attacked Russian regions, causing fires and damage in Rostov, Leningrad, Voronezh, and Bryansk.
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π₯Ukrainian Neptune missiles supported by drones destroyed a Russian drone warehouse and possible assembly facility in Rostov region, causing large explosions and fires.
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β‘οΈUkrainian forces recently advanced near Sudzha.
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π₯HIMARS strike hit a Russian infantry brigade command post in Kursk region, coordinated with a Ukrainian mini-counteroffensive.
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January 11, 2025 171 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 π΄ 1 βΈ
π₯Multiple Russian regions experienced a drone assault on January 11, 2025, resulting in explosions, air defense activity, and a fire in Novorossiysk port.
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βοΈRussian Ministry of Defense reported that air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 85 drones overnight across multiple regions including over the Black Sea, Voronezh Oblast, Krasnodar Krai, Azov Sea, Belgorod Oblast, Tambov Oblast, Crimea, and Kursk Oblast.
π΄Russian forces captured the town of Kurakhove in Donetsk Oblast, eliminating a Ukrainian salient, though Ukrainian joint forces Khortitsiya maintained that defenses in the area remained viable.
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π₯Ukrainian paratroopers from the 80th Separate Galician Airborne Assault Brigade used their Stryker APC to pursue and crush Russian soldiers after running out of ammunition during combat in the Kursk region.
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π₯A UAV attacked the Taneco oil refinery in Nizhnekamsk, causing a large fire and prompting emergency evacuation of workers. Russian authorities activated air raid alerts and the Carpet air defense plan across the region.
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January 12, 2025 214 events π’ 3 βοΈ 1 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π’OSUV "Khortytsia" spokesperson Viktor Trehubov stated that Russian forces have shifted tactics from frontal assaults to bypassing Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad through southern settlements in an attempt to cut Ukrainian logistics lines.
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π’Mykhailo Podolyak, advisor to the head of the Presidential Office, rejected Trump's assertion, arguing that NATO expansion was not the real cause of the invasion and that Russia is inherently expansionist and seeks to restore control over post-Soviet space.
βοΈUkrainian forces conducted a high-precision airstrike on the command post of Russia's 2nd Combined Arms Army in Novohrodivka.
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π‘οΈRussian forces attempted assaults in Chasiv Yar and Toretsk with armoured vehicles in late December 2024 and early January 2025.
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π’Ukrainian fighter pilot Andrey gave an interview to Army TV detailing equipment and preparation procedures for combat missions, including anti-G suits, oxygen masks, flotation devices, and survival kits containing medical supplies, candy, and water dye capsules.
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January 13, 2025 252 events π₯ 2 π‘οΈ 1 β‘οΈ 1 π 1 βΈ
π₯Russian drones misidentified a North Korean air defense radar in the Kursk region and destroyed it.
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π₯Russian forces advanced near eight settlements in the Donetsk region, tightening their grip on the area.
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π‘οΈA Ukrainian drone equipped with a shotgun shot down three Russian Mavic drones and fired at a Russian soldier near Synkivka and Petropavlivka in the Kupiansk sector.
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β‘οΈRussian forces are concentrating their offensive efforts near Kurakhove, a city described by Moscow as an 'important logistics hub'.
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πSouth Korea's spy agency confirmed that Ukrainian forces captured two North Korean soldiers during combat operations in Kursk Oblast.
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January 14, 2025 288 events π₯ 2 π‘οΈ 1 π΄ 1 π’ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces launched a large-scale drone strike targeting military and industrial facilities deep inside Russian territory, hitting regions including Bryansk, Saratov, Tula, and Tatarstan.
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π‘οΈRussian forces struck a Druzhkivka market with cluster munitions, killing seven civilians.
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π΄Russian forces captured the settlement of Yantarne, bringing them closer to the highway leading to the Dnipropetrovsk region.
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π₯A Ukrainian drone strike targeted the Kazanorgsintez chemical plant in Kazan, Tatarstan Republic, causing a fire in the liquefied gas storage area. The fire was extinguished by emergency services with no reported casualties.
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π’Ukrainian military spokesperson Maj. Viktor Trehubov stated that Russian forces are attempting to bypass the fortified city of Pokrovsk by targeting supply routes to Dnipro.
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January 15, 2025 332 events π₯ 4 π’ 1 βΈ
π₯Russia launched a complex airstrike on Ukraine on Jan. 15 using more than 70 Shahed attack drones and more than 40 missiles of at least 10 different types.
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π₯Russia launched a massive missile attack on Ukraine today, January 15, 2025, using Caliber missiles from the Black Sea, according to the Ukrainian Navy representative.
π’Ukrainian Presidential Office head Andrii Yermak welcomed the US sanctions package aimed at increasing pressure on Russia, noting that proposals from the McFaul-Yermak Sanctions Group were taken into account.
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π₯Ukrainian drone operators from the Kartiya National Guard brigade eliminated 20 Russian soldiers and a T-80 tank in the Kharkiv sector.
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π₯Russian forces launched a missile barrage on Ukraine targeting gas infrastructure and energy facilities in western regions, including Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Kharkiv regions.
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January 16, 2025 277 events π’ 1 βοΈ 1 π€ 1 π 1 +1 βΈ
π’Marco Rubio, US President-elect Trump's nominee for Secretary of State, stated at a Senate confirmation hearing that the war in Ukraine must end and called for concessions from both Kyiv and Moscow.
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βοΈUkrainian 8th Special Operations Regiment conducted a raid on Russian positions in response to the execution of surrendered soldiers, killing several Russian troops and capturing 5 prisoners from the 40th Arctic Brigade.
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π€French President Emmanuel Macron led discussions with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky regarding potential troop deployments to Ukraine as part of peacekeeping missions.
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πThe entire North Korean contingent of approximately 12,000 personnel in Kursk Oblast may be killed or wounded by mid-April 2025 if their current high casualty rate continues.
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π₯Ukrainian missile forces and other Ukrainian forces conducted precision strikes against positions of the Russian 568th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment in Belgorod Oblast, a 92N6 radar station of an S-400 missile system battery, and positions of a radio engineering battalion of the Russian 336th Radio-Technical Regiment.
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January 17, 2025 192 events π₯ 4 ποΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russia struck Kryvyi Rih with ballistic missiles, killing three people and injuring others.
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π₯Russian attack drones struck a school sheltering displaced Russians in the Ukrainian-held western Kursk region on January 17, 2025.
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ποΈA Russian strike on the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih on January 17, 2025, killed three people.
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π₯On the night of January 17, 2025, Russia attacked Ukraine with drones, resulting in a child being injured in the Kyiv region.
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π₯Ukrainian 13th National Guard Brigade "Khartiia" conducted a ground robotic attack in northeastern Kharkiv Oblast using assault, mine-laying, and demining vehicles controlled by drones
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January 18, 2025 159 events π₯ 3 π₯ 1 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russia launched four Iskander ballistic missiles at Kyiv; two were intercepted and two struck. One intercepted missile hit near Lukyanivka metro station entrance, killing 3 civilians and injuring 10. The station reopened within six hours.
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π₯Since the start of the war, Russian strikes have taken an individual Ukrainian thermal power plant completely offline 49 times, with more than 200 individual thermal plants targeted.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck two Russian oil depots located in the Kaluga and Tula oblasts on the night of January 17 to 18.
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π₯Ukrainian Defense Intelligence (HUR) reported that Ukrainian drones hit an oil depot in Russia's Tula region on January 18, 2025.
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π‘οΈRussian troops are advancing across the eastern Donetsk region, taking advantage of Ukrainian manpower and equipment shortages.
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January 19, 2025 180 events π§ 1 βοΈ 1 β‘οΈ 1 π₯ 1 +1 βΈ
π§A military police officer from Russia's 55th Motorized Rifle Brigade was detained for assaulting injured soldiers with a baton and taser, forcing them to return to the front lines.
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βοΈRussia launched a strike on Kyiv at approximately 6:00 a.m., firing four Iskander missiles, two of which were intercepted and two struck the Luch factory area.
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β‘οΈOn Dec. 19, SSO operators from the 73rd Marine Center repelled an assault in the Kursk Oblast.
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π₯A Russian missile strike on Kyiv killed three people and damaged infrastructure.
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π‘οΈUkrainian military spokesman Oleksiy Dmytrashkivsky stated that the Ukrainian military has located about 800 people sought by relatives in the Kursk region.
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January 20, 2025 307 events ποΈ 1 π΄ 1 βοΈ 1 π‘οΈ 1 +1 βΈ
ποΈChina has emerged as Russia's largest supplier of goods, but Chinese imports have failed to fully replace Western equipment and raw materials lost due to sanctions.
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π΄Ukrainian forces captured two North Korean soldiers fighting alongside Russian troops in the Kursk region.
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βοΈUkrainian drones attacked the Kazan Aviation Plant in Kazan, targeting strategic bomber production facilities.
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π‘οΈRussian artillery began intense shelling while Ukrainian forces were transporting the captured North Korean soldier across a minefield, forcing them to abandon the prisoner.π’President Donald Trump signed an executive order suspending US foreign aid programs for 90 days for review.
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January 21, 2025 308 events π₯ 2 βοΈ 1 π’ 1 π 1 βΈ
βοΈUkrainian 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade 'Magura' and a 82nd Brigade unit repelled a massive Russian assault in Kursk Oblast.
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π₯Ukrainian forces conducted a large-scale drone attack targeting the Smolensk Aviation Plant in Russia overnight on Jan. 21, 2025.
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πUkraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky published an interview with a captured North Korean soldier on January 20, 2025, detailing his background and experiences.
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π₯A camel runner delivering supplies was shot and killed by a Ukrainian sniper while moving through Toretsk.
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January 22, 2025 356 events π 1 π΄ 1 π’ 1 ποΈ 1 +1 βΈ
πUkrainian special forces eliminated 21 North Korean soldiers and wounded another 40 during an 8-hour standoff.
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π΄Ukrainian Special Operations Forces recaptured a Russian-occupied position, eliminating several Russian soldiers and capturing one prisoner.
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π’German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stated that Germany and France will not reduce their support for Ukraine and will defend Europe's interests against the United States.
ποΈThe Special Investigation Bureau (SBI) has completed a pre-trial investigation into a case involving a high-ranking Armed Forces of Ukraine official in Lviv region accused of illicit enrichment of UAH 14.2 million through illegal property registration.
π₯Russian forces conducted 3,829 strikes on the Donetsk region, the highest daily number recorded, including 33 guided aerial bombs dropped on residential areas.
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January 23, 2025 411 events π‘οΈ 1 π₯ 1 π’ 1 π 1 +1 βΈ
π‘οΈMilitary spokesperson Viktor Trehubov stated that Velyka Novosilka is in a difficult situation with Ukrainian soldiers at risk of encirclement.
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π₯A Russian missile strike on the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on Thursday killed one person and wounded 16.
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π’Journalist Yurii Nikolov highlighted that Chief Psychiatrist Oleh Druz was detained in 2017 on corruption charges, noting that only the currency in his office changed from hryvnias to dollars over the intervening years.
πAt least one person was killed and 25 people were injured in the attack on Zaporizhzhia.
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ποΈA private entrepreneur embezzled approximately UAH 10 million of state funds intended for the purchase of rock salt by forging documents.
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January 24, 2025 376 events π₯ 4 π₯ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces attacked Ukraine with Shahed-type attack drones overnight on January 24, 2025, resulting in at least two fatalities.
π₯According to the Ukrainian General Staff report, Russia has lost 9,852 tanks, 20,508 armored fighting vehicles, 34,992 vehicles and fuel tanks, 22,295 artillery systems, 1,263 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,050 air defense systems, 369 airplanes, 331 helicopters, 23,162 drones, 28 ships and boats, and one submarine since Feb. 24, 2022.
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π₯Russia launched a drone attack on Ukraine using 58 Shahed drones, resulting in three deaths, fires in the Kyiv region, and a crater in Lviv.
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π₯Ukrainian SBU and SSO drones attacked the Kremniy El microelectronics plant in Bryansk, causing a fire. The plant produces critical components for Russian military weapons systems.
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π₯Ukrainian Security Service drones attacked the Ryazan Oil Refining Company, the Ryazan oil pumping station, and the Ryazan thermal power plant, causing millions of dollars in direct and indirect losses.
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January 25, 2025 253 events π‘οΈ 1 π€ 1 π’ 1 π 1 +1 βΈ
π‘οΈUkrainian soldiers from the 82nd Separate Air Assault Brigade destroyed a whole unit of the 155th Separate Marine Brigade of the Russian Pacific Fleet in the Kursk region.
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π€US Secretary of State Marco Rubio approved the suspension of all foreign aid until a review of existing contracts is completed and no new commitments are made.
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π’Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that US military assistance to Ukraine has not been suspended as part of a 90-day hold on foreign aid.
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πOne person was wounded in Pokrovsk following shelling.
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π₯Russian forces launched a combined missile and drone attack on multiple regions within Ukraine, including Kyiv, targeting commercial ports.
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January 26, 2025 292 events π₯ 2 π’ 1 π‘οΈ 1 π΄ 1 βΈ
π’South Korean prosecutors have formally charged President Yoon Suk-Yeol with sedition related to the December 3 martial law declaration, accusing him of conspiracy to incite citizens to revolt and obstruct parliament.
π‘οΈUkrainian forces in Velyka Novosilka successfully retreated from defensive positions, averting encirclement by Russian forces.
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π΄Russian forces captured Velyka Novoselivka in northern Donetsk region after Ukrainian defenders withdrew from the main town, though Ukraine retains control of western suburbs.
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π₯Ukrainian drones attacked a forward command post near Korenevo in Kursk Oblast, Russia.
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π₯A series of explosions occurred in the Ryazan region of Russia at approximately 1am local time on January 26, 2025.
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January 27, 2025 393 events π₯ 2 π‘οΈ 1 β 1 π’ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces attacked Dnipropetrovsk region with drones and heavy artillery during the night of January 27, damaging infrastructure, residential buildings, and a high-rise building.
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π₯A Ukrainian reconnaissance drone spotted four Russian motorcycles advancing near Kramatorsk, leading to cluster artillery strikes that missed the target.
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π‘οΈUkrainian forces repelled four enemy attempts to advance near Chasiv Yar, Stupochky, Predtechyne and Bila Hora in the Kramatorsk direction.
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βLatvia dispatched a warship to the Baltic Sea after a suspected incident involving a fiber optic cable to Sweden, while Sweden also deployed 550 troops to Latvia.
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π’The Washington Post editorial stated that the next few weeks will determine whether Ukraine can continue to exist as a sovereign state, with full security guarantees for its citizens. The publication emphasized that the resolution of the conflict affects the credibility of the United States and NATO, and noted that backing down would signal that US and ally promises are only valid until the next election.
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January 28, 2025 367 events π’ 2 βοΈ 1 β‘οΈ 1 π₯ 1 βΈ
π’French Foreign Minister Jean-NoΓ«l Barrot stated France is ready to send a military contingent to Greenland if Denmark requests it, citing the Arctic as a new field of conflict.
βοΈUkraine's Security Service (SBU) dismantled a Russian spy network tasked with gathering intelligence on Ukrainian aircraft for strikes on aviation infrastructure. The operation led to the arrest of two agents who were caught photographing a Ukrainian F-16 fighter jet during takeoff.
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π’US President Donald Trump stated that the US efforts to reach a peaceful settlement between Ukraine and Russia have already begun and that the Kremlin should be asked if it is ready for a peace agreement.
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β‘οΈUkrainian forces used FPV kamikaze drones to destroy Russian dirt bike units attempting to break through defensive lines.
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π₯Ukrainian drones struck the Lukoil oil depot in Kstovo, with all four drones hitting their targets and causing significant damage.
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January 29, 2025 269 events π’ 2 π₯ 2 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π’Slavoj Zizek gave an interview to the Kyiv Independent discussing his views on wartime humor, the romanticization of Russia in Western culture, and criticism of leftists who he says falsify Ukraine's choice between resistance and national disappearance.
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π₯Ukraine's Military Intelligence (HUR) launched a drone attack on Russia's Nizhny Novgorod region, striking the Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez oil refinery.
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π₯Russian Shahed drones equipped with fragmentation warheads reportedly attacked Kyiv, damaging metro infrastructure and facilities in the Darnytskyi and Desnyanskyi districts.
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π‘οΈKyiv authorities reported finding fragmentation warhead fragments after a Russian drone was downed in Kyiv.
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π’Former President Zelensky press secretary Yulia Mendel wrote an article for Time arguing that Ukraine needs an immediate ceasefire to survive, even if it doesn't bring a just peace.
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January 30, 2025 256 events π₯ 4 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯A Russian drone struck a ten-story apartment building in Sumy, Ukraine, killing four people and injuring nine others.
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π₯Ukrainian Special Operations Forces drone operators killed 50 and wounded 47 North Korean soldiers over 3 days in late December.
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π₯Ukrainian 14th Separate Regiment attacked the Friendship oil pipeline pumping station in Bryansk Oblast near the Russia-Belarus border, resulting in a fire.
π₯Russia conducted a massive overnight strike on the Zaporizhzhia region, resulting in the deaths of two civilians.
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π‘οΈUkrainian soldiers from the 59th brigade are defending Pokrovsk against intensifying Russian attacks while using abandoned mine facilities for cover.
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January 31, 2025 279 events π₯ 2 π¦ 1 β‘οΈ 1 π 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian long-range kamikaze drones struck a gathering of Russian senior officers in Rylsk using Cessna-like aircraft carrying 250-kg HE bombs.
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π₯Ukrainian drones struck the Lukoil-Volgogradneftepererabotka oil refinery in the Volgograd region of Russia, causing a fire and injuring one worker.
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π¦XDOWN Incorporated, a California-based US defense startup, unveiled its "throw-and-forget" P.S. Killer (PSK) multi-role tactical unmanned aerial system.
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β‘οΈNorth Korean soldiers have been pulled off the front lines after suffering heavy casualties in the conflict against Ukrainian forces.
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πJanuary 2025 was the second-bloodiest month for Russian forces in the war, with approximately half of 11,000 committed North Korean troops killed or wounded in the Kursk region.
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π₯Drones attacked the airfield "Baltimore" in Voronezh Oblast, Russia, in early January.
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π₯HUR's Prymary special unit conducted a drone operation in Russian-occupied Crimea, striking two Russian landing craft and a Tor M2 air defense system.
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π₯Ukrainian drones struck an ammunition depot at Engels air base in January 2025, setting it on fire.
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π₯A Ukrainian drone strike against the port of Ust-Luga was reported in January 2025.
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βοΈKyiv's Pecherskyi Court placed Markushyn in custody and suspended him from office amid suspicions that he falsified his grounds for a stay in Italy in August 2022.
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ποΈUkraine's Center for Public Health reported acute respiratory infections reached 410.6 cases per 100,000 people in late January.
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February 2025 (5,681 events)
February 1, 2025 43 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Ukraine struck a Russian city to disrupt power and heating infrastructure as part of counterpunch to Russia's massive bombardment campaign.
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π₯In February 2025, a Russian Shahed-type drone struck the New Safe Confinement over Chornobyl's destroyed fourth reactor, damaging the structure designed to prevent radioactive material release.
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π₯Russia recruited the man who carried out a deadly bombing at a military enlistment office in Rivne in February.
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π₯Ukraine destroyed or disabled around one-third of 80 Russian Black Sea Fleet vessels throughout the all-out war, including the Rostov-on-Don Kilo-class submarine, Ropucha-class landing crafts, and missile boats.
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π₯The General Staff reported that 29 Russian vessels have been taken out of action as of February 2025.
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February 1, 2025 375 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 β‘οΈ 1 βΈ
βοΈRussia launched a large-scale overnight airstrike on Ukraine on Feb. 1, firing 165 missiles and drones including Iskander, Kh-22/32, Kh-101/55cm, Kh-59/69, Kh-31P systems, and 123 Shahed attack drones.
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π₯On February 1, 2025, Russia launched a massive combined attack on Ukraine involving 165 missiles and drones. The attack targeted multiple regions including Poltava, Zaporizhzhia, Odesa, Sumy, Kharkiv, Khmelnytskyi, and Kyiv.
β‘οΈNorth Korean troops were reportedly withdrawn from the Kursk region due to heavy casualties after the Russian offensive stalled, with estimates of 1,000 killed and 4,000 wounded out of 11,000 committed.
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π₯Russian forces targeted Kharkiv with missile strikes at 7:30 a.m. on February 1, 2025, hitting residential areas in the Kholodnohirsky district and killing one woman.
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π₯A Russian KAB glide bomb struck a boarding school in the Ukrainian-controlled town of Sudzha, Kursk Oblast, flattening the building and trapping residents.
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February 2, 2025 222 events π₯ 3 π΄ 1 π¦ 1 βΈ
π₯HIMARS strikes targeted Russian rear areas in the Kursk region as precursors to ground operations.
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π΄Ukrainian Special Operations Forces reported that North Korean troops were not present in the Kursk region for the past three weeks, as they likely suffered heavy losses and were forced to retreat.
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π¦The 'Atlas' electronic warfare and radio-electronic protection system is being developed by the Ukrainian company Kvertus, a member of the NAUDI cluster, with support from the Brave1 Defense Tech cluster.
π₯Russian occupiers attached an explosive device to the roof hatch of a minibus in Kherson, causing injuries to passengers including children.
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π₯An attack in Pavlohrad injured a 24-year-old soldier.
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February 3, 2025 261 events π₯ 2 π‘οΈ 1 βοΈ 1 π 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian long-range weapons struck a headquarters of the 810th Naval Infantry Brigade and possibly North Korean troops, launched from approximately 35 km away.
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π‘οΈRussian forces attempted to breach Ukrainian drone positions by attacking from the rear using motorcycles and motorized infantry, attempting to disable the drones. The attacks failed, and Ukrainian forces maintained fire control over occupier logistics at the Vovchansk direction.
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π₯Ukrainian Special Operations Forces and Security Service of Ukraine launched drone strikes on the Volgograd oil refinery (Lukoil) and the Astrakhan gas processing plant. Fires erupted at the Volgograd refinery, and the local airport was shut down due to the danger level declared by authorities.
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βοΈSBU arrested a 23-year-old man in Sarny, Rivne Oblast, for allegedly working with Russian intelligence to blow up railway tracks at a junction station used for military equipment transport.
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πThe United Nations monitoring mission recorded 79 executions of captured Ukrainian soldiers by Russian forces in 24 separate incidents since August 2024.
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February 4, 2025 305 events π₯ 1 π₯ 1 π‘οΈ 1 π 1 +1 βΈ
π₯Russian troops struck the center of Izyum in the Kharkiv region with a ballistic missile, killing five people and injuring dozens.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck another Russian local headquarters in the Kursk region.
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π‘οΈKyiv was targeted by a Russian drone attack on Feb. 4, with air defense systems engaging UAVs and debris from a downed drone striking an unfinished 18-story building in the Pechersk district.
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πRussian ballistic missile strike on Izium killed five people and injured 24, including 3 children and teenagers.
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π€President Volodymyr Zelensky suggested in an interview that Ukraine should receive nuclear weapons as an alternative security guarantee if NATO entry is delayed, referencing the 1994 Budapest Memorandum and Ukraine's nuclear disarmament.
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February 5, 2025 243 events π₯ 3 ποΈ 1 π 1 βΈ
π₯A drone attack struck an oil depot in the Russian hamlet of Novominskaya, Krasnodar region, starting a fire.
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π₯Ukrainian 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade tank crew destroyed a building in the Toretsk sector where Russian forces were sheltering, using coordination with FPV drones.
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ποΈLithuania, Latvia, and Estonia plan to disconnect from the Russian power grid on Saturday, a move that severs Soviet-era energy ties with Moscow.
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πAt least 20 American citizens volunteering to fight in Ukraine are currently missing in action, with dozens killed since the start of the war.
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π₯Armen Sarkisyan, a pro-Russian military leader from the Donetsk People's Republic, was killed by a suicide bomber in Moscow, with a second person killed and three injured.
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February 6, 2025 245 events βοΈ 1 π¦ 1 π’ 1 β‘οΈ 1 +1 βΈ
βοΈUkrainian forces launched a battalion-sized combined arms counterattack near Ulyanok involving tanks, APCs, and drone swarms, later capturing villages Cherkasskaya-Konopelka and Fanaseevka.
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π¦France delivered an unspecified number of upgraded Mirage 2000 fighter jets to Ukraine, arriving with Ukrainian pilots on board.
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π’On Feb. 6, junior sergeant Stanislav Bunyatov of the 24th Aidar Assault Battalion stated that Ukrainian forces were making progress in Kursk Oblast.
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β‘οΈUkrainian troops launched a surprise offensive in the Kursk Oblast southeast of Sudzha, moving toward the settlements of Fanaseyevka and Ulanok.
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βοΈUkraine launched a drone strike on a Russian military airfield in Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Krasnodar Krai, targeting a site used for Shahed drone launches.
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February 7, 2025 263 events π‘οΈ 3 π’ 2 βΈ
π’A US soldier fighting in Ukraine expressed anger at social media posts calling for Washington to cut support to Kyiv, arguing that the war in Ukraine is not the reason for domestic issues in the US.
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π‘οΈKormotech Group, Ukraine's largest pet food manufacturer, began construction of a $62 million production facility in the Lithuanian city of KΔdainiai.
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π‘οΈThe Russian Defense Ministry stated that its troops foiled a Ukrainian counter-offensive launched approximately 10 kilometers from the border, southeast of Sudzha, involving two mechanized battalions, tanks, and armored vehicles.
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π’Russian-backed North Korean troops are expected to return to the front after reorganization or rotation, as experts state North Korea sees little risk in supporting the Russian invasion.
π‘οΈThe Russian forces attacked Ukrainian positions in the city of Toretsk 10 times, but all attacks were repelled by Ukrainian defenders.
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February 8, 2025 178 events π₯ 2 β‘οΈ 1 ποΈ 1 π¦ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian drones attacked four Russian regions overnight, targeting an oil refinery in Volgograd and causing damage to infrastructure in Rostov, Krasnodar, and Belgorod.
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β‘οΈNorth Korean (DPRK) units deployed in Kursk Oblast temporarily withdrew from frontline positions to rest and refit due to heavy losses, as reported by British Defence Intelligence.
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ποΈLithuania, Latvia, and Estonia disconnected their electrical power grids from the Russian power network.
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π₯On 8 February, the Ukrainian Armed Forces struck the HQ of the 35th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade in the occupied city of Selidovo on the Pokrovsk direction, killing many officers.
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π¦The UK announced a $31 million (25 million pounds) aid package called the SPIRIT program to support social recovery in Ukraine, announced during Foreign Secretary David Lammy's visit to Kyiv.
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February 9, 2025 171 events π‘οΈ 2 π₯ 1 ποΈ 1 π’ 1 βΈ
π‘οΈTwo drones were intercepted over the Dnipropetrovsk region.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck a Russian underground bunker storing Shahed drones in Oryol Oblast with Storm Shadow missiles.
ποΈRussian forces attacked Sumy with a Shahed-136 drone, striking a car park and damaging multiple buildings.
π‘οΈThe commander of the 'Aidar' assault battalion reported that Russian forces are using a new tactic of running in groups across fields to avoid FPV drone attacks at the Pokrovsk direction.
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π’The author suggests Trump could offer Putin a deal to cease combat activity in exchange for pulling Putin out of his messy situation with China.
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February 10, 2025 408 events β‘οΈ 2 π₯ 1 π‘οΈ 1 π’ 1 βΈ
π₯Drones attacked the Krasnodar Krai region of Russia on the night of February 10, striking two oil refineries in Afipsk and Slavyansk-on-Kuban.
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π‘οΈRussian troops are installing anti-drone nets over supply routes to protect against Ukrainian FPV drone strikes.
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π’European and American analysts are actively discussing the potential deployment of a UN peacekeeping mission to Ukraine following a ceasefire, but this requires Russian consent.
β‘οΈRussian forces recently advanced in Kursk Oblast.
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β‘οΈHeavy tracked Russian military equipment is being transported towards the Novopavlivske direction, particularly around the Nilska community area.
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February 11, 2025 309 events π₯ 2 π‘οΈ 2 ποΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces launched a drone attack on the Saratov Oil Refinery in Russia's Saratov Oblast, operated by Rosneft, causing damage and a fire.
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ποΈRussian forces attacked Poltava Oblast with missiles on the night of February 11, leaving 9 settlements in the Myrhorod district without gas supply.
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π‘οΈPoltava region in Ukraine was hit by a combined strike using Kalibr cruise missiles and ballistic weapons, damaging gas infrastructure in Lubensky and Myrhorodsky districts.
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π‘οΈUkrainian defense forces struck and destroyed Russian invaders attempting to cross the Oskil River in Kharkiv Oblast.
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π₯Ukrainian forces, including the 425th Separate Assault Regiment 'Skala', destroyed a Russian grouping attempting to storm the village of Kotlyno on the Pokrovsk direction. The Russians were killed while trying to hide between graves after being shelled by artillery and attacked by drones.
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February 12, 2025 260 events π₯ 2 βοΈ 1 β‘οΈ 1 π 1 βΈ
π₯Russia launched six ballistic missiles at Kyiv; Ukrainian forces report all were intercepted.
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βοΈUkrainian forces recaptured lost defensive positions west of the village of Malaya Loknya in the Kursk region, advancing a wedge of 5 kilometers into Russian positions.
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π₯Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Lyptsi and Vovchansk in the Kharkiv direction.
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β‘οΈUkrainian forces recently advanced near Toretsk.
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πOne Kyiv resident born in 1985 was killed in the attack, and one person was killed in the Obolonsky district with two others wounded, including a nine-year-old girl.
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February 13, 2025 236 events βοΈ 3 π’ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
βοΈRussia's Lipetsk region was subjected to a massive unmanned aerial vehicle attack, with Russian air defenses claiming to have downed 83 UAVs and local residents reporting more than 12 explosions.
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βοΈTwo Shahed drones exploded in fields in southern Moldova, violating the country's airspace.
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π’Dmitry Peskov, Putin's press secretary, announced that preparations for peace talks between Ukraine and Russia have begun following a phone call between Trump and Putin.
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βοΈTwo drones carrying explosive charges crossed Romanian airspace, with fragments found in two uninhabited areas near the border.
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π€Ukrainian officials are analyzing a draft agreement with the US regarding rare earth elements and plan to respond during a meeting with US Vice President J.D. Vance in Munich.
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February 14, 2025 227 events π’ 3 π₯ 1 ποΈ 1 βΈ
π₯A Russian Shahed drone struck the protective shelter built around the ruined reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power station, breaching the outer shell but not the inner shell.
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π’US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated the US seeks a deal for Ukraine's mineral wealth to compensate for military aid sent to Ukraine.
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π’Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the drone attack on Chornobyl and shared footage of the event.
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π’The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed the attack on the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant and reported no radiation breach.
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ποΈA Russian Shahed drone with an explosive warhead struck the sarcophagus protecting the destroyed number four reactor at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant.
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February 15, 2025 123 events π₯ 3 π₯ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces launched assaults in the Kurahove sector.
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π₯Russian 11th Brigade commander Pavel Filatyev was sacked following the Ukrainian attack in the Kursk region.
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π₯Russian military authorities claimed that Ukrainian drones struck Russian energy infrastructure in the Krasnodar region, hitting a gas pumping station owned by Alabashneft.
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π₯Ukrainian forces reportedly targeted the oil refinery in Volgograd Oblast on the night of February 14 to 15, with explosions geolocated in Volgograd City.
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βοΈUkrainian forces conducted minor counterattacks in the Kursk and Pokrovsk sectors.
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February 16, 2025 90 events π₯ 3 π’ 1 π 1 βΈ
π’President Volodymyr Zelensky told NBC News that intelligence reports indicate a high risk Russia is preparing troops for a possible invasion of NATO member states, with 150,000 troops being trained in Belarus for a large-scale operation that could happen as early as summer 2025.
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πRussia has lost 858,390 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,730 casualties in the past day.
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π₯Ukrainian Defense Forces struck three Russian drone control points near occupied Hulyaipole and Zatyshsha in the Zaporizhzhia region, as well as near Anatoliivka in Russia's Kursk region.
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π₯Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the international border north of Kharkiv City toward Kozacha Lopan and northeast of Kharkiv City near Vovchansk and Tykhe.
π₯Russian forces attacked north of Kupyansk near Dovhenke, Zapadne, Doroshivka, and Kindrashivka; northeast of Kupyansk near Dvorichna and Fyholivka; east of Kupyansk near Petropavlivka and Stepova Novoselivka; and southeast of Kupyansk near Pishchane and toward Novoosynove.
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February 17, 2025 123 events π₯ 2 π 2 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian drones destroyed at least two oil storage reservoirs at a Krasnodar oil storage site.
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π€Parliament member Fedir Venislavskyi stated on Feb. 17 that he does not think martial law can be lifted based solely on a ceasefire without additional security guarantees, citing concerns about Putin's intentions and potential for renewed attacks.
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πGUR Head Kyrylo Budanov stated roughly 4,000 North Korean forces have been killed or seriously wounded in Kursk Oblast
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πRussia has lost 859,920 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,530 casualties in the past day.
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π₯Russian forces conducted offensive operations north of Kharkiv City near Lyptsi and northeast of Kharkiv City near Vovchansk on February 16-17 but did not make any confirmed advances.
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February 18, 2025 134 events π€ 2 π₯ 2 π§ 1 βΈ
π€Russian delegation led by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Riyadh for the first official contact between the governments since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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π§Two explosions occurred on the oil tanker Seajewel, part of Russia's shadow fleet, while it was moored in Savona, Italy. The blasts caused damage below the waterline and led to a fish kill near the tanker.
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π₯Russian forces continued ground attacks northwest of Sudzha near Sverdlikovo and Pogrebki in Kursk Oblast.
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π₯Russian forces conducted offensive operations northeast of Kharkiv City near Vovchansk.
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π€A Russian delegation met with U.S. counterparts in Saudi Arabia to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, ending years of political isolation.
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February 19, 2025 146 events π₯ 4 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces struck the Rosneft Syzran Oil Refinery in Syzran, Samara Oblast on the night of February 18-19.
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π₯Russian forces conducted offensive operations northeast of Siversk near Hryhorivka and Bilohorivka and east of Siversk near Verkhnokamyanske.
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π₯Russian forces struck Sumy Oblast with two Iskander-M/Kn-23 ballistic missiles launched from Voronezh Oblast.
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π₯Russian drones struck energy infrastructure in Odesa City and other oblasts including Kyiv, Sumy, Cherkasy, and Zaporizhia.
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π‘οΈUkrainian officials denied the Russian claim and reported that Ukrainian forces repelled Russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups attempting to cross the international border.
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February 20, 2025 141 events π₯ 4 π¦ 1 βΈ
π¦Ukraine's Defense Procurement Agency announced a new supply model for delivering drones to the front line within weeks rather than months, allowing military units to choose unmanned systems best suited to their needs.
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π₯Yevgeny Bogdanov, the deputy head of the Russian-installed administration in Berdiansk, was killed during a targeted strike.
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π₯Russian forces launched 14 missiles of various types and 161 Shahed and decoy drones in overnight strikes
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π₯Russian forces continued ground attacks in multiple areas of Kursk Oblast but did not make any confirmed advances
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π₯Drones operated by Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) struck a substation powering the Novovelychkovskaya oil pumping station in Russia's Krasnodar Krai on Feb. 20, effectively disrupting its operations.
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February 21, 2025 167 events π₯ 3 π€ 2 βΈ
π€The European Union is preparing a military aid package for Ukraine worth approximately 20 billion euros ($20.9 billion) to bolster Ukraine's strategic position as the U.S. presses for a speedy ceasefire agreement with Russia.
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π€President Volodymyr Zelensky and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz discussed "ways to achieve just peace in Ukraine" during a phone call, with both leaders agreeing that Ukraine must be at the table in future negotiations on peace.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck a Russian Strela-10 air defense system in Kursk Oblast.
π₯Ukraine's General Staff confirmed using Flamingo missiles in a strike on Feb. 21.
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π₯Russian forces continued attacking west of Kurakhove near Andriivka, Ulakly, and Kostyantynopil as part of ongoing efforts to leverage the seizure of Kurakhove and Dachne.
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February 22, 2025 98 events π₯ 2 π 2 β‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces continued attacking northeast of Lyman near Ivanivka, Terny, Yampolivka, Novolyubivka, and Kolodyazi.
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π₯Russia launched a missile attack on Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, killing 1 person and injuring 5 others. Four women and one man were injured, with three hospitalized and one woman in critical condition.
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β‘οΈRussian 428th Motorized Rifle Regiment was redeployed from positions south of Pokrovsk to offensive operations in the Kurakhove direction.
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πRussia has lost 866,000 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,140 casualties suffered just over the past day.
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πA joint investigation by BBC Russia and Mediazona verified over 95,000 Russian deaths in Ukraine since February 2022, with over 5,000 names added since Jan. 24, 2025.
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February 23, 2025 87 events π€ 2 π₯ 1 π’ 1 π₯ 1 βΈ
π€Switzerland's armed forces chief Thomas Suessli stated that Switzerland could contribute around 200 troops to a prospective UN peacekeeping mission in Ukraine if requested and approved by the government, with deployment possible within 9-12 months.
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π₯Ukrainian Ombudsman reported footage showing a Russian servicemember executing a Ukrainian POW in Kursk Oblast.
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π€Germany held snap parliamentary elections on Feb 23, with the center-right CDU/CSU party winning and Friedrich Merz set to become chancellor. The far-right AfD party came second with 20.8%, while the incumbent SPD came third with 16.4%.
