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2025 Timeline

86,772 events across 17 months. Sorted chronologically, grouped by day.

2025 Monthly Breakdown

Invalid Date: 20 events 20 2025 January 2025: 11,188 events 11188 Jan February 2025: 9,045 events 9045 Feb March 2025: 7,064 events 7064 Mar April 2025: 7,340 events 7340 Apr May 2025: 6,930 events 6930 May June 2025: 6,627 events 6627 Jun July 2025: 7,093 events 7093 Jul August 2025: 5,800 events 5800 Aug September 2025: 6,921 events 6921 Sep October 2025: 6,742 events 6742 Oct November 2025: 5,941 events 5941 Nov December 2025: 6,050 events 6050 Dec Invalid Date: 4 events 4 2025-ea Invalid Date: 1 events 1 2025-Q1 Invalid Date: 1 events 1 2025-xx Invalid Date: 5 events 5 2025-XX

Full War Density

Invalid Date: 1 events Feb 22: 4098 events Mar 22: 14396 events Apr 22: 12590 events May 22: 11521 events Jun 22: 10413 events Jul 22: 10378 events Aug 22: 9930 events Sep 22: 10987 events Oct 22: 12580 events Nov 22: 6935 events Dec 22: 7396 events Aug 23: 5 events Invalid Date: 2 events Invalid Date: 1 events Invalid Date: 26 events Invalid Date: 12 events Dec 01: 1 events Invalid Date: 3 events Invalid Date: 2 events Invalid Date: 6 events Invalid Date: 14 events Invalid Date: 2 events Invalid Date: 1 events Invalid Date: 42 events Invalid Date: 1 events Dec 22: 3 events Jan 23: 9546 events 2023 Feb 23: 9655 events Mar 23: 9137 events Apr 23: 9332 events May 23: 9682 events Jun 23: 10595 events Jul 23: 10061 events Aug 23: 9136 events Sep 23: 9214 events Oct 23: 10972 events Nov 23: 10913 events Dec 23: 11777 events Aug 24: 1 events Invalid Date: 4 events Invalid Date: 24 events Invalid Date: 57 events Invalid Date: 4 events Dec 23: 2 events Jan 24: 16050 events 2024 Feb 24: 14676 events Mar 24: 14825 events Apr 24: 13247 events May 24: 11766 events Jun 24: 12512 events Jul 24: 12732 events Aug 24: 11192 events Sep 24: 12401 events Oct 24: 13318 events Nov 24: 13714 events Dec 24: 14225 events Invalid Date: 1 events Invalid Date: 9 events Invalid Date: 1 events Invalid Date: 20 events Jan 25: 11188 events 2025 Feb 25: 9045 events Mar 25: 7064 events Apr 25: 7340 events May 25: 6930 events Jun 25: 6627 events Jul 25: 7093 events Aug 25: 5800 events Sep 25: 6921 events Oct 25: 6742 events Nov 25: 5941 events Dec 25: 6050 events Invalid Date: 4 events Invalid Date: 1 events Invalid Date: 1 events Invalid Date: 5 events Jan 26: 8815 events 2026 Feb 26: 9982 events Mar 26: 10262 events Apr 26: 8167 events May 26: 6598 events
86,772
Total Events
17
Months
424
Active Days
205
Avg/Day
Top types: 💥 10828 ⚔️ 570 🛡️ 2548 ✈️ 1459 ⚓ 129
Top oblasts: Donetsk (1697)Kharkiv (1240)Zaporizhzhia (994)Sumy (983)Dnipropetrovsk (893)

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January 1, 2025 20 events ▸
💥Russian first-person-view drones, including fiber-optic variants, controlled all entrances to Pokrovsk from the sky by early summer 2025. Primary
🔥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. Primary
🏗️Plans 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'. Primary
🏗️A bunker chapel was built on the Krasny Liman front line in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region. Primary
🏗️Late last year, Lithuania experienced a series of mass crossings by helium weather balloons from Belarus loaded with contraband cigarettes, forcing airport and border closures. Primary
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January 2025 (11,188 events)

January 1, 2025 81 events ▸
💥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. Primary ⚔️Ukrainian forces advanced into Zaporizhzhia Oblast, pushing Russian forces away from Novoiehorivka, Novoivanivka, Pavlivka and other settlements Primary
🛡️In 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.
⚖️Germany'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. Primary
💥A Ukrainian "kamikaze" drone attack killed freelance reporter Alexander Martemyanov while he was traveling on a highway in occupied eastern Ukraine. Primary
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⚖️A senior sector inspector of a district department in Cherkasy region was notified of suspicion for causing a fatal road accident in January 2025. The officer was driving at night, exceeding the speed limit, and struck a local resident (born 1958) who was crossing the road in an unauthorized location. The victim died at the scene.
💥Russian soldier Vladimir Ivanov executed two surrendering Ukrainian POWs during an ambush in Kursk Oblast in January 2025. Primary
💥The Azerbaijani embassy in Kyiv was damaged during three separate Russian attacks. Primary
📊Stanislav 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.
📊Maksym Nelipa, Ukrainian actor and serviceman, was wounded on the frontline in January 2025 and underwent several surgeries in Dnipro before returning to active duty.
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🤝Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev accused Russia of deliberately hitting the Azerbaijani embassy in Kyiv during Russian attacks, while Moscow denied the allegation. Primary
January 1, 2025 930 events ▸
⚔️Ukrainian forces began localized counterattacks south of Pokrovsk near Shevchenko, Pishchane, Kotlyne, and Nadiivka. Primary 🏗️Russian gas ceased flowing through Ukrainian territory as of January 1, 2025 after Ukraine did not renew its transit contract. Primary 🏗️Ukraine terminated Russian natural gas transit through its territory on Jan. 1, ending a transit agreement that had been in place. Primary
💥Russia launched approximately 48,600 aerial attacks on Ukraine since the start of 2025, including nearly 27,700 aerial bombs, 11,200 Shahed drones, approximately 9,000 other types of attack drones, and over 700 missiles. Primary
🏗️Russia'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. Primary
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January 2, 2025 165 events ▸
💥Ukrainian forces conducted a missile strike, possibly with HIMARS, against a Russian military command post in Ivanovskoye, Kursk Oblast. Primary 💥Russian forces continued offensive operations near Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast from December 31 to January 2. Primary 💥A Russian attack killed one person in the city of Mirnohrad in Donetsk Oblast. Primary
💥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. Primary
➡️North Korean forces transferred to positions near Ulanok, Fantasiyevka, and Cherkasskaya Konopelka in Kursk Oblast. Primary View all 165 events in Event Explorer
January 3, 2025 220 events ▸
📊Russian forces executed three bound Ukrainian POWs near Neskuchne on January 3, and Ukraine announced an investigation Primary 💥Russian forces continued offensive operations near Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast on January 2-3 but did not make confirmed advances. Primary 💥Russian forces continued offensive operations near Bilohorivka, Chasiv Yar, Toretsk, and other locations in Donetsk Oblast. Primary 💥Russian forces conducted three missile strikes on a single residential building on the outskirts of Chernihiv City on January 3, killing one civilian. Primary 💥Russian forces continued attacks in the Dnipro direction including near Kozatskyi Island east of Kherson City. Primary View all 220 events in Event Explorer
January 4, 2025 202 events ▸
⚖️An 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.
📢Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated that if Europe is powerless, it will not survive, and emphasized making Europe strong again. Primary
💥Ukrainian forces struck a Novatek gas terminal at the Ust-Luga port in Leningrad Oblast with drones on the night of January 3 to 4. Primary 💥Geolocated footage published on January 4 indicated that Russian forces advanced in the fields northwest of Lozova during a roughly company-sized mechanized assault. Primary 💥Russia has stationed approximately 12,000 North Korean soldiers in the Kursk region to assist in ousting Ukrainian forces. Primary View all 202 events in Event Explorer
January 5, 2025 229 events ▸
💥Russian overnight drone strike hit a private four-story hospital in Kyiv, killing at least one person and injuring four others. The second floor was struck, damaging the inpatient ward. Primary ⚔️Russian forces counterattacked against intensified Ukrainian attacks southeast of Korenevo and north of Sudzha in Kursk Oblast on January 5. Primary ⚔️Russian forces repelled two Ukrainian counterattacks in the Zaporizhzhia direction on January 5 Primary 🛡️Russian forces attacked northeast of Kupyansk near Petropavlivka on January 4 and 5 but did not make confirmed advances. Primary 📊Zelensky reported that 3,800 North Korean personnel have been killed or wounded in Kursk Oblast - roughly a third of the reported 12,000 total North Korean personnel. Primary View all 229 events in Event Explorer
January 6, 2025 337 events ▸
💥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. Primary