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π’President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized calls for Ukraine to hold elections during the war, arguing it would be undemocratic since millions of citizens cannot vote due to Russian attacks and occupation.
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π₯Russian drone strikes damaged infrastructure in Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, Poltava, Kyiv, and Zaporizhia oblasts, with a missile damaging civilian infrastructure in Kryvyi Rih.
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February 24, 2025 206 events π₯ 3 π§ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π§Two Molotov cocktails were thrown into the garden of the Russian consulate building in Marseille, France.
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π₯Ukrainian forces conducted drone strikes against Russian oil and gas infrastructure in Ryazan Oblast, striking the Ryazan Oil Refinery.
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π₯Russian aerial attacks on Sumy Oblast killed 2 people and injured 6 others on Feb. 24, with at least 169 explosions recorded by local authorities.
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π₯Russia launched over 30 mass strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure over three years of full-scale invasion, each attack involving 100-300 different munitions targeting power generation facilities, substations, power lines, and gas infrastructure.
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βοΈUkrainian forces continued counterattacks south and southwest of Pokrovsk.
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February 25, 2025 154 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
βοΈSweden's military jammed a suspected Russian drone that was flying toward the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, which was docked in the port of Malmo.
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π€British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that the UK will increase defense spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, with plans to reach 3% of GDP after the parliament's term ends in 2029.
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π₯Fighting continued northwest of Sudzha near Pogrebki, Orlovka, Novaya Sorochina, Staraya Sorochina, and Lebedevka in Kursk Oblast
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π₯Russian forces continued offensive operations near the international border in Sumy Oblast but did not make any confirmed advances
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π₯Fighting continued in Bilohorivka with Russian sources claiming seizure of most of settlement while Ukrainian forces maintain positions on outskirts
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February 26, 2025 124 events π₯ 3 π‘οΈ 1 π¦ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces conducted an effective drone strike targeting Russian air defense and oil processing facilities in Crimea and Krasnodar regions.
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π‘οΈVladyslav Stotskyi, a Svoboda Battalion fighter, defended positions on the Siversk front while encircled by Russian forces for 68 days from July to September 2024.
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π₯Ukrainian forces conducted a drone strike against a Russian ammunition depot in the Kupyansk direction.
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π₯North Korea conducted a test launch of strategic cruise missiles from the west of the Korean peninsula, with the missile flying 1,587 kilometers over 133 minutes before hitting targets.
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π¦DTEK, Ukraine's largest private energy company, is in talks with several suppliers for a two-year LNG import contract and expects to finalize the deal within the next two months.
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February 27, 2025 120 events π₯ 4 ποΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces continued attacking in Kursk Oblast but did not make any confirmed advances
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π₯Russian forces attacked north of Lyman toward Zelena Dolyna and in areas northeast of Lyman
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ποΈA stray Russian attack drone crashed into high-voltage power grid lines at a thermal power plant near Mazyr, causing the most significant drone-related damage in Belarus to date and triggering a blackout.
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π₯Russia launched 166 Shahed-type attack drones and decoy drones against Ukraine overnight. Ninety drones were shot down over 11 oblasts, while 72 decoy drones were lost without causing damage.
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π₯Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces struck and destroyed a Pantsir-S1 air defense system in Mariupol during a nocturnal attack.
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February 28, 2025 208 events π₯ 2 π€ 1 π₯ 1 π 1 βΈ
π€US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky engaged in a public argument during a press conference at the White House.
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π₯Ukrainian forces destroyed a Russian ammunition dump near Sedlive containing TOS rockets, causing large explosions.
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πRussia has lost 875,610 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,060 casualties in the past day.
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π₯Ukrainian SSO operators raided a Russian command post occupied by 3rd Company, 419th Regiment, 19th Motor Rifle Division, killing soldiers while they slept.
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π₯The U.S. deployed LUCAS (Low-Cost Unmanned Combat Attack System) one-way attack drones in combat for the first time during strikes against Iran as part of Operation Epic Fury, carried out jointly with Israel.
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πTotal death toll of Ukrainian and Russian soldiers, as well as Ukrainian civilians reached over 148,000 as of mid-February.
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π₯A man killed an enlistment officer at a gas station in Poltava Oblast during an attempt to kidnap his acquaintance who had recently been mobilized.
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π₯Russian forces attempted to cross the Russia-Ukraine border in Sumy Oblast near the village of Novenke but were repelled by Ukrainian forces.
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π₯An oil tanker exploded at the port of Ust-Luga under unclear circumstances in February 2025.
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π₯Iran attacked US bases in Kuwait, the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, and Jordan following the US and Israeli joint strikes.
π₯A large nuclear facility in Natanz was attacked during US and Israeli strikes against Iran, according to Iran's Permanent Representative to the UN Reza Najafi.
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March 2025 (4,220 events)
March 1, 2025 52 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Russia launched 600 to 700 drone attacks per week in Kherson during March 2025, causing high civilian casualties along the Dnipro River.
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π₯Ukrainian drone attack on Druzhba infrastructure in Russia's Oryol region temporarily halted Hungary's oil imports.
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π₯Russia launched an Iskander ballistic missile attack on the 239th Polygon training ground, marking a similar strike to one that occurred in March.
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π₯Ukrainian troops launched a raid into Russia's Belgorod Oblast in late March 2025, using mechanized attacks with engineering vehicles and small-scale infiltration tactics.
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π₯Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Russia is preparing for new assaults on the northeastern Kharkiv and Sumy oblasts after Moscow's rapid advances in Kursk Oblast.
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βοΈUkrainian troops launched a raid into Russia's Belgorod Oblast in late March, which may be an attempt to alleviate pressure on Ukrainian forces fighting in adjacent Kursk Oblast.
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βοΈRussia recaptured the logistics hub of Sudzha in March 2025 amid a counteroffensive that forced Ukrainian troops to withdraw from a substantial part of Kursk Oblast.
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β‘οΈRussian troops are retaking settlements in Kursk Oblast following the Ukrainian raid into adjacent Belgorod Oblast.
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β‘οΈUkrainian troops entered the village of Popovka in Belgorod Oblast, which lies near the Ukrainian border and Kursk Oblast.
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March 1, 2025 228 events π₯ 4 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces conducted offensive operations on Russian territory in Belgorod Oblast during March-April 2025, forcing Russian troops to regroup and preventing the planned spring offensive.
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π₯Elements of the Russian 177th Naval Infantry Regiment requested that Russian forces conduct an airstrike with a FAB-3000 against Guyevo following reports of a FAB-3000 strike near Kurilovka.
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π₯Russian forces conducted a strike using an Iskander-M ballistic missile with cluster munition against a Ukrainian training ground in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
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π₯Russian forces conducted a series of missile strikes against Odesa Oblast on March 1 targeting port infrastructure and civilian shipping, hitting Odesa City with an unspecified ballistic missile.
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βοΈUkrainian forces conducted a series of limited counterattacks into advancing Russian forces in the Kostyantynivka and Pokrovsk directions in February and March 2025.
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March 2, 2025 113 events π₯ 4 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces conducted offensive operations southeast of Kupyansk toward Novoosynove on March 1 and 2, but did not advance.
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π₯Russian forces conducted offensive operations northeast of Robotyne toward Charivne and northwest of Robotyne near Kamyanske, Pyatykhatky, Mali Shcherbaky, and Nesteryanka on March 1 and 2.
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π₯Russian forces continued limited ground attacks in the Dnipro direction on March 1 and 2 but did not advance.
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π₯Ukrainian attack drones struck the Ufimsky oil refinery in Ufa, Russia, causing a large fire. The refinery is located approximately 1,400 km inside Russia.
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βοΈUkrainian forces recently advanced in the Pokrovsk direction, with geolocated footage showing advance in fields southeast of Udachne.
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March 3, 2025 79 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 π΄ 1 βΈ
βοΈRussia's FSB shot and killed a suspected terrorist who was allegedly planning an attack on a Moscow subway station and a Jewish institution in Moscow region.
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π₯Russian forces attempted an at least reinforced platoon-sized mechanized assault in two waves near Malaya Loknya, with Ukrainian forces destroying four tanks and one APC.
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π₯Russian forces attacked near the international border in Sumy Oblast, attempting to break through and cut off Ukrainian logistics routes.
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π΄Russian forces recently advanced near Velyka Novosilka, with geolocated footage showing advance in southeastern Pryvilne.
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π₯Russia currently uses 150 to 200 drones per attack against Ukraine, with plans to increase capabilities to 500 kamikaze drones per day.
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March 4, 2025 165 events π₯ 2 βοΈ 1 π€ 1 β‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian drone strikes hit the Syzran Oil Refinery in Samara Oblast, causing a fire; the refinery had stopped operations in February 2025 after previous strikes.
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π₯Russian milbloggers claimed Russian forces seized two housing blocks within Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast, though this remains unconfirmed.
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βοΈUkrainian forces counterattacked near Malaya Loknya and Kurilovka north of Sudzha in Kursk Oblast.
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π€Friedrich Merz proposed to the German Bundestag to approve a β¬3.2 billion defense aid package for Ukraine before the current government term ends.
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β‘οΈRussian milbloggers claimed Russian forces seized Nikolskiy and Novaya Sorochina northwest of Sudzha in Kursk Oblast, though these claims remain unconfirmed.
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March 5, 2025 180 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 β‘οΈ 1 βΈ
βοΈA Russian court sentenced James Scott Rhys Anderson, a British volunteer fighting for Ukraine in Kursk Oblast, to 19 years in prison on 'terrorism' and 'mercenarism' charges.
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π₯Iranian drones launched from Iranian territory struck Nakhchivan International Airport, damaging the terminal building.
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π₯Russia targeted critical infrastructure in Odesa with drones and ballistic missiles, causing power, water, and heat supply outages.
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β‘οΈUkrainian forces struck a Russian 177th Naval Infantry Regiment command post in Plekhovo, south of Sudzha in Kursk Oblast.
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π₯An Iranian drone landed near a school in Shakarabad village, located about 10 kilometers from the Iran-Azerbaijan border.
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March 6, 2025 190 events π₯ 4 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces continued attacking the Ukrainian salient in Kursk Oblast but did not make any confirmed advances on March 6.
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π₯Russian forces continued offensive operations along the international border in Sumy Oblast but did not make confirmed advances on March 6.
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π₯Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Kharkiv direction near Vovchansk but did not make confirmed advances on March 6.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck the command post of the Russian 17th Tank Regiment in occupied Oleshky, south of Kherson City.
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βοΈUkrainian forces repelled a large-scale Russian mechanized assault in the Chasiv Yar direction.
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March 7, 2025 144 events π₯ 4 βοΈ 1 βΈ
βοΈThousands of protestors gathered in more than 40 cities across Slovakia on March 7 to protest against Prime Minister Robert Fico's government, which critics say aligns with Russian interests.
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π₯Six drones attacked an industrial facility in Starodub, Bryansk Oblast, Russia. A military food ration factory was targeted and caught fire following the strikes.
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π₯Russia launched a massive missile and drone strike involving approximately 200 incoming projectiles targeting Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
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π₯Russia launched a cluster munitions attack on Dobropillia, killing 11 people and injuring 48.
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π₯Russian Spetsnaz ordered to identify and destroy Ukrainian communications equipment in Kursk Oblast.
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March 8, 2025 78 events π₯ 3 π΄ 1 π₯ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces struck KINEF oil refinery in Kirishi, Leningrad Oblast with drones.
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π₯Russian forces launched a large armored attack on Chasiv Yar that was repelled by Ukrainian defenders.
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π₯Geolocated footage indicates Russian forces seized Cherkasskoye Porechnoye north of Sudzha in Kursk Oblast.
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π΄Ukrainian forces scored multiple territorial gains in the Pokrovsk region, though described as limited in scale.
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π₯Russian 177th Naval Infantry Regiment destroyed bridge over Psel River between Myropillya and Gornal.
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March 9, 2025 107 events π₯ 4 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces struck an oil refinery in Ryazan Oblast on the night of March 8-9, which provides fuel for Russian military jet engines
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π₯Ukrainian forces conducted drone strikes against the Novolipetsk Metallurgical Plant in Lipetsk Oblast, targeting Russian defense industrial base infrastructure.
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π₯Ukrainian drones struck an oil depot in Cheboksary, Chuvashia Republic - the first time a Ukrainian drone reached the region.
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π₯Russian forces continued offensive operations northeast of Kharkiv City near Vovchansk without making advances.
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π‘οΈVladyslav Stotskyi defended the Zirka position near Pincher with four Ukrainians and five Colombian fighters against a large-scale Russian assault.
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March 10, 2025 152 events π₯ 2 βοΈ 1 βοΈ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces struck an oil refinery in Samara Oblast (Novokuibyshevsk) on the night of March 9-10, which provides fuel via pipeline and railways to Russian forces operating in Ukraine
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βοΈUkrainian security forces detained a suspected Russian intelligence agent - an IT specialist from Kharkiv - who allegedly orchestrated an explosion near a war veteran's home and poisoned a soldier while posing as a volunteer.
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π₯Russian forces are attacking outskirts of Sudzha, north near Ivashkovskiy, east near Dmitryukov, and south near Melovoi and Guyevo
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βοΈUkrainian forces are counterattacking along the international border in Kursk Oblast and working to repel Russian attacks toward Novenke and Zhuravka northeast of Sumy City
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π€Denmark announced it is prepared to contribute peacekeeping troops to Ukraine if European peacekeepers are needed following a ceasefire or peace agreement, with broad support from multiple political parties in parliament.
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March 11, 2025 157 events π₯ 4 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces conducted a large-scale series of drone strikes against Russia on the night of March 10 to 11, targeting Moscow Oblast and other locations.
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π€CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Russian SVR Head Sergey Naryshkin had a phone call to help ensure international stability and security and reduce confrontation in bilateral relations.
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π₯Ukraine struck the Druzhba pipeline in Russia's Oryol Oblast on March 11.
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π₯Russian forces continued making confirmed advances in Kursk Oblast and have likely begun attacking Sudzha.
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π₯Russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups are conducting operations along the international border in Sumy and Chernihiv oblasts.
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March 12, 2025 118 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Russian forces are attempting to interdict Ukrainian ground lines of communication along the international border near Novenke northeast of Sumy City.
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π₯Ukrainian forces conducted HIMARS strikes against Russian forces in Kursk Oblast.
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π₯Russian forces attacked northeast of Siversk near Bilohorivka and Hryhorivka, east of Siversk near Verkhnokamyanske, and southeast of Siversk near Ivano-Darivka.
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π₯Russian forces conducted double-tap strikes against Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast with missiles on the night of March 11 to 12.
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π₯Infrastructure facilities in Russia's Voronezh region were struck by Ukrainian drones, with one facility catching fire.
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March 13, 2025 198 events βοΈ 2 π₯ 2 π΄ 1 βΈ
βοΈUkrainian forces counterattacked and seized positions in northwestern Toretsk and Shcherbynkivka, with limited Ukrainian counterattacks in central Toretsk.
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π₯Renewed Ukrainian HIMARS strikes are slowing the rate of Russian advances south of Sudzha.
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π₯Russian forces launched 117 drones overnight, of which Ukrainian air defenses shot down 74 and 38 decoy drones disappeared from radars without causing damage.
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βοΈUkrainian forces are counterattacking near Zhuravka, Basivka, and Novenke in Sumy Oblast.
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π΄Russian forces seized and cleared Sudzha in Kursk Oblast, along with surrounding settlements including Podol, Goncharovka, Zaoleshenka, Rubanshchina, and Molovoi.
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March 14, 2025 120 events π₯ 3 π‘οΈ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian drone strikes hit the Tuapse Oil Refinery in Krasnodar Krai, causing a fire that burned over 1,000 square meters.
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π₯Ukrainian SBU drones struck gas compressor stations in Saratov and Tambov oblasts and an S-300/S-400 air defense missile storage facility near Radkovka, Belgorod Oblast.
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π₯Russia's Defense Ministry claimed its forces intercepted 337 Ukrainian drones across multiple regions, including 91 over Moscow Oblast, 126 over Kursk Oblast, 38 over Bryansk Oblast, and others over Belgorod, Ryazan, Kaluga, Lipetsk, Oryol, Voronezh, and Nizhny Novgorod regions - the largest number of drones launched against Russia in a single attack during the entire full-scale war.
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π‘οΈUkrainian defense forces intercepted 130 out of 178 Russian attack drones during an overnight assault on March 14.
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π€Russia has begun using cryptocurrencies (Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tether) in oil transactions with China and India to circumvent Western sanctions. The scheme involves Chinese and Indian buyers paying intermediary trading firms in yuan or rupees, with funds then deposited into offshore accounts, converted to cryptocurrency, and exchanged for rubles in Russia.
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March 15, 2025 132 events π₯ 4 β‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian drone battalion operating in the Pokrovsk sector conducted verified attacks on Russian soldiers, vehicles, and positions averaging one successful strike every nine minutes over the past month.
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π₯Russian forces executed five unarmed Ukrainian prisoners of war in the village of Kazachya Loknya, according to video evidence posted online.
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π₯Ukrainian forces reportedly attempted to strike a Russian oil refinery near Sarepta railway station south of Volgograd City in Krasnoarmeysky Raion on the night of March 14 to 15.
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β‘οΈUkrainian Army conducted a withdrawal from the town of Sudzha, evacuating from a pocket held for six months and establishing new defensive positions outside the town but remaining inside Russian territory.
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π₯Two ballistic missiles struck Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
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March 16, 2025 74 events π₯ 2 π‘οΈ 1 π€ 1 π’ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian milbloggers claimed Russian forces advanced to the Sudzha border checkpoint along the H-07 highway and in several other areas near Sudzha.
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π₯Russian forces continued ground attacks in western Zaporizhia Oblast but did not make confirmed advances.
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π‘οΈUkrainian forces recently advanced in southern Nadiya in the Borova direction.
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π€Newly elected Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney discussed Canada's support for Ukraine in a phone call with President Volodymyr Zelensky, including security guarantees and economic support after the war.
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π’Defense Minister Rustem Umerov announced Andrii Hnatov's appointment as new chief of the General Staff, describing it as part of military reforms to enhance combat effectiveness.
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March 17, 2025 136 events π₯ 2 βοΈ 1 π¦ 1 β‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces reportedly conducted a drone strike against an oil depot in Astrakhan Oblast on the night of March 16-17.
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π₯Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Kharkiv Oblast on March 17 but did not advance, attacking near Lyptsi and Vovchansk.
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βοΈUkrainian forces recently advanced along Donetska Street in northern Toretsk, according to geolocated footage published on March 17.
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π¦The EU Council approved a third tranche of 3.5 billion euros ($3.8 billion) in grants and loans under the Ukraine Facility program, bringing total disbursements to nearly 20 billion euros since early 2024.
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β‘οΈRussian forces continued ground operations to push Ukrainian forces from their remaining positions in Kursk Oblast on March 17 but did not make confirmed advances.
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March 18, 2025 203 events π₯ 4 π΄ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces recently destroyed three North Korean-provided Koksan self-propelled artillery systems in Kursk Oblast.
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π₯Russian forces attacked west of Sudzha near Gogolevka, south of Sudzha near Guyevo, and near the international border in Sumy Oblast near Basivka on March 18.
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π₯Russian forces conducted offensive operations northeast of Kharkiv City near Vovchansk on March 17 and 18 but did not advance.
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π₯Russian forces attacked northeast of Siversk near Bilohorivka and east of Siversk near Verkhnokamyanske.
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π΄Russian forces advanced along Marii Ulianovoi Street in western Chasiv Yar.
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March 19, 2025 142 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 2 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian long-range missiles struck Engels-2 air base near Saratov, causing massive explosions in missile storage facilities and killing members of a Russian bomber crew.
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π₯Russian forces conducted offensive operations northeast of Kharkiv City near Vovchansk.
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π₯Russian drones struck a hospital in Sumy Oblast and unspecified areas in Donetsk Oblast.
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βοΈRussian forces attacked northeast of Lyman near Yampolivka and toward Nove and Zelena Dolyna.
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βοΈRussian forces attacked in the Kherson direction on March 19 but did not advance.
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March 20, 2025 108 events π₯ 2 βοΈ 1 π‘οΈ 1 π 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces conducted a drone strike against Engels Airbase in Saratov Oblast, causing a fire, explosions, and secondary detonation of ammunition.
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π₯Russian forces attacked a residential high-rise, shopping center and several shops in Odesa Oblast.
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βοΈUkrainian forces are counterattacking near Dvorichna north of Kupyansk.
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π‘οΈUkrainian forces repelled an at least reinforced platoon-sized Russian mechanized assault in the Chasiv Yar direction.
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πRussia has lost 899,470 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,400 casualties recorded over the past day, according to Ukraine's General Staff.
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March 21, 2025 107 events π₯ 2 π€ 1 π’ 1 π 1 βΈ
π€A bipartisan group of U.S. senators sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging the Trump administration to transfer over $300 billion in frozen Russian assets to Ukraine, rather than limiting assistance to interest earned on those funds.
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π₯Russian forces launched Shahed drone attacks against the Odesa port area, targeting cities with weaker air defenses to maximize civilian casualties and destruction of homes and businesses.
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π₯Ukrainian Air Forces struck a crossing support company of the Russian 205th Motorized Rifle Brigade in occupied Dnipriany on March 21.
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π’US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff gave an interview on March 21 claiming Russia does not want to invade Europe and "does not need to absorb Ukraine" while stating Russia has "reclaimed" five regions (Crimea, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhia, and Kherson oblasts).
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πRussia has lost 900,800 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,330 casualties in the past day.
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March 22, 2025 68 events π₯ 3 π 1 π΄ 1 βΈ
πA media investigation identified 97,994 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine, including 23,700 volunteers, 16,000 recruited prisoners, and 11,200 mobilized soldiers.
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π₯Russian forces continued attacks against limited Ukrainian positions in Kursk Oblast but did not advance. Russian milbloggers claimed Russian forces are attacking toward Oleshnya southwest of Sudzha along the international border.
π₯Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Kupyansk direction on March 22 but did not advance. Russian forces attacked near Mala Shapkivka, Holubivka, Kindrashivka, Krasne Pershe, and Pishchane.
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π₯Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Lyman direction on March 22 but did not advance. Russian milbloggers claimed Russian forces advanced in fields southwest of Nove north of Lyman.
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π΄Geolocated footage published on March 22 indicates Russian forces recently advanced within northern Shevchenko southwest of Pokrovsk and south of Sribne.
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March 23, 2025 71 events π₯ 3 π§ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π§A large-scale cyberattack disabled Ukrainian Railways' ticketing system, website and app. The attack was carried out by Russian intelligence services using malware specifically developed for Ukrainian Railways' infrastructure.
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π₯Russian forces continued offensive operations in Sumy Oblast but did not make any confirmed advances.
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βοΈUkrainian forces recently advanced near Borova, liberating the village of Nadiya in Luhansk Oblast.
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π₯Russian forces recently advanced in the Pokrovsk direction, seizing Vodyane Druhe and advancing along Vesela Street in northwestern Shevchenko.
π₯Russian forces conducted offensive operations in Kursk Oblast but did not make any confirmed advances.
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March 24, 2025 157 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Russian forces conducted ground attacks northeast of Kharkiv City near Vovchansk
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π₯Ukrainian forces recently conducted two strikes on Russian command posts in western Belgorod Oblast, destroying communications equipment.
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π₯Russian forces attacked critical and social infrastructure in Kherson Oblast, hitting residential areas. The attacks damaged a high-rise building and 25 houses.
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π₯A Russian attack in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast damaged a medical facility, a kindergarten, an administrative building, an industrial enterprise, three apartment buildings, and a car.
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π₯A woman was injured in a Russian attack on the city of Zaporizhzhia.
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March 25, 2025 177 events π₯ 3 π€ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π€Moscow has imposed strict exit conditions on foreign companies, including government approval, a mandatory 50% discount on asset sales, and a 10% exit tax. The Kremlin has also seized assets from subsidiaries of Western firms that remained operational.
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π₯Russian missile damaged civilian infrastructure including a school in Sumy City, injuring 23 children
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π₯Ukrainian Presidential Communications Advisor Dmytro Lytvyn stated that Russian forces have conducted eight strikes on Ukrainian energy facilities since March 18.
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π₯Ukraine's Air Force conducted a precision airstrike on a concentration of Russian military personnel in Kondratovka, Kursk Oblast, killing up to 30 Russian soldiers.
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βοΈUkrainian forces counterattacked near multiple locations in the Pokrovsk direction including Tarasivka, Shevchenko, Udachne, and Kotlyne
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March 26, 2025 141 events π₯ 4 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Russia is preparing for a spring offensive in Sumy and Kharkiv oblasts, attempting to delay peace negotiations.
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π₯The Russian Ministry of Defense accused Ukrainian forces of attempting to strike energy infrastructure in Kursk Oblast, gas infrastructure in occupied Crimea overnight on March 25-26, and electrical infrastructure in Bryansk Oblast on March 26.
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π₯Ukrainian forces conducted a reinforced platoon-sized mechanized assault with four armored vehicles toward Tykhe (northeast of Kharkiv City), destroying three and damaging one armored vehicle.
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π₯Russian forces conducted the largest Shahed strike against Kryvyi Rih since the start of the war, striking infrastructure in Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovohrad, and Cherkasy oblasts.
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π€Ukraine's Ministry of Energy reported that Ukraine and the US agreed on a list of energy facilities Russia must stop striking, but Russia's list does not prohibit strikes on Ukrainian oil and gas facilities.
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March 27, 2025 127 events π₯ 2 π€ 1 π΄ 1 β‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces struck a Russian border checkpoint near Sluchovsk in Bryansk Oblast, killing 15-40 Russian personnel.
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π₯Russian forces launched a reinforced company-sized mechanized assault with 13 armored vehicles in the Kupyansk direction; Ukrainian forces destroyed 12 armored vehicles and one tank.
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π€The European Union is preparing its 17th package of sanctions against Russia, with work at an early stage and proposals expected in early summer.
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π΄12th National Guard Brigade (Azov) captured 20 Russian prisoners of war, including a lieutenant, during offensive operations in Toretsk, where Ukrainian forces have regained ground in house-to-house fighting.
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β‘οΈRussian forces recently advanced in Kursk Oblast, seizing Gogolevka and the Sudzha border checkpoint.
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March 28, 2025 117 events π₯ 4 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π‘οΈ77th Airmobile Brigade repelled a major Russian assault after four hours of bombardment, destroying 12 light armored vehicles and one tank, with estimated Russian losses of 60 dead and 28 wounded.
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π₯Russian Shahed drones struck oil and gas infrastructure in Poltava City and energy infrastructure in Kherson City.
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π₯Russian forces conducted offensive operations near Chasiv Yar but did not advance.
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π₯Russian overnight strikes damaged Naftogaz gas production facilities in unspecified areas of Ukraine.
π₯Ukrainian forces conducted drone strikes against energy infrastructure in Kursk, Bryansk, and Saratov oblasts.
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March 29, 2025 81 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Russian drone strikes hit Dnipro, destroying a ship-themed restaurant and damaging hotels, killing 4 and injuring approximately 30; 172 drones were launched in this wave according to official counts.
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π₯Ukrainian forces expanded operations in Belgorod region with an estimated 4,000 personnel, primarily infantry and elements from the 225th Separate Assault Regiment, 47th Mech Brigade, 33rd Assault Regiment, 24th Assault Battalion, and Russian Volunteer Corps, achieving a 3-4 km penetration.
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π₯Russian forces launched one ballistic missile from Rostov Oblast and 111 Shahed drones from multiple locations including Kursk, Bryansk, Rostov Oblast, Krasnodar Krai, and occupied Crimea.
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π₯Russian forces continued assaults in Kursk Oblast and northern Sumy Oblast.
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π₯Occupation head Vladimir Saldo claimed Ukrainian forces shelled solar panels in occupied Kherson Oblast, which he claimed violates the energy infrastructure ceasefire.
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March 30, 2025 57 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Russian Shahed drones struck a military hospital and civilian buildings in Kharkiv City on the night of March 29-30.
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π₯Bryansk Oblast Governor Alexander Bogomaz claimed without evidence that Ukrainian drones struck a substation near Podvyaz, territories occupied by Russian forces in Bryansk Oblast.
π₯Russian forces launched 131 Shahed-type drones and decoy drones overnight. Ukrainian air defense downed 57 of them, while another 45 disappeared from radars (likely decoys).
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π₯Russian forces launched two Iskander-M ballistic missiles from Kursk Oblast overnight.
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π₯Russian attacks injured one person in a community in Sumy Oblast.
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March 31, 2025 234 events π₯ 3 π’ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π’President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and First Lady Olena Zelenska, along with European delegations, paid tribute to the memory of those killed by Russian occupiers in Bucha on the third anniversary of the town's liberation.
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βοΈUkraine launched a surprise offensive against the Kursk region of the Russian Federation, utilizing US-provided weapons that were intended for other purposes.
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π₯Russian forces shelled the Nikopol district with artillery and kamikaze drones, hitting Nikopol, Marhanets, and Pokrovske communities.
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π₯Russian drones launched a massive attack on Kharkiv, hitting a civilian enterprise and causing fires covering over 3,900 square meters.
π₯Ukrainian troops launched a raid into Russia's Belgorod Oblast in late March, marking another incursion into Russian territory alongside the ongoing operation in adjacent Kursk Oblast.
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ποΈMore than 2,000 incidents involving explosive hazards were recorded in Syria over the past year, with around 60 percent occurring in agricultural fields.
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βοΈNationalist activist Demyan Hanul was shot dead in central Odesa.
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βοΈViktoriia Roshchyna was tortured with electric shocks while in Russian captivity, according to a witness at the Taganrog detention center.
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April 2025 (4,101 events)
April 1, 2025 27 events π₯ 4 π 1 βΈ
πMediazona, in collaboration with the BBC Russian service, confirmed the identities of 101,833 Russian military personnel killed in Ukraine from February 24, 2022 to April 7, 2025.
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π₯Russian drone units Rubicon and Sudny Den ("Judgment Day") were deployed to the Pokrovsk area of Donetsk Oblast in spring 2025.
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π₯Russia launched a missile strike on Sumy that killed 35 people and wounded 129.
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π₯There have been two ceasefires over the past month, both of which Ukraine said Russian troops violated multiple times.
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π₯The first ceasefire was meant to last for a day and a half over Easter in April.
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π§Russia carried out a cyberattack on the Bremanger hydropower dam in western Norway, taking control and opening a floodgate for four hours, releasing 500 liters of water per second.
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π§A pro-Russian cybercriminal group released a three-minute video on Telegram on the day of the dam attack, watermarked with the group's name.
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April 1, 2025 381 events π₯ 3 π€ 1 π’ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian artillery and rocket strikes destroyed four natural gas pipelines, one electrical transformer, a petrol station, and a power plant in Kherson, leaving 45,000 residents without electricity in violation of a reported energy ceasefire.
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π₯Russian invaders attacked the positions of the Defense Forces 13 times in the direction of Nove, Myrne and Zelena Dolyna in the Lyman direction.
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π₯A Ukrainian kamikaze drone struck a vehicle occupied by Russian soldiers, damaging the car but not critically, according to a video recording made by one of the occupants.
π€Parliamentary representatives from over 20 European countries arrived in Kyiv for a solidarity visit.
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π’Russian troops are preparing to launch a new military offensive in the coming weeks to maximize pressure on Ukraine and strengthen the Kremlin's negotiating position.
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April 2, 2025 193 events π’ 1 π 1 π₯ 1 π‘οΈ 1 +1 βΈ
π’Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal stated that Ukraine aims to open all six EU accession negotiation clusters simultaneously in 2025 and expects to join the EU immediately after the end of the full-scale war.
πThree U.S. servicemen who went missing during exercises in Lithuania were found dead. The fourth missing soldier's body was also found.
π₯Russian forces attacked the Nikopol district center and Marhanets community using artillery, drones, and dropped ammunition on the night of April 2, 2025.
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π‘οΈUkrainian air defense forces shot down 41 Shahed-type attack UAVs across Ukraine, while 20 imitation drones were lost locally.
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π§The deputy head of the Vinnytsia Joint City Territorial Centre for Recruitment and Social Support (TCR) allegedly forced a citizen liable for military service to sign a questionnaire and cancel his reservation in September, leading to charges of abuse of power.
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April 3, 2025 129 events π₯ 1 ποΈ 1 βοΈ 1 βοΈ 1 +1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces launched a mounted armored assault near Andriivka using vehicles including a turtle tank with log walls and anti-drone netting. Ukrainian forces repelled the attack with mines, artillery, cluster munitions, and drones, destroying or disabling 19 combat vehicles and inflicting 20-60 casualties without suffering losses.
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ποΈAn explosion occurred at a market in Kyiv's Desnianskyi district, killing two people. The city authorities identified the likely cause as a gas cylinder explosion.
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βοΈUkrainian forces counterattacked north of Sumy City near Veselivka.
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βοΈRussian forces launched 286 attack drones (including approximately 200 Shahed-type) from multiple airfields in Russia (Shatalovo, Bryansk, Kursk, Oryol, Millerovo, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk) in an overnight attack starting April 3 evening.
πRussia has lost 919,570 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,330 casualties in the past day.
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April 4, 2025 91 events π₯ 3 π‘οΈ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces launched a ballistic missile equipped with cluster munitions at Kryvyi Rih, striking a playground and apartment courtyard and killing eighteen civilians including six children.
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π₯Yuriy Fedko, Head of the Left Bank Administration of the Dnipro City Council, was killed and his wife injured after their car exploded in Dnipro on April 4, 2025.
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π₯Ukraine attacked the Strela electromechanical plant in Suzemka, Bryansk Oblast on April 4, destroying two workshops and causing a fire covering 250 square meters.
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π‘οΈUkrainian air defense forces neutralized 260 out of 286 Russian drones launched in an overnight attack, using aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups.
βοΈPolice opened criminal proceedings under Article 258 part 3 (terrorist act) of Ukraine's Criminal Code and are investigating whether Russia ordered the attack or if it was related to Fedko's political activities.
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April 5, 2025 86 events π₯ 4 π€ 1 βΈ
π€British and French general staff delegations met with Ukrainian President Zelensky and military leaders in Kyiv to discuss deployment details of a possible future peacekeeping contingent.
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π₯Ukrainian drones struck the Fiber Optic Systems plant in Saransk, Republic of Mordovia, which is the only plant in Russia producing fiber optic cables vital for Russian military drones.
π₯Ukrainian SBU conducted drone strikes against the Promsintez enterprise in Chapayevsk, Samara Oblast, causing at least 20 explosions and several fires. The plant produces industrial explosives including ammonal, ammonite, and granulite.
π₯Russian forces conducted a series of 92 drone strikes against Ukraine on the night of April 4-5, launching from Bryansk City, Millerovo (Rostov Oblast), Primorsko-Aktarsk (Krasnodar Krai), and occupied Cape Chauda, Crimea.
π₯Ukrainian forces shot down 51 drones over northern, southern, eastern, and central Ukraine during the night of April 4-5.
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April 6, 2025 63 events π₯ 3 π‘οΈ 1 π’ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces struck residential and civilian infrastructure in Kyiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kirovohrad, Khmelnytskyi, Cherkasy, and Mykolaiv oblasts during overnight strikes
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π₯A Russian drone attack killed a 59-year-old man in the city of Kherson, southern Ukraine. The victim died on the spot after the attack at around 6:30 a.m.
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π₯A ballistic missile attack on Kyiv killed one person and wounded three, according to local authorities.
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π‘οΈUkrainian forces repelled a massive Russian infantry assault in northern Kharkiv Oblast during the week of March 31 - April 6, with Russian casualties exceeding 120 soldiers over five to six daysπ’Volodymyr Zelensky called on Western allies to do more against Russia, stating that pressure on Russia is still not enough and that the number of air attacks is growing.
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April 7, 2025 125 events π₯ 2 π€ 1 β‘οΈ 1 π 1 βΈ
π€Ukraine announced it will send a delegation to Washington for talks on a new draft agreement granting the U.S. access to Ukraine's mineral resources, including rare-earth minerals, gas, and oil.
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β‘οΈRussian forces recently advanced in central Demidovka in Belgorod Oblast according to geolocated footage published on April 7.
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πRussia has lost 925,020 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,350 casualties suffered just over the past day.
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π₯Russian forces conducted no strikes against Ukraine on April 7, the day after their largest strike in over a month on April 6, but have since resumed daily strikes.
π₯Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces struck three Russian Buk air defense systems in the Kursk direction within 12 hours, damaging radars on two Buk-M3 launchers and destroying one Buk-M2 launcher.
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April 8, 2025 111 events π₯ 3 β‘οΈ 1 π΄ 1 βΈ
β‘οΈA courier from the 33rd Motor Rifle Regiment, 20th Guards Motor Rifle Division prepared to attempt logistics delivery by motorcycle under Ukrainian drone surveillance in the Konstantynivka sector.
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π₯The Iskander-M missile struck a recreation center in Vysoky, Kharkiv Oblast.
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π₯Russian forces conducted a company-sized mechanized assault near Yasenove attempting to seize Bohdanivka, Troitske, and Horikhove.
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π₯Russia launched a drone attack against Dnipro on April 8, injuring at least 15 people. Eight people remain hospitalized as of April 9.
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π΄Ukraine announced the capture of two Chinese fighters fighting on Ukrainian territory. One served in the 2nd Battalion of Russia's 157th Motorized Rifle Brigade and was captured near Tarasivka.