📊More than 30 dolphins, including the endangered Azov species, died around the Kerch Strait following an oil spill from two Russian tankers. Primary
🛡️Russian forces repelled a Ukrainian roughly reduced platoon-sized mechanized assault near Berdin and attacks near Novosotnitsky Primary ➡️Russian forces continued offensive operations near Bilohorivka but did not make any confirmed advances Primary 🏴Russian forces seized Leonidovo northwest of Sudzha according to Russian milbloggers Primary View all 337 events in Event Explorer
January 7, 2025 332 events ▸
💥Ukrainian forces struck a command post of the Russian 810th Naval Infantry Brigade in Belaya, Kursk Oblast. Primary 💥Russian forces recently advanced in northwestern Toretsk along Kvitkova Street, reaching the northwestern administrative boundary of the settlement. Primary ➡️Russian forces recently advanced within eastern Lysivka, north of Vovkove, and northwest of Vozdvyzhenka in the Pokrovsk direction. Primary 🔥Ukrainian forces destroyed Russian air defense systems, including at least one Pantsir-S1 system, near occupied Pryvillya, Kherson Oblast. Primary 📊Ukraine's Special Operations Forces stated that Ukrainian forces killed 13 North Korean soldiers in Kursk Oblast. Primary View all 332 events in Event Explorer
January 8, 2025 369 events ▸
💥Ukrainian drones attacked an oil depot in Engels, Saratov Oblast, causing a large fire. The attack occurred overnight on January 8, 2025. Primary 🛡️Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (SSO) repelled a Russian assault in the Kursk region, destroying five armored vehicles including two tanks and eliminating four Russian soldiers, according to an SSO report. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces struck a command post of the Russian 8th Combined Arms Army in occupied Khartsyzk, Donetsk Oblast. Primary 💥Russian forces conducted a glide bomb strike against industrial infrastructure in Zaporizhzhia City, killing 13 people and injuring at least 63 people. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces destroyed 20 Russian tanks and armored vehicles during a mechanized assault in the Kupyansk direction. Primary View all 369 events in Event Explorer
January 9, 2025 372 events ▸
⚔️Ukrainian forces recently advanced northwest of Sudzha in Kursk Oblast, with geolocated footage showing advances in western Nikolayevka. Primary ➡️The Russian cargo ship Sparta II has been drifting near Tartus since Jan. 5 after departing from Baltiysk in Kaliningrad Oblast on Dec. 11. Primary 💥Russian forces continued limited ground attacks northeast of Kharkiv City near Starytsya and Vovchansk on January 8 and 9 but did not make any confirmed advances. Primary 🏴Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (SSO) captured a North Korean soldier as a POW in Kursk Oblast on January 9 - the first North Korean POW captured by Ukraine. Primary 📊North Korean troops fighting alongside Russian forces have suffered 4,000 casualties (killed and wounded), according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Primary View all 372 events in Event Explorer
January 10, 2025 414 events ▸
🏗️A fire in the village of Hatchina in the Leningrad region damaged businesses and may have caused an acetone spill. Primary 💥Ukrainian Neptune missiles supported by drones destroyed a Russian drone warehouse and possible assembly facility in Rostov region, causing large explosions and fires. Primary
🤝The Ministry of Defense reported the results of the 25th Ramstein format meeting, where agreements were reached including a $500 million US aid package and 30,000 drones from the UK. Minister Rustem Umerov stated that over 50 countries have united to support Ukraine, with total security assistance declared at more than $145 billion since the start of full-scale war.
✈️Ukrainian drones attacked Russian regions, causing fires and damage in Rostov, Leningrad, Voronezh, and Bryansk. Primary
💥HIMARS strike hit a Russian infantry brigade command post in Kursk region, coordinated with a Ukrainian mini-counteroffensive. Primary View all 414 events in Event Explorer
January 11, 2025 258 events ▸
🏴Ukrainian Airborne Assault Forces captured a second North Korean soldier as a POW in Kursk Oblast on an unspecified date. Primary
✈️Russian 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.
💥Fighting continued in multiple areas of Kursk Oblast - north of Sudzha near Cherkasskoye Porechnoye and Russkoye Porechnoye, northeast of Sudzha near Pogrebki, and southeast of Sudzha near Makhnovka. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces may have conducted a drone strike against the Tanevo plant at the Tatarstan Oil Refinery Complex in Nizhnekamsk, Republic of Tatarstan - authorities evacuated the facility and locals reported smoke. Primary 💥A Ukrainian drone crashed into two five-floor apartment buildings in Kotovsk, Tambov Oblast, Russia, causing minimal damage and three injuries from broken glass. Primary View all 258 events in Event Explorer
January 12, 2025 269 events ▸
📢Ukraine's 28th Mechanized Brigade reported that Russian troops in Toretsk, Donetsk Oblast have been dressing in civilian clothes to disguise their movements, which constitutes a violation of the laws of war. Primary
📢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.
🤝Ukraine and Poland exchanged lists of places for searching and exhuming victims of historical conflicts, with Ukrainian Deputy Minister Andrii Nadzhos confirming the step as part of ongoing diplomatic efforts. This exchange follows previous statements from Polish officials who had threatened to block Ukraine's EU accession until issues regarding the Volyn tragedy were resolved.