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April 9, 2025 182 events π₯ 4 π¦ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian strikes in Kharkiv Oblast killed one person and injured seven, including a 64-year-old man killed in a drone attack near Vovchansk and two people injured in a drone attack during humanitarian aid distribution in Bilyi Kolodiaz.
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π¦Ukraine unveiled a domestically developed interceptor drone designed to intercept and destroy Iranian-designed Shahed drones used by Russia.
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π₯Russian forces advanced along Korolenka Street in northwestern Toretsk.
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π₯Ukrainian drone struck a Russian Tu-22M3 long-range bomber at a Russian airbase.
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π₯Russian forces launched 55 attack and decoy drones overnight, of which Ukrainian air defenses shot down 32; eight decoy drones disappeared from radars without causing damage.
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April 10, 2025 167 events βοΈ 1 π₯ 1 π€ 1 π¦ 1 +1 βΈ
βοΈVadim Chaly, a 30-year-old Kyiv native, was sentenced by a Russian military court to 16 years in prison for attempting to send explosive packages to senior Russian military officials.
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π₯A Russian "kamikaze" attack drone injured 12 people in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, including a 16-year-old boy who is in serious condition. A dormitory and five cars were damaged.
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π€Moldova's Foreign Minister Mihai PopΘoi publicly invited Elon Musk to visit Moldova and see the impact of U.S. development aid, following Musk's characterization of USAID as "a criminal organization" and the Trump administration's 90-day pause on all USAID programs.
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π¦The U.K. and Norway announced a 450 million pound ($585 million) military aid package to Ukraine through the U.K.-led International Fund for Ukraine.
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π‘οΈUkrainian air defenses shot down 85 of the 145 attack and decoy drones launched by Russia overnight. Forty-nine drones disappeared from radars without causing damage.
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April 11, 2025 162 events π₯ 3 π€ 1 π 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian FPV drone from 414 UAV Brigade 'Ptakhi Madyara' destroyed a Russian T-80 BVM tank by flying through the driver's hatch.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck the forward command post of Russian 30th Motorized Rifle Regiment in Guyevo with HIMARS, wounding the regiment's commander and killing deputy commander.
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π€Ukraine and Somalia formally established diplomatic relations by signing a protocol during the Antalya Diplomatic Forum in Turkey.
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πRussian forces executed at least one unarmed Ukrainian POW near Rozdolne (northeast of Velyka Novosilka). Footage shows three Ukrainian servicemembers were taken prisoner on April 11 and one was executed.
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π₯Ukrainian FPV drone located and destroyed a Russian 2S1 artillery piece attempting to hide in camouflage.
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April 12, 2025 74 events π₯ 4 π 1 βΈ
π₯According to Andrii Sybiha, Russian forces launched nearly 70 missiles, over 2,020 Shahed drones, and more than 6,000 guided aerial bombs over the past month, targeting mostly civilian areas.
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π₯Gunners from 505 Separate Battalion of 3rd Separate Assault Brigade fired a rare 160mm heavy mortar, likely in the Donetsk sector.
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πUkrainian F-16 pilot Pavlo Ivanov was killed while carrying out a combat mission when his fighter jet was downed by a Russian missile.
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π₯Mortar operator from 92nd Assault Brigade conducted night operations, likely in the Kharkiv sector.
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π₯Russian forces launched 88 Shahed and decoy drones against Ukraine from Millerovo, Rostov Oblast; Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Krasnodar Krai; and Kursk City.
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April 13, 2025 104 events π₯ 4 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces struck Sumy with two ballistic missiles carrying cluster munition warheads, killing 34 civilians and injuring over 100.
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π₯Russia conducted a bloody strike on Sumy on Palm Sunday.
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π₯A Russian drone strike on Odesa on April 13 injured at least five people and sparked fires, damaging civilian infrastructure including a major roadway, a car repair shop, several vehicles, and a medical facility.
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βοΈLawmakers are preparing to review several bills tied to Ukraine Facility reform commitments, including ARMA reform, vocational education reform, strengthening liability for misconduct by state regulatory officials, and new oversight measures for local government decisions.
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π₯An explosion and fire occurred at a thermal power plant substation in Orenburg, Russia, causing widespread power outages. The fire was caused by a short circuit according to Russian authorities.
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April 14, 2025 110 events π₯ 4 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces attacked with three armored vehicles and eight motorized vehicles near Vovchanski Khutory.
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π₯Russian forces seized Oleksandropil, Panteleymonivka, and Valentynivka southwest of Toretsk as part of efforts to close the Ukrainian pocket.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck a Russian Stela-10 short-range surface-to-air missile system in Kursk Oblast.
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π₯Russian forces are dropping RG-Vo hand grenades with riot control agents onto Ukrainian positions near Shcherbaky in western Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
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π€Ukraine submitted proposals to the U.S. during technical consultations on a minerals agreement held in Washington on April 11, Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna confirmed on April 14.
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April 15, 2025 135 events βοΈ 1 βοΈ 1 π₯ 1 β‘οΈ 1 +1 βΈ
βοΈA Russian court sentenced Roman Ivanishin, a soldier from Sakhalin, to 15 years in maximum security prison for voluntarily surrendering to Ukrainian forces - the first known conviction in Russia for voluntary surrender during the full-scale war.
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βοΈUkrainian forces claimed to have liberated the village of Dniproenerhiya, though Russian sources confirmed only that fighting was ongoing and claimed the village remained under their control.
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π₯Ukraine's Khortytsia Group of Forces reported that Ukrainian forces destroyed three armored fighting vehicles, an infantry fighting vehicle, and a TOS-1A thermobaric artillery system near Vovchansk in the past three days.
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β‘οΈUkrainian forces recently marginally advanced in northwestern Toretsk according to geolocated footage published on April 15.
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πRussia has lost 935,160 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,180 casualties recorded over the past day.
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April 16, 2025 125 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian drone attack on Dnipro killed 3 people and injured 30, including multiple children. One child (a young girl), one elderly woman, and another person were killed.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck the base of the Russian 112th Missile Brigade in Shuya, Ivanovo Oblast.
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π₯Russia violated the energy ceasefire more than 30 times since March, targeting critical infrastructure across Ukraine. Three violations were recorded in the past 24 hours - transformers damaged in Mykolaiv Oblast and near Kherson, and a power transmission line damaged in Poltava Oblast.
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βοΈRussia's proxies in Donetsk sentenced three Azov POWs (Vladislav Ruchka, Andriy Yaroshinsky, and Dmytro Ihnatenko) to 23 years and nine months to 24 years in prison on charges of 'cruel treatment of the civilian population and murder motivated by political and ideological hatred.'
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π€US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and envoy Steve Witkoff met with Ukrainian officials and French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris; Rubio subsequently called Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
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April 17, 2025 127 events π₯ 3 ποΈ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
ποΈThe National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) kept its key policy rate unchanged at 15.5% after raising it three times since the beginning of 2025, citing high uncertainty and risks to price dynamics and inflation expectations.
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π₯Russian forces launched a battalion-sized armored assault with four waves including nearly 100 motorcycles against Ukrainian positions, but were repelled with heavy casualties by the 14th National Guard Brigade and other units.
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π₯Russian forces launched three or four ballistic missiles at Kharkiv, one loaded with anti-personnel slugs, striking an apartment building and school, killing one person and injuring over 100 including six children.
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βοΈAn unidentified assailant stabbed Yurii Makarov, journalist and executive producer of Ukraine's public broadcaster Suspilne, in Kyiv's Solomianskyi district on April 16. The victim was hospitalized in serious condition.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck the Russian 112th Missile Brigade in Shuya, Ivanovo Oblast for a second consecutive day with drones.
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April 18, 2025 143 events π₯ 3 β‘οΈ 1 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
β‘οΈRussian troops are deploying infantry and establishing logistical routes in Kalynove, Donetsk Oblast, preparing for an advance toward Stara Mykolaivka and the road to Kostiantynivka.
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π₯A Russian missile strike hit a fitness center, hotel, and office in Dnipro.
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π₯Russian forces conducted a ballistic missile strike against civilian areas in Kharkiv City on April 18, striking a residential area with three Iskander-M ballistic missiles equipped with cluster munitions.
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π₯Unknown actors assassinated the head of Bryansk Electromechanical Plant, Evgeny Ritikov, using an IED.
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π‘οΈUkrainian forces recently advanced northwest of Druzhba northeast of Toretsk, according to geolocated footage published on April 18.
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April 19, 2025 107 events π₯ 4 βοΈ 1 βΈ
βοΈThe 81st Air Assault Brigade claimed to have pushed Russian forces out of positions between Toretsk and Yampolivka, though Russian sources described the fighting as back-and-forth.
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π₯Russian forces struck a large apartment complex in Kherson with a glider bomb, killing a teenager.
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π₯Russian Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov claimed that elements of Russian 51st and 137th VDV regiments seized Oleshnya in Kursk Oblast and are clearing the Gornal Monastery area.
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π₯Russian forces conducted ground attacks in multiple areas of the Kharkiv direction including near Zolochiv, Lyptsi, and Vovchansk on April 18 and 19 but did not advance.
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π₯Russian forces continued ground assaults in western Zaporizhia Oblast near Orikhiv, Stepove, Mali Shcherbaky, and Mala Tokmachka on April 18-19 but did not advance.
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April 20, 2025 71 events π₯ 3 π€ 1 π’ 1 βΈ
π€Ukrainian diplomat Andrii Melnyk published a letter in Die Welt calling on incoming German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to deliver 150 Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine and take decisive actions to end Russia's war.
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π₯Russian forces conducted three guided glide bomb strikes against Kupyansk on the morning of April 20.
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π₯Fighting continued near various settlements in the Pokrovsk direction including Myrolyubivka, Yelyzavetivka, Lysivka, Kotlyne, and Udachne despite the Easter truce.
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π₯Russian forces continued to shell and launch airstrikes against Ukrainian settlements in Kherson Oblast during the Easter truce.
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π’Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky dismissed Putin's Easter ceasefire as a 'media stunt', comparing it to going on a hunger strike between breakfast and lunch while secretly eating candy.
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April 21, 2025 124 events βοΈ 3 π₯ 1 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russia launched a mass drone strike against Odesa on April 21, targeting a residential building in a densely populated neighborhood. Fires broke out and several apartments were damaged.
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βοΈNGL Media published an investigation alleging that Irpin Mayor Oleksandr Markushyn smuggled cars under the guise of humanitarian aid for Ukraine's defense forces, importing Infiniti QX30, Infiniti QX50, Nissan Navarra, Volkswagen Touran, and Volkswagen Transporter duty-free.
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βοΈRussian President Vladimir Putin signed a law expanding the 'foreign agents' legislation to target individuals who support actions by international organizations or foreign governments deemed hostile to Russia.
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βοΈA 26-year-old Ukrainian woman was arrested in Khmelnytskyi Oblast for allegedly working with Russia's GRU to target missile and drone strikes on Ukrainian military airfields in western Ukraine, conducting reconnaissance near a logistics center and military airfield.
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π‘οΈRussian forces launched a record assault using 96 motorcycles against positions held by the 28th Mechanized Brigade, but the attack was broken up by combined mortar, artillery, and drone attacks from multiple Ukrainian drone units including Spalakh, Kurt&Company, and Feniks.
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April 22, 2025 131 events π₯ 3 π₯ 1 π 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces attacked in multiple directions including near Lyptsi, Vovchanski Khutory, Vovchansk, and other settlements in Kharkiv Oblast.
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π₯A major ammunition depot storing 120,000-150,000 tons of munitions exploded and burned across 2+ square kilometers, with secondary explosions continuing through Thursday and ten villages evacuated; Russian officials claimed accident while some reports suggested possible drone involvement.
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πRussia has lost 943,060 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,130 casualties over the past day.
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π₯Russian forces struck Chernihivka village in Pokrovsk district, Donetsk Oblast, causing a fire in houses.
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π₯Russian forces launched at least 13 drones against the city of Kharkiv, injuring 10 people.
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April 23, 2025 164 events π₯ 3 π¦ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯Five Ukrainian E-300 strike drones carrying heavy warheads hit Shahed-type drone production facilities at Alabuga. Flight distance was approximately 1,700 km.
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π₯A Russian drone dropped incendiary munitions on a dugout, setting it on fire and causing burns to three members of a Ukrainian heavy bomber drone team. One soldier (Chornyi) was unable to be evacuated and died in the burning dugout.
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π₯Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian forces seized the St. Nicholas Monastery southwest of Guyevo in Kursk Oblast.
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π¦The Russian army received over 4,000 armored vehicles, 180 warplanes and helicopters, and over 1.5 million drones of various types in 2024 according to Putin.
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π€The United States reportedly presented Ukraine with a seven-point proposal to end the war, which would involve US de facto recognition of Russian control over Crimea and occupied territories in Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhia oblasts.
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April 24, 2025 157 events π₯ 3 π₯ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russia launched a mass missile and drone attack on Ukraine using 145 Shahed-type drones and other drones, plus 70 missiles (Iskander-M, KN-23, Kh-101, Kalibr, Kh-59/Kh-69). Ukrainian forces downed 64 drones and 48 missiles.
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π₯Russia struck Kharkiv with drones and missiles 24 times overnight, injuring one person and damaging multi-story residential buildings, a clinic, a school, a hotel, and industrial enterprises.
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π₯A team of Polish and Ukrainian researchers began exhumations of Polish victims from the World War II-era Volyn massacres at the site of the destroyed Puzhnyky village in Ternopil Oblast.
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βοΈIvan Popov, former commander of Russia's 58th Army, was sentenced by a Russian military court to five years imprisonment for large-scale fraud involving theft of 1,700 metric tons of metal meant for fortifications in Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
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π₯Ukrainian 115th Brigade soldiers fired on drones in the Lyman area, Donetsk Oblast.
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April 25, 2025 132 events π₯ 3 π₯ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russia has lost 10,703 tanks, 22,315 armored fighting vehicles, and other military equipment since Feb. 24, 2022.
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π₯A car exploded in Balashikha near Moscow, killing Russian Defence Ministry Lieutenant General Yaroslav Moskalik.
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π₯Russian forces attacked north of Borova toward Bohuslavka and in multiple directions near Borova.
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π₯Russian and Ukrainian forces participated in meeting engagements near the Antonivka Road Bridge east of Kherson City.
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βοΈUkrainian forces counterattacked near the Fomikha Mine waste heap in northern Toretsk and near Tarasivka.
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April 26, 2025 113 events π₯ 4 ποΈ 1 βΈ
ποΈThe Cosmos 2553 satellite, which U.S. officials link to Russia's nuclear anti-satellite weapon program, appears to be malfunctioning and may no longer be operational according to U.S. space tracking experts.
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π₯Russian forces conducted missile and drone strikes against Ukraine overnight April 25-26, launching one Onyx missile, two Kh-31P missiles, and 114 Shahed drones.
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π₯Ukrainian forces repelled Russian attempts to establish pontoon bridges across the Oskil River near Kupyansk.
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π₯Russian forces conducted limited ground assaults in the Kherson direction.
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π₯The Russian military is preparing to integrate motorcycles into offensive operations during summer and fall 2025, with footage from the Russian Defense Ministry showing troops practicing tactics on motorcycles at a training ground.
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April 27, 2025 76 events π₯ 2 π₯ 1 β‘οΈ 1 π 1 βΈ
π₯According to Ukraine's General Staff, Russia has lost 10,719 tanks, 22,325 armored fighting vehicles, 46,187 vehicles and fuel tanks, 27,007 artillery systems, 1,373 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,145 air defense systems, 370 airplanes, 335 helicopters, 34,011 drones, 28 ships and boats, and one submarine since Feb. 24, 2022.
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π₯Russian forces conducted three guided glide bomb strikes against Kostyantynivka, killing and injuring civilians.
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π₯Russian forces attacked northeast of Kharkiv City near Vovchansk.
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β‘οΈThe acting commander of the Russian 810th Naval Infantry Brigade reported to President Putin that Russian forces will destroy all remaining Ukrainian troops in Kursk Oblast.
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πRussia has lost 948,640 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,030 casualties over the past day.
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April 28, 2025 135 events π₯ 4 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian drones conducted an overnight strike targeting the Kremniy-El plant in Bryansk, a key Russian electronics facility producing microelectronics for military equipment including missile systems, radars, and electronic warfare systems.
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π₯Ukrainian drone unit Peaky Blinders conducted a strike operation near Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, dropping a bomb from a DJI Mavic drone on two Russian soldiers carrying a fuel canister, killing both.
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π₯Russian drone attack against the town of Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast injured a local doctor.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck a Russian drone launch site in Kursk Oblast, reportedly killing up to 20 operators. The facility was used to prepare, equip, and launch reconnaissance, strike, and FPV drones.
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βοΈUkraine lost a Su-27 fighter jet while repelling a Russian drone attack and providing air support to ground troops. The pilot ejected and is receiving medical attention.
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April 29, 2025 159 events π₯ 4 β‘οΈ 1 βΈ
β‘οΈRussian infiltrators were spotted in the southern suburbs of Pokrovsk, penetrating Ukrainian defenses.
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π₯Russian forces launched 20 strike drones and 31 guided aerial bombs against Kharkiv Oblast, injuring two men aged 61 and 65.
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π₯Russian attacks on Kherson Oblast injured 12 people and damaged three apartment buildings, nine houses, an agricultural enterprise, a garage, a gas pipeline, and cars.
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π₯Ukrainian troops were reportedly forced out of most of Kursk Oblast, though some fighting is still ongoing.
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π₯Russian forces attempted to break through the line of contact near Orikhiv in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, trying to reach a bridgehead near Zaporizhzhia.
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April 30, 2025 192 events π₯ 3 ποΈ 2 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian Security Service conducted a successful drone strike against the Murom Instrument Making Plant in Vladimir Oblast, damaging two buildings and starting a fire.
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ποΈRussia and North Korea began construction of a 4.7-kilometer road bridge spanning the Tumen River between Khasan, Russia and Rason, North Korea. The bridge is expected to be completed in 18 months.
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π₯Russian forces continued ground attacks north of Kharkiv City near Vovchansk.
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π₯Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Siversk direction near Bilohorivka and Verkhnokamyanske.
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ποΈOil prices dropped to their lowest monthly level since November 2021, with Brent crude falling 1.2% to $63.48 per barrel and WTI dropping 74 cents to $59.68 per barrel.
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ποΈUkraine more than doubled its long-range drone output in 2024 compared to 2023, a 22-fold increase over 2022.
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π€Ukraine and the U.S. signed a profit-sharing deal (minerals deal) for Ukraine's resources at the end of April 2025, after months of negotiations.
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π’Valerii Zaluzhnyi revealed being approached by Paul Manafort, former campaign chief for Donald Trump and ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, in spring 2025.
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May 2025 (3,537 events)
May 1, 2025 50 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Russian forces launched gas attack on Ukrainian positions near Mala Tokmachka, violating the Geneva Convention and Chemical Weapons Convention, resulting in Oleksandr Aliksieienko sustaining shrapnel injury and concussion.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck the Energia plant in May 2025.
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π₯The Sapsan ballistic missile successfully struck a Russian military target at a range of nearly 300 km during combat testing.
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π₯A similar Russian missile attack on a shooting range killed six Ukrainian soldiers in Sumy Oblast late in May.
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π₯The second ceasefire, proposed by Moscow and rejected by Kyiv as 'theoretical,' lasted three days to mark Russia's Victory Day celebration.
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π¦In late May, Russia and Ukraine conducted the largest-ever POW swap with 1,000 prisoners exchanged on each side.
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π€Ukraine and Portugal signed a bilateral 10-year security agreement in May 2024, under which Lisbon committed to continued military support for Ukraine.
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May 1, 2025 220 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces conducted offensive operations on Russian territory in Kursk Oblast during May-June 2025, contributing to the disruption of Russian large-scale offensive plans.
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π₯Russian long-range strikes hit Ukrainian territory with 5 surface-to-surface missiles and 172 guided bombs, plus an additional 21 guided bombs targeting Ukrainian forces operating inside Russia.
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π₯Russia launched an offensive in Sumy Oblast starting in spring 2025, seizing several villages in May and June.
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π₯Russian forces attacked north of Lyman near Nove, Zelena Dolyna, Lypove, and Ridkodub and northeast of Lyman towards Novomykhailivka on April 30 and May 1.
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π₯Russian forces launched a series of missile and drone strikes against Ukraine on the night of April 30 to May 1, including five Iskander-M ballistic missiles and 170 strike and decoy drones.
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May 2, 2025 73 events π₯ 3 π¦ 1 β‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π¦The United States agreed to sell Ukraine $310 million worth of F-16 training, aircraft modernization, maintenance, repairs, spare parts and ground equipment.
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β‘οΈRussian military assembled an attack force comprising infantry, marines, volunteers, and elements from the southern military district, Leningrad military district, and Pacific Fleet to counter Ukrainian incursions in Belgorod region.
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π₯Increased fire and drone strikes occurred in the western Zaporizhzhia sector across the Dnipro River, with both sides claiming territorial gains.
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π₯Ukrainian forces launched a massive drone attack across Crimea shortly after 1 A.M., causing the Kerch Bridge to close for hours and sparking a major fire at a military site near Saky. Russian forces reported destroying over 85 drones.
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π₯Ukrainian drones struck the GRU's 'Zvezda' signals intelligence facility, which conducts global interception of satellite and military communications. The Governor of Stavropol Krai confirmed falling drone fragments in the area.
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May 3, 2025 78 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Russia launched approximately 183 drones against Ukraine, with 40-50 targeting Kharkiv specifically, striking residential areas and injuring at least 46 people.
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π₯Unconfirmed reports surfaced that Ukraine launched Storm Shadow cruise missiles at targets in Crimea overnight, though this was not independently verified.
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π₯Ukrainian forces shot down a Russian Su-30 fighter jet with a surface-to-air missile (SAM) fired from a Magura naval drone over the Black Sea near Novorossiysk - the first time Ukrainian forces downed a fixed-wing aircraft using this tactic.
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π₯Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Sumy Oblast but did not advance, with fighting continuing near Bilovody, Vodolahy, and northeast of Sumy City near Loknya.
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π₯Russian forces continued offensive operations near Chasiv Yar on May 3 but did not advance.
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May 4, 2025 101 events π₯ 2 π€ 1 π‘οΈ 1 π 1 βΈ
π€Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico condemned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's statement regarding foreign leaders attending the Moscow parade and expressed his intention to attend the Victory Day parade in Moscow on May 9.
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π‘οΈLimited fighting continued in Kursk Oblast on May 3 and 4 as Russian forces continue efforts to push Ukrainian forces from the area.
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πRussia has lost 956,810 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,340 casualties over the past day.
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π₯Ukrainian forces likely struck a Russian defense industrial base enterprise in Bryansk Oblast on May 4. Ukrainian Center for Countering Disinformation Head Lieutenant Andriy Kovalenko reported that unspecified drones struck the Strela Plant in Suzemka, Bryansk Oblast.
π₯Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Sumy Oblast on May 4 but did not make confirmed advances. Fighting continued north of Sumy City near Bilovody and Vodolahy and northeast of Sumy City near Loknya.
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May 5, 2025 69 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯A Russian drone attack on Odesa Oblast on May 5 killed one person and damaged several houses, with fires breaking out that emergency services worked to extinguish.
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π₯Russia launched 116 attack and decoy drones against Ukraine overnight, with Ukrainian air defense shooting down 42 drones while 21 decoy drones disappeared from radars without causing damage.
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π₯Unconfirmed report of HIMARS strike on company position of 70th motorized rifle regiment, 42nd motorized rifle division, reportedly killing 22 service members including 3 officers.
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π₯Russia attacked border villages in Sumy Oblast on May 5, killing three residents and injuring seven others.
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π₯Ahead of Putin's Victory Day Parade, Ukrainian drones reportedly targeted Moscow.
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May 6, 2025 115 events π₯ 2 βοΈ 1 π€ 1 β‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces recently advanced to central Loknya in Sumy Oblast according to geolocated footage published May 6.
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βοΈRussian forces struck a Ukrainian HIMARS system with a Lancet drone; Ukrainian mil-bloggers confirmed the hit, attributing it to lack of electronic jamming capability.
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π€Canada initiated court proceedings in the Ontario Superior Court to seize a Russian Antonov An-124 "Ruslan" transport aircraft owned by Volga-Dnepr cargo airlines, which has been grounded at Toronto Pearson International Airport since February 2022.
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β‘οΈUkrainian forces likely advanced across the international border into southern Tetkino, Kursk Oblast. Geolocated footage shows Russian forces conducting an airstrike against a building in southern Tetkino, indicating Ukrainian forces likely seized positions there.
π₯Three nights of Ukrainian drone raids before Russia's Victory Day on May 9 forced Rosaviatsia to order temporary flight restrictions that disrupted travel plans for at least 60,000 passengers.
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May 7, 2025 95 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian drones targeted the Basalt Plant in the Moscow Region, which manufactures guided bombs. Explosions were observed though no major secondary explosions were confirmed.
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π₯Ukrainian drones struck the GNPP Splav Plant, which manufactures long-range artillery rockets including Grad, Smerch, and Tornado-S MLRS systems. Explosions and fires were observed.
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π₯Ukrainian drones attacked the Optic Fiber Systems Plant, which produces fiber-optic cable for jamming-resistant drones, causing fires at two locations.
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π₯Russian milblogger claimed Russian forces advanced on the eastern outskirts of Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast.
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π₯Russia launched 187 drones overnight, including Shahed-type drones and five Iskander-M ballistic missiles. Ukrainian air defenses shot down 81 drones and two ballistic missiles, with another 70 drones vanishing from radars as decoys.
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May 8, 2025 130 events π‘οΈ 2 π€ 1 π’ 1 π§ 1 βΈ
π‘οΈElements of the Russian 30th Motorized Rifle Regiment (72nd Motorized Rifle Division, 44th Army Corps) are reportedly operating in the Sumy direction.
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π‘οΈElements of the Anvar Spetsnaz detachment are reportedly striking Ukrainian positions near Synelnykove south of Vovchansk.
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π€Russian President Vladimir Putin and PRC President Xi Jinping conducted bilateral engagements in Moscow, signing a package of cooperation documents and issuing a joint statement.
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π’Author and historian Andrej Lushnycky discusses key historical facts about the Soviet Union's role in World War II that Russian President Vladimir Putin's Victory Day propaganda omits, including contributions from Western Allies and other factors.
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π§Partisan group Atesh claims to have destroyed equipment at a transformer substation in the village of Mogiltsy, Moscow Oblast, disrupting communications at several Russian military facilities during Victory Day celebrations.
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May 9, 2025 110 events π₯ 2 βοΈ 1 π’ 1 β‘οΈ 1 βΈ
βοΈUkrainian forces from Khartiiya and the 92nd Brigade conducted a counterattack during the declared ceasefire, recapturing approximately 3-4 square kilometers of territory.
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π₯Three residents were injured in Russian attacks in Donetsk Oblast - two in Pokrovsk and one in Kostyantynivka.
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π₯Russian forces launched 56 guided bombs by midday on May 9 using Su-34 aircraft under the cover of Su-35 fighters.
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π’On May 9, 2025, the Narva Museum hung a poster comparing Russian President Vladimir Putin to Adolf Hitler on its wall facing the Russian side of the border.
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β‘οΈNearly 10 Russian aircraft were positioned near the front line's Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Sumy sectors at noon on May 9.
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May 10, 2025 73 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 ποΈ 1 βΈ
βοΈTwo Ukrainian men, both around 58 years old, were found dead in a Krakow dormitory on Reymonta Street in what Polish authorities believe was a murder-suicide (extended suicide).
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π₯Russian forces continued assaults in northern Sumy Oblast on May 10 but did not advance, continuing attacks along the international border with Sumy and Chernihiv Oblasts.
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ποΈRussia plans to close airspace over Volgograd and Saratov oblasts near Kapustin Yar missile launch site from 0600 May 12 to 1600 May 13 Moscow time, suggesting possible Oreshnik strike preparation.
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π₯Ukrainian forces recently advanced south of Tetkino in Kursk Oblast according to geolocated footage published on May 10.
π₯Russian forces attacked northeast of Kharkiv City near Vovchansk on May 9 and 10 but did not advance.
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May 11, 2025 83 events π₯ 2 ποΈ 2 π 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces have deployed the elite FSB Presidential Regiment (Kremlin Regiment) to reinforce operations in Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Oblast.
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πRussia has lost 965,890 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,310 casualties suffered over the past day.
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π₯Ukrainian forces employed HIMARS to fire ten rockets at a defense plant in Suzemka specializing in radar equipment and electronics, causing fires and injuring two security guards.
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ποΈUkraine's government has failed to launch the reboot of the State Customs Service, missing a key IMF structural benchmark. The Finance Ministry did not form a selection commission for the new head of customs by the Jan. 1 legal deadline, with the delay reportedly orchestrated by Finance Minister Serhii Marchenko and Government Committee leader Yuliia Svyrydenko under instructions from the President's Office.
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ποΈG7 ambassadors voiced support for draft law #12374-d to overhaul Ukraine's Asset Recovery and Management Agency (ARMA), required under the EU's Ukraine Facility program. However, parliament failed to add the bill to this week's agenda.
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May 12, 2025 147 events π₯ 3 β‘οΈ 1 π 1 βΈ
π₯A Russian drone attacked a freight train in Donetsk Oblast on May 12, injuring the driver.
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π₯Russian forces used KAB bombs and FPV drones to attack eight communities in Kharkiv Oblast, injuring five people.
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π₯Russian forces carried out nearly 90 strikes across 33 settlements in Sumy Oblast, injuring one civilian.
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β‘οΈRussian forces recently advanced northeast of Vodolahy and in southeastern Bilovody in Sumy Oblast.
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πRussia has lost 967,060 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,170 casualties over the past day.
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May 13, 2025 136 events π₯ 4 βοΈ 1 βΈ
βοΈA former employee of the Rivne Nuclear Power Plant was arrested on suspicion of working with Russian GRU intelligence to help target drone strikes on the facility's power lines.
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π₯Fighting continued in Kursk Oblast near Tetkino and Novyi Put, with Russian VDV drone crews operating in pairs.
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π₯Russian forces continue to attack near Bilovody and Loknya in Sumy Oblast.
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π₯Russian forces conducted several assaults on motorcycles and other light vehicles for the first time in the Lyman direction.
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π₯Russian forces intensified offensive operations near the administrative border of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, conducting numerous assault operations including artillery, kamikaze drones, guided aerial bombs, and missile attacks on Ukrainian positions.
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May 14, 2025 127 events π₯ 3 π€ 1 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π€A research paper titled "Looting Mariupol: Russia's use of illicit finance and economic crime in Ukraine" was published by Serious Organized Crime & Anti-Corruption Evidence (SOC ACE), revealing that over 1,000 Russian government entities and 1,200 private companies are involved in the economy of occupied Mariupol.
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π₯Russian forces conducted a series of missile and drone strikes against Ukraine on the night of May 13 to 14, launching one Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missile and 145 Shahed and decoy drones.
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π₯A Russian milblogger claimed Russian forces advanced on an island in the Dnipro River delta north of Dnipriany (east of Kherson City).
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π₯Some 163 clashes were recorded at the front over the past day, according to the Ukrainian military.
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π‘οΈ3rd National Guard Brigade 'Sparta' repelled a Russian armored assault by approximately a dozen tanks and BMPs near Novoaleksandrivka, destroying two-thirds of the vehicles using drones, artillery, and mines.
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May 15, 2025 94 events π₯ 4 π 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces conducted an unsuccessful reconnaissance-in-force mission south of Zhuravlevka toward the international border.
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πRussia has lost 970,590 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,220 casualties over the past day.
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π₯Russian drone strike hit a garage in Odesa region, causing fires and damage.
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π₯The Air Force reported that Ukraine lost contact with an F-16 jet during a mission to repel a Russian aerial attack overnight on May 16 following an emergency situation on board, and the pilot ejected.
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π₯A Russian military jet violated NATO airspace on May 15 after the Estonian Navy attempted to stop the tanker Jaguar, believed to belong to Russia's shadow fleet.
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May 16, 2025 131 events π€ 1 π₯ 1 βοΈ 1 π₯ 1 +1 βΈ
π€Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink publicly confirmed her resignation, stating she stepped down due to disagreement with the Trump administration's foreign policy toward Ukraine.
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π₯SBU conducted drone strikes targeting the headquarters of Russia's 126th Coastal Defense Brigade and 8th Separate Artillery Regiment at Prevalne, destroying warehouses and equipment.
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βοΈUkrainian forces pushed Russian troops out of Bahatyr, blunting a Russian attempt to threaten Ukrainian supply lines in the Pokrovsk sector.
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π₯Ukraine repatriated the bodies of 909 soldiers who died fighting against Russia, recovered from Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, and Kharkiv oblasts as well as from morgues in Russia.
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βοΈOleksandr Shyrshyn, battalion commander of Ukraine's 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade (Magura), submitted his resignation on May 16, criticizing military leadership for what he described as senseless orders and unnecessary casualties.
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May 17, 2025 98 events π₯ 4 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces attempted an amphibious crossing of the Oskil River using boats transporting motorcycles, but the boats were sunk.
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βοΈElements of 63rd Mech Brigade counterattacked in Toretsk, recapturing most of the town, taking POWs, and pushing Russian forces back to previous positions.
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π₯Russian forces conducted a Lancet drone strike against a civilian bus near Bilopillia, killing at least nine civilians and injuring at least seven.
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π₯Russian forces conducted limited offensive operations in the Kherson direction on May 17.
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π₯Russian forces launched a massive drone assault across Ukraine overnight using 62 drones including Shahed-type attack UAVs and decoy drones from Russia and occupied Crimea. Ukrainian air defenses shot down 36 drones over multiple regions, with six decoy UAVs lost through electronic warfare.
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May 18, 2025 65 events π₯ 4 π 1 βΈ
πRussia has lost 973,730 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,130 casualties over the past day.
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π₯Russia launched 273 drones overnight, including Shahed-type suicide drones, in its largest single drone strike since the full-scale invasion began.
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π₯One person died and three more were injured in an overnight Russian drone attack in Kyiv Oblast.
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π₯Russian attacks injured eight people in Kherson Oblast and damaged an apartment building and three houses.
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π₯Two women, aged 48 and 52, were injured in Russian strikes in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
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May 19, 2025 143 events π€ 2 π¦ 1 π‘οΈ 1 π 1 βΈ
π¦Denmark announced on May 17 a military aid package for Ukraine worth 4.2 billion Danish kroner (about $632 million) for 2025-2028 that includes artillery systems and ammunition, equipment for fighter jets, and funding for Ukrainian Air Force training facilities.
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π‘οΈUkrainian air defenses shot down 41 of 112 Russian attack drones, and electronic warfare neutralized an additional 35 drones.
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π€US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call on May 19 to discuss ceasefire and peace negotiations regarding Russia's war in Ukraine, agreeing that Russia and Ukraine will immediately begin bilateral negotiations about both a ceasefire and a peace agreement.
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π€Harvard CAPS Harris poll released on May 19 shows 60% of Americans believe Putin is stalling peace talks and support continued weapons shipments to Ukraine and sanctions if Russia refuses to negotiate.
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πRussia has lost 974,770 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,040 casualties in the past day.
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May 20, 2025 126 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
βοΈPolish prosecutors indicted Pawel K. for allegedly assisting Russian intelligence in planning an assassination attempt on Volodymyr Zelensky, charging him with espionage.
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π₯Russian forces increased the number of assaults near Vovchansk, Vovchanski Khutory and Tykhe but Ukrainian forces maintained fire control of all logistics routes
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π€The EU is preparing to downsize its European External Action Service (EEAS) by reducing operations at 10 foreign delegations and laying off around 100 local staff as part of budget reductions and restructuring.
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π₯Russian marines fired on Ukrainian infantry moving through dense terrain; Ukrainian forces retreated back into Sumy region.
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π₯Russian Iskander missile struck a Ukrainian training ground in the Sumy region near Shostka, killing 6 servicemen and injuring more than 10 guardsmen.
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May 21, 2025 106 events π₯ 3 ποΈ 1 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian drones struck a semiconductor factory in Bolkhov, Oryol region, setting it ablaze; the facility reportedly processed smuggled Western electronics for Russian military vehicles.
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π₯Ukrainian drones hit a major arms factory in Tula producing rocket and missile components, causing giant fires visible from space.
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π₯Russian sources claimed Ukrainian forces attacked toward Novyi Put (southeast of Tetkino) and Volfino (northwest of Novyi Put)
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ποΈA series of incidents severed cables and disrupted signals in the Baltic Sea region, with U.S. and European intelligence officials suggesting some damage may be accidental while senior officials argue repeated disruptions cannot be explained by 'poor seamanship' alone.
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π‘οΈRussian forces established road checkpoints approximately 20 kilometers in every direction following reports of Ukrainian commando activity.
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May 22, 2025 108 events π₯ 3 π‘οΈ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Burlatske, Zelene Pole, and Novopil in the Velyka Novosilka direction.
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π‘οΈElements of 71st Jaeger Brigade restored the defensive line after collapse of 127th Territorial Brigade positions.
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βοΈPolish fighter jets intercepted a Russian Su-24 bomber in international airspace over the Baltic Sea on May 22, 2025. The Russian aircraft performed dangerous and intentional maneuvers, posing a threat to regional airspace safety.
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π₯Ukrainian forces conducted a drone strike against Russian state defense corporation Rostec's NPO Splav munitions plant in Tula City.
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π₯Ukrainian drone strikes hit the Patriot Expo center near Zelenaya Roshcha, Moscow Oblast.
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May 23, 2025 88 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Large-scale Russian attack on Kyiv involving 14 ballistic missiles and approximately 200 Shahed drones; eight missiles reportedly penetrated defenses.
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π₯Russian forces pushed inside Vovchansk, reportedly gaining approximately 200 meters at the price of 60 percent casualties.
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π₯Two missiles were fired at the Odessa port, with explosions reported.
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π₯Ukrainian drones struck a chemical plant in Lipetsk region producing components for Iskander and Kinzhal missiles, causing fires and evacuations.
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π₯Ukrainian drones attacked the Energy (Energia) plant in Yelets, which manufactures parts for Iskander ballistic missiles and glide bombs.
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May 24, 2025 96 events π₯ 4 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯HUR published night video showing drones demolishing a train reportedly in Zaporizhzhia region.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck the Yelets industrial zone in Lipetsk Oblast with an unspecified number of drones.
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π‘οΈUkrainian forces shot down six Iskander-M missiles and 128 Shahed drones, with 117 drones lost in location during the Russian strike on May 23-24.
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π₯Russian forces advanced in Oleksandropil (southeast of Popiv Yar), Poltavka (north of Popiv Yar), Rusyn Novopavlivka direction
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π₯Fighting continued in Kursk Oblast with Ukrainian forces continuing attacks near Tetkino on May 23 and 24.
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May 25, 2025 122 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Drones struck multiple districts in Kharkiv, including Osnovianskyi, Novobavarskyi, and Shevchenkivskyi, damaging a civilian enterprise, office buildings, and apartment buildings. A child was injured by glass fragments.
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π₯Ukrainian forces shot down 45 cruise missiles and 139 drones during the Russian strike on May 24-25, with 2 Kh-59/69 missiles and 127 drones lost in location.
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π₯Limited fighting continued in unspecified areas of Kursk Oblast on May 24 and 25.
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π₯Drones attacked Russia's Migalovo Air Base in Tver Oblast overnight on May 25, with locals reporting explosions targeting the air base.
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π₯At least 10 explosions were reported in Russia's Tula Oblast overnight during Ukrainian drone strikes.
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May 26, 2025 127 events π₯ 2 π¦ 1 π΄ 1 π 1 βΈ
π₯Russia launched a record 355 Shahed-type attack drones and decoys, along with 9 Kh-101 cruise missiles from Tu-95MS bombers, in the third consecutive night of large-scale aerial assault on Ukraine.
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π₯Russia launched a cluster munitions attack on a village in Sumy Oblast.
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π¦Ukraine secured the release of 1,000 prisoners of war in a prisoner exchange with Russia, the largest single swap during the war. Over 300 had been held in Russian captivity since 2022, and all returned were soldiers or sergeants who had fought in intense areas of the front line.
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π΄Russian forces captured four border villages in Sumy Oblast: Novenke, Zhuravka, Veselivka, and Basivka.
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πRussia has lost around 981,850 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,000 casualties suffered just over the past day.
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May 27, 2025 136 events π₯ 3 π€ 2 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces attempted to counterattack into Kursk Oblast from Bezsalivka.
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π₯Russian forces attacked in multiple directions near Lyman, including toward Novyi Myr and Karpivka.
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π₯Russian forces conducted offensive operations in the Zaporizhia direction.
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π€The EU formally adopted a 150-billion-euro ($170 billion) defense loan instrument called the Security Action For Europe (SAFE) initiative to finance weapons procurement for eligible countries, aiming to boost production capacity and address capability gaps.
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π€U.S. President Donald Trump is weighing new sanctions on Russia as Moscow delays delivering a promised peace proposal following a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on May 19.
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May 28, 2025 132 events π₯ 4 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯An explosion occurred on Chekhov Street in Stavropol, Russia, killing Zaur Gurtsyev, the city's deputy mayor who led Russia's aerial operation to capture Mariupol in 2022.
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π₯Ukrainian strike drones attacked Zelenograd in Moscow region, hitting the Elma technopark and causing a fire. The facility is described as Russia's key high-tech industrial center.
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π₯Explosions reported in Ivanovo region with a chemical plant targeted.
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π₯Russian strikes in Kharkiv Oblast killed an 85-year-old man and injured nine others, including a 4-year-old girl.
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π€Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin for bilateral talks.
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May 29, 2025 143 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Russian forces gained ground in the Sumy region, capturing four villages and advancing 500-1,500 meters into Ukrainian territory.
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π₯DIU (Main Intelligence Directorate) drones destroyed an occupiers' military train in temporarily occupied territory of Zaporizhzhia region
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π₯Russian forces shelled the Nikopol district in Dnipropetrovsk region using drones and artillery, injuring two civilians - a 25-year-old man and a 48-year-old woman.
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π₯Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 11 Russian attacks in the Kursk direction, with ten firefights still ongoing.
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π₯Ukrainian drones attacked Moscow overnight on May 29, damaging a residential building on Vernadsky Avenue in Southwest Moscow. Russian authorities reported no injuries from falling drone debris.
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May 30, 2025 90 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Russian forces conducted a long-range strike on the Kharkiv region, damaging infrastructure and requiring cleanup operations by the Emergency Situations Ministry.
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π₯Russian long-range strike hit an apartment building in the Zaporizhzhia region, with emergency workers responding to assist residents.
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π₯Russian long-range strike targeted Bilozirka in the Donbas region, with emergency services conducting cleanup operations.
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π₯Explosions occurred near Desantnaya Bay in Vladivostok, Russia, targeting the 47th Separate Air Assault Battalion of the 155th Separate Guards Marine Brigade. The source claimed manpower, military equipment, and special equipment were hit.
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π₯Russian forces conducted a long-range strike on the Odesa region, causing damage that required cleanup by emergency services.
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May 31, 2025 109 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯A Russian missile attack on the village of Dolynka in Polohivskyi district, Zaporizhzhia Oblast killed a 9-year-old girl and injured a 16-year-old. One house was destroyed and several other houses, cars, and outbuildings were damaged by the blast wave.
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π₯A passenger train derailed in Bryansk Oblast after an overhead road bridge collapsed, resulting in at least 7 deaths and 69 injuries. The conductor was killed in the incident.
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π₯Reports indicate approximately 50,000 Russian troops are amassing on Ukraine's border near Sumy Oblast, raising concerns of a potential large-scale offensive.
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π₯Russian forces conducted a series of strikes on Kharkiv and nine surrounding settlements in Kharkiv Oblast, injuring six people.
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π₯Russian forces targeted more than 30 towns and villages in Kherson Oblast with drones, artillery, and airstrikes, killing three people and injuring 10 others.
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πUkraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) documented over 150 cases of Ukrainian soldiers being executed after surrendering to Russian forces.
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π¦Norway announced it would complete delivery of its promised F-16 jets by the end of 2025.
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π₯A prisoner exchange occurred following direct negotiations between Ukrainian and Russian delegations in Istanbul in early May 2025.
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βοΈProminent Ukrainian activist Serhiy Sternenko survived an assassination attempt involving a firearm in May.
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βοΈA woman was arrested following the assassination attempt on Serhiy Sternenko, allegedly having received money from Russian intelligence agencies.
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June 2025 (3,422 events)
June 1, 2025 45 events π₯ 4 βοΈ 1 βΈ
βοΈA court in Essen, Germany convicted a 16-year-old Ukrainian citizen of murdering a 32-year-old Ukrainian woman and her 1 year 7 month old daughter, sentencing him to ten years in juvenile detention.
π₯Israeli and U.S. aircraft destroyed much of Iran's air defense and damaged nuclear enrichment facilities in Iran.
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π₯In June 2025, U.S. and CIA officials worked with Ukrainian counterparts to target a specific type of pipe in Russian refineries that is exceptionally difficult to repair or replace.
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π₯A Russian missile strike on a training camp killed 12 recruits and injured 60 others.
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π₯Russian drone strikes in Nikopol increased to 362 attacks in June 2025.
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June 1, 2025 307 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Russia mobilized 35,272 people in occupied Crimea as of June 1, 2025.
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π₯Ukrainian SBU conducted widespread FPV drone strikes against four Russian air bases: Belaya Air Base in Irkutsk Oblast, Olenya Air Base in Murmansk Oblast, Dyagilevo Air Base in Ryazan Oblast, and Ivanovo Air Base in Ivanovo Oblast.
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π₯Ukraine's SBU conducted Operation Spiderweb, using FPV drones smuggled inside trucks to hit 41 Russian heavy bombers at four airfields across Russia, including Belaya air base in Irkutsk Oblast over 4,000 km from Ukraine.
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π₯The UN recorded a significant increase in Russia's use of long-range weapons from June 2025 onwards, resulting in 682 deaths and nearly 4,500 injuries
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π₯Russia drafted 560 people in occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast as of June 1, 2025.
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June 2, 2025 148 events π₯ 4 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯A blast and fire tore through a workshop at the Zavolzhsky Motor Plant in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast on June 2. Local authorities said the cause was a tanker truck fire in a facility storing chemicals. That plant produces gasoline and diesel engines for civilian and military vehicles.
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π₯Russian attacks on Donetsk Oblast killed one person and injured three in Kostiantynivka, with another civilian injured in Hryshyne.
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π₯Russia attacked Kharkiv Oblast with drones, a ballistic missile, and other weaponry, injuring twelve people including two children.
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π₯Russian air defenses intercepted 162 Ukrainian drones overnight across multiple Russian oblasts, with the largest number downed over Kursk Oblast (57), followed by Belgorod (31), Lipetsk (27), Voronezh (16), Bryansk (11), Ryazan (11), Oryol (six), and Tambov (one).
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π€Russia's central bank governor Elvira Nabiullina faces government pressure to reduce the 21% key interest rate imposed in October 2024, with some officials calling for a decision at the June 6 meeting.
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June 3, 2025 108 events π₯ 3 π€ 2 βΈ
π₯Ukraine's SBU conducted a third attack on the Crimean Bridge, mining and damaging its underwater supports using 1,100 kilograms of TNT equivalent explosives.
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π₯Russia launched five attacks on downtown Sumy using multiple launch rocket systems, striking a densely populated area and injuring 28 people including three children.
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π₯Three people were killed in Kramatorsk and Yablunivka in Donetsk Oblast.
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π€Second round of direct peace talks between Ukraine and Russia occurred in Istanbul, resulting in agreement on prisoner exchange and repatriation of 6,000 bodies of fallen Ukrainian soldiers without reaching ceasefire agreement.
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π€Levada Center poll shows 3% of Russians believe Russia is an obstacle to peace, while 14% blame the U.S., and 36% each blame Ukraine and European countries as obstacles to peace negotiations.
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June 4, 2025 159 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯A fire broke out at the Avtodizel motor plant in Yaroslavl, Russia, one of Russia's largest producers of diesel engines and a supplier to the Russian military. The blaze engulfed a 400-square-meter workshop where 12-cylinder engines are manufactured, and it took firefighters more than 90 minutes to extinguish. No casualties were reported.
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π₯Ukrainian forces (AFU in coordination with SBU) struck a Russian ballistic missile unit near Klintsy in Bryansk Oblast, destroying at least one Iskander launcher and damaging two others.
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π₯Ukraine's Security Service published new footage from Operation Spider's Web showing FPV drones striking Russian aircraft at multiple airfields including Belaya, Olenya, Dyagilevo, and Ivanovo
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π₯Russian forces attacked north and northeast of Sumy City near multiple settlements including Kindrativka, Oleksiivka, Novomykolaivka, and Yunakivka
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π₯Russian forces attacked near Vovchansk and Vovchanskyi Khutory northeast of Kharkiv City
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June 5, 2025 114 events π₯ 4 π’ 1 βΈ
π₯A Russian drone strike using Shahed-136 drones on the city of Pryluky in Chernihiv Oblast killed at least 5 civilians (including a one-year-old child and two women) and injured 9 others, destroying residential buildings.
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π’A senior Ukrainian official reported that the Russian military intends to seize half of Ukraine by the end of 2026, including all of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts by September 1, 2025, a buffer zone along the northern Ukrainian-Russian border by the end of 2025, and Odesa and Mykolaiv oblasts by the end of 2026.
π₯Ukrainian forces conducted drone strikes against Engels Air Base in Saratov Oblast, damaging at least three fuel and lubricant tanks and causing a fire with secondary explosions.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck an unspecified Russian military facility in Bryansk Oblast, with geolocated images showing a large fire at Bryansk International Airport near Oktyabrskoye.
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π₯Russian forces conducted ground attacks in various areas north and northeast of Sumy City near Kindrativka, Oleksiivka, Novomykolaivka, Andriivka, Yablunivka, and Yunakivka on June 5 and 6.
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June 6, 2025 78 events π₯ 3 π€ 2 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces conducted strikes against Russian military command posts of the 72nd Motorized Rifle Division (44th Army Corps, Leningrad Military District) near Kulbaki, Kursk Oblast.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck Dyagilevo airfield in Ryazan Oblast, targeting air refueling tankers and bomber escort fighters.
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π€The European Union is considering placing Russia on its 'gray list' of countries with inadequate controls against money laundering, according to Financial Times reporting from June 6.
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π€Russia's central bank lowered its key interest rate from 21% to 20%, marking the first rate cut since September 2022. The 100 basis point decrease comes after inflation dropped from 10.7% in January to 6.2% in April.
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π₯Ukrainian forces downed 406 drones and missiles, including 199 Shahed and decoy drones (169 lost or suppressed by EW), four Iskander-M/KN-23 missiles, 30 Kh-101 cruise missiles, and two Iskander-K cruise missiles during the Russian strike overnight.
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June 7, 2025 65 events π₯ 4 π 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces struck civilian infrastructure in Kharkiv City with missiles and drones, killing three civilians and injuring at least 20.
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π₯Ukrainian Air Force shot down a Russian Su-35 fighter jet in the Kursk direction.
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π₯Russian missiles and drones damaged civilian infrastructure in Dnipro City, injuring two civilians.
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πRussia has lost 995,030 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,120 casualties in the past day.
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π₯Russian forces conducted missile and drone strikes against Ukraine on the night of June 6-7, including 206 Shahed drones and multiple missiles.
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June 8, 2025 73 events π₯ 4 β‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian drone strikes targeted Moscow and surrounding regions, forcing temporary suspension of operations at Vnukovo and Domodedovo airports.
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β‘οΈRussian forces reached the Donetsk-Dnipropetrovsk Oblast border and are conducting offensive operations into Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
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π₯Ukrainian forces conducted a drone strike against the Azot chemical plant in Novomoskovsk, Tula Oblast. The plant produces explosives for artillery shells, bombs, and missiles.
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π₯Russia conducted drone and missile strikes on the night of June 7-8, striking Zaporizhzhia Oblast and damaging civilian infrastructure in Mykolaiv Oblast.
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π₯The U.S. assesses that Russia has not fully responded to Ukraine's Operation Spiderweb and may soon launch another large-scale, multi-pronged strike following the massive June 6 attack.
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June 9, 2025 135 events π₯ 4 π 1 βΈ
π₯A Russian soldier was recorded firing a grenade launcher at a residential building in Sudzha, Kursk Oblast. The shot narrowly missed the Orthodox Holy Trinity Church and struck a residential building.
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πDmytro Shapovalov, a 32-year-old Ukrainian defender who was exchanged in 2023 after over a year in Russian prisons, died on June 9, presumably from heart failure while sleeping.
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π₯Ukrainian drone strike targeted the VNIIR-Progress and ABS Electro facilities in Cheboksary, triggering large explosions and fires.
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π₯Ukraine struck the Savasleyka airfield in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod region using overnight strikes, targeting the airfield used to launch MiG-31K jets armed with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles.
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π₯Russia launched a large-scale missile and drone attack targeting one of Ukraine's airfields, described as one of the largest attacks in recent times.
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June 10, 2025 126 events π₯ 2 βοΈ 2 π¦ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces conducted offensive operations in the Hulyaipole direction on June 10 but did not advance.
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π₯Russian forces conducted a series of missile and drone strikes against Ukraine on the night of June 9 to 10, hitting a maternity hospital in Odesa City.
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π¦The Kyiv Independent launched a 603,628 kmΒ² T-shirt product to protest Russia's territorial demands during Istanbul peace talks, with all profits for the next month donated to East SOS charity.
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βοΈKyiv's Desniansky District Court formally recognized a same-sex couple (Zoryan Kis and Tymur Levchuk) as a family, establishing their relationship as de facto marriage under Ukrainian law.
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βοΈThe Trump administration is preparing to transfer thousands of undocumented foreign nationals, including Ukrainian citizens, from U.S. domestic detention facilities to the Guantanamo Bay military prison in Cuba.
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June 11, 2025 105 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Geolocated footage indicates Russian forces advanced along the T-0428 highway and crossed the Donetsk-Dnipropetrovsk Oblast border northwest of Novoukrainka, likely seizing Novoukrainka, Zelenyi Kut, Oleksiivka, and Bahatyr.
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π₯A Russian mass drone attack on Kharkiv on June 11 killed three people and injured at least 64 others, including nine children.
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π₯Ukrainian drones attacked the town of Kotovsk in Tambov Oblast, Russia, causing a fire at a local gunpowder plant.
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π₯Russian attacks in Kherson Oblast injured 5 people and damaged a high-rise building and 10 houses.
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π₯Russian forces launched 14 attacks on border communities in Sumy Oblast, including mortar and artillery shelling as well as drone activity. Several houses and power lines sustained damage.
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June 12, 2025 139 events π₯ 3 π€ 1 π 1 βΈ
π€The Council of the EU approved new tariffs on fertilizers and remaining agricultural goods from Russia and Belarus, effective July 1, 2025. The measures aim to reduce Russian export revenues used to finance the war in Ukraine.
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πUkrainian General Staff reported that Russian forces have sustained over one million casualties since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022, with over half occurring since January 2024.
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π₯Ukrainian forces conducted a long-range strike on the Rezonit Plant in Zubovo Technopark, Moscow Oblast, targeting Russia's defense industrial base.
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π₯Russian forces conducted ground assaults northeast of Kharkiv City near Okhrimivka on June 11 and 12 but did not advance.
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π₯Russian forces conducted limited ground assaults east of Hulyaipole near Malynivka on June 11 and 12 but did not advance.
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June 13, 2025 149 events π₯ 3 π€ 1 ποΈ 1 βΈ
π€Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on June 13, condemning Israel's air strikes and offering Russian mediation.
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π₯Israeli operation 'Lion Nation' targeted Iran's nuclear programme, with explosions heard near the nuclear facility in Natanz.
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ποΈGlobal oil prices surged by over 10% following an Israeli strike on Iran, reaching highest levels since January. Prices later stabilized but remained about 7.5% higher with Brent at $74.50/barrel and Nymex at $73.20.
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π₯Israel launched a series of strikes on Iranian targets in an operation called 'Lion's Nation', attacking dozens of targets related to the nuclear program and other military facilities.
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π₯Iran attacked Israel with dozens of ballistic and cruise missiles in response to Israeli air strikes, with explosions heard in Tel Aviv.
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June 14, 2025 76 events π 2 π₯ 2 π§ 1 βΈ
π§Ukrainian agents from HUR conducted a sabotage operation in Kaliningrad, Russia, draining coolant from an electrical substation's power transformer and setting it on fire, causing $5 million in damage and cutting electricity to a military production site.
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πIn Iran's retaliatory missile attack on Israel, at least two people were reported dead and more than 50 wounded.
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πRussia has lost 1,002,690 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,130 casualties suffered just over the past day.
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π₯Iran responded with missile attacks on Israeli cities, including Tel Aviv, killing at least five Ukrainian citizens.
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π₯Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) destroyed three Russian air defense systems using drones in occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
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June 15, 2025 65 events π₯ 3 π€ 1 π 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian drone attack on Alabuga using a FAB-100-120 aerial bomb striking the car park of Alabuga Polytech near a checkpoint.
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π€Germany has released a position paper advocating for EU budget funds to support joint arms procurement and expand European weapons manufacturing capacity, while opposing any increase in national contributions.
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πRussia has lost 1,003,860 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,170 casualties suffered just over the past day.
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π₯Operation Spiderweb used FPV drones hidden in trucks in Russia to destroy 41 Russian military aircraft.
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π₯Russia launched an attack on Ukraine during the G7 summit that killed at least 24 civilians and injured 134 in Kyiv.
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June 16, 2025 106 events π₯ 3 π‘οΈ 1 π₯ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces struck Kupiansk, wounding three women aged 71, 62, and 27.
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π‘οΈKyiv's air defenses were operating and successfully shot down drones entering the city late on Sunday night.
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π₯Russia handed Kyiv the bodies of its own soldiers mixed in with those of Ukrainian soldiers during recent repatriation of the fallen, complicating identification.
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π₯Ukrainian drone with glider attachment was observed during an attack on Alabuga, showing new configuration for long-range operations.
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π₯Russia launched 138 drones overnight, including Shahed-type suicide drones; air defenses intercepted 125 drones while another 41 dropped off radars as decoys.
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June 17, 2025 142 events π₯ 3 π€ 1 π 1 βΈ
π₯Russian drones attacked the Dniprovskyi district of Kherson, injuring civilians including two women (aged 47 and 62) who sustained explosive injuries and shrapnel wounds.
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π₯Israel struck the IRIB state broadcaster headquarters in Tehran during a live news broadcast, with the moment of impact captured on air.
π€The European Commission proposed legislation to phase out Russian gas imports, prohibiting new contracts from January 2026 and terminating short-term contracts by June 2026, while ending all Russian oil imports by end of 2027.
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πThe initial death toll from the Russian attack on Kyiv was 14 people with 44 wounded, according to the Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko.
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π₯Russian forces conducted a combined attack on the Kyiv region using drones and missiles of various types. Air defense systems were active and successfully shot down enemy targets.
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June 18, 2025 83 events π₯ 3 π€ 1 π 1 βΈ
π₯Russia launched waves of Shahed-type drones against Kyiv, using psychological warfare through sustained nighttime audio terror on the civilian population.
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π₯Russian forces launched artillery and drone strikes across 34 settlements in Kherson Oblast, injuring eight civilians on June 18 at 6:00 p.m.
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π₯Russian attacks across Donetsk Oblast killed a civilian in Myrnohrad and injured eight others.
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π€The U.S. Senate delays action on a bipartisan Russia sanctions bill until at least July 2025, prioritizing President Trump's tax and spending bill and the escalating Iran-Israel conflict.
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πRussia has lost 1,007,160 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,040 casualties suffered just over the past day.
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June 19, 2025 125 events π¦ 1 βοΈ 1 π₯ 1 π€ 1 +1 βΈ
π¦Ukraine and Russia carried out another POW exchange under the Istanbul deal, releasing severely ill and wounded prisoners of war from both sides.
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βοΈArkady Gostev, head of Russia's Federal Penitentiary Service, was sentenced in absentia to 10 years in prison for creating a network of torture chambers in Russian-occupied Kherson Oblast.
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π₯Russian forces conducted strikes across Donetsk Oblast, injuring 13 people.
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π€Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha announced that 100 days have passed since Ukraine accepted the U.S. ceasefire proposal, stating Russia continues to choose war and urging international pressure on Moscow.
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πRussia has lost 1,008,240 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,080 casualties in the past day.
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June 20, 2025 127 events π₯ 2 βοΈ 1 π§ 1 π 1 βΈ
π₯Russian attacks in Donetsk Oblast killed one person and injured another in Kostiantynivka, with five more injured elsewhere in the region.
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π₯Russian attacks against Kharkiv and eight other settlements in Kharkiv Oblast injured six people, including two minors, damaging multiple residential buildings, houses, a school, warehouses, and other property.
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βοΈUkraine's HUR released intercepted audio of a Russian commander claiming soldier 'Brelok' killed and consumed fellow soldier 'Foma' over two weeks, with 'Brelok' later found dead.
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π§Russian video game Squad 22: ZOV was released on Steam, featuring missions based on real battles from Russia's war in Ukraine, including the capture of Avdiivka and siege of Mariupol.
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πRussia has lost 1,009,330 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,090 casualties in the past day.
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June 21, 2025 104 events π₯ 1 π¦ 1 π€ 1 π’ 1 +1 βΈ
π₯HUR hit a fuel train in Melitopol, setting oil cars afire with smoke visible 20 km distant; the train was reportedly carrying fuel for the Russian army.
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π¦Ukraine's Defense Ministry officially approved the domestically produced Termit unmanned ground vehicle for front-line deployment.
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π€NATO will hold a summit in The Hague on June 24-25 to discuss raising the alliance's defense spending target to 5% of GDP, a proposal championed by the U.S.
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π’Trump shared a post saying 'Fordow is gone' and later held a live address reiterating calls for Iran to join negotiations, warning there would be 'either peace or tragedy for Iran'.
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πRussia has lost 1,010,390 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,060 casualties in the past day.
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June 22, 2025 81 events π₯ 4 π 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces attacked north of Kharkiv City toward Lyptsi and northeast near Vovchansk on June 21-22 but did not advance.
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π₯Russian forces continued offensive operations in Siversk direction on June 22 but did not advance.
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πRussia has lost 1,011,490 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,100 casualties suffered over the past day.
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π₯Russian forces conducted offensive operations in Kursk Oblast on June 22 but did not advance.
π₯Russian forces continued offensive operations in Kupyansk direction on June 22 but did not advance.
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June 23, 2025 101 events π₯ 3 π₯ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russia has lost 10,965 tanks, 22,872 armored fighting vehicles, 52,861 vehicles and fuel tanks, 29,490 artillery systems, 1,423 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,188 air defense systems, 416 airplanes, 337 helicopters, 41,717 drones, 28 ships and boats, and one submarine since Feb. 24, 2022.
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π₯Ukrainian Armed Forces struck the Atlas oil depot in Rostov Oblast, Russia, overnight on June 23, igniting a fire at the facility that supplies fuel and lubricants to Russian military units.
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βοΈCollaborator Oleg Zubkov was attacked by a lion at the Taigan Safari Park he founded in Russian-occupied Crimea, sustaining severe injuries to his trachea, neck, and chest muscles.
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π₯Russia launched a mass missile and drone attack on Kyiv, killing at least eight people and injuring 33 others including four children.
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π₯A 65-year-old driver was killed in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, when a Russian drone struck a minibus.
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June 24, 2025 131 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Russian forces launched a drone attack on Kharkiv overnight on June 24, injuring three people and damaging civilian infrastructure including a Saltivka district enterprise and Nemyshlianskyi residential buildings.
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π₯U.S. strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities (Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan) did not eliminate core components of Tehran's nuclear program and likely delayed it by only a few months, according to a U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency assessment.
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π₯Russia launched a large aerial attack against Dnipro during the NATO summit, killing 19 people and injuring 300.
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π₯Iran launched missiles toward northern Israel hours after Trump announced a ceasefire had taken effect. Israeli Air Force intercepted the missiles.
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π₯Russian forces launched a drone attack on Sumy Oblast, killing 3 people including an 8-year-old boy and injuring 6 others. The strike targeted a settlement near Verkhnia Syrovatka around midnight.
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June 25, 2025 61 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯A key Russian military-industrial facility in Taganrog (Atlant-Aero plant) was damaged by an unknown projectile, producing Orion drones, electronic warfare complexes, and digital integration systems for FPV drones and loitering munitions.
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βοΈUkrainian forces recently advanced and likely liberated Zelenyi Hai (east of Borova) in the Borova direction, based on geolocated footage published June 25.
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π€U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with NATO foreign ministers at a private dinner during the alliance's annual summit and delivered conflicting messages on Russia sanctions - tougher in private than in public remarks.
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π₯Russian forces launched 71 Shahed-type attack drones and decoys from multiple directions (Bryansk, Millerovo, Kursk, occupied Crimea). Ukraine's air defenses destroyed 52 of them.
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π₯A ballistic missile attack in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast killed at least 20 people (18 in Dnipro and 2 in Samarskyi district), with nearly 300 injured. Extensive damage was reported to high-rise buildings, houses, dormitories, cars, schools, hospitals, administrative offices, and a passenger train.
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June 26, 2025 127 events π₯ 2 π§ 1 βοΈ 1 π¦ 1 βΈ
π§Around 150 pro-Palestinian activists broke into OIP Land Systems storage facility and damaged military equipment intended for Ukraine, causing an estimated $1.1 million in damage.
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βοΈOver 20,000 Russian soldiers have been prosecuted for refusing to fight in Ukraine since September 2022, with cases including AWOL, failure to comply with orders, and desertion.
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π¦The Netherlands and Belgium delivered two minehunter vessels (BNS Narcis from Belgium and Zr.Ms. Vlaardingen from the Netherlands) to Ukraine to support maritime security in the Black Sea.
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π₯Russia's Defense Ministry claims to have captured Shevchenko along with other small settlements in the Velyka Novosilka region of Donetsk Oblast.
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π₯Explosions were reported in Moscow overnight on June 26, prompting airport closures, with Russia's Defense Ministry claiming 50 Ukrainian drones were downed across the country.
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June 27, 2025 95 events π₯ 4 π’ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian attack on Vovchanski Khutory and Pidlyman in Kharkiv Oblast killed one person and injured four, damaging houses and an agricultural facility.
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π₯Russian forces attacked settlements in Donetsk Oblast, including Pokrovsk, Kramatorsk, and Bakhmut districts, injuring three people and damaging houses, a farm, administrative buildings, gas pipelines, and vehicles.
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π₯A Chinese journalist Lu Yuguang from Phoenix TV was injured in a Ukrainian drone strike on the village of Korenevo in Kursk Oblast.
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π₯Russian milblogger claimed Russian forces are increasingly utilizing Geran 2 and 3 drones over guided glide bombs for frontline strikes.
π’Putin stated that sanctions cannot hurt Russia's economy and that Russia's economic indicators are "satisfactory" while acknowledging high inflation and modest 2025 economic growth.
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June 28, 2025 63 events π₯ 3 β‘οΈ 1 π 1 βΈ
β‘οΈUkrainian forces advanced in central Chasiv Yar and southeast of Bila Hora (south of Chasiv Yar).
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πRussia has lost approximately 1,017,720 troops in Ukraine since the full-scale invasion began on Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,000 casualties in the past day.
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π₯Ukraine destroyed approximately one-third of Russia's strategic bomber force in a large-scale drone-based special operation.
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π₯Ukrainian FPV drone team successfully struck a Russian UAZ army van ("loaf") near Selydove, with three Russian soldiers exiting the vehicle before the strike.
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π₯Ukrainian drones struck a Russian air base in Crimea, destroying three helicopters (Mi-8, Mi-26, and Mi-28) and a Pantsyr-S1 self-propelled anti-aircraft missile and gun system, according to the Security Service of Ukraine.
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June 29, 2025 59 events π₯ 2 π 2 ποΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russia conducted its largest combined strike series of the war on June 28-29, launching over 500 missiles and drones (537 total strike vehicles including 447 Shahed/decoy drones, 4 Kinzhal missiles, 7 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles, 41 Kh-101/Iskander-K cruise missiles, 5 Kalibr cruise missiles, and 3 S-300 missiles) against Ukraine.
π₯A week prior to the Eco Wizard explosion, a blast occurred on the shadow fleet tanker Vilamoura shortly after it visited Russian ports while carrying 1 million barrels of oil.
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ποΈRussia is attempting to expand LNG exports following US sanctions disruption at the Arctic LNG 2 plant, with a shadow fleet of vessels being assembled.
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πLieutenant Colonel Maksym Ustymenko, an F-16 pilot born in 1993, was killed during Russia's overnight aerial strike on June 29 while attempting to shoot down a seventh aerial target. He successfully shot down seven targets before his aircraft was damaged, losing altitude and crashing. He died posthumously awarded the Hero of Ukraine award by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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πRussia has lost around 1,018,940 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,220 casualties suffered over the past day.
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June 30, 2025 121 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 π¦ 1 βΈ
βοΈUkrainian forces are counterattacking in Ridkodub and trying to push Russian forces from the settlement.
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π¦Canada provided Ukraine with a 2.5 billion Canadian dollar ($1.7 billion) loan under the G7's Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration (ERA) initiative, to be repaid using future profits from frozen Russian assets.
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π₯During the first two years of the war, there were about 20 attacks per half-year on Naftogaz. The frequency increased sharply in 2024 and continued to grow until the end of 2025, when over 150 attacks were recorded in just six months.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck the headquarters of Russian 8th Combined Arms Army in occupied Donetsk City with a missile strike, killing acting commander Colonel Ruslan Goryachkin.
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π₯Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Sumy Oblast on June 30 but did not advance, conducting attacks northeast of Sumy City near Yunakivka.
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βοΈOleksii Chernyshov left Ukraine on a business trip days before law enforcement unveiled the charges and detained two of his close associates.
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π€John Coale made his first call after assuming the role to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the opposition leader living in exile.
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π’From 2016 to 2024, 63 members of parliament, 46 officials of national government bodies, and 86 judges were charged by SAPO and NABU.
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π’From the court's creation in 2019 until June 2025, the High Anti-Corruption Court has convicted a total of 258 people.
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July 2025 (3,481 events)
July 1, 2025 72 events π₯ 3 π‘οΈ 1 π 1 βΈ
π‘οΈRussian forces breached the southwest of Pokrovsk in late July 2025.
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πAt least 1,674 civilian casualties were recorded in Ukraine in July, including 286 killed and 1,388 injured, setting a new record since the first year of Russia's full-scale invasion.
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π₯A Russian missile strike at a training ground killed at least 12 foreign volunteers who were sitting down for lunch.
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π₯Ukrainian forces attacked the Energia plant in July 2025, causing a fire and temporarily halting production.
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π₯In late July 2025, the SBU confirmed a drone strike hit the Signal radio plant in Stavropol Krai.
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July 1, 2025 248 events π 1 π₯ 1 π₯ 1 βοΈ 1 +1 βΈ
πA Russian missile attack on Huliaipole in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast resulted in deaths and injuries among residents, though exact casualty figures have not been provided.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck the Saratovorgsintez oil refinery in Saratov Oblast, causing a fire and damaging a technological installation.
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π₯In July 2025, an exhibition featuring ten corruption investigations selected through a national competition was held in Cherkasy, displaying panels and interactive installations showing evidence of local corruption cases investigated by regional media, followed by discussions with local journalists and civic figures.
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βοΈUkrainian forces counterattacked near Ridkodub north of Lyman.
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π€The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on Russian IT company Aeza Group for hosting infostealers and ransomware operations, including Meduza, Lumma, BianLian, RedLine, and darknet marketplace BlackSprut.
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July 2, 2025 127 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 β‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Explosions occurred at an unspecified facility near the M-06 highway in Zhytomyr, killing 2 people and injuring 80 others.
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π₯Russian forces attacked in multiple areas near Lyman in Donetsk Oblast.
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π₯Russian forces continued attacks in unspecified areas of Kursk Oblast.
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βοΈPresident Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a presidential decree suspending the Ukrainian citizenship of Metropolitan Onufrii (Orest Berezovskyi), head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate, after finding he obtained Russian citizenship in 2002 without informing Ukrainian authorities.
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β‘οΈRussian forces advanced north of Toretsk in Donetsk Oblast.
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July 3, 2025 70 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Russian authorities reported a drone attack on four oblasts, with explosions in Lipetsk and Yelets cities - the former has a military airfield while the latter has a battery plant.
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π₯Russian 217th VDV Regiment seized Mykolaivka west of Chasiv Yar.
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π₯Russian forces attacked in various areas of Kursk Oblast on July 2 and 3.
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π₯Russian forces attacked north of Kharkiv City near Hlyboke and Zelene and toward Lyptsi and northeast of Kharkiv City near Vovchansk.
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π₯Nine missiles and 63 drones struck eight locations throughout Ukraine, with Kyiv City as the primary target.
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July 4, 2025 128 events π₯ 3 π¦ 1 π 1 βΈ
π₯Russian missile strike targeted a hospital in Kyiv that was treating children for cancer.
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π¦Germany is considering a defense procurement plan worth up to 25 billion euros ($29.4 billion) to purchase up to 2,500 GTK Boxer armored vehicles and up to 1,000 Leopard 2 battle tanks from KNDS Deutschland, Rheinmetall, and ARTEC.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck the Russian Research Institute of Applied Chemistry in Sergiyev Posad, Moscow Oblast, which produces thermobaric parts for Shahed drones.
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π₯Russian forces attacked north and northeast of Kharkiv City near Hlyboke, Zelene, Vovchansk.
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πAt least 23 people were injured in Kyiv during Russia's massive drone and missile assault.
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July 5, 2025 86 events β‘οΈ 2 π₯ 2 π 1 βΈ
β‘οΈUkrainian forces recently advanced in the Borova direction, with geolocated footage showing advances in eastern Novoyehorivka southeast of Borova.
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β‘οΈUkraine initially captured 1,300 square kilometers of Russian territory during a cross-border offensive to Kursk Oblast but lost most of it during a Russian counteroffensive this year, which was supported by North Korean troops.
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πRussia has lost 1,025,260 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,050 casualties over the past day.
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π₯Russian strikes in Donetsk Oblast killed two civilians and injured four more.
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π₯Russian strikes in Kharkiv Oblast killed one person and injured 15, including two children.
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July 6, 2025 64 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Russian forces conducted a double-tap drone attack in Kherson, first striking a petrol station to cause a fire, then attacking the fire truck with a suicide drone when State Emergency Service personnel arrived to extinguish the blaze.
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π₯Russian forces conducted double-tap strikes against Ukrainian emergency responders in Kharkiv City and Kherson City, targeting first responders.
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π₯Ukrainian forces conducted an aerial and naval drone strike against the Black Sea Fleet base in Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Krai.
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π₯Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Sumy Oblast but did not advance, while Ukrainian counterattacks were reported.
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π₯Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Siversk direction without confirmed advances.
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July 7, 2025 83 events π₯ 4 βοΈ 1 βΈ
βοΈUkrainian prosecutors charged five individuals (two company directors and three employees) with violating safety rules regarding explosives in connection with a warehouse explosion in Berezyna village, Zhytomyr Oblast, that killed two people and injured over 80 including eight children.
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π₯Two long-range Liutyi drones attacked the Kupol Electromechanical Plant in Izhevsk, destroying two workshops. Three Russian employees were killed and 45 injured.
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π₯Ukrainian forces, including elements of the Unmanned Systems Forces, conducted a drone strike against the Russian Krasnozavodsk Chemical Plant in Moscow Oblast on the night of July 6 to 7.
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π₯Russian Minister of Transport and former Kursk Oblast Governor Roman Starovoit reportedly committed suicide after Russian President Vladimir Putin removed Starovoit from his position.
π₯Ukrainian forces also struck the Ilsky Oil Refinery in Krasnodar Krai on July 7 and damaged a technical workshop and the refinery itself.
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July 8, 2025 125 events π₯ 4 π 1 βΈ
π₯Kharkiv city and seven other settlements in Kharkiv Oblast came under attack, killing one person and injuring 40 others, including three children.
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π₯Russian strikes in Donetsk Oblast killed three civilians (two in Oleksiyovo-Druzhkivka and one in Novotroitske) and injured 10 more.
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π₯Russian strikes in Sumy Oblast killed four people and injured four more.
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πRussia has lost 1,028,610 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,070 casualties over the past day.
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π₯Russia launched its largest drone strike package including 728 drones on the night of July 8 to 9.
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July 9, 2025 109 events π₯ 2 βοΈ 2 π¦ 1 βΈ
π₯Russia launched a record 728 Shahed-type drones, 13 cruise missiles and ballistic missiles in the largest aerial attack since the full-scale invasion. Of these, 718 targets were neutralized including 296 drones shot down and seven cruise missiles intercepted. The remaining 415 drones were lost or suppressed by electronic warfare systems.
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π¦The Czech Republic approved an F-16 training program for up to eight Ukrainian pilots, providing 150 hours of flight training per pilot by 2026.
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βοΈRussian milbloggers claimed that Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Andriivka, Oleksiivka, and Kindrativka in Sumy Oblast.
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βοΈA Russian milblogger claimed that Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Milove north of Kupyansk.
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π₯In Zaporizhzhia Oblast, three civilians were wounded in the Polohy district. Russian forces carried out 482 attacks on 14 settlements using drones, artillery, and rockets.
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July 10, 2025 163 events π₯ 2 π 2 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russia launched a large-scale missile and drone strike against Ukraine, targeting Kyiv City with 397 Shahed-type drones, eight Iskander-M missiles, six Kh-101 cruise missiles, and four S-300 missiles.
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βοΈUkrainian forces counterattacked near Bezsalivka, Andriivka, and Kindrativka in Sumy Oblast.
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πTwo people were killed and at least 19 injured during the Russian mass aerial attack on Kyiv.
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πRussia has lost 1,030,580 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022, including 920 casualties over the past day.
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π₯Russian forces continued attacks in Kursk Oblast, with milbloggers claiming Ukrainian forces attacked toward Glushkovo and Tetkino.
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July 11, 2025 112 events π₯ 4 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukraine carried out an operation causing an explosion on a major gas pipeline in Langepas, Russia's Tyumen Oblast. The explosion destroyed a section of the key pipeline supplying Russian military-industrial facilities in Chelyabinsk, Orenburg, and Sverdlovsk oblasts.
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π₯Ukrainian drones struck the Voronin Aviation Plant in Lukhovitsy, Moscow Oblast.
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π‘οΈUkraine announced deployment of the Clear Sky interceptor drone system to defend Kyiv against Russian aerial strikes, developed as a homegrown alternative due to Western air defense shortages.
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π₯Ukrainian special forces and security agencies struck the Shipunov Instrument Design Bureau in Tula, Tula Oblast.
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π₯Russian forces continued attacks in Vovchansk and surrounding settlements, including at night.
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July 12, 2025 76 events π₯ 3 π 2 βΈ
π₯Russian forces launched 339 Shahed-type drones, 258 decoy drones, and 26 Kh-101 cruise missiles in a large-scale overnight strike against Ukraine.
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πRussian strikes killed two civilians in Chernivtsi City and injured 14 others.
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πRussia has lost approximately 1,032,690 troops in Ukraine since the full-scale invasion began on Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,070 casualties in the past day.
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π₯Four people were injured in Russian strikes using glide bombs and various drones across Kharkiv city and nearby towns
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π₯Four civilians were wounded in drone and artillery attacks on multiple communities in Sumy Oblast
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July 13, 2025 80 events π₯ 2 βοΈ 1 π€ 1 π§ 1 βΈ
βοΈSBU eliminated two Russian agents (a man and a woman) who were responsible for killing SBU officer Colonel Ivan Voronych on July 10 in Kyiv. The agents were killed during an SBU special operation arrest attempt.
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π€The EU's 18th sanctions package will include a new Russian oil price cap lowering the maximum cost per barrel to $47, down from $60.
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π§Pro-Ukrainian partisans destroyed a vehicle used by the Chechen Akhmat unit fighting for Russia in occupied Mariupol, according to the Atesh partisan group.
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π₯Russian drone and missile attacks killed at least 6 people and injured another 30, Ukrainian officials reported early on July 14.
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π₯Russia launched over 1,800 long-range drones, over 1,200 glide bombs, and 83 missiles of various types on Ukraine in the past week.
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July 14, 2025 123 events π₯ 2 π’ 1 π¦ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π’The Kyiv Independent published an analysis criticizing the New York Times' reporting on Ukraine's incursion into Kursk Oblast, identifying five major failures: not mentioning civilian casualties in Ukraine, failing to disclose Akhmat battalion's war crimes, repeating Russian propaganda without context, not mentioning Russia started the all-out war, and echoing imperialist narratives about Ukraine and Russia as 'family'.
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π¦NATO will supply Ukraine with Patriot air defense systems, with some batteries arriving within days from unspecified NATO member states.
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π₯Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Kharkiv Oblast on July 14 but did not make confirmed advances.
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βοΈUkrainian forces reportedly enveloped some Russian positions in northern Sumy Oblast through recent counterattacks.
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π₯Russian forces intensified overnight drone and missile strikes against Ukrainian cities, targeting residential areas and energy infrastructure.
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July 15, 2025 143 events π₯ 4 π€ 1 βΈ
π€Finland enacted a new law banning Russian and Belarusian citizens from purchasing real estate in Finland, citing national security concerns amid Russia's aggressive posture in the region.
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π₯Omega special operations unit of Ukraine's National Guard published video showing Ukrainian FPV drone operators destroying a Russian 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled howitzer via aerial reconnaissance while it was changing firing position, with ammunition detonating on impact.
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π₯Russian forces launched one Iskander-M ballistic missile from occupied Crimea targeting energy infrastructure.
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π₯Russian forces attacked north of Sumy City near Kindrativka and northeast of Sumy City near Yunakivka and Varachyne.
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π₯Russian forces continued ground attacks northeast of Kharkiv City near Tykhe, Vovchansk, and Prylipka.
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July 16, 2025 101 events π 2 π₯ 1 π‘οΈ 1 ποΈ 1 βΈ
π₯The mayor of Ogre, Latvia (Egils Helmanis) was wounded during a Russian attack in Ukraine while on a humanitarian mission delivering vehicles and support to Ukrainian Armed Forces.
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π‘οΈUkrainian forces downed 198 Shahed-type drones and 145 decoy drones were lost or suppressed by Ukrainian electronic warfare systems during Russian strikes.
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πRussia has lost approximately 1,037,460 troops in Ukraine since the full-scale invasion began on February 24, 2022, including 1,170 casualties in the past day.
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πIgor Nesterov, a Wagner mercenary who previously fought in Ukraine and coached boxer Alexander Povetkin, was killed in combat in Mali on July 16, 2025.
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ποΈRussian strikes targeted Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast; Kharkiv Oblast; Vinnytsia City, Vinnystia Oblast; Mykolaiv and Odesa oblasts, damaging civilian, industrial, and energy infrastructure.
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July 17, 2025 106 events π§ 2 π¦ 1 π₯ 1 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π¦The United States unveiled the Low-Cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System (LUCAS), a new low-cost combat drone developed by Arizona-based defense contractor Spektreworks, designed to rival Iranian-designed Shahed drones.
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π§Ukrainian hackers from HUR carried out a cyberattack against Gazprom, destroying data and affecting approximately 390 subsidiary companies.
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π§Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) conducted a large-scale cyberattack against Russian energy giant Gazprom, destroying large volumes of data and installing custom software to damage information systems.
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π₯Russia has been increasingly deploying Shahed-type drones in Ukraine since late 2022, using them as part of Moscow's airstrike strategies.
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π‘οΈUkraine is using interceptor drones to shoot down Shahed-type UAVs and expanding their production as anti-drone defense has become a top priority for national security.
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July 18, 2025 127 events π₯ 3 π€ 1 π 1 βΈ
π€Volodymyr Zelenskyy and French President Emmanuel Macron held an hour-long conversation discussing Ukraine's front-line situation, defense needs including SAMP/T air defense systems and interceptor drones, pilot training for Mirage jets, and coordination of joint decisions at the ministerial level.
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πRussia has lost 1,039,830 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,180 casualties on July 17-18.
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π₯Russian forces launched a large series of missile and drone strikes against Ukraine overnight on July 18-19, including 12 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles from Voronezh, Kursk, and Rostov oblasts and occupied Crimea; 8 Iskander-K cruise missiles from Millerovo, Rostov Oblast; 15 Kh-101 cruise missiles from the airspace over Saratov Oblast; around 200 Shahed-type drones and 144 decoy drones from multiple locations.
π₯Russian forces attacked in unspecified areas of Kursk Oblast on July 18 and 19.
π₯Russian drones attacked the Pavlohrad district in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast overnight, killing a train driver and injuring two others. Fires broke out at a transport facility and in the Rozdory community.
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July 19, 2025 56 events π₯ 3 π€ 1 π΄ 1 βΈ
π€Denys Shmyhal was appointed as Defense Minister, resigning from his position as Prime Minister to take over the defense ministry following a government reshuffle by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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π₯Russian strikes damaged critical infrastructure in Sumy Oblast, leaving thousands without power, and struck Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, damaging vital infrastructure. This was the largest combined strike package against Pavlohrad since Russia's initial push into Ukraine in February 2022.
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π₯Russian forces attacked north of Sumy City near Kindrativka on July 19.
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π₯Russian forces attacked northwest of Lyman toward Shandryholove; north of Lyman near Novyi Myr, Karpivka, and Ridkodub; northeast of Lyman near Kolodyazi; east of Lyman near Torske; and southeast of Lyman in the Serebryanske forest area on July 19 and 20.
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π΄Over a 45-day period following June 4, Russian forces captured 16 square kilometers of territory in the 3rd Corps sector of the Oskil River front.
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July 20, 2025 62 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 π 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Kharkiv Oblast on July 20 but did not make confirmed advances.
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π₯Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Siversk direction on July 20 but did not advance.
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π₯Ukrainian 424th "Svarog" Battalion of the Unmanned Systems Forces destroyed a Russian experimental KOP-2 electronic warfare system (drone jamming equipment) via drone strikes.
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βοΈRussian milbloggers claimed Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Kindrativka and Yunakivka.
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πRussia has lost approximately 1,041,990 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,040 casualties over the past day.
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July 21, 2025 93 events π‘οΈ 3 π 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
πGennady Starunov, a physical education teacher named Moscow's 'Teacher of the Year' in 2022, was killed while serving in the Russian military during its invasion of Ukraine.
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π‘οΈUkrainian forces are conducting counterattacks in the Kostyantynivka-Volodymyrivka-Novomykolaivka-Oleksiivka area north of Sumy City.
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π‘οΈUkrainian forces counterattacked near Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast.
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π‘οΈUkrainian forces are attempting to counterattack near Kamyanske in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
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βοΈLaw enforcement agencies conducted raids on dozens of NABU officers' homes, using pretexts including drug trafficking accusations and car accidents from four years ago.
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July 22, 2025 135 events π₯ 4 β‘οΈ 1 βΈ
β‘οΈRussian sabotage and reconnaissance groups reportedly advanced into southern Pokrovsk through Zvirove, with Ukrainian forces conducting clearing operations to find and destroy these groups.
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π₯Russian forces executed a civilian in the Lyman direction, as shown in footage of men in Russian military uniforms assaulting and shooting a civilian riding a bicycle near Torske.
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π₯Russian forces conducted a double tap drone strike against a gas station in Putvil, Sumy Oblast.
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π₯Ukrainian forces likely struck the Novokuybyshevsk Petrochemical Company in Samara Oblast, one of Russia's largest gas processing and petrochemical companies that produces raw materials for explosives.
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π₯Russian forces attacked northeast of Kharkiv City near Vovchansk and Hatyshche
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July 23, 2025 102 events π₯ 4 βοΈ 1 βΈ
βοΈUkrainian forces counterattacked north of Synelnykove in Kharkiv Oblast
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π₯Ukrainian drones struck the rail station in Adler on the coast near the Georgian border.
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π₯Ukrainian forces attacked toward Glushkovo and Tetkino in Kursk Oblast
π₯Russian forces attacked southeast of Orikhiv near Mala Tokmachka and west toward Stepnohirsk
π₯Russia is using Garpiya-A1 long-range attack drones to strike civilian and military targets deep within Ukrainian territory, deploying approximately 500 units monthly according to Ukrainian military intelligence.
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July 24, 2025 106 events π₯ 3 ποΈ 1 π 1 βΈ
π₯Strikes were conducted near Sochi.
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π₯Russian forces conducted offensive operations northeast of Kharkiv City near Vovchansk on July 23 and 24.
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π₯Russian forces continued ground assaults northwest of Lyman toward Shandrylohove, Serednie, and Karpivka; north of Lyman near Novyi Mir; northeast of Lyman near Yampolivka, Kolodyazi, and Zelena Dolyna.
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ποΈStarlink experienced a global outage affecting connectivity along the entire Ukrainian front lines, impacting military operations and civilian infrastructure including hospitals and schools.
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πRussia has lost approximately 1,046,270 troops in Ukraine since the full-scale invasion began on Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,050 casualties in the past day.
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July 25, 2025 98 events π₯ 2 βοΈ 2 ποΈ 1 βΈ
ποΈRussia is preparing to implement a more stringent gasoline export ban in August and September 2025, expanding restrictions from just resellers to fuel producers, to combat rising domestic prices and stabilize the market.
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π₯Ukrainian drones struck the Nevinnomyssk Nitrogen Plant in Stavropol Krai, which produces chemicals for explosives including nitric acid and ammonium nitrate used in artillery and MLRS systems.
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π₯A Russian glide bomb struck a medical facility in Kharkiv's Industrialnyi district, killing at least one person and injuring 17 people including a child. The strike partially destroyed the third floor and roof of the facility, also damaging a nearby house and two vehicles.
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βοΈUkrainian forces conducted limited counterattacks in the Pokrovsk area and retook positions west of Hrodivka (east of Pokrovsk).
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βοΈUkrainian forces counterattacked northeast of Sumy City near Varachyne, Sadky, and Yunakivka.
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July 26, 2025 62 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 π§ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces struck a Signal radio plant in Stavropol, Stavropol Krai with drones.
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βοΈUkrainian forces, primarily the 225th Assault Infantry Regiment, advanced and regained ground in the Sumy sector, reportedly surrounding Russian forces.
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π§A Russian Su-27UB fighter jet caught fire at the Armavir airfield in Krasnodar Krai, Ukraine's HUR claimed it was an act of Russian sabotage. The incident was captured on video showing what appeared to be a Molotov cocktail or incendiary device used to ignite the aircraft.
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π₯Russia targeted Kharkiv city with four guided glide bombs (KABs), two ballistic missiles, and 15 Shahed-type drones, injuring civilians and first responders.
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π₯Russian forces conducted a combined missile and drone strike against Dnipro City, killing and injuring civilians and damaging residential buildings and industrial enterprises.
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July 27, 2025 67 events π₯ 4 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces recently advanced northeast of Siversk during a reinforced company-sized mechanized assault using six tanks, three APCs, six MT-LB AFVs, an armored recovery vehicle, 12 civilian vehicles, two buggies, and 41 motorcycles.
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π₯Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Sumy Oblast but did not advance.
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π₯Russian forces continued limited assaults in the Kherson direction but did not advance.
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π₯An air raid alert was issued in Kyiv at 10:15 p.m. local time on July 27, with explosions first heard at approximately 10:30 p.m.
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π€Russia is set to launch direct passenger flights from Moscow to Pyongyang on July 27, marking the first air connection between the two capitals in decades. The flights will be operated by a domestic airline authorized by Rosaviatsia, with service beginning at one flight per month to build stable demand.
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July 28, 2025 148 events π₯ 2 βοΈ 1 π§ 1 β‘οΈ 1 βΈ
βοΈThe SBU detained a 24-year-old Belarusian KGB agent in Volyn Oblast who was gathering intelligence on Ukrainian border defenses, including checkpoints and fortified positions.
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π§A disinformation campaign using the Kyiv Independent logo spread false information claiming Ukraine sanctioned American political figures including Tucker Carlson, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Steve Bannon, Donald Trump Jr., Elbridge Colby, Mike Flynn, and Senator Mike Lee. No such decree exists.
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β‘οΈRussian forces continued limited attacks in unspecified areas of Kursk Oblast.
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π₯Fighting continued in northern Sumy Oblast with Russian forces conducting offensive operations and over 30 guided glide bomb strikes.
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π₯Russian forces conducted offensive operations in northern Kharkiv Oblast but did not make confirmed advances.
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July 29, 2025 121 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 2 βΈ
π₯Russia launched a missile attack on the Kamianske district of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, killing three people including a pregnant woman named Diana and injuring 22 others.
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π₯Ukrainian drones targeted a railway station in Salsk, Rostov Oblast, causing a fire.
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π₯Russian forces launched a rocket attack on civilians gathered to receive humanitarian aid in the village of Novoplatonivka, Kharkiv Oblast, killing six people and injuring three others.
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βοΈPresident Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law recognizing Ukrainians forcibly resettled from communist Poland between 1944 and 1951 as deported citizens of Ukraine, providing compensation for victims and their descendants.
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βοΈUkraine's Security Service (SBU) arrested a Ukrainian national in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast who was recruited by Russia's FSB to assassinate Serhii Filimonov, commander of the 108th Separate Mechanized Battalion 'Da Vinci Wolves'. The FSB used false-flag tactics, posing as SBU personnel and manipulating the suspect through patriotic beliefs.
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July 30, 2025 137 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯225th Assault Regiment conducted successful infantry attacks in Sumy Oblast, utilizing updated Stosstruppen tactics with drone coordination.
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π₯The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) reported on July 30 that it has documented over 10,000 instances of Russian forces using ammunition equipped with chemical agents since the start of the full-scale invasion in February 2022.
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π₯The SBU stated that Russian forces most often use drones to drop chemical munitions on Ukrainian positions along the frontline, including the largest number of incidents in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
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π₯Russian forces continued ground attacks northeast of Kharkiv City near Vovchansk on July 30 but did not advance.
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π₯Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Siversk direction on July 30 but did not advance.
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July 31, 2025 136 events π₯ 3 π΄ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces attacked Kyiv with approximately 300 drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles. Poor interception of cruise missiles resulted in five strikes in the north-central city, including one missile hitting an apartment building causing collapse. Casualties reported as 31 dead (including 5 children) and over 150 injured.
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π₯Ukrainian 30th Mechanized Brigade executed an advanced drone tactic where one FPV drone landed to observe and record video of another FPV drone striking a Russian vehicle.
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π΄Russian Defense Ministry announced that Russian forces had captured Chasiv Yar.
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π₯Ukrainian SBU drones struck the JSC Radiozavod plant in Penza, Russia, a facility manufacturing military-grade equipment for Russian command and control systems. At least 11 explosions were recorded following the attack.
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βοΈUkrainian forces recently advanced northwest of Andriivka in northern Sumy Oblast according to geolocated footage published on July 31.
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π€The EU approved its 18th sanctions package targeting over 100 shadow fleet ships.
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π€The U.K. sanctioned 135 Russian oil tankers and two shipping companies linked to Russia's shadow fleet.
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π€The EU and the U.K. agreed to lower the price cap on Russian crude oil from $60 per barrel to $47.60.
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π₯Russian attack targeted a gas distribution station near Orlivka, part of the Trans-Balkan pipeline that began carrying Azerbaijani gas to Ukraine in July.
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π₯The SBU arrested NABU detective Ruslan Mahamedrasulov during the searches for his alleged involvement in planning to serve as an intermediary in cannabis sales to Dagestan.
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ποΈUkrainian officials reported finding Chinese components in Russian attack drones, with intelligence suggesting Beijing may be helping Moscow bypass sanctions to increase drone production.
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π₯Russian forces struck the enlistment office in Kryvyi Rih, damaging infrastructure and causing casualties.
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π€Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed to deepen strategic cooperation with Russia following talks with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Beijing earlier in July, describing the partnership as a model for new international relations.
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August 2025 (3,184 events)
August 1, 2025 40 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Russian troops made a roughly 10-kilometer push toward the DobropilliaβKramatorsk highway in Donetsk Oblast, putting Dobropillia at greater risk.
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π₯Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil refineries in August 2025 targeted sixteen of Russia's 38 oil refineries.
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π₯The Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery was targeted by drones in August, resulting in a fire at the site.
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π₯In August 2025, a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska was fatally stabbed on a train in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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π₯HUR claimed responsibility for a drone strike on Russian military logistics in Voronezh Oblast, damaging infrastructure at a key transportation hub.
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August 1, 2025 218 events π₯ 3 π¦ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces have heavily struck the town of Dobropillia since the August breach.
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π₯Russian forces conducted a recent attack on Kyiv, referenced by Ukrainian commanders as context for ongoing retaliation and drone operations.
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π₯Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Kharkiv Oblast on August 1 but did not make confirmed advances.
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π¦The United States and NATO are developing a new mechanism where alliance members will purchase U.S.-supplied arms for Ukraine, allowing Kyiv to prioritize weaponry needs under its Priority Ukraine Requirements List (PURL).
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βοΈUkrainian drones struck one of Russia's biggest refineries in Ryazan, hitting the cracking tower and causing a giant fire, taking the fourth-biggest refinery offline.
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August 2, 2025 65 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces conducted a drone strike against the Rosneft Ryazan Oil Refinery in Ryazan City, starting a large-scale fire and causing significant damage to production facilities.
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π₯Ukrainian forces conducted a drone strike against the Annanefteproduct oil depot in Anna, Voronezh Oblast.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck Rosneft's Novokuybyshevsk Oil Refinery near Samara City with drones.
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π₯Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) conducted a drone strike against the Elektropribor plant in Penza City, which manufactures equipment for digital networks in Russian military control systems and devices for aviation, armored vehicles, ships, and spacecraft.
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π₯The SBU conducted a drone strike against the Primorsko-Akhtarsk Air Base in Krasnodar Krai, hitting Shahed-type drone storage and launch sites.
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August 3, 2025 45 events π₯ 3 π’ 1 π 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces struck an oil depot in Adler, Krasnodar Krai with drones, causing a fire that engulfed several fuel tanks.
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π₯Russian forces continued limited attacks in the Kherson direction and conducted repeat strikes against a bridge in Kherson City.
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π’Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Lieutenant General Anatoliy Kryvonozhko as the Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force.
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πFour people injured in the Mykolaiv missile strike received medical care at the scene, while two men aged 57 and 74 were hospitalized in moderate condition. Another man aged 32 received outpatient treatment.
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π₯Ukrainian drones reportedly struck an oil refinery in Kstovo, Nizhnyi Novgorod Oblast.
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August 4, 2025 76 events π₯ 3 ποΈ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
ποΈWorld Bank and University of Chicago economists published a study analyzing Ukraine's manufacturing sector from 2002-2019, finding persistent decline in business dynamism since 2008 with rise of inefficient entrenched incumbents.
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π₯Ukrainian forces conducted a drone strike against railway infrastructure at Tatsinskaya railway station in Rostov Oblast on the night of August 4-5.
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π₯Russian forces attacked north of Kharkiv City toward Kozacha Lopan, Kudiivka, and Hoptivka and near Vovchansk on August 4 and 5.
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π₯In Kherson Oblast, Russia targeted 33 settlements, including the regional center of Kherson, over the past day. As a result of the attacks, two people were killed and another five suffered injuries.
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βοΈUkrainian forces including 210th Assault Regiment captured Plavni and reached Kamianske, taking prisoners, supported by coordinated air strikes.
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August 5, 2025 97 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Kharkiv Oblast on August 5 but did not advance.
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π₯Geolocated footage indicates Russian forces recently marginally advanced north of Novomykhailivka northeast of Lyman.
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βοΈUkraine's Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) reported its elements entered the Russian near rear in the Sumy direction, gained a foothold, and disrupted Russian supplies.
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βοΈFar-right group Russian Community attempted to disrupt a ceremony honoring victims of Stalinist purges in Karelia region, dousing participants with water and threatening observers
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π₯The SBU detained two 17-year-olds recruited by Russia who carried out a bombing in Zhytomyr on Aug 5, killing one man and seriously injuring another. The pair assembled the device themselves with screws to maximize casualties and remotely detonated it via mobile phone on orders from a Russian handler.
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August 6, 2025 118 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian drones struck the Tatsinskaya railway station in Rostov Oblast for the second consecutive night, targeting a logistics hub used for Russian military operations and oil product transportation.
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π₯Russian forces conducted a Shahed drone strike against the Ukrainian gas compressor station in Odesa Oblast that transports Azerbaijani gas.
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π₯Russian forces likely advanced to the western outskirts of Kupyansk and secured positions from which they can threaten Ukrainian GLOCs into the town.
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π₯Russian forces continued ground attacks in northern Sumy Oblast including north of Sumy City toward Khotin and near Yunakivka.
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π₯Geolocated footage indicates Russian forces advanced southeast of Vyimka, southeast of Siversk.
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August 7, 2025 80 events π₯ 4 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Massive fire at Afipskiy oil refinery caused by Ukrainian long-range drones.
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π₯Russian air defense repelled drone strikes against Volgograd Oblast, and a fire broke out at an unspecified railway station.
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π₯Russian forces attacked north of Sumy City near Kindrativka, Kostyantynivka, and Novokostyantynivka; northeast of Sumy City near Yunakivka and Sadky; and southeast of Sumy City near Lukashivka.
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π₯Russian forces attacked north of Kharkiv City near Lyptsi and northeast of Kharkiv City near Vovchansk, Synelnykove, and Vovchanski Khutory.
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π‘οΈUkrainian Army General Staff reported repelling 22 of 24 Russian assaults around Pokrovsk, with only two assaults still in progress.
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August 8, 2025 116 events π₯ 3 π΄ 1 π 1 βΈ
π₯HUR drone strike destroyed an RLS 96L6 radar system, a component of Russia's S-500 air defense system, in Crimea earlier this week.
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π₯Attack on 90th Air Defense Brigade anti-aircraft installation causing fires, probably by drones.
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π₯Russian forces struck the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijani Republic (SOCAR) oil depot in Odesa City.
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π΄425 Assault Regiment captured 32 Russian POWs from the 74th Motor Rifle Regiment.
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πRussia has lost around 1,061,350 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,040 casualties in the past day.
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August 9, 2025 108 events π₯ 2 π‘οΈ 1 β‘οΈ 1 π 1 βΈ
π₯Up to 45 drones attacked Shahed drone warehouse causing building fires.
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π₯Russian forces attacked near Kupyansk, Sobolivka, Myrove, Kovalivka, Holubivka, Kolodyazne, Petro-Ivanivka, and Novovasylivka.
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π‘οΈUkrainian 11th Army Corps Spokesperson refuted claims that Russian forces seized Chasiv Yar, stating Ukrainian forces maintain positions in a majority of the settlement.
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β‘οΈRussian infiltration groups pierced over 15 kilometers through Ukrainian lines near Dobropillia, creating a breach in defensive positions.
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πRussia has lost approximately 1,062,290 troops in Ukraine since the full-scale invasion began on Feb. 24, 2022, including 940 casualties in the past day.
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August 10, 2025 91 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 2 βΈ
π₯Oil refinery hit destroying cracking tower and reservoir with massive fires by long-range drones.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck the Lukoil Refinery in Ukhta, Komi Republic with at least one drone.
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π₯Ukrainian drones struck a Saratov oil refinery in Russia.
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βοΈUkrainian forces are counterattacking near Kamyanske and Plavni in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
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βοΈUkrainian forces counterattacked near and within Yunakivka.
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August 11, 2025 131 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
βοΈAn Ontario appeals court upheld a ruling ordering Ukraine International Airlines to pay compensation to families of victims killed when Flight PS752 was shot down by Iranian air defenses in January 2020.
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π₯Ukrainian forces conducted a long-range drone strike against the Arzamas Instrument-Making Plant in Arzamas, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, which produces components for Kh-32 and Kh-101 missiles.
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π₯Russian infantry infiltration of approximately 300 soldiers using small group tactics broke through Ukrainian lines 10-15km behind front.
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βοΈUkrainian forces conducted assault operations pushing Russian forces back from defensive positions in the Kharkiv-Kupyansk sector.
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π₯Ukrainian Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) conducted a drone strike against the Lukoil Refinery in Ukhta, Komi Republic, which supplied fuel and lubricants to Russian forces.
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August 12, 2025 144 events π₯ 4 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯Drones attacked the JSC Monocrystal plant in Stavropol, Russia, overnight on Aug. 12, 2025, causing a fire at the synthetic sapphire manufacturing facility.
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π€Orban has previously blocked sanctions against Russia, delayed military aid to Ukraine, opposed Ukraine's EU membership bid, and maintained ties with Putin while echoing Kremlin narratives on the war.
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π₯Repeat strike on Monokristall military electronics facility causing fires.
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π₯Russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups infiltrated Ukrainian defenses in multiple settlements east and northeast of Dobropillya.
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π₯Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Sumy Oblast but did not advance.
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August 13, 2025 129 events π₯ 4 π¦ 1 βΈ
π₯Oil pumping station hit with substantial fires from six HIMARS strikes.
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π₯Massed HIMARS/Hrim strikes on southern front targets with little information on damage.
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π₯Ukrainian forces conducted the first recent attack on the Unecha pump station on the Druzhba crude oil pipeline.
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π₯Russian milblogger claimed Russian forces conducted a strike against a Ukrainian drone operation point near Novomykolaivka using five Geran-2 drones.
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π¦Ukraine's state energy giant Naftogaz signed a 500 million euro ($586 million) loan agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for emergency gas purchases, which is the EBRD's largest ever project in Ukraine.
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August 14, 2025 100 events π₯ 3 π€ 1 π 1 βΈ
π₯Oil refinery hit with multiple hits, two big fires.
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π₯Russian forces intensified their offensive in eastern Ukraine, advancing roughly 10 kilometers near the city of Dobropillia in Donetsk Oblast.
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π₯Ukraine's Special Operations Forces struck the Russian port of Olya in Astrakhan Oblast on Aug. 14, targeting a key logistics hub for Iranian-made military supplies bound for Russia.
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π€Japan's Economy Ministry uncovered a sanctions-evasion scheme where high-precision manufacturing equipment was sold to Russia via Chinese companies. Over 300 precision machine tools produced by Japan's Tsugami Corp. went missing after being sold to seven Chinese companies, with approximately 30 units traced to Russian territory.
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πRussia has lost 1,067,100 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022, including 990 casualties suffered just over the past day.
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August 15, 2025 126 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
βοΈUkrainian forces sliced Russian salient into three pieces and cleared six villages using elements of 82nd, 79th, 93rd, 1st Azov Corps, and 25th Brigades.
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π€On August 15, 2025, US President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin met at a military base in Anchorage, Alaska, ending without any agreements or a ceasefire announcement in Ukraine.
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π₯Powerful explosion inside city suspected to be missile strike on HQ for 132 Motor Rifle Brigade, 51st Combined Arms Army.
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π₯At least four hits on oil refinery causing two big fires and one very big fire by long-range drones.
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π₯Plastics and gunpowder factory blows up killing 5 and injuring 100+; Russians claim accident.
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August 16, 2025 91 events π 1 π₯ 1 βοΈ 1 π‘οΈ 1 +1 βΈ
πThe Ukrainian General Staff reported that 910 Russian soldiers were killed in action in the Dobropillia area.
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π₯Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Kharkiv direction near Vovchansk and Synelnykove, with a milblogger claiming advances to the south bank of the Vovcha River.
βοΈUkrainian Air Assault Infantry and Azov units cut the Dobropillia salient into two pieces and liberated the village of Novomykolaivka in Sumy region.
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π‘οΈUkrainian forces recaptured the village of Zolotyi Kolodiaz from Russian control during the response to the Dobropillia breakthrough.
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π΄Russian forces captured the village of Zeleny Hai near Dobropillia during advances at three locations.
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August 17, 2025 65 events π₯ 4 π€ 1 βΈ
π€President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree imposing sanctions on 39 Russian nationals and 55 companies from Russia, China, and Belarus for their involvement in Russia's drone industry.
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π₯Ukrainian forces conducted a drone strike in Kursk Oblast that severely wounded the Russian Northern Group of Forces Deputy Commander, Lieutenant General Esedulla Abachev.
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π₯Russian forces attacked north of Sumy City near Oleksiivka, Novokostyantynivka, and Varachnye and northeast of Sumy City near Yunakivka on August 16 and 17.
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π₯Russian forces attacked northeast of Kharkiv City near Vovchansk, Vovchanski Khutory, and Synelnykove on August 16 and 17.
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π₯Russian forces attacked northwest of Lyman near Shandryholove and Serednie; north of Lyman near Ridkodub, Karpivka, Zelena Dolyna, and Kolodyazi; northeast of Lyman near Zarichne; and southeast of Lyman in the Serebryanske forest area on August 16 and 17.
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August 18, 2025 134 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian strikes targeted power generation infrastructure in Russian-occupied territory of Donetsk region.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck the Nikolskoye oil pumping station in Tambov Oblast, stopping oil flow through the Druzhba pipeline supplying Russian oil to Europe.
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π₯Ukrainian special operations forces conducted an assassination attempt on Russian General Esedulla Abachev, Vice Commander of Joint Forces North, who survived but lost an arm and leg.
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π₯Ukrainian strikes targeted power generation infrastructure in Russian-occupied territory of Zaporizhzhia region.
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π₯Russian forces launched four Iskander-M ballistic missiles from Taganrog, Millerovo, Rostov Oblast and Kursk City, plus 140 Shahed-type and decoy drones from multiple locations.
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August 19, 2025 94 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 π΄ 1 βΈ
βοΈUkraine's Border Guard Service detained a 50-year-old Ukrainian Orthodox Church monk who allegedly attempted to smuggle a draft-age man across the border near Uzhhorod in Zakarpattia Oblast, concealing him under clerical robes in a Mercedes.
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π΄The 5th Heavy Mechanized Brigade recaptured Tolstoi in west Donetsk, days after retaking Andriivka-Klevtsove.
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π₯Ukrainian drones conducted a second attack on fuel trains on the Mariupol-Melitopol railway line crossing the Tavrida steppe.
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π₯Fighting continued in unspecified areas of Kursk Oblast on August 18 and 19.
π₯Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Sumy direction on August 19 but did not make confirmed advances.
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August 20, 2025 101 events βοΈ 3 π΄ 1 π 1 βΈ
π΄Ukrainian forces captured the village of Pankivaka in the Dobropillia sector.
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βοΈUkrainian forces counterattacked near Kindrativka and northeast of Sumy City near Varachyne and Sadky.
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βοΈUkrainian forces are counterattacking within Kupyansk itself and near Synkivka and Petropavlivka (east of Kupyansk).
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βοΈUkrainian forces counterattacked near Shcherbynivka in the Toretsk direction.
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πRussia has lost 1,072,700 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022, including 920 casualties in the past day.
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August 21, 2025 84 events π₯ 4 βοΈ 1 βΈ
βοΈRussia launched the second-largest air attack of the war with 614 munitions including 574 drones and 40 missiles (4 Kinzhal, 2 Iskander-M, 19 Kh-101, 14 Kalibr), targeting western Ukraine. One person was killed and three injured. A Flextronics consumer electronics factory in Mukachevo was destroyed.
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π₯Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR) struck a Russian patrol boat in the Black Sea near Zaliznyi Port in Kherson Oblast, reportedly killing five crew members.
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π₯Russian drones and missiles struck infrastructure in Lviv City, Lutsk (Volyn Oblast), Rivne Oblast, and Zakarpattia Oblast, causing civilian injuries and deaths.
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π₯Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) and other unspecified Ukrainian forces conducted long-range drone strikes against the Novoshakhtinsky Oil Refinery in Novoshakhtinsk, Rostov Oblast.
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π₯Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Siversk direction on August 21 but did not make confirmed advances.
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August 22, 2025 90 events π₯ 2 π₯ 1 π΄ 1 π 1 βΈ
π₯According to Ukraine's General Staff, Russia has also lost 11,124 tanks, 23,160 armored fighting vehicles, 59,426 vehicles and fuel tanks, 31,835 artillery systems, 1,472 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,210 air defense systems, 422 airplanes, 340 helicopters, 52,787 drones, 28 ships and boats, and one submarine since Feb. 24, 2022.
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π΄The 1st Battalion, 37th Marine Brigade captured Novopavlika, Zeleny Hai (re-captured), and Yalta village.
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πIryna Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee, was stabbed to death at the East/West Boulevard railway station in Charlotte's South End neighborhood
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π₯Ukrainian drones struck the Unecha pump station again at night, causing fires visible from space; video with night-vision sensors and grid coordinates were published by Ukrainian forces.
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π₯Ukrainian missile, artillery, and aviation launched coordinated strikes on a command post of the Russian Rubikon Center for Advanced Unmanned Technologies and a large ammunition depot in occupied Donetsk Oblast east of Novotoretske.
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August 23, 2025 53 events β‘οΈ 2 π¦ 1 π₯ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
π¦The U.S. approved the sale of 3,550 Extended-Range Attack Munition (ERAM) missiles to Ukraine with a range of about 241-450 kilometers, set to arrive in approximately six weeks.
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π₯Russian forces conducted large strike against Ukrainian storage facilities and positions in Kramatorsk using Geran-2 drones, unguided glide bombs, TOS-1A thermobaric artillery systems.
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π€Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky signed two decrees imposing sanctions on individuals and entities linked to Russia's war. The first decree aligns with Canada's 2025 sanctions, targeting 139 individuals and legal entities including Putin's family members and close associates.
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β‘οΈRussian forces continued attacking in unspecified areas of Kursk Oblast on August 23 but did not advance.
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β‘οΈRussian forces attacked northwest of Lyman near Serednie and Shandryholove; north of Lyman near Zelena Dolyna; northeast near Kolodyazi; east near Zarichne and Torske; and southeast toward Yampil.
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August 24, 2025 96 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 π§ 1 βΈ
βοΈUkrainian forces recently advanced in the Pokrovsk direction, seizing Mykhailivka and advancing in surrounding areas according to geolocated footage.
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π§Russian cyber partisans hacked a Russian TV provider and broadcast footage showing Russia's fuel crisis, water shortages in occupied Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian strikes on oil refineries, and Russian military losses across 116 television channels for over three hours.
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π₯Ukrainian drones struck a Novatek gas terminal in Ust-Luga, Leningrad region, causing a large fire.
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π₯Russia launched 72 drones and a ballistic missile at Ukraine overnight on Independence Day, with Ukraine shooting down 48 drones while a missile and 24 Shahed attack drones struck 10 locations.
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π₯Russia attacked Kharkiv Oblast with two guided aerial bombs and seven drones over the past day, resulting in no casualties.
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August 25, 2025 89 events π₯ 2 π₯ 1 π’ 1 β‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯According to the General Staff report, Russia has also lost 11,130 tanks, 23,175 armored fighting vehicles, 59,672 vehicles and fuel tanks, 31,946 artillery systems, 1,472 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,211 air defense systems, 422 airplanes, 340 helicopters, 53,347 drones, 28 ships and boats, and one submarine.
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π₯Ukrainian forces seized Nove Shakhove (east of Dobropillya) and Zapovidne (southeast of Dobropillya), pushing Russian forces from positions near the T-0514 highway and south of Vesele.
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π₯Ukrainian forces recently advanced near Bezsalivka (northwest of Sumy City) as indicated by geolocated footage.
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π’Lars Klingbeil stated that Germany will not duck its responsibility in supporting Ukraine and that Ukraine can continue to rely on Germany.
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β‘οΈRussian forces advanced in Dachne, Maliivka (northeast of Zaporizske and Novoheorhiivka), and Vorone (west of Maliivka).
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August 26, 2025 78 events π₯ 4 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Lyman direction but did not make confirmed advances.
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π₯Russian forces attacked north of Kharkiv City near Hlyboke and toward Lyptsi.
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π₯Unspecified actors likely conducted an attack against the key oil pipeline that supplies Moscow City in Ryazan Oblast.
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π₯Russian forces struck civilian infrastructure east of the M-14 Kherson City-Mykolaiv City highway in central Kherson City.
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βοΈRussian milblogger claimed Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Andriivka and Oleksiivka, both north of Sumy City.
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August 27, 2025 107 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 β‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces conducted an infiltration operation near Dobropillya and used drones and missiles to strike Kyiv, inflicting heavy civilian casualties.
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π₯Ukraine launched a swarm of drone attacks on occupied Crimea targeting various regions on the peninsula, with explosions reported in Sevastopol and Yevpatoria.
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π₯Russia launched 598 drones (including Shahed attack drones and decoys) and 31 missiles overnight, including two Kh-47 Kinzhal ballistic missiles, nine Iskander-M or North Korean KN-23 ballistic missiles, and 20 Kh-101 cruise missiles.
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βοΈUkrainian forces stopped Russian advances in Zaporizske and Novoheorhiivka but Russian forces are operating within both settlements while Ukrainian forces counterattack.
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β‘οΈRussian troops entered two new villages in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, probing the region with small assault groups.
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August 28, 2025 120 events π₯ 2 π§ 2 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces struck the Ukrainian Navy reconnaissance ship Simferopol on the Danube River near Izmail, Odesa Oblast.
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βοΈUkrainian forces conducted counterattacks against Russian penetration in the Dobropillia sector, slowly advancing and taking prisoners while allowing starvation and thirst to weaken remaining Russian infantry.
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π§Fuel train blown up in Tver by apparent partisans or commandos.
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π§Russia or its proxies are suspected of using drones to spy on US and allied arms routes in Thuringia, eastern Germany. German intelligence believes some drones may have been launched from vessels in the Baltic Sea.
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π₯Russian forces launched 629 drones and missiles at Ukraine overnight on August 27-28, including 598 Shahed-type drones, 2 Kh-47 Kinzhal missiles, 9 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles, and 20 Kh-101 cruise missiles from multiple Russian regions.
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August 29, 2025 101 events π₯ 2 π΄ 1 π 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces including SBU and SOF elements struck a Russian diesel fuel pumping station near Naytopovychi, Bryansk Oblast.
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π΄Ukrainian forces liberated the village of Myrne near Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast, pushing Russian troops out of positions that had controlled the road leading into Kupiansk.
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πIndependent Russian news outlets Mediazona and Meduza estimate that approximately 219,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in the war against Ukraine as of August 2025.
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π₯Russian forces struck a supermarket and post office in Kramatorsk with a V2U autonomous drone equipped with AI, killing one civilian and injuring another.
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βοΈUkrainian forces counterattacked north of Sumy City near Oleksiivka.
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August 30, 2025 102 events π₯ 4 π₯ 1 βΈ
π₯Russia has lost 11,149 tanks, 23,210 armored fighting vehicles, 60,222 vehicles and fuel tanks, 32,172 artillery systems, 1,476 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,213 air defense systems, 422 airplanes, 340 helicopters, 54,691 drones, 28 ships and boats, and one submarine since Feb. 24, 2022.
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π₯Ukrainian elements including from the Unmanned Systems Forces and Special Operations Forces conducted drone strikes against the Syzran Oil Refinery in Samara Oblast.
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π₯Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) destroyed a Russian explosives warehouse in Tula Oblast near the Aleksinsky Chemical Plant.
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π₯Russian forces struck a residential building in Zaporizhzhia City, killing at least one civilian and injuring dozens.
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π₯Ukrainian elements including from the Unmanned Systems Forces and Special Operations Forces conducted drone strikes against the Krasnodar Oil Refinery in Krasnodar Krai.
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August 31, 2025 86 events π₯ 2 π’ 1 π§ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
π’Ukraine's military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov warned at the 'Information War: From Resistance to Resilience' forum that the upcoming Russian-Belarusian joint strategic military exercise Zapad-2025 will trigger a major wave of disinformation and cognitive pressure against Ukraine and European countries.
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π§Suspected Russian GPS jamming forced European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's plane to land in Bulgaria using analog paper maps after losing navigational aids during approach.
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π₯Russian forces shelled Pokrovsk, destroying residential houses which were seen burning in aerial imagery.
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π₯Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Kharkiv Oblast but did not advance.
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π€Lithuanian intelligence estimates that Zapad-2025 will involve around 30,000 personnel in total, with 6,000β8,000 stationed in Belarus and others in Russia's Kaliningrad exclave.
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Invalid Date 9 events π₯ 3 π‘οΈ 1 β‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Azerbaijan's Embassy in Kyiv suffered damage due to a Russian strike.
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π₯Russian drone attack damaged a diesel pipeline and injured four workers at an Azerbaijan State Oil Company (SOCAR) depot in Odesa Oblast.
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π₯In August, a Russian drone strike on a bus in the Kherson area killed two people and injured nine
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π‘οΈSeveral of Ukraine's elite units, largely under the command of the National Guard's 1st Azov Corps, were redeployed to stabilize the situation after Russia's breakthrough.
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β‘οΈRussian troops entered the village of Zolotyi Kolodiaz near Dobropillia as part of a large-scale infiltration operation that penetrated around 15 kilometers into Ukrainian-held territory within just a few days.
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September 2025 (3,402 events)
September 1, 2025 35 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Polish forces shot down several Russian drones that entered their airspace in September.
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π₯Ukrainian HIMARS rockets allegedly struck a thermal power plant in Belgorod Oblast, causing significant power outages according to Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov.
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π₯A drone hit the Caspian Pipeline Consortium's city office in September.
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π₯Ukraine attacked a military-linked factory in Bryansk Oblast with Neptune missiles.
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π₯Ukrainian drones struck the Afipsky oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai, causing a fire.
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π₯Ukrainian drones struck the Kirishi oil refinery in mid-September, damaging another crude unit that is now being restarted.
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π₯Ukrainian HIMARS rockets allegedly struck a thermal power plant in Belgorod Oblast, causing significant power outages according to Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov.
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π₯Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) said Ukraine destroyed two Russian An-26 transport aircraft and radar stations in occupied Crimea as part of ongoing efforts to destroy high-value Russian assets on the peninsula.
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π₯Ukrainian Defense Forces shot down a Russian Mi-8 helicopter using FPV drones near Kotliarivka.
βοΈPoland shot down Russian drones that crossed into its airspace during a mass strike on Ukraine, the first direct downing of Russian assets over NATO territory since the war began.
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September 1, 2025 271 events π₯ 3 π΄ 1 β‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces deployed FPV ambush drones nicknamed "zhdun" along Ukrainian logistics routes in Kharkiv Oblast, lying in wait to attack vehicles.
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π₯Russian troops captured more than 15 villages in southeastern Zaporizhzhia Oblast since September, exploiting favorable fall weather conditions that limit Ukrainian drone effectiveness and Ukraine's manpower challenges.
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π΄Ukrainian forces liberated Hruzke in the Dobropillia/Pokrovsk sector.
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β‘οΈRussian soldiers infiltrated Kupiansk using underground pipes running beneath the Oskil River, a tactic previously refined in Avdiivka and Sudzha.
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π₯HUR drones conducted strikes destroying a 48Ya6-K1 Podlet radar system and a 55Zh6M Nebo-M radar system in Crimea.
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September 2, 2025 106 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Russian forces attacked northeast of Sumy City near Sadky and Yunakivka, and in unspecified areas of Sumy and Kursk oblasts.
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π₯Geolocated footage indicates Russian forces recently advanced to central Myrove northwest of Kupyansk and likely seized the settlement.
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π₯Russian forces attacked northwest of Lyman near Serednie and toward Shandryholove, north of Lyman near Karpivka and Kolodyazi, east of Lyman near Zarichne, and southeast of Lyman toward Yampil.
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π₯Russian forces continued limited offensive operations northeast of Hulyaipole near Temyrivka but did not advance.
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π₯Russian forces continued limited attacks in the Kherson direction, including east of Kherson City near Antonivka.
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September 3, 2025 130 events π₯ 3 π€ 1 β 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian drones struck railway infrastructure in Russia's Rostov Oblast overnight, causing delays to passenger services with 26 trains delayed by around four hours.
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π€Ukraine's parliament passed a bill in its first reading to legalize and regulate the virtual assets market, defining crypto as movable property under civil law and setting taxation rates of 18% income tax plus 5% military tax on transactions.
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βThe Ukrainian Navy destroyed a Russian speedboat from the Black Sea Fleet that attempted to land airborne troops on the Tendra Spit in the northern Black Sea, killing seven Russian soldiers and injuring four more.
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π₯Russian forces conducted offensive operations in northern Sumy Oblast near Bezsalivka, Tetkino, Varachyne, and Yunakivka.
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π₯Russian forces attacked in the Lyman direction near multiple settlements including Shandryholove, Drobysheve, and Torske.
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September 4, 2025 86 events π₯ 4 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian drones struck and destroyed a Russian 55Zh6U Nebo-U long-range air surveillance radar site, with NASA FIRMS detecting major fires burning for multiple satellite passes.
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π₯A Russian Iskander-M missile strike killed two Danish Refugee Council humanitarian workers and wounded eight others; the demining team had marked vehicles.
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π₯Russian forces attacked northeast of Kharkiv City near Vovchansk and toward Synelnykove on September 3 and 4.
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π₯Russian forces attacked northwest of Lyman near Karpivka, Serednie, and Shandryholove on September 3 and 4.
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π‘οΈUkrainian forces successfully counterattacked near Kindrativka, Oleksiivka, and Sadky in Sumy Oblast.
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September 5, 2025 110 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯A Russian drone was detected over Romanian territory, but Bucharest opted not to engage it.
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π₯Russian forces launched 157 Shahed-type attack and decoy drones overnight, along with six S-300 guided missiles and an X-59 air-launched missile against Ukraine.
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π₯Russian strikes hit 10 locations in Ukraine with 35 drones and seven missiles that penetrated air defenses.
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π₯Russian forces targeted a Danish humanitarian demining group in Chernihiv Oblast, killing two people and injuring five.
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π₯Russian attacks in Kharkiv Oblast killed three people and wounded six others across eight settlements.
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September 6, 2025 32 events π₯ 4 π 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces launched their largest-ever strike package on September 6 to 7, 2025, containing 810 drones and 13 missiles.
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π₯A Russian drone dropped leaflets in the form of 100-hryvnia bills in Chernihiv, urging local residents to collaborate with Russian forces by providing coordinates to target Ukrainian forces.
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πRussia has lost 1,087,180 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, including 960 casualties over the past day.
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π₯Russia has ramped up aerial attacks against Ukrainian cities and continued ground offensive operations in Ukraine's east.
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π₯Russia launched 810 Shahed-type drones and 13 cruise and ballistic missiles in a record-breaking drone strike on Ukraine, hitting civilian infrastructure and the Cabinet of Ministers building in central Kyiv.
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September 7, 2025 100 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯A Russian strike destroyed Mykola Ilchenko's home in Yarova.
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π₯Russia struck Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers with an Iskander missile overnight in Kyiv on Sept. 7, 2025.
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π₯Russia launched its largest combined drone and missile strike against Ukraine of the war to date with 823 total projectiles (810 Shahed-type/decoy drones and 9 Iskander-K cruise missiles + 4 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles). Ukrainian air defenses downed or suppressed 747 drones and 4 Iskander-K cruise missiles.
π₯Ukrainian forces including elements of the Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) struck an oil pumping station near Naitopovichi, Bryansk Oblast, causing a fire.
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π₯Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (SSO) and a pro-Ukrainian resistance group conducted an attack against the Ilsky Oil Refinery in Krasnodar Krai, destroying the ELOU-AT-6 oil complex.
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September 8, 2025 105 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 π’ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian intelligence sources reported at least four explosions in Zheleznodorozhnyy Raion, Penza City that damaged and stopped the operation of two pipes of an unspecified main oil pipeline with capacity of two million barrels per day.
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π₯Russian forces attacked northeast of Hulyaipole near Obratne, Olhivske, Poltavka, and Zelene Pole.
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π₯Ukrainian intelligence sources reported an explosion disabled the Kuibyshev-Lysychansk main oil pipeline in Krasnoarmeysky Raion, Saratov Oblast. The pipeline supplies the Russian military and has annual capacity of 82 million tons.
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βοΈThousands of students and demonstrators marched in Belgrade demanding accountability for police violence during anti-government protests.
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π’Russian Security Council Chairperson Dmitry Medvedev threatened Finland in a TASS opinion piece, claiming confrontation with Russia could lead to the collapse of Finnish statehood forever.
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September 9, 2025 97 events π₯ 2 βοΈ 1 βοΈ 1 π 1 βΈ
π₯Russian glide bomb struck pensioners gathered to receive cash pensions in Yarova, killing 23 people including elderly men and women.
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π₯Russian drones targeted ambulance crews responding to the Yarova strike, complicating emergency rescue operations.
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βοΈElements of the 51st Airborne (VDV) Regiment and the 186th Motorized Rifle Regiment are attempting to supply Russian positions near Sadky with drone drops and unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs), but Ukrainian FPV drones interdict the UGVs.
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βοΈA pair of Russian Su-27 fighter jets took off from Belbek airport in Crimea and headed south toward the NATO aircraft operating south of Crimea, though no intercept was confirmed.
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πIn Russian attacks on Donetsk Oblast, six civilians were killed and 10 were injured.
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September 10, 2025 215 events βοΈ 2 π§ 1 π₯ 1 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
βοΈNATO scrambled Polish F-16s, Dutch F-35s, Italian AWACS planes, and NATO mid-air refueling aircraft to intercept Russian drones over Poland.
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βοΈPoland shot down three drones and possibly a fourth during the Russian drone incursion into Polish airspace.
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π§Atesh partisan group claimed to have conducted reconnaissance of a Russian military headquarters in St. Petersburg, gathering data on military unit 31807 at the Sixth Combined Arms Army headquarters.
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π₯Russian forces conducted an FPV drone strike against a civilian car in Blahodativka, injuring five civilians.
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π‘οΈGerman Patriot air defense systems were put on alert and participated in efforts to repel the Russian drone incursion into Poland.
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September 11, 2025 134 events π₯ 4 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian naval units struck the Russian Black Sea Fleet communications center at the 184th Scientific and Research Experimental Base in Sevastopol, occupied Crimea on the night of September 10-11.
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π₯A Polish defense analyst stated that at least 15 of the recovered drones were Gerbera decoy drones, many equipped with fuel tanks that doubled their range to as far as 900 kilometers.
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π₯Russian forces conducted an FPV drone strike against a motorcycle on a road in Velykopysarivska Hromada, injuring a civilian.
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π₯Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Kharkiv Oblast on September 11 but did not make confirmed advances.
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π€The EU's General Court dismissed Viktor Yanukovych's lawsuit attempting to overturn EU sanctions, ruling that the bloc had sufficient grounds to impose restrictions including a travel ban and asset freeze.
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September 12, 2025 162 events π₯ 3 π€ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π€The Russian Central Bank announced it had cut its key interest rate from 18% to 17%, the third rate cut this year, in response to easing inflation and signs of a slowing economy.
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π₯Ukrainian drones struck the Ust-Luga oil terminal and Primorsk Oil Terminal in the St. Petersburg/Leningrad region.
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βοΈUkrainian assault infantry and mechanized units conducted clearing operations in the Dobropillia salient, eliminating organized Russian resistance and capturing over 100 prisoners as the salient was effectively eliminated.
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π₯Ukrainian drones struck and set fire to a fuel warehouse in occupied Luhansk region.
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π₯Ukrainian drone strikes hit a Lukoil oil depot in Kardymovo, Smolensk Oblast.
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September 13, 2025 90 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Russian forces attempted to advance behind Ukrainian positions in Kupyansk via an underground gas pipeline, the third time they have used this tactic in the war.
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π₯Ukrainian drones struck the Bashneft-Novoil Oil Refinery in Ufa, causing a fire at the processing unit.
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π₯Russian forces conducted intense glide bomb strikes on Sofiivka, striking the settlement 20 times in one day.
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π₯Ukrainian air defenses downed and suppressed 137 drones, with 27 drones and one missile striking nine locations in Ukraine.
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π₯A Ukrainian drone struck the Metafrax Chemicals plant in Gubakha, Perm Krai, damaging equipment for urea production, located over 1,800 km from the Ukrainian border.
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September 14, 2025 54 events π₯ 4 ποΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian USF and SSO forces struck the Kirishi Oil Refinery in the Petersburg/Leningrad region.
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π₯Russian infantry infiltrated into the village of Zarechny using small group tactics, beginning on Sunday and putting pressure on nearby villages Dronivka and Yampil.
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π₯Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Kupyansk direction on September 14 but did not make confirmed advances.
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π₯Russian forces conducted a 'double tap' FPV drone strike against emergency workers in Synelnykivskyi Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
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ποΈRailway infrastructure in Kyiv Oblast was damaged by explosions overnight on Sept. 14 due to detonation of munitions on a train carrying military supplies.
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September 15, 2025 113 events π₯ 2 βοΈ 1 π‘οΈ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π₯A zhdun ambush drone attacked a vehicle carrying Bohdan "Bars" and his team from the 116th Mechanized Brigade while en route to positions.
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βοΈUnder Syrsky's command, Ukrainian forces reinforced with Azov 1st Corps and assault infantry regiments defeated a Russian infiltration of up to 2-3,000 troops near Dobropillia, restoring August lines.
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π₯Russian forces attacked near the Antonivsky rail and road bridges east of Kherson City and near the Dnipro River island delta southwest of Kherson City.
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π‘οΈUkrainian forces pushed Russian forces back from positions near Novokostyantynivka and Kostyantynivka in Sumy Oblast, according to an unconfirmed Ukrainian report.
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βοΈDrones violated Danish airspace near multiple military installations including Karup Air Base, forcing the shutdown of Aalborg Airport for nearly an hour.
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September 16, 2025 118 events π₯ 2 ποΈ 2 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian drones struck the Saratov oil refinery, directly hitting a cracking tower, and destroyed a 96L6E radar of an S-400 air defense system protecting the facility.
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π₯GUR operatives set off explosives at a facility of the Russian 47th Separate Airborne Assault Battalion of the 155th Naval Infantry Brigade near Shchitovaya, Primorsky Krai.
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ποΈYale Humanitarian Research Lab report reveals Russia operates 210 facilities holding Ukrainian children in Russia and occupied territories for re-education and militarization.
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ποΈThe IAEA reported shelling near the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, with black smoke rising from three locations nearby. Artillery shells landed about 400 meters from the facility's off-site diesel fuel storage.
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π‘οΈRussian FPV drone operators of the Rubikon Center struck the Romny Compressor Station near Nadyarne, northwest of Sumy City.
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September 17, 2025 106 events π₯ 2 βοΈ 1 π΄ 1 π 1 βΈ
βοΈLithuanian prosecutors announced that suspects were recruited through Telegram and promised payment in cryptocurrency, with the scheme coordinated by Daniil Gromov (a Ukrainian with Russian documents under the name Jaroslav Mikhailov) and Tomas Dovgan Stabacinskas (a dual Lithuanian-Russian citizen).
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π΄Denis Lobach, a conscripted soldier from Russia's 9th Motor Rifle Brigade, surrendered to assault troops from Ukraine's 425th Assault Regiment after being injured and left behind during fighting around Zarechny.
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πRussia has lost around 1,097,450 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,020 casualties over the past day.
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π₯Russian forces launched 172 Shahed-type attack drones, one Iskander-M ballistic missile, and one S-300 anti-aircraft guided missile in overnight attacks. Air defenses intercepted 136 drones, but 34 drones and two missiles struck 13 locations.
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π₯Russian strikes in Zaporizhzhia Oblast killed one person and injured 23 others, including four children. Russian forces targeted 15 regional settlements more than 500 times.
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September 18, 2025 109 events π₯ 2 βοΈ 2 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian drones struck the Volgograd oil refinery, causing fires; this was a repeat strike last conducted on August 14.
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π₯Ukrainian drones struck the Salavat oil refinery, the largest in the Russian Federation, located 1,300 km from the frontline, causing a big fire.
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βοΈUkrainian forces conducted counterattacks that broke the Russian salient north of Pokrovsk into at least two pockets, with 1st Corps (Azov) commanding the operation to reduce the salient.
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βοΈUkrainian forces counterattacked in Kupyansk and near Myrove and Sobolivka, pushing Russian forces toward Myrove and Radkivka.
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π€The Kyiv Independent team moderated panels at the Ukraine Freedom Summit in London, discussing defense production with Europe, battlefield innovations, and post-war recovery.
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September 19, 2025 126 events π₯ 4 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian long-range drones struck oil pumping stations in Volgograd and Samara oblasts, resulting in a shutdown of pumping operations along the Kuibyshev-Tikhoretsk oil pipeline used for exports through Novorossiysk.
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π₯Russia launched a large-scale missile and drone attack on Odesa and Mykolaiv with 619 total incoming weapons; Ukrainian air defense intercepted 583 targets including 552 drones and 29 Kh-101 missiles.
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π₯Russian forces are remotely mining roads near Kozacha Lopan and using FPV fiber optic drones to strike passing cars and people indiscriminately.
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π₯Ukraine's General Staff confirmed that SBU and SSO forces struck oil transit infrastructure in Samara Oblast as part of a larger overnight attack that also hit Ukrainian oil refineries in Samara and Saratov oblasts.
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π‘οΈThree Russian MiG-31 fighter jets briefly entered Estonian airspace on Sept. 19, remaining there for 12 minutes before being intercepted by NATO forces.
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September 20, 2025 64 events π₯ 4 π 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian General Staff drones struck the Samara Oil Refinery, causing two big fires in the cracking tower, and the adjacent Samara Oil Transport Line handling 50 percent of Russian Urals oil export.
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πRussia has lost 1,099,530 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,070 casualties suffered over the past day.
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π₯Ukrainian forces, probably the Bobr unit and General Staff, struck the Novokuibyshevsk Oil Refinery with 12-16 explosions and fires reported.
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π₯Multiple explosions reported at the Kerch Oil Terminal following an apparent Ukrainian drone strike.
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π₯Explosions heard at the Volgograd Oil Refinery in a possible repeat strike.
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September 21, 2025 59 events π₯ 2 π§ 1 π‘οΈ 1 π 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian drones struck the Foros Hall Restaurant at the Foros Sanatorium in Crimea during a private event, reportedly targeting FSB agents and high-level officials. At least two drones hit the restaurant with anti-personnel warheads, and a nearby school was also damaged.
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π₯Ukrainian troops destroyed a Russian IMR-3M engineering and obstacle clearing vehicle (built on T-90 tank chassis) using munitions dropped from a drone in the strike reported on Sept. 21.
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π§Ukrainian partisan group Atesh reported that its agents executed a sabotage mission against a railway in Smolensk Oblast, blowing up the track leading to the Smolensk Aviation Plant which produces Kh-59 type missiles, drones, components for battlefield aviation, and light aircraft.
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π‘οΈUkrainian forces repelled a roughly platoon-sized Russian mechanized assault near Yablunivka, destroying a tank and an IFV and damaging another IFV.
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πMediazona and the BBC confirmed identities of 15,000 mobilized Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine, with 42% dying within the first year after Putin's September 2022 mobilization announcement.
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September 22, 2025 92 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 π 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces attacked north of Sumy City near Oleksiivka and Varachyne, and northeast of Sumy City near Yunakivka.
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π₯Ukrainian drones attacked an electrical substation in Staroderevyankovskaya, Krasnodar Krai, causing a fire. Emergency services responded with no casualties reported.
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π₯Six Russian aerial bombs hit a residential area in Zaporizhzhia, killing three people and injuring ten.
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βοΈUkrainian forces counterattacked near Ridkodub and Karpivka north of Lyman.
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πRussia has lost approximately 1,102,570 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, including 960 casualties over the past day.
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September 23, 2025 107 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces struck Russian oil infrastructure including two linear production and dispatch stations along main oil pipelines in Bryansk and Samara oblasts.
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π₯Ukrainian drones targeted Moscow City, prompting temporary restrictions at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport.
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π₯A Russian FPV drone struck a civilian vehicle in Prudyanka north of Kharkiv City.
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βοΈRussian milbloggers claimed Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Boikivka, Novotoretske, Mayak, and Zatyshok in the Dobropillya area.
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βοΈOHCHR published a report documenting 508 cases of Ukrainian civilian detainees subjected to torture by Russian forces in occupied territories between June 1, 2023 and Sept. 10, 2025.
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September 24, 2025 145 events π₯ 4 ποΈ 1 βΈ
ποΈRussian jamming originating from Kaliningrad Oblast likely disrupted the GPS on Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles' plane flying to Lithuania.
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π₯Ukrainian forces documented an atrocity in Shandryholove, Donetsk Oblast where a civilian family was killed and their child was taken to be used as a human shield. Drone footage and intercepted communications captured the event, including the command 'vsekh v raskhod' meaning summary execution.
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π₯Artillerymen of Ukraine's 15th National Guard Brigade fired three 152mm shells from a Giatsint howitzer at Russian infantrymen spotted near the Oskil River.
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π₯The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces struck the Gazprom Neftekhim-Salavat petrochemical plant in Salavat, Republic of Bashkortostan on the night of September 23 to 24, hitting the primary oil processing unit and starting a fire.
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π₯The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces struck two oil pumping stations in Volgograd Oblast: Kuzmychi-1 oil pumping station and Zenzevatka oil pumping station.
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September 25, 2025 108 events βοΈ 2 π₯ 2 βοΈ 1 βΈ
βοΈUkrainian forces shot down a Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber aircraft in Zaporizhzhia Oblast at around 4 a.m. local time.
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π₯Ukrainian strike likely targeted EuroChem fertilizer plant near Belorechensk in Krasnodar Krai
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π₯A drone exploded approximately 800 meters from the South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant after being shot down on Sept. 25, with 22 drones observed in the area between late Sept. 24 and early hours of Sept. 25.
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βοΈUkrainian forces counterattacked near Shandryholove in Lyman direction
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βοΈNATO scrambled two Hungarian Gripen fighter jets in response to Russian aircraft flying close to Latvian airspace.
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September 26, 2025 71 events π₯ 3 π‘οΈ 1 π 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces attacked in Lyman direction near multiple settlements.
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π‘οΈUkrainian special operations forces conducted successful operations that disrupted Russian plans to launch over 100 missiles, reducing the actual launch numbers by half.
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π₯Ukrainian drones struck the Afipsky Oil Refinery in Krasnodar Krai, hitting a major crude oil processing unit.
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π₯Russian forces attacked in northern Kharkiv Oblast near Vovchansk and other settlements.
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πRussia has lost approximately 1,106,430 troops in Ukraine since February 24, 2022, including 940 casualties over the past day.
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September 27, 2025 101 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian Main Military Directorate of Intelligence (GUR) agents assassinated three Russian servicemembers near Tambukan, Stavropol Krai on September 27, including a Rosgvardia lieutenant colonel commanding the elite Avangard Unit.
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π₯SBU drone strike on oil pumping station in village Konar at 1000 km range caused at least three explosions.
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π₯Russian strikes hit 14 apartment buildings in Zaporizhzhia, injuring 38 people.
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π₯Russian strikes hit apartment buildings in Dnipro, injuring 31 people. Cluster munitions were reported.
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π₯Russian forces recently advanced northeast of Dronivka (northwest of Siversk).
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September 28, 2025 102 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Russian forces conducted the third largest combined missile and drone strike against Ukraine of the war to date on the night of September 27-28 with 643 total projectiles, including Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles, Kh-101 cruise missiles, and 593 Shahed-type drones.
π₯Russia launched a mass missile and drone strike across Ukraine, killing at least 4 people and injuring over 70. In Zaporizhzhia, a Russian missile struck a high-rise building, injuring at least 38 people including three children. In Kyiv, four victims were hospitalized.
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π₯Russian forces have launched offensive operations pushing along a wide front into Dnipropetrovsk region.
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π₯Russian strikes on Kyiv City killed four civilians and injured at least 40, including children, during the overnight strike on September 27-28.
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π₯Russian forces struck Zaporizhzhia City with at least eight missiles, injuring 42 civilians and damaging civilian infrastructure.
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September 29, 2025 109 events π₯ 4 π¦ 1 βΈ
π₯Neptune missiles struck military electronics factory in Bryansk at 240 km range, marking first combat use of the long-range 'Long Neptune' version.
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π₯Ukrainian FPV drone destroyed a Russian Mi-28N helicopter.
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π₯Russian ballistic missile strike near Balakliia killed one person.
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π₯Russian drone strike destroyed a home in Sumy region, killing an entire family of four.
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π¦Poland continues to fund Starlink communications system in Ukraine after President Karol Nawrocki signed extending assistance legislation.
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September 30, 2025 122 events π₯ 3 π₯ 1 ποΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukraine's 429th Separate Achilles Drone Regiment reported destroying two Russian TOS-1A Solntsepyok launchers using FPV drones in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region in late September 2025.
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π₯Russian drones struck homes and a market in Dnipro, killing one person and injuring fifteen.
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ποΈDomestic investors accounted for 73% of transactions and $442 million in value, while outbound deals rose to $329 million.
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π₯A Russian milblogger claimed on September 30 that Russian forces advanced in fields north of Siversk and northwest of Dronivka.
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π₯Ukrainian drone operators struck a Russian Repeynik anti-drone radar system in occupied Kherson Oblast.
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π₯Ukrainian HIMARS rockets struck a thermal power plant in Belgorod Oblast, causing significant power outages according to Russian officials.
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β‘οΈTwo Russian aircraft were intercepted by the Royal Air Force while operating near the UK.
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β‘οΈRAF aircraft are to be deployed by NATO to protect offshore infrastructure in the Baltic Sea.
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π₯FP-1 drone attacked a pumping station and an oil tanker near the Transneft-Port oil terminal in Primorsk.
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βοΈPoland downed several Russian drones over its territory in early September 2025.
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βοΈEstonia reported Russian warplanes briefly entering its airspace last month (September 2025).
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ποΈIn early September, Polish and allied forces shot down several Russian drones over Poland's territory, marking the first such instance since Russia's full-scale invasion.
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ποΈIn late September, a Russian missile damaged the Polish Embassy in Ukraine.
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October 2025 (3,034 events)
October 1, 2025 31 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Russia dropped a record 5,328 guided aerial bombs on Ukraine in October 2025, the highest monthly number recorded in 2025.
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π₯Russian soldiers killed several unarmed civilians near the railway line in central Pokrovsk.
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π₯Russian forces have dropped approximately 40,000 aerial bombs on Ukraine during the first ten months of 2025.
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π₯Mykolaiv was targeted by Russian long-range glide bombs for the first time.
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π₯In October 2025, a Russian attack on energy infrastructure in Slavutych caused a several-hour blackout at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant.
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October 1, 2025 231 events ποΈ 2 π₯ 1 π€ 1 π΄ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces mounted two containers with anti-tank mines under the wings of Shahed drones for attacks on Sumy Oblast.
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π€Russian authorities opened criminal cases against opposition figure Mikhail Khodorkovsky and 22 members of the Russian Anti-War Committee, accusing them of forming a terrorist community and attempting a violent seizure of power for their cooperation with PACE and Western institutions.
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π΄An Indian national (Majoti Sahil Mohamed Hussein, 22-year-old student from Morbi) who was fighting for Russia surrendered to Ukrainian troops of the 63rd Mechanized Brigade after spending three days on his first combat mission.
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ποΈRussia resumed large-scale coordinated strikes on energy facilities in October 2025, with Odesa Oblast most affected in December
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ποΈRussia has damaged around 8.5 gigawatts of generation capacity since October 2025 through relentless attacks on power plants, causing a catastrophic energy crisis during Ukraine's coldest winter in decades.
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October 2, 2025 98 events π₯ 4 π’ 1 βΈ
π’Putin claimed Russian forces have seized two-thirds of Kupyansk, while ISW assesses Russian forces have seized only 14 percent as of October 2.
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π₯Russian strike targeted power infrastructure in Slavutych near Chernobyl, blacking out the entire town.
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π₯Russian troops killed three residents of Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast on October 2, 2025.
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π₯Russian forces struck railway infrastructure in Odesa Oblast, injuring one person.
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π₯Russian forces attacked in Kursk and northern Sumy oblasts, including north of Sumy City near Andriivka, Varachyne, and Kindrativka and toward Khrapovshchyna and northeast of Sumy City near Yunakivka.
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October 3, 2025 93 events π₯ 4 π₯ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukraine returned 22 children from Russian-occupied territories to Ukraine-controlled territory under the Bring Kids Back UA initiative. The returned children include Damir, Olivia, Matvii, Nazar, and Zahar, who are now receiving psychological support and document assistance.
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π₯Ukrainian drones targeted a chemical plant in Russia's Perm Krai, briefly disrupting production at one of the country's largest nitrogen fertilizer producers.
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π₯AN-126 Lyutiy drone strike on Orskenefteorgsintez refinery at 1500 km range, marking first use of black-painted drone.
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π₯Russian forces launched a major barrage of 35 missiles and 60 drones at gas facilities in Kharkiv and Poltava oblasts, destroying approximately 60% of Ukraine's gas production capacity.
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π₯Russia launched a massive missile and drone attack on Oct. 3 against energy facilities in Kharkiv, Poltava, Chernihiv and Donetsk oblasts, targeting Naftogaz.
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October 4, 2025 79 events π€ 2 π 1 π₯ 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
πThe General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported that Russia has suffered approximately 1,114,380 casualties since the start of the full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, including 950 casualties over the past day.
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π€President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed decrees extending and imposing new sanctions targeting Russia's oil industry and weapons production, including drone manufacturers and Chinese suppliers.
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π₯Ukrainian drones struck the Kirishi oil refinery in Russia's Leningrad region overnight on October 4, sparking a large fire that was subsequently extinguished.
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βοΈUkraine's Security Service arrested employees of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau, accusing them of having ties to Russia.
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π€The G7+ energy coordination group convened an emergency meeting with representatives from over 100 nations and international organizations to coordinate support for Ukraine's energy infrastructure following recent Russian attacks.
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October 5, 2025 81 events π₯ 3 π 1 βοΈ 1 βΈ
πIn Zaporizhzhia city, at least one person was killed and at least ten injured when Russian forces fired drones and aerial bombs, hitting an industrial enterprise and residential buildings.
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π₯HIMARS/M270 rockets struck the main power station in Russia's Belgorod region, cutting off power to approximately 5,400 people.
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π₯A Russian drone struck a railway station in Shostka, Sumy Oblast, as part of what was described as a 'savage' double-tap strike.
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π₯A Russian attack hit an industrial civilian facility in Vinnytsia with no injuries reported.
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βοΈUkrainian forces conducted mop-up operations to eliminate surrounded Russian forces around Dobropillia at lowest possible cost.
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October 6, 2025 116 events π₯ 4 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces struck the Sverdlov Plant in Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, one of Russia's largest explosives and ammunition manufacturers.
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π₯Ukrainian forces attacked an oil terminal in Russian-occupied Crimea, sparking a massive blaze. The terminal can hold up to 250,000 tons of fuel which supplies Russian forces.
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βοΈGeneral Syrsky announced completion of mopping up operations around Dobropillia, restoring the mid-June front line after Ukrainian forces destroyed or routed Russian troops from the August penetration.
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π₯Russian attacks in Kharkiv Oblast killed two people and injured five, targeting the city of Kharkiv and six nearby settlements.
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π₯Russian attacks against Sumy Oblast injured seven people, including a driver and passenger of a trolley bus hit by a drone attack. Three 10-story buildings and several non-residential buildings were also damaged.
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October 7, 2025 75 events ποΈ 2 π΄ 1 βοΈ 1 π 1 βΈ
π΄SBU detained a Russian national in Lviv who was spying for Russia's FSB while serving in the Ukrainian military
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ποΈUkraine's Defense Ministry Digital Transformation Directorate launched or updated several military applications including Delta (wartime mapping), Army+ (manages official services for soldiers), Reserve+ (tracks recruitment documents, has over 4 million users), and DOT Chain (facilitates direct contracting from brigades to arms suppliers). The directorate also announced Impulse, a new application for tactical-level personnel management that will be mandatory for all units.
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βοΈOn October 7, 2025, Russia sentenced Estonian citizen and Narva Museum director Maria Smorzhevskikh-Smirnova to 10 years in absentia for allegedly rehabilitating Nazism.
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πRussia has lost approximately 1,117,360 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,020 casualties over the past day.
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ποΈPolish Prime Minister Donald Tusk commented on the Nord Stream 2 case, stating that those who built the pipeline should be ashamed and remain silent, while describing it as a project running against Europe's vital interests.
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October 8, 2025 106 events π₯ 3 π 1 ποΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian drone and guided bomb strikes on Sumy Oblast killed 3 people (ages 40, 65, 66) and injured 2 others in multiple rural communities.
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π₯Russian troops deployed Geran drones to strike Ukrainian positions near Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast a month prior to the report.
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πRussia has lost approximately 1,118,370 troops in Ukraine since the full-scale invasion began on February 24, 2022, including 1,010 casualties in the past day.
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ποΈEuropean arms company Thales reported increased unidentified drone sightings over its Belgian facility in Evegnee Fort that produces 70mm rockets.
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π₯Earlier in the week, nearly 40,000 Belgorod residents were left without electricity after a Ukrainian attack damaged energy facilities.
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October 9, 2025 154 events π₯ 3 π₯ 1 ποΈ 1 βΈ
π₯A Russian MiG-31 fighter-interceptor jet crashed in Lipetsk Oblast while attempting to land during a routine training flight. The crew ejected safely and there was no threat to their lives. The aircraft crashed in an uninhabited area, causing a fire.
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π₯Russian forces detonated a section of an unused ammonium pipeline to release poison gas against Ukrainian positions prior to a ground attack.
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π₯Drones allegedly targeted an oil depot in the village of Matveyev Kurgan in Russia's Rostov Oblast on October 9, 2025. Three drones were shot down by air defense systems, and the attack damaged windows, facades, and roofs of nearby homes, as well as five vehicles.
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ποΈOil prices dropped slightly on Oct. 9 after Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire in Gaza, with Brent crude falling $1.03 (1.6%) to $65.22 per barrel and WTI dropping $1.04 (1.7%) to $61.51.
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π₯Russian attacks in Zaporizhzhia Oblast injured two people and struck 14 settlements with a total of 580 projectiles.
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October 10, 2025 113 events π₯ 2 βοΈ 1 π¦ 1 β‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russia launched nearly 450 drones and 30 missiles on Oct. 10, causing power outages across nine regions including Kyiv, injuring over 20 people and killing a child in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
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π₯Russian forces attacked with 35 armored vehicles, tanks, IFVs and 41 motorcycles against Azov Corps positions but failed and retreated.
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βοΈRussian forces launched confirmed counterattacks with tanks, IFVs and motorcycles around Vodymyrivka; Ukrainian drone pilots engaged and reportedly destroyed much of the armored force.
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π¦Rheinmetall will supply Ukraine with additional Skyranger 35 air defense systems based on a contract with an EU country, financed by proceeds from frozen Russian assets.
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β‘οΈRussian forces launched a large-scale overnight drone and missile attack against Ukraine on Oct. 10, which included Kinzhal missiles.
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October 11, 2025 82 events π₯ 4 π 1 βΈ
πRussia has lost approximately 1,121,570 troops in Ukraine since the full-scale invasion began on Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,060 casualties over the past day.
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π₯Ukrainian attack caused 5-7 explosions and fire at Transneft oil pipeline infrastructure.
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π₯Falling debris from downed missiles sparked fires and caused damage in Belgorod city.
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π₯Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) drones struck a Russian oil refinery in Ufa, resulting in explosions and a fire.
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π₯Russia continues to conduct record-breaking drone and missile strikes on Ukrainian cities, ramping up attacks on energy infrastructure as weather gets colder.
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October 12, 2025 95 events π₯ 3 π¦ 1 π΄ 1 βΈ
π₯Joint forces operating in the Kherson sector reported a successful strike with an FPV drone 75 km behind Russian lines, claimed as a record distance.
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π₯Russia has been making advances in Donetsk Oblast despite heavy losses, offsetting casualties through fresh contract soldiers.
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π₯Russian attack on Chuhuiv in Kharkiv Oblast injured five people, including a 12-year-old girl.
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π¦The U.S. has been supplying Ukraine with targeting data for Russian oil refineries and infrastructure, including help planning flight routes, timing, altitude, and tactics of Ukrainian drones.
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π΄Ukrainian troops liberated the village of Mali Shcherbaky in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, according to Ukraine's 24th Separate Assault Battalion 'Aidar'.
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October 13, 2025 134 events π₯ 3 π’ 1 π 1 βΈ
π₯Russian attacks killed three people and injured 18 others across Ukraine over the past day, with casualties reported in Kherson, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Chernihiv, Odesa, and Sumy oblasts.
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π₯Elements of three motorized rifle brigades and 40th Marine Infantry brigade attacked with 9 BMP-type IFVs, 4 BTRs and 3 tanks but gained no ground and retreated.
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π₯Russia attacked Kharkiv with KAB guided bombs, damaging a hospital and injuring at least six people.
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π’A KIIS poll published on Oct. 13 showed that only 25% of Ukrainians believe Volodymyr Zelenskyy should remain president after the war ends, while 41% think he should stay in politics and 36% believe he should leave politics after the war.
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πRussia has lost approximately 1,121,570 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,140 casualties over the past day, according to the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces report on Oct. 13.
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October 14, 2025 87 events π₯ 3 π 2 βΈ
πRussian attacks across Ukraine over the past day killed at least three people and injured 17 others. Ukrainian air defenses shot down 69 of 96 Shahed-type drones. Specific incidents included strikes in Kharkiv injuring six and leaving 30,000 without power, Kherson Oblast injuring eight, Odesa Oblast injuring one, Donetsk Oblast killing two and injuring one, and Chernihiv Oblast killing one and injuring one.
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π₯A Ukrainian drone strike caused a fire at the Arzamas substation in the Nizhny Novgorod region of central Russia, resulting in a short-term power outage before electricity was restored.
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πUkraine's General Staff reported on October 14 that Russia has lost approximately 1,125,150 troops since February 24, 2022, including 390 tactical drones, 5 tanks, 29 artillery systems, and 145 vehicles in the past day.
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π₯Ukrainian strike hit fuel storage facility, setting ten reservoirs on fire while the facility was still burning from a previous strike.
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π₯Russian air force bombed a Ukrainian school in Chuhuiv that had been previously damaged, repaired, and was preparing to resume education.
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October 15, 2025 111 events π₯ 4 π§ 1 βΈ
π₯A drone struck an industrial area in Ufa where the Ufaorgsintez refinery (part of Bashneft, affiliated with Gazprom) is located. Local residents reported smoke near the industrial zone and disruptions to mobile internet service.
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π§Ukraine's military intelligence conducted a cyberattack on Russian internet provider Orion Telecom causing over 66 million rubles ($800,000) in damages and data leaks.
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π₯155th Marine Infantry attacked with 17 armored vehicles including BTR-82A but were stopped at an anti-tank ditch by combined arms defense including HIMARS, artillery, FPV drones and mines.
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π₯Ukrainian attack caused fires at Bashneft Ukrneftekhim oil refinery.
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π₯A drone attack was reported in Volgograd overnight on Oct. 15, with residents claiming an oil refinery was hit.
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October 16, 2025 131 events π₯ 4 π 1 βΈ
πRussian attacks over the past day killed at least one person and injured 20 others across Ukraine, including casualties in Kharkiv, Kherson, Sumy, Chernihiv, and Donetsk Oblasts.
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π₯155th and 40th Marine Brigades conducted massed armor attack with two columns of 11 tanks/IFVs each but were engaged by 82nd Airborne, Azov Brigade and Unmanned Systems Forces, resulting in destruction of first column and retreat of second.
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π₯SSO drone attack on Saratov oil refinery stopped one tower from working, the second strike on the facility this month.
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π₯Ukrainian attack on Lukoil's Ksotovo oil refinery operated by Nizhnegorodnefteorgsintez.
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π₯Ukrainian drones struck a facility near the Gvardeyskoye airbase in occupied Crimea, hitting an oil depot that caught fire.
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October 17, 2025 90 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 π 1 βΈ
βοΈTwo drones of unknown origin were spotted near Camp Reedo military base in southern Estonia on Oct. 17, 2025. Allied forces shot down one drone while the other crashed in a different location.
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π₯Ukrainian drone strike on Atan filling station central fuel depot caused fire visible 18 kilometers away.
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π₯Ukrainian drones hit fuel reservoirs in Gvardeyskoye.
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π₯A Russian ammunition depot in occupied Donetsk was hit in a drone attack, with fires and explosions reported.
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πA 65-year-old man was injured in a Russian attack on Kharkiv and Kharkiv Oblast. Russia attacked with 2 drones and 9 guided bombs, damaging 14 houses in Kharkiv.
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October 18, 2025 50 events π₯ 4 ποΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Strike on power substation in Veshkaima caused fires and outages.
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π₯Ukrainian ZSU drones struck two fuel depots in Gvardeyske, Crimea.
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π₯Lozova in Kharkiv Oblast was hit by a Russian UMPB-5R bomb, injuring five civilians and destroying multiple homes.
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ποΈWork began to restore power to the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which had been without external power for four weeks. The repair plan was enabled by local ceasefire zones established to allow the work to proceed.
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π₯In Kherson, a 20-year-old woman is in serious condition after her car was attacked with an explosive device dropped from a drone.
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October 19, 2025 83 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian strike on oil refinery in Novokuybshevsk, Samara.
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π₯Ukrainian drones attacked Russia's Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery in the Volga region on October 19, causing the facility to cease operations. Two crude distillation units were taken offline in the second drone attack on the facility in a month.
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π₯Russian bombardment campaign targeted power infrastructure across multiple oblasts including Sumy, Chernihiv, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Kremenchuk. Specific targets included the Konotop and Nizhyn substations in Sumy Oblast, causing shortages and cascading blackouts in eastern Ukraine.
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π₯Russian forces targeted the Zmiiv Thermal Power Plant in Kharkiv as part of coordinated strikes on October 19-20 against Ukrainian power generation infrastructure.
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π₯Ukrainian drones struck the world's largest gas processing facility in Orenburg Oblast, damaging processing units and causing a major fire that took 10-15 percent of the plant offline.
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October 20, 2025 109 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯An explosion occurred at the Petrotel-Lukoil refinery in Ploiesti, Romania. The facility is owned by a subsidiary of Lukoil, one of Russia's largest privately owned oil and gas companies. A 57-year-old worker sustained serious head and leg injuries and was taken to intensive care.
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π₯An explosion occurred at Hungary's largest oil refinery in Szazhalombatta, which receives crude oil from Russia through the Druzba pipeline. The Danube Refinery caught fire following the explosion and firefighters contained the blaze by the morning of Oct. 21.
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π₯Russian battalion-sized assault by elements of 58th Combined Arms Army against Ukrainian positions held by 47th Mechanized Brigade and 128th Mountain Assault Brigade. Russian forces reportedly suffered 70 percent losses after encountering mines, Javelin anti-tank missiles, and rare Bayraktar TB2 drone strikes, indicating potential weak Russian air defense in the sector.
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π₯Ukrainian drones struck an oil refinery near the Orenburg gas processing plant.
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π₯Russian troops allegedly shot and killed several unarmed civilians in Pokrovsk after infiltrating behind Ukrainian lines, according to video released by Ukraine's 7th Corps of Air Assault Forces on October 20, 2025.
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October 21, 2025 98 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Russian forces launched 51 drones and 2 ballistic missiles targeting Chernihiv's city heating plant and city power plant, blacking out most of the city and shutting off water and heating until the following day.
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π₯Combined drone and missile strike, possibly using British Storm Shadow cruise missiles, hit the Bryansk Chemical Plant causing massive explosions and fires at propellant storage facilities covering 4-5 square kilometers.
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π₯Attack on ATAN fuel base in Gvardeyske caused 5-6 explosions and fires.
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π₯Russian forces attempted to storm the section of the front line where Tishaiev and Aliksieienko were positioned, one week before their successful evacuation.
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π₯Ukrainian drones launched an attack on Rostov Oblast, damaging a residential building, medical clinic, shops, and several homes. One person was injured in Rostov-on-Don from falling debris.
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October 22, 2025 106 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Russian bombardment of Kyiv with 28 missiles including Kinzhal hypersonic and ballistic types, plus over 400 Shahed/Geran-2 drones. Ukrainian air defense intercepted approximately 80 percent of incoming threats. Attack damaged 10-15 percent of Kyiv's power generation capacity, killing six people including a mother and two children, and injuring 30-50 others.
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π₯Cracking tower hit at Makhachkala oil refinery in Dagestan, causing fires.
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π₯Russia launched Shahed-type drones targeting Kharkiv, with one drone crashing into a kindergarten in the Kholodnohirsky neighborhood, resulting in adult injuries and one death while children survived in underground shelter.
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π₯Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) released an intercepted radio communication on October 22, 2025, allegedly showing a Russian commander ordering his soldiers to shoot civilians near Pokrovsk.
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π₯Russian strikes targeted Odesa on October 22 as part of broader bombardment wave affecting multiple cities including Kirovohrad, Poltava, Zaporizhzhia, and Dnipro. Power losses were severe though recovery was reportedly faster than in Kyiv.
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October 23, 2025 118 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯14th UAS strike on Rosneft oil refinery in Ryazan caused explosions and fires.
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π₯A Lancet drone launched by Russian troops hit the Parallel gas station in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast.
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π₯Ukrainian drone strikes destroyed an ammunition depot near Valuyki in Belgorod Oblast, triggering secondary explosions and detonation of Russian munitions.
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βοΈTwo Russian military aircraft (Su-30 fighter jet and Il-78 refueling plane) briefly violated Lithuanian airspace from the Kaliningrad exclave, flying approximately 700 meters in and remaining for about 18 seconds.
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π€Trump administration imposed sanctions on Russia's two largest oil companies Rosneft and Lukoil, targeting their ability to export crude oil affecting about half of Russia's total oil exports.
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October 24, 2025 75 events π₯ 3 ποΈ 1 π΄ 1 βΈ
π₯Odesa was attacked by Russian guided aerial bombs (KABs).
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π₯Russian forces bombarded Kherson city with artillery on October 24, killing at least two people and injuring 21 others. The attacks targeted residential areas with what appeared to be indiscriminate firing.
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π₯Russia began using long-range glide bombs (KABs) to target residential areas deep behind the front line, including Mykolaiv, Poltava, and Lozova in Kharkiv Oblast for the first time.
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ποΈThe National Bank of Ukraine will devalue the hryvnia, setting the official exchange rate to Hr 41.9969 per dollar from October 27, up from the current rate of 41.8970.
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π΄Ukrainian forces liberated the village of Kucheriv Yar. A recon element from the 80th Separate Air Assault Brigade and the 132nd Recon Battalion of the 7th Airborne Corps led the assault, clearing houses under rain and fog conditions against defenders from the Russian 9th Motorized Brigade.
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October 25, 2025 69 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Russian forces attacked a coal mine in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast while 496 people were underground. All workers were safely evacuated with no injuries.
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π₯Russian attacks in Kharkiv Oblast injured at least 13 people and targeted the region's energy infrastructure, leaving some 25,000 people without power.
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π₯Kherson Oblast suffered glide bomb, artillery, and drone attacks, killing three people (including three children injured) and damaging 29 apartment buildings.
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π₯Russian attacks in Donetsk Oblast killed one person and injured five more.
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π₯Ukrainian drones struck the Balashovskaya electrical substation in Volgograd Oblast's Novonikolayevka district, causing a fire that firefighters extinguished.
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October 26, 2025 58 events π₯ 2 π‘οΈ 1 π΄ 1 π’ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian UAVs attacked the Serpukhov oil refinery in central Russia, causing fires.
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π₯Russia conducted a 15-hour test of its nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed Burevestnik cruise missile, with the missile covering 14,000 kilometers.
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π‘οΈUkrainian forces liberated two villages in eastern Donetsk Oblast, about 30 kilometers north of Pokrovsk.
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π΄Ukrainian military liberated the villages of Kucheriv Yar and Sukhetske over the past 10 days as part of counteroffensive operations near Dobropillia.
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π’U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev a 'Russian propagandist' after Dmitriev claimed U.S. sanctions would not impact Russia's economy.
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October 27, 2025 52 events π₯ 3 π‘οΈ 1 π’ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces used drones to hunt and displace civilians from their homes near the front line in Ukraine, targeting a 300-kilometer area spanning Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, and Mykolaiv regions over more than a year.
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π‘οΈUkrainian forces completed the operation to clear Russian troops from the Dobropillia area in Donetsk Oblast after two and a half months of fighting, with the liberation of villages Sukhetske and Kucheriv Yar.
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π’Vladimir Putin claimed that Russian forces had encircled both Pokrovsk and Kupiansk, offering to cease fire for several hours to allow journalists to enter and confirm the state of surrounded Ukrainian forces.
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π₯Ukrainian SSO drones struck a fuel depot in Luhansk city.
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π₯Ukrainian SSO drones destroyed a Russian fuel train in Starobilsk.
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October 28, 2025 47 events π₯ 2 π΄ 1 β‘οΈ 1 ποΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian armored column of 29 combat vehicles including BMP-2s, BMP-3s, and tanks attacked near Selydove in foggy weather, suffering heavy losses from mines, drones, and artillery.
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π΄Russian troops have occupied Kupiansk, establishing control over much of the city and cutting off evacuation routes with drones.
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β‘οΈRussian forces advanced southeast of Balahan (east of Pokrovsk and east of Myrnohrad) as shown in geolocated footage published on October 28.
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ποΈAll bridges into Pokrovsk were blown up by the Russian military, making evacuation of the wounded nearly impossible.
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π₯Ukrainian drones from the Special Operations Center "A" of the Security Service of Ukraine struck two oil depots in the villages of Hvardiiske and Komsomolske in Russian-occupied Crimea overnight on Oct. 29.
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October 29, 2025 84 events π₯ 3 π 2 βΈ
π₯Drones from the Special Operations Center 'A' of the Security Service of Ukraine struck two oil depots in Hvardiiske and Komsomolske in Russian-occupied Crimea, destroying a Pantsir-S2 anti-aircraft system valued at approximately $20 million and two radar stations.
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πAt least seven people were injured in Russian attacks across Ukraine over the past day, including injuries in Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, and Sumy oblasts. Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 93 out of 126 Shahed-type and other drones launched overnight.
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πThe General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported that Russia has lost approximately 1,139,900 troops in Ukraine since February 24, 2022, including 1,150 casualties over the past day, along with significant equipment losses including 11,303 tanks and 75,367 drones.
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π₯Russian drone strike badly damaged a Ukrainian train in the Sumy region.
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π₯Ukrainian Special Operations Forces carried out overnight drone strikes on an oil refinery in Novospasskoye, Ulyanovsk Oblast, which handles around 600,000 tons of oil annually (about 0.2% of Russia's total refining capacity) and produces gasoline, diesel, and fuel oil.
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October 30, 2025 67 events π₯ 4 βοΈ 1 βΈ
βοΈTwo Polish MiG-29 fighter jets intercepted a Russian Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft in international airspace over the Baltic Sea. The Russian plane was flying without a filed flight plan and with its transponder turned off, but did not violate Polish airspace and was escorted out of the zone of responsibility.
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π₯Russian ballistic missile strike destroyed approximately four floors of a five-story apartment building in Zaporizhzhia while people were sleeping inside, part of a larger attack involving over 700 weapons.
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π₯A man being mobilized shot two soldiers working at a draft office in Kremenchuk, Poltava Oblast, injuring them. The man used a Soviet-era Tokarev pistol during the incident.
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π₯Dnipro was hit by a Russian guided bomb.
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π₯Russian forces attacked the Sloviansk Thermal Power Plant in Donetsk Oblast, killing two people and injuring others.
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October 31, 2025 102 events π₯ 4 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian drones hit the Vladimirskaya power substation twice, causing big fires; air defense nets were ineffective.
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βοΈUkrainian forces including three assault infantry units reinforced with HUR commandos are conducting counterattacks to isolate and eliminate infiltrated Russian troops in Pokrovsk.
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π₯Russian forces infiltrated more than 200 dismounted troops into central Pokrovsk, disrupting stable Ukrainian control of the city center.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck the Orel gas power plant with two explosions, reportedly using Neptune missiles, setting fuel storage and main generator buildings on fire.
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π₯Ukrainian drones struck the 750 KW Vladimirskaya power station in the Russian city of Vladimir.
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π€The Trump administration imposed new sanctions on Russian oil exports, reportedly in response to frustration with Vladimir Putin.
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π€The European Parliament voted for a ban on Russian oil and gas from the start of 2027.
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π€The Council of the EU backed a later date of January 2028 for phasing out Russian oil and gas.
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βοΈLithuania reported Russian warplanes briefly entering its airspace in October 2025.
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β‘οΈMore than 200 Ukrainian officers and specialists were stationed in western Libya at three sites with the consent of the Tripoli government.
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π¦Ukraine and Libya signed an agreement in October 2025 providing for Ukrainian military presence, training for Libyan personnel including drone use, arms deliveries, and Ukrainian investment in Libya's oil sector.
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π€The Council of the EU agreed in October to phase out Russian energy imports by the end of 2027.
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π€The decision to ban Russian energy imports was approved by a qualified majority, with Hungary and Slovakia being the only member states to oppose it.
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November 2025 (2,348 events)
November 1, 2025 27 events π₯ 4 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian unmanned boats damaged the mooring system at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) Marine Terminal in Novorossiysk, suspending oil shipments.
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π₯Ukrainian drones struck two sanctioned Russian oil tankers, Kairos and Virat, off Turkey's Black Sea coast.
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π₯Sabotage incidents occurred on Poland's railways.
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π₯Since the end of November, seven shadow fleet tankers have been attacked by drones, with Ukraine claiming responsibility for four of them.
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βοΈUkrainian 1st Separate Assault Regiment conducted offensive actions in the Oleksandrivka front and Huliaipole area, breaking through Russian defenses and advancing 12 km deep into Russian positions using vehicles
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November 1, 2025 147 events π₯ 2 π€ 1 π‘οΈ 1 π 1 βΈ
π₯Russian forces conducted an FAB-250 glide bomb strike against Kostyantynivka, injuring one civilian and damaging residential infrastructure.
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π€Kirill Dmitriev traveled to Washington to salvage U.S.-Russia ties following the summit collapse, meeting with Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna and seeking a meeting with Steve Witkoff.
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π₯Russia has been making slow but steady advances in the south and east of Ukraine using small infantry units, exploiting foggy autumn weather and numerical advantage.
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π‘οΈUkraine has managed to reduce glide bomb attacks on Kharkiv by striking Russian airfields and planes that launch them, using HIMARS and ATACMS systems following the rollback of Western restrictions.
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πMaryna Vorontsova (callsign "Lagertha"), a 50-year-old combat medic, was killed near Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast when a guided aerial bomb (KAB) exploded near her.
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November 2, 2025 62 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian drones scored a direct hit on pier number one at the Tuapse oil sea terminal.
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π₯Attack on oil refinery in Shakhtarsk, Donetsk region.
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π₯Strike on the Usman power transmission station in Lipetsk region.
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π₯Russian forces conducted a missile strike against Dnipro, prompting Ukrainian rescue workers to search for survivors.
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π₯A Russian drone attack on civilian infrastructure in Odesa Oblast killed two people and injured three, with five trucks catching fire.
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November 3, 2025 55 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian strike hit the cracking tower at an oil refinery in Saratov.
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π₯Ukrainian forces stopped a Russian attempt to advance north of Pokrovsk, a key logistics hub in Donetsk Oblast.
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π₯Russian forces conducted a drone strike against two civilians carrying a white flag in Kruhlyakivka, killing them and their dog.
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π₯A Russian guided bomb struck a settlement in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck a supply warehouse in Rozkishne, Russian-occupied Luhansk Oblast.
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November 4, 2025 83 events β‘οΈ 1 ποΈ 1 π‘οΈ 1 π’ 1 +1 βΈ
β‘οΈGeneral Syrsky visited the Pokrovsk sector on November 4-5, meeting with commanders at the 25th Airborne Brigade headquarters; Major Robert Brovdi accompanied him.
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ποΈProsecutors searched the house of a NABU employee and allegedly used physical force against him at 3 a.m. on Nov. 4.
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π‘οΈUkrainian forces from the 1st Corps "Azov" are conducting a defensive operation in the Dobropillia sector together with adjacent units.
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π’General Syrsky issued a statement denying Ukrainian forces were surrounded in Pokrovsk, stating supply lines remain open and counterattacks are occurring.
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π₯A transport-loading vehicle for Russia's Iskander ballistic missile system was destroyed on Nov. 4 in the Kursk region near the village of Ovsyannikovo.
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November 5, 2025 83 events π₯ 3 ποΈ 1 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces conducted a mixed missile-drone strike using Storm Shadows and FP-2 drones to destroy a major warehouse containing hundreds of Shahed drones, launch ramps, fuel, and warheads near Donetsk airport in occupied Avdiivka.
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π₯Russian forces damaged an apartment building in Konstantynivka with an air bomb strike.
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π₯Massive fire at the Lukoil Volgogradneftepererabotka oil refinery in Volgograd, with flames reaching the clouds.
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ποΈThe Ukrainian government proposed a winter support package including Hr 1,000 one-time payment for all Ukrainians, free railway travel during off-peak season, and Hr 6,500 for vulnerable citizens.
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π‘οΈ25th Airborne Brigade reported via unofficial Telegram channel that only the northeastern part of Pokrovsk is under confident Ukrainian control, with the area above the railway being chaos and a gray zone.
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November 6, 2025 75 events π 2 π₯ 1 βοΈ 1 π§ 1 βΈ
π₯425th Assault Infantry Regiment conducted a patrol to Pokrovsk city hall, killing and wounding Russians along the way and hung a Ukrainian flag outside the building.
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βοΈ14th Chervona Kalyna Brigade conducted a counterattack using a BTR-4E to drive to Russian positions and engage with 30mm cannon.
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πRussian attacks across Ukraine over the past day killed at least one person and injured 33 others across multiple oblasts.
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π§Russian partisan group Freedom of Russia sabotaged dozens of trains used for Russian military logistics, damaging control and power systems.
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πGeneral Staff reported Russian forces have suffered 1,147,740 total troop casualties since the beginning of the full-scale invasion.
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November 7, 2025 63 events ποΈ 3 π₯ 1 β‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯A Russian Ka-226 helicopter crashed in the Republic of Dagestan near the village of Achi-Su, killing five people including four employees of Kizlyar Electromechanical Plant (KEMZ) and one flight mechanic.
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β‘οΈRussian forces committed reinforcements to Dobropillia offensive including 132nd and 114th Motor Rifle Brigades, 88th Infantry Regiment, 336th Naval Infantry Brigade, and elements of 1st, 5th, 39th and 110th Motor Rifle Brigades.
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ποΈAI-generated deepfake videos depicting alleged forced mobilization of Ukrainian men are being spread on TikTok, X, and other social media platforms as part of a disinformation campaign attributed to Russia.
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ποΈA TikTok account posted at least a dozen AI-generated videos depicting supposed Ukrainian soldiers, with some videos receiving over two million views.
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ποΈAnalysis using Hive Moderation confirmed that a viral video showing an AI-generated 'Ukrainian soldier' in Chasiv Yar was created using OpenAI's Sora text-to-video model.
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November 8, 2025 67 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces struck a power substation in Korenevo, Belgorod region.
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π₯Ukrainian drones struck a substation in Taganrog, causing a solid fire.
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π₯Russian forces targeted Trypillia thermal power plant in Kyiv Oblast during the overnight attack on Nov. 8.
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π₯Russian forces targeted Zmiivska thermal power plant in Kharkiv Oblast during the overnight attack on Nov. 8.
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π₯Russian forces targeted Vuhlehirska thermal power plant in Donetsk Oblast during the overnight attack on Nov. 8.
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November 9, 2025 61 events π₯ 3 π‘οΈ 1 π 1 βΈ
π₯A thermal power plant in Voronezh, Russia was reportedly attacked overnight on Nov. 9, with residents hearing explosions and experiencing temporary power outages.
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π₯Ukrainian attacks in Russia's Belgorod and Kursk oblasts damaged a local power plant, causing over 20,000 people to lose power.
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π₯Russian attacks killed three people (two in Kostiantynivka, one in Oleksandrivka) and injured at least six others (three around Kostiantynivka, three in Kindrativka) in Donetsk Oblast.
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π‘οΈUkrainian military halted a Russian advance in eastern Zaporizhzhia Oblast and cleared the villages of Solodke and Rivnopillia.
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πRussia has lost around 1,151,070 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022, including 970 casualties over the past day.
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π₯Ukrainian naval drones struck two sanctioned Russian shadow fleet oil tankers, Kairos and Virat, off Turkey's coast in late November.
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November 10, 2025 68 events π₯ 2 β‘οΈ 2 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Explosions occurred in the Russian port town of Tuapse overnight on Nov. 10, with local Telegram channels reporting an attack by Ukrainian sea drones.
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βοΈUkrainian forces recently cleared Rodynske (north of Pokrovsk) in an attempt to hold the northern shoulder of the pocket.
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β‘οΈRussian drone unit Rubicon deployed to the Pokrovsk sector with experienced pilots to target Ukrainian supply routes and shut down roads used by supply trucks.
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β‘οΈUkrainian forces fully retreated from Uspenivka and Novomykolaivka villages in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
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π₯Ukrainian drones hit the Rosneft oil refinery in Saratov with five to seven explosions and fires.
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November 11, 2025 62 events π₯ 4 π₯ 1 βΈ
π₯The Kyiv Independent celebrated its 4-year anniversary and launched its largest membership campaign to reach 25,000 paying members by the end of 2025.
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π₯Ukraine carried out a strike on an oil refinery in Orsk, Russia.
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π₯Ukraine's military reportedly struck a Russian-controlled thermal power plant in occupied Donetsk Oblast.
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π₯Ukrainian drones struck a Russian oil refinery in Saratov, causing it to halt primary processing on Nov. 11 after multiple strikes throughout fall 2025.
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π₯Russian forces continued advancing in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast toward Pokrovske.
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November 12, 2025 103 events π₯ 3 π€ 1 π₯ 1 βΈ
π€Analysis of Ukraine's investment landscape in 2025, highlighting opportunities and challenges for foreign investors amid the ongoing war with Russia. The article discusses defense tech sector growth, pro-investor reforms, and post-war reconstruction estimates of around $480 billion.
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π₯Russian infantry pushed into no-man's-land areas between the front lines, reportedly suffering heavy losses from drone strikes while advancing in exposed positions.
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π₯Ukraine's Special Operations Forces confirmed a "successful fire attack" on the Stavrolen plant on Nov. 12.
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π₯Russian forces are conducting large-scale assaults on Pokrovsk using light vehicles in attacks that the Ukrainian 7th Corps acknowledged were partially successful.
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π₯Brazilian volunteer fighter Everson Neves discussed his experience fighting for Ukraine and raised concerns about South American soldiers possibly having links to organized crime, following an investigation into a Brazilian Red Command member who reportedly fought in Ukraine.
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November 13, 2025 101 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 β‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Explosions occurred in Oryol city, Oryol Oblast, following a Ukrainian missile and drone attack. A shelter-in-place alert was issued around 4:30 a.m., with residents reporting loud blasts and debris falling in residential areas.
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βοΈUkrainian forces conducted deliberate clearing operations by small skilled infantry groups to retake neighborhoods in Pokrovsk, containing Russian infiltrators who had entered the city.
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π₯Ukrainian forces geolocated Russian infantry positions from Russian propaganda video footage and called down artillery strikes on the exposed soldiers.
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β‘οΈUkraine's 414 Unmanned Systems Brigade "Madyar's Birds" deployed to the Pokrovsk sector under Major Robert Brovdi to conduct counter-drone operations.
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π₯Ukrainian drones hit a cracking tower at the Taneko oil refinery in Nizhnekamsk, 1,130 km from Ukraine, causing a substantial fire.
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November 14, 2025 103 events π₯ 4 π§ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces launched 200+ drones and Long Neptune cruise missiles at Novorossiysk, striking an oil transshipment terminal, air defense unit 52522, S-400 battery components, ammo dump, and potentially a civilian tanker.
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π₯Ukrainian drones struck the Saratov oil refinery, which continued burning into the afternoon.
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π₯Russia launched an attack using over 400 weapons targeting Kyiv overnight.
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π§Ukrainian forces used drones to mine roads behind Russian lines in Pokrovsk, severing ground supply and reinforcement routes for Russian troops who had entered the city.
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π₯Ukrainian drones or missiles struck the Transneft Sheskharis oil terminal in Novorossiysk, causing massive fires and a mushroom cloud, and hit a nearby missile unit.
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November 15, 2025 51 events π₯ 4 β‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian troops shot two captured Ukrainian soldiers on the outskirts of Zatyshshia, Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
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π₯Russian strikes in Sumy Oblast injured five people, including a 17-year-old boy in the Sumy community and an 18-year-old man in the Bilopillia community.
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π₯Russian attacks in Donetsk Oblast injured one person in Kramatorsk and another in Lyman.
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π₯Russia attacked nine settlements in Kharkiv Oblast, injuring a 59-year-old man in Lozova.
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β‘οΈRussian forces advanced in eastern Zaporizhzhia Oblast, speeding up gains in the fields east of Huliaipole as Ukrainian defenses retreated chaotically.
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November 16, 2025 56 events π₯ 3 π 1 π§ 1 βΈ
πRussian attacks across Ukraine killed at least six people and injured 28 over the past day, with specific casualties reported in Kherson, Donetsk, and Kharkiv oblasts.
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π§An explosion damaged a railway track between Warsaw and Lublin near the village of Mika on November 16, in an act of sabotage targeting a route crucial for Ukraine aid shipments.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck the Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery in Russia's Samara Oblast and a drone storage site belonging to Russia's elite Rubikon unit.
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π₯Blackouts reported in occupied Donetsk following a strike on the Chaikine electric substation.
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π₯Russian attacks in Kherson Oblast killed two people and injured eight others, damaging seven high-rise buildings and 39 private houses.
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November 17, 2025 101 events π₯ 3 π 1 π€ 1 βΈ
πUkraine's General Staff reported on November 17 that Russia has lost 1,159,420 troops since February 24, 2022, including 1,160 casualties over the previous day.
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π₯Russian troops are advancing through Ukrainian defenses in the Pokrovsk direction of Donetsk Oblast.
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π₯Russian troops are advancing near Huliaipole in southeastern Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
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π₯Russian missile strike on the town of Balakliia in Kharkiv Oblast killed 3 civilians and wounded 15, including 3 children born in 2007, 2010, and 2011.
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π€Zelensky visited Paris and signed a defense treaty with Macron on Nov. 17, announcing a long-term deal for Ukraine to acquire weapons from France, including 100 Rafale fighter jets.
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November 18, 2025 57 events π₯ 2 βοΈ 1 βοΈ 1 β‘οΈ 1 βΈ
βοΈ1st Assault Regiment led by Colonel Dmito Kotsyubaila conducted successful counterattacks against Russian infantry infiltration, defeating a Russian assault against Dobropillia.
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βοΈNational Anti-Corruption Bureau charged eight suspects in a large-scale corruption case involving state nuclear power company Energoatom, with Timur Mindich allegedly the ringleader.
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π₯A Russian missile attack on the city of Berestyn in Kharkiv Oblast killed a seventeen-year-old girl and injured nine others on Nov. 18.
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π₯Ukraine's General Staff confirmed the use of US-made ATACMS missiles against military targets in Russia. This marks the first ATACMS strike confirmed by the General Staff, though it was widely reported that Ukraine first used ATACMS on Russian territory on Nov. 19, 2024.
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β‘οΈRussian forces are continuing efforts to encircle Myrnohrad, threatening Ukrainian logistics routes.
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November 19, 2025 65 events π₯ 4 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π‘οΈRomania scrambled four military aircraft and later two F-16s after detecting a Russian drone violating its airspace, though forces did not shoot down the drone despite having authorization.
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π₯Russia's deadliest strike in 2025 was a missile attack on Ternopil on 19 November, hitting a multi-storey residential building and killing 38 people including eight children
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π₯Russia launched a mass overnight attack on Ukraine using 476 drones and 48 missiles including 47 cruise missiles and one ballistic missile, targeting multiple regions.
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π₯Russian forces launched 19 Geran-2 drones targeting the Slobidskyi and Osnovianskyi districts of Kharkiv around midnight, damaging a high-rise residential building, hospital, and school.
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π₯A Russian strike in Lviv destroyed a tyre warehouse and a newly opened Ukrposhta office, destroying approximately 900 parcels with no reported casualties.
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November 20, 2025 65 events π₯ 4 π΄ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukraine's 1st Separate Center for Unmanned Systems 'Magyar's Birds' hit an oil refinery in Ryazan Oblast overnight on Nov. 20.
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π₯Russia renewed its campaign against Ukraine's energy infrastructure in Chernihiv Oblast, targeting gas storage and gas transmission facilities with drones and double-tap strikes.
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π₯Ukrainian forces published footage of Ukrainian mechanized units clearing Dvorichanske, reporting that Russian forces had entered the settlement under fog cover on a previous date but were expelled.
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π΄Russian troops captured the small village of Vesele, approximately 10 kilometers northeast of Huliaipole.
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π₯Russian forces likely seized Vesele (east of Hulyaipole) as part of ongoing efforts to isolate Hulyaipole from the north and advance on the town from the northeast and east.
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November 21, 2025 89 events βοΈ 1 β‘οΈ 1 π₯ 1 π’ 1 +1 βΈ
βοΈ3rd Battalion, 225th Assault Regiment conducted mop-up operations against Russian forces that had gone to ground in the Zaporizhzhia sector.
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β‘οΈPresident Zelensky visited every large drone unit in the Pokrovsk sector during the week.
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π₯Russian forces conducted infiltration attacks during foggy conditions in and around the Serebryansky Forest, targeting Yampil and attempting to outflank Lyman.
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π’Ukraine plans to effectively dismantle the International Legion under Ground Forces by transferring its three combat battalions to assault regiments or brigades by the end of 2025, while the fourth training battalion will become a training center for new foreign volunteers.
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πThe General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported that Russia has lost approximately 1,163,170 troops in Ukraine since February 24, 2022, including 1,050 casualties over the past day.
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November 22, 2025 71 events π₯ 2 π₯ 1 βοΈ 1 π 1 βΈ
π₯Russian troops are advancing toward Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, deploying enormous forces to boost their offensive.
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π₯Search and rescue operations concluded after four days. Rescuers saved 46 people including seven children and recovered three pets.
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βοΈUkrainian forces shot down a Russian Mi-8 helicopter in Rostov Oblast with a deep strike drone, marking the first time Ukraine has used a deep strike drone to down a Russian Mi-8.
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πRussia has lost approximately 1,164,340 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,170 casualties over the past day.
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π₯Drones targeted the Yany Kapu electric substation in northern Crimea overnight on Nov. 22, causing reported explosions and strikes.
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November 23, 2025 56 events π₯ 2 π€ 2 π 1 βΈ
π₯Russia advances in areas around Pokrovsk and parts of Zaporizhzhia Oblast over the past month.
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π₯Ukrainian drone pilots struck the BROM chemical plant in occupied Crimea and blacked out energy facilities in occupied territories on the nights of November 22-23.
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π€Delegations from Ukraine and the United States held talks in Geneva.
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π€Europe's counterproposal drops recognition of Russia's occupation of Ukraine's territories and calls for all civilian detainees and hostages, including children, to be returned.
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πFive Ukrainian POWs were executed by Russian soldiers, according to DeepState reported on Nov. 22.
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November 24, 2025 78 events βοΈ 1 βοΈ 1 π 1 π₯ 1 +1 βΈ
βοΈUkrainian soldiers from the 3rd Special Operations Forces Regiment conducted an operation in the Pokrovsk direction, storming Russian positions, neutralizing two Russian soldiers, capturing another, and evacuating three wounded Ukrainian soldiers using a ground drone.
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βοΈRussia launched 162 drones at Ukraine overnight, with Ukrainian air defenses intercepting 125 drones while 37 struck 15 locations and debris hit one additional site.
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πThe General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported that Russia has lost approximately 1,166,450 troops since February 24, 2022, including 1,190 casualties over the past day, along with significant equipment losses.
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π₯Russian forces are attempting to push Ukrainian troops from the eastern bank of the Oskil River in the Kupiansk sector of Kharkiv Oblast.
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π¦Ukrainian soldiers received the first 100,000 FPV drones, nearly a third equipped with fiber-optic technology, through the newly launched national marketplace DOT-Chain Defense.
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November 25, 2025 144 events π₯ 4 ποΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces destroyed a Russian Il-76 heavy transport aircraft and an experimental A-60 airborne laser platform at the Taganrog Aircraft Repair Plant in Rostov Oblast.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck an oil terminal in Novorossiysk using jet-powered drones and Neptune cruise missiles.
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π₯Russia launched a major missile and drone attack targeting Lviv and Ternopil, resulting in significant civilian casualties including children.
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π₯Open-source intelligence group DeepState reported a sharp increase in Russian attacks and incursions into Siversk's urban area.
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ποΈLaw enforcement identified the drone that crashed in Moldova as a Russian-made Gerbera model, which was not carrying explosives and can be used for surveillance and intelligence-gathering.
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November 26, 2025 63 events π₯ 2 π¦ 1 π€ 1 π΄ 1 βΈ
π₯Unidentified drones struck the Russian city of Cheboksary in the Chuvashia Republic, with Ukraine's General Staff claiming successful hits on a factory producing electronics for Russian weapons.
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π₯Russian forces conducted attacks across almost all parts of the front line, with 41 clashes in the Pokrovsk sector.
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π¦The Kyiv Independent launched a new e-store collection titled 'The Ukrainian Trident β Through History and Modernity' featuring clothing items including T-shirts, long-sleeve shirts, a hoodie, dad hats, beanies, and tote bags.
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π€The IMF reached a staff-level agreement with Ukraine to provide $8.1 billion over four years (2026-2029) through the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) to support macroeconomic stability, debt sustainability, and governance reforms.
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π΄Russian forces captured the village of Promin in Donetsk Oblast.
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November 27, 2025 59 events π₯ 3 π€ 1 π₯ 1 βΈ
π€Ukraine and the U.K. signed a license agreement to produce Octopus interceptor drones, which will be manufactured in the UK and transferred to Ukraine.
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π₯An explosion occurred at a military base in Grozny, Chechnya, reportedly caused by an attack drone. The Kyiv Independent could not verify the reports.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck Novokuybyshevsk Oil Refinery in Samara Oblast
π₯Former Russian Ground Forces commander Vladimir Chirkin criticized Moscow's full-scale invasion, saying Russia was unprepared and had underestimated Ukraine while overestimating its own military capabilities.
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π₯Russian occupation authorities in Zaporizhzhia Oblast plan to send approximately 400 Ukrainian children to Russia's Yaroslavl Oblast for a mandatory 'interregional exchange' program involving educational and sports activities.
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November 28, 2025 76 events π₯ 4 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian strikes in Kyiv Oblast killed a third woman and left three others hospitalized.
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βοΈRussian drones violated Moldovan airspace during an overnight attack against Kyiv, marking the third violation in nine days. Moldova temporarily closed its airspace for 1 hour and 10 minutes.
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π₯Ukrainian drones struck multiple Russian cities including Taganrog, Smolensk, and Saratov overnight on Nov. 28 during a widespread drone attack.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck the Saratov oil refinery, which produces more than 20 petroleum products and supplies the Russian army. The strike sparked a fire at the site.
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π₯Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces destroyed Russian Buk-M1, Buk-M2, and Tor-M2 air defense systems worth an estimated $60 million over three days.
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November 29, 2025 70 events π₯ 4 β 1 βΈ
π₯Ukraine's military struck the Afipsky Oil Refinery in Krasnodar Krai, one of southern Russia's largest refineries, overnight on Nov. 29. The strike targeted a key logistics hub that supplies diesel fuel and aviation kerosene to Russian forces fighting in Ukraine. Explosions were recorded followed by a fire covering roughly 250 square meters.
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π₯Russian drones crossed into Moldovan territory, forcing the country to temporarily close its airspace.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck two Russian shadow fleet oil tankers (KAIRO and VIRAT) in the Black Sea with modernized Sea Baby USVs.
βNaval drones struck the Caspian Pipeline Consortium's marine terminal in Novorossiysk on November 29, forcing the facility to suspend oil shipments after seriously damaging mooring point two (SMP-2).
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π₯Two people were killed and 38 were injured in a Russian strike on Kyiv overnight on Nov. 29, which left almost half of the city without electricity.
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November 30, 2025 78 events π₯ 4 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯Russian attacks in Donetsk Oblast killed 2 people and injured 5 others.
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π₯Russian strikes in Kharkiv Oblast damaged residential buildings and a post truck, injuring 4 people.
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π₯Russian forces carried out over 30 strikes on 19 settlements in Sumy Oblast using guided aerial bombs and drones, damaging homes. No casualties were reported.
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π₯Russian forces captured approximately 505 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory in November, representing about a 90% increase compared to October's gains.
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π€Ukrainian delegation led by National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov met with U.S. officials including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner at Witkoff's private gold club in Hallandale Beach, Florida to discuss peace negotiations aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine war.
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πTwo Nigerian citizens fighting for Russia, Hamzat Kazeen Kolawole (42) and Mbah Stephen Udoka (37), were killed in late November during an assault on Ukrainian positions in Luhansk Oblast. Both were killed by a drone strike and their bodies were discovered by Ukrainian intelligence.
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π₯Ukrainian drones struck a Lukoil oil refinery in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod Oblast in November. Over 50 Ukrainian-made drones, including Bober and FPV-1 models, were used in the joint operation conducted by HUR, the Armed Forces, and the Special Operations Forces.
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π₯Russia launched attacks on Azerbaijan's energy infrastructure in Ukraine, including strikes on the Azerbaijani embassy in Kyiv.
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βοΈUkraine placed Alexander Butyagin on the international wanted list in November 2025 for leading unauthorized archaeological expeditions in Crimea since 2014.
βοΈUkraine issued an international arrest warrant for Alexander Butiagin for conducting illegal excavations in Crimea.
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December 2025 (2,663 events)
December 1, 2025 38 events π₯ 4 π΄ 1 βΈ
π΄Russian forces captured the city of Siversk in northern Donetsk Oblast after Ukrainian brigades, battle-hardened but degraded due to lack of infantry replenishment and targeted drone teams, were unable to hold the line.
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π₯A National Guard serviceman was killed in Kyiv in December 2025 by one of two explosions set off in an isolated incident.
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π₯Ukrainian defense forces struck 128 Russian air defense systems and radar stations using unmanned systems in December 2025, the highest number in a single month.
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π₯Russia launched a cyberattack on Poland's energy infrastructure in late December 2025, bringing the country very close to a blackout.
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π₯A failed cyberattack on several power-generating facilities in Poland occurred in the last days of 2025.
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ποΈThe Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office has documented over 1,400 civilian killings in Bucha District, including 637 in Bucha itself. Among the victims were 37 children.
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π’ACLED reported around 78,000 people killed in Ukraine this year.
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π₯At the end of December 2025, Russian forces launched an artillery strike on Kherson's combined heat and power plant causing significant damage.
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π’Leonid Volkov sent a private message in late December welcoming the apparent death of Denis Kapustin, commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps, calling him a 'Nazi' and a 'gift to Kremlin propaganda'.
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π’Leonid Volkov disparaged senior Ukrainian officials in his message, expressing hope for the imprisonment of Kyrylo Budanov, Andriy Yermak, and Mykhailo Podolyak.
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December 1, 2025 281 events π₯ 4 π€ 1 βΈ
π€Ukraine's Foreign Ministry responded to Kazakhstan's criticism of a drone strike on a Russian oil terminal, stating that Ukrainian operations focus only on countering Russia's full-scale invasion.
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π₯A Russian ballistic missile struck an industrial area in Dnipro, hitting a car service station and nearby businesses. The attack killed 4 people and injured 40, with 11 in serious condition.
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π₯A Russian attack on the dry cargo vessel CENK M, flying the Turkish flag, influenced some shipowners' decisions on calling at Ukrainian ports regarding war-risk insurance.
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π₯Drones attacked the Russian republic of Dagestan overnight on December 1, damaging buildings and cars near the Dagdizel machine-building plant in Kaspiysk.
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π₯Russian drone strike in Zaporizhzhia Oblast killed 1 person and injured 3 others.
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December 2, 2025 65 events π₯ 2 π‘οΈ 2 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯The oil tanker Midvolga-2, travelling from Russia to Georgia, was attacked in the Black Sea approximately 120 km off TΓΌrkiye's coast.
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π‘οΈUkrainian General Staff reported that in Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, the defense forces are holding the northern part of the city along the railway line.
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π‘οΈVovchansk in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv Oblast endured a Russian occupation until it was liberated in the 2022 autumn Ukrainian counter-offensive, then later saw heavy fighting again after Russia began a new push in May 2024.
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π€U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Dec. 2.
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π₯Two sanctioned tankers Kairos and Virat caught fire in the Black Sea off TΓΌrkiye's coast as a result of external strikes, later confirmed as a special operation by the Security Service of Ukraine.
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December 3, 2025 82 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian drones struck the Dmitrievka oil depot in Russia's Tambov Oblast, causing a fire to break out. The facility is used to supply the Russian army.
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π₯Overnight on Dec. 3, fuel reservoirs were damaged in Voronezh Oblast when four drones were detected and destroyed in two districts.
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π₯A technical observation post on the MSP-4 offshore platform in the Black Sea was hit, with an unknown number of personnel killed and radio equipment on the Sivash drilling rig damaged.
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π₯Ukrainian drone pilot reported that Russian infiltration groups continue to advance through Pokrovsk, with Ukrainian positions mostly cut off and resupplied only by drone.
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π₯Russian strike shut down Naftogaz's combined heat and power plant in Kherson, injuring energy workers.
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December 4, 2025 79 events π₯ 2 π‘οΈ 2 ποΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) destroyed a Russian MiG-29 fighter jet using long-range drones at Kacha air base near Sevastopol in Russian-occupied Crimea.
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ποΈUkraine's lethal and non-lethal military procurement agencies will merge into one unified agency under the Defense Ministry starting January 1, going against NATO's previous recommendations to keep them separate.
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π₯Ukraine's Armed Forces struck more than 50 fuel and military-industrial infrastructure sites in Russia during autumn 2025, with damage confirmed at 13 locations using satellite imagery from Planet Labs.
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π‘οΈUkrainian units continue to hold northern Pokrovsk despite intense fighting, actively blocking Russian attempts to amass assault infantry groups and advance around Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad.
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π‘οΈUkraine's General Staff refuted Russian claims about capturing Dobropillia in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, stating a Russian sabotage group briefly infiltrated but was eliminated and the village remains under Ukrainian control.
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December 5, 2025 59 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Russian troops reportedly shot dead a Ukrainian Armed Forces soldier who had surrendered in the Siversk direction, near Svyato-Pokrovske village.
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π₯Ukrainian drones destroyed 70% of fuel tanks at Russia's Temryuk Seaport in a Dec 5 attack, causing a large fire at the facility handling liquefied natural gas used to supply Russian military.
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π₯Ukraine's General Staff confirmed that Russia's Syzran oil refinery was struck in a Ukrainian drone attack on Dec. 5, causing operations to halt.
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π₯Russian forces captured and executed 5 Ukrainian POWs in Zaporizhzhia Oblast during what appears to be a chaotic Ukrainian withdrawal.
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π₯Ukraine's military intelligence agency HUR reported that its drones destroyed a Russian Su-24 tactical bomber and hit other military targets in occupied Crimea as part of eight "accurate strikes".
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December 6, 2025 61 events π₯ 3 π§ 2 βΈ
π₯Russia launched 653 Shahed-type attack drones, 36 cruise missiles, and 17 ballistic missiles at targets across Ukraine in a mass overnight attack on December 6.
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π₯Ukrainian drones struck the Ryazan Oil Refinery overnight on Dec. 5-6, marking the ninth such strike on the refinery this year.
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π₯Ukraine's General Staff claimed a strike on the Alchevsk Metallurgical Plant in Russian-occupied Luhansk Oblast, a facility that produces artillery shells for the Russian army.
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π§Ukrainian hackers from BO Team, working with Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR), launched a cyberattack on Russian logistics company Eltrans+, deleting 165 terabytes of data, taking down over 700 computers and servers, and wiping accounts of over 1,000 users.
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π§The cyberattack on Eltrans+ also deleted surveillance footage and cargo declarations. Eltrans+ is involved in delivering sanctioned goods and electronic components from China used by the Russian military-industrial complex.
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December 7, 2025 69 events π₯ 3 π’ 1 β‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Unidentified drones struck Russia's Rostov and Saratov oblasts overnight on Dec 7, with reports of explosions near an airfield and oil depot in the city of Engels in Saratov Oblast.
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π₯Russian drone strike in Sloviansk killed one person and wounded eight others, damaging seven high-rise buildings, 12 houses, three non-residential premises, and six cars.
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π₯Russia struck the Pechenihy water reservoir dam in Kharkiv Oblast, forcing a traffic closure on the site's roadway.
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π’Donald Trump Jr. said his father may walk away from Ukraine if Kyiv does not strike a peace deal with Russia, and criticized Ukraine for corruption during remarks at the Doha Forum in Qatar.
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β‘οΈRussian forces advanced near the settlement of Yampil in Kramatorsk district, Donetsk Oblast.
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December 8, 2025 74 events π₯ 3 π 1 π΄ 1 βΈ
π₯Russia carried out 3 air strikes using guided aerial bombs on Zaporizhzhia and Vilniansk on Dec. 8, injuring at least 15 people including 4 in serious condition.
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πThe General Staff reported on Dec. 8 that Russia has lost approximately 1,181,680 troops in Ukraine since February 24, 2022, including 810 casualties over the past day.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck an ammunition depot near the village of Chmyrivka in Luhansk Oblast.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck a drone depot in the city of Donetsk in Donetsk Oblast.
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π΄Two soldiers from Ukraine's 67th Separate Mechanized Brigade captured six Russian servicemen during a combat search operation in the Oleksandrivka sector.
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December 9, 2025 76 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 β‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian Special Operations Forces struck the Yug military transport enterprise in occupied Luhansk Oblast, destroying fuel tanks with about 6,000 cubic meters of fuel.
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π₯A drone struck a residential building in Cheboksary, Chuvashia Republic, damaging multiple buildings and injuring at least 14 people.
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βοΈUkrainian forces have reclaimed approximately 13 square kilometers of Pokrovsk since mid-November, out of the city's total 29 square kilometers.
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β‘οΈRussian forces recently advanced south of Zarichne east of Lyman and west of Serednie northwest of Lyman.
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π₯Russia launched a substantial strike with 704 missiles and drones total, including 653 drones and 51 missiles (3 Kinzhal, 34 Kh-101/Iskander-K/Kalibr, 14 Iskander-M/KN-23).
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December 10, 2025 60 events π₯ 3 β 1 β‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian Sea Baby naval drones struck a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the Black Sea, causing critical damage.
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π₯Ukrainian troops in Myrnohrad rely on a dangerous 'gray zone' corridor between Rivne and Krasnyi Lyman for rotation and supplies as Russian forces attempt to cut the last remaining roads.
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π₯A chemical production facility PJSC Acron in Veliky Novgorod reportedly came under a drone attack, located over 550 km northwest of Moscow.
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βUkraine's Security Service (SBU) used Sea Baby naval drones to strike the Comoros-flagged oil tanker Dashan in the Black Sea, critically damaging the ship.
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β‘οΈRussian troops attempted a mechanized attack on Pokrovsk on December 10, taking advantage of foggy winter weather.
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December 11, 2025 90 events π₯ 2 π‘οΈ 1 π΄ 1 ποΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Russia launched a combined missile and drone attack against Kremenchuk in Poltava Oblast overnight on December 11, targeting energy facilities. Air defense shot down many targets but falling debris and direct hits caused fires at energy infrastructure.
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π₯SBU drones struck an oil platform at the Filanovsky field in the Caspian Sea.
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π‘οΈLuhansk Oblast is almost entirely under Russian control, while Ukrainian forces hold roughly 6,600 square kilometers in Donetsk Oblast including the key cities of Sloviansk and Kramatorsk.
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π΄The Kremlin announced that Russian troops had seized full control of Siversk, though Ukrainian officials and military analysts denied this claim.
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ποΈA new nationwide study by East Europe Foundation found that 76% of civil society organizations in Ukraine continue working despite insufficient financial resources, with 76.2% reporting a lack of financial resources.
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December 12, 2025 73 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 β‘οΈ 1 βΈ
βοΈUkrainian forces launched a counter-offensive recapturing approximately 2/3 of Kupyansk including high-rise district and villages Radkovka, Kondrashovka, Holubovka, and Mirovoe, cutting off 200+ Russian troops.
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π₯Ukraine's SBU struck Russia's Vladimir Filanovsky oil production platform in the Caspian Sea for the second time this week using long-range drones operated by the Alpha special operations unit.
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π₯Ukrainian drones struck the Slavneft-Yanos oil refinery causing a big fire and shutdown.
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β‘οΈUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the Kupiansk front and recorded a video beside the city's half-destroyed entrance sign, congratulating Ukraine's Ground Forces on their special day.
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π₯Ukrainian drones conducted a follow-up strike on the same Lukoil offshore oil rig in the Caspian Sea.
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December 13, 2025 56 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Oil refinery in Uryupisnk hit by Ukrainian drones, causing fires.
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π₯Russian forces struck nine settlements in Kharkiv Oblast, injuring nine people including six in Pavlivka village and three in Merefa town.
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π₯A Russian strike in Sumy Oblast injured a 76-year-old woman in the Seredyna-Buda community.
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π₯On Dec. 13, Russia attacked the Turkish cargo ship Viva in the Black Sea while it was en route to Egypt carrying sunflower oil. The ship had 11 Turkish crew members aboard with no casualties reported.
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π₯Russian forces disguised themselves in civilian clothes during advances, a move that violates the laws of war.
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December 14, 2025 77 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian underwater drone breached the defended naval port of Novorossiysk and seriously damaged a Russian guided missile submarine, marking the first such attack in military history.
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π₯Attacks on oil refinery and transformer station caused fires.
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π₯Russian missile attack caused serious damage to local engineering infrastructure in Belgorod Oblast
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck two fuel depots in occupied Crimea as part of a large-scale attack on Russian military and oil facilities.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck a power station in Smolensk.
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December 15, 2025 104 events π₯ 3 π’ 2 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the Astrakhan gas processing plant during overnight operations on Dec 15, targeting a key enterprise in Russia's oil and gas industry that produces sulfur used for explosives.
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π₯SBU drones struck a Russian offshore oil production platform at the Korchagin oil and gas condensate field in the Caspian Sea for the third time in a week, damaging critical equipment and forcing operations to halt.
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π’An officer from the military program at Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology pitched one-year military contracts to struggling students during a physics lecture, promising service in drone units at least 20 kilometers from the front line, a five-million-ruble signing bonus, and the right to return to studies after one year.
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π’Administrators at Belgorod State Technological University held meetings with students regarding one-year military contracts, reporting that some students began preparing necessary paperwork afterward.
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π₯Approximately 120 Russian troops remain encircled in the Kupiansk area as of mid-December, according to Viktor Tregubov, head of communications for Ukraine's Joint Forces.
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December 16, 2025 76 events π₯ 4 βοΈ 1 βΈ
βοΈUkrainian forces including Khartiya Brigade conducted assaults cutting off Russian forces in Kupyansk, trapping approximately 200 Russian soldiers in the city center and recapturing the Yubileyniy district.
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π₯Attack on oil refinery caused explosions and fires.
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π₯Russian attacks in Donetsk Oblast killed 1 person and injured 4 others.
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π₯Russian forces attacked 18 settlements in Sumy Oblast 30 times overnight using artillery, mortars, FPV drones, UAVs, and guided aerial bombs, injuring an 18-year-old boy.
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π₯Attack on Nikolaevskskaya fuel storage base in Rostov.
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December 17, 2025 83 events βοΈ 2 π₯ 2 βοΈ 1 βΈ
βοΈThe Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detained a Ukrainian soldier accused of spying for Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB), who allegedly helped coordinate drone and missile strikes on Ukrainian military warehouses.
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βοΈThe FSB recruited the suspect through Telegram channels where he urged Ukrainians to surrender to Russia, and offered money and evacuation to relatives in Russia in exchange for cooperation.
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π₯Jet-propelled drone attack on targets in Bataisk.
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π₯A separate strike in Zaporizhzhia Oblast injured one woman.
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βοΈThe SBU's military counterintelligence exposed the plan, detained the suspect at his workplace, and seized a smartphone and laptop used to communicate with his FSB handler.
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December 18, 2025 91 events π₯ 3 βοΈ 1 π’ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) struck the Belbek airbase near Sevastopol in occupied Crimea using long-range drones operated by the Alpha unit, destroying or damaging air defense equipment worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
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π₯Ukrainian drones reportedly struck an oil tanker (or cargo ship, per conflicting reports) in the Port of Rostov-on-Don overnight on Dec. 18.
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π₯Chemical plant set on fire following attack.
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βοΈUkrainian Third Army Corps counterattacked near Lyman city, destroying what they described as an entire Russian regiment of roughly 2,000 troops.
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π’An analysis by Georgian lawyer Archil Jangirashvili discusses whether Russian society bears moral and political responsibility for Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, arguing that the narrative of Russian society as merely frightened and silenced functions as part of Russia's hybrid warfare ecosystem.
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December 19, 2025 78 events π₯ 3 π€ 2 βΈ
π₯Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) struck a Russian shadow fleet tanker in the Mediterranean Sea with a drone on Dec. 19, marking the first such attack of its kind.
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π₯Putin claimed Russian troops have fully occupied Kupiansk, a strategically important city in Kharkiv Oblast.
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π€European leaders agreed on Dec. 19 to provide a 90-billion-euro loan to Ukraine covering two-thirds of its needs for 2026-2027, with 30 billion euros for budget support and 60 billion euros for military needs.
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π€Polish President Nawrocki previously met with Zelenskyy in Warsaw on December 19, during which they discussed national memory issues between Ukraine and Poland.
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π₯Attack on air defense radars, An-26 and MiG-31 aircraft at Kacha airfield.
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December 20, 2025 53 events π₯ 3 π 2 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian long-range drones struck two Russian Su-27 fighter jets at Belbek airfield in Crimea.
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πRussian attacks in Donetsk Oblast killed one person in the village of Manky and injured two others.
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πRussia has lost approximately 1,195,610 troops in Ukraine since the full-scale invasion began on Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,090 casualties over the past day.
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π₯Power transformer station in Aksai attacked.
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π₯Gas pipeline Tsentralna Asia Tsentr possibly damaged in attack.
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December 21, 2025 45 events π₯ 2 π₯ 1 βοΈ 1 π€ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian drones struck the Tamanneftegaz oil terminal in Volna, Krasnodar Krai, damaging a pipeline, two piers/ship berths, and two docked ships. The strike triggered a large-scale fire that spread over 1,000 square meters and engulfed one ship and the tank farm area.
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βοΈUkrainian troops are actively working to push Russian forces back into Russian territory in Hrabovske.
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π€Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he expected a full report on the Miami talks outcome and that negotiators were discussing timelines for implementing peace agreement aspects.
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π₯Russian strikes in Kharkiv Oblast damaged seven private houses, one residential building, and a recreation center across multiple settlements.
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π₯Russian attacks damaged three administrative buildings and eleven houses across several districts in Donetsk Oblast.
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December 22, 2025 62 events π₯ 4 π‘οΈ 1 βΈ
π₯Four armored columns from Russia's 155th Marine Infantry Brigade attacked positions held by 1st Corps Azov near Dobropillia.
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π₯On December 22, 2025, Ukrainian military intelligence struck the Tamanneftegas sea oil terminal, damaging equipment and causing a major fire.
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π₯Russia launched a mass aerial attack on Ukraine overnight using 635 drones, 35 Kh-101 and Iskander-K cruise missiles, and three Kinzhal hypersonic missiles; Ukrainian defenses intercepted 587 drones and 34 missiles.
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π₯Ukrainian drones reportedly struck the Stavrolen petrochemical plant in Budyonnovsk, Stavropol Krai, overnight on Dec. 22, with photos and videos showing large flames at the facility.
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π‘οΈUkrainian forces repelled the Russian armored assault, destroying 4 tanks and hitting 6 others, plus destroying 6 BMPs, an APC, an ATV and an MTLB using mines, artillery, mortars and FPV drones.
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December 23, 2025 74 events π₯ 2 β‘οΈ 2 βοΈ 1 βΈ
π₯A civilian vessel flying the Lebanese flag and carrying Ukrainian soybeans was damaged in Odesa port due to a nighttime Russian attack.
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π₯A fire broke out at a ship repair facility in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, specifically at the Sibirsky Zaton area near the Volga River. A crane vessel caught fire while the facility was carrying out work, with fuel burning over 100 square meters and a risk of spreading to an adjacent floating crane.
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βοΈOver the past week, 3rd Assault Brigade conducted urban clearance operations and cleared most of the city of Russian infiltrators using house-to-house fighting with drone and artillery support.
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β‘οΈZSU forces evacuated the long-held town of Siviersk.
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β‘οΈMost Ukrainian troops were pushed out of Myrnohrad, leaving Russian control limited and the area a gray zone; some Ukrainian elements may remain.
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December 24, 2025 56 events π₯ 3 π₯ 1 π 1 βΈ
π₯Two Russian police officers involved in the torture of Ukrainian POWs were killed in an explosion in Moscow, with a third person also dying in the blast.
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π₯Ukraine struck a synthetic rubber factory in Efremov, Tula Oblast overnight on Dec. 24.
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π₯Russian troops destroyed all infrastructure in Hrabovske village, Sumy Oblast, leaving abandoned homes and no economic activity
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πRussia has lost approximately 1,200,370 troops in Ukraine since the full-scale invasion began on Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,090 casualties over the past day.
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π₯Russia's Defense Ministry claimed its air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 132 Ukrainian drones between 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. Moscow time on Dec. 24.
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December 25, 2025 38 events π₯ 4 β 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian drones from the SBU's Alpha Special Operations Center struck the Temryuk Seaport in Krasnodar Krai, hitting oil storage tanks and causing a fire that spread across 2,000 square meters.
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π₯Ukrainian drones struck the Orenburg gas processing plant, world's largest gas chemical complex, causing fires and partially suspending operations.
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π₯Ukraine's Air Force struck the Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery in Russia's Rostov Oblast using U.K.-supplied Storm Shadow missiles.
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βThe US Coast Guard attempted to stop the Bella-1 tanker in the Caribbean in late December, but the crew refused orders, changed course, and triggered a chase during which they painted a Russian flag on the hull.
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π₯Russian strikes in Sumy Oblast injured four people over the past day, including a 17-year-old girl.
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December 26, 2025 49 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces struck power transmission stations in Volgograd.
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π₯Russian drones damaged a locomotive and freight car near Kovel train station in Volyn Oblast.
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π₯Russia launched 99 drones and one Iskander ballistic missile at Ukraine overnight, with Ukrainian air defenses intercepting 73 drones.
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π₯A drone strike on a five-story residential building in Chernihiv killed an 80-year-old woman and injured ten others, including three children.
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π₯Russian attacks in Kherson Oblast killed one person and injured six people over the past day.
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December 27, 2025 62 events π₯ 3 π 1 β‘οΈ 1 βΈ
πRussian soldiers executed two unarmed Ukrainian POWs on Dec. 27 in the village of Shakhove near Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast. One POW was forced to partially undress at gunpoint before both were shot.
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π₯Russian forces launched an attack on energy infrastructure in Kyiv Oblast, specifically affecting the Vyshhorod district.
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π₯Russia launched a mass combined missile and drone attack on Kyiv overnight on Dec 27, using Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, Iskander ballistic missiles, and Kalibr cruise missiles shortly before 2 a.m.
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π₯Russian forces conducted an unsuccessful company-sized mechanized assault in the Dobropillya direction, losing one tank, six AFVs, and an armored vehicle-launched bridge.
β‘οΈRussian troops deployed additional reserves in an attempt to fully encircle Myrnohrad, which has seen fierce fighting in recent weeks.
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December 28, 2025 77 events π₯ 4 π΄ 1 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces attacked the Yuganskneftegaz oil refinery in Syzran, causing explosions and fires.
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π΄Russian infantry infiltrated to the center of Hulyaipole following the Ukrainian abandonment of the command post, seizing abandoned equipment including mobile phones, documents, and computers.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck radars and a sea drone launch site in Chernomorske, Crimea.
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π₯Russian troops fired artillery at the Kherson Thermal Power Plant, causing significant damage. One staff member was injured and hospitalized.
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π₯Ukrainian military struck a repair unit from the 1435th Motor Rifle Regiment near Antratsyt in Luhansk Oblast.
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December 29, 2025 103 events π₯ 3 π΄ 1 π 1 βΈ
π΄Ukrainian forces lost control of the city of Siversk to Russian forces due to shortages of ground troops and drone support, following the collapse of defenses by the 54th and 10th Brigades.
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πZelensky said Russia's territorial gains of roughly 3,000 square kilometers per year came at a cost of about 400,000 Russian casualties over the past year and roughly 31,000 killed each month.
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π₯Heavy fighting continues in Huliaipole as Russian forces attempt to capture the city using infiltration tactics, with Ukrainian and Russian troops sometimes positioned on the same street.
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π₯Russian forces have been storming Pokrovsk, Myrnohrad and other settlements for 17 months as part of their offensive in Donetsk Oblast.
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π₯Explosions reported at Khanskaya military airfield near Maykop, Russia, with air defenses engaged.
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December 30, 2025 60 events π₯ 5 βΈ
π₯Ukrainian forces attacked a fuel storage site in Tuapse on the Black Sea coast, causing fires and explosions.
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π₯Russia attacked port infrastructure in Odesa Oblast on December 30, damaging facilities at the ports of Pivdennyi and Chornomorsk.
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π₯Russian shelling in Kharkiv Oblast killed a 68-year-old man and damaged several houses.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck a Russian drone storage facility at Donetsk Airport in Russian-occupied Donetsk Oblast.
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π₯Ukraine's military reportedly struck an oil depot in the Russian-occupied community of Rovenky in Luhansk Oblast, with photos and videos showing large flames at the facility.
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December 31, 2025 272 events π 2 π₯ 2 π’ 1 βΈ
πMeduza investigation reveals that Western estimates of 50,000 Russian casualties per month are likely inflated due to a bookkeeping lag from missing soldiers declared dead by court order retroactively, rather than actual battlefield losses. Current irreversible Russian losses are estimated at approximately 900 per day (about 27,000 per month).
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π’Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered a New Year address from Kyiv, stating Ukraine will not accept a peace deal that compromises the country's survival despite being exhausted after 1,407 days of full-scale war.
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πRussia has deliberately executed at least 337 Ukrainian prisoners of war as of the end of 2025, according to Ukraine's Human Rights Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets.
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π₯Ukrainian forces struck an air defense radar and special operations base in Olenivka, Donetsk region.
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π₯Eight settlements in Kharkiv Oblast came under Russian fire over the past day (December 31).
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π€The EU imposed sanctions on 41 more vessels in Russia's shadow fleet in late December.
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π₯Russia carried out a major wave of strikes targeting Ukraine's power generation and heating infrastructure since late December.
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π₯Russia attacked port infrastructure in Odesa Oblast, with damage recorded at facilities in the ports of Pivdennyi and Chornomorsk.
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βοΈThe operation confirmed the existence of serious gaps in the enemy's frontline defence system, with the enemy not expecting active operations by Ukrainian intelligence operatives deep inside its positions and being unable to mount effective resistance in the rear.
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βοΈAleksandr Butyagin was detained in December 2025 at a hotel in Warsaw during a lecture tour in Europe.
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βοΈNATO fighter jets patrolling Baltic airspace were scrambled three times in early December to identify and escort Russian aircraft.
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π₯Ukraine has confirmed the loss of three F-16 fighter jets in action.
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π¦Denmark has promised to supply 19 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine.
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π¦Belgium said it would provide its F-16 jets to Ukraine sooner than the original 2028 deadline.
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