💥Ukrainian forces conducted a high-precision airstrike on the command post of Russia's 2nd Combined Arms Army in Novohrodivka, Donetsk Oblast. Primary 🏥Volunteers from Dobra Sprava and LOVE UA hosted an event at a community center shelter in Druzhkivka to entertain children and document their details for potential evacuation. Primary View all 269 events in Event Explorer
January 13, 2025 355 events ▸
💥Russian forces cut the T-0504 Pokrovsk-Kostyantynivka highway east of Pokrovsk and the T-0406 Pokrovsk-Mezhova highway southwest of Pokrovsk as part of efforts to envelop Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad. Primary ⚔️Ukrainian Special Operations Forces repelled a North Korean infantry assault in Kursk Oblast that lasted from morning until night. Primary 💥Russian forces established an unspecified crossing over the Oskil River between Kruhlyakivka and Senkove northeast of Borova. Primary 🏴Russian forces likely seized the remainder of Solone southwest of Pokrovsk. Primary 🏴Ukraine launched the first invasion of Russian territory since World War II in the Kursk region. Primary View all 355 events in Event Explorer
January 14, 2025 396 events ▸
💥Ukrainian forces launched a massive overnight strike targeting Russian military and industrial facilities with a range of up to 1,100 kilometers. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces conducted a large-scale series of drone and missile strikes against Russian military and defense industrial targets, including the Kristal oil storage facility near Engels-2 Air Base in Saratov Oblast. Primary ⚔️Ukrainian forces counterattacked southeast of Pokrovsk near Lysivka and Sukhyi Yar, south of Pokrovsk near Shevchenko, and southwest of Pokrovsk near Novovasylivka. Primary ➡️Russian forces advanced to the southwestern outskirts of Zvirove southwest of Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast. Primary ⚔️Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Sudzha, northwest of Sudzha near Nikolaevo-Darino and Pogrebki, and south of Sudzha near Makhnovka in Kursk Oblast. Primary View all 396 events in Event Explorer
January 15, 2025 457 events ▸
🤝Volodymyr Zelensky traveled to Poland and met with Donald Tusk after reaching a breakthrough agreement over World War II exhumations. Primary 💥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.💥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. Primary
📢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. Primary
➡️Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Ukrainian salient in Kursk Oblast but did not advance. Primary View all 457 events in Event Explorer
January 16, 2025 390 events ▸
📢U.S. Secretary of State nominee Marco Rubio said that both Russia and Ukraine would have to make concessions to achieve a ceasefire. Primary 📊ISW assessed that the entire North Korean contingent of roughly 12,000 personnel currently in Kursk Oblast may be killed or wounded by mid-April 2025 should North Korean forces continue to suffer from their current high loss rate. Primary ⚔️Ukrainian 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. Primary 💥Russian forces continued offensive operations northeast of Kharkiv City near Vovchansk and Tykhe but did not make any confirmed advances. Primary 💥Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Dnipro direction but did not make any confirmed advances. Primary View all 390 events in Event Explorer
January 17, 2025 281 events ▸
💥Russia struck Kryvyi Rih with ballistic missiles, killing three people and injuring others. Primary 🏴Russian forces seized Vremivka on January 17 as part of efforts to envelop Velyka Novosilka. Geolocated footage shows elements of the Russian 127th Motorized Rifle Division planting a flag in northwestern Vremivka. Primary 💥Fallen wreckage from downed Russian drones injured a 12-year-old boy in Kyiv Oblast, caused a fire in a cafe and boiler room covering 200 square meters, and broke windows in a nearby building. Primary 💥A Russian Molniya-1 drone hit the roadway in Kharkiv city, injuring three men aged 44, 46, and 48, and damaging five cars. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces struck an oil depot of the Kaluganeftprodukt joint-stock company near Lyudinovo, Kaluga Oblast on the night of January 17 to 18, causing a fire at the facility. Primary View all 281 events in Event Explorer
January 18, 2025 221 events ▸
💥Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) and other Ukrainian forces struck the state-owned March 8 oil depot in Tula Oblast, with reports of a fire at the facility. Primary 💥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. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces struck a Buk-M3 air defense system in occupied Donetsk Oblast. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces attacked oil depots in Russia's Tula and Kaluga oblasts overnight on Jan. 18. Primary 💥Ukrainian Special Operation Forces (SSO) and other Ukrainian forces struck an oil depot of the Kaluganeftprodukt JSC near Lyudinovo, Kaluga Oblast, causing a fire at the facility on the night of January 17 to 18. Primary View all 221 events in Event Explorer
January 19, 2025 257 events ▸
🔧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. Primary
✈️Russia 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. Primary
➡️Russian forces recently advanced south of Sudzha in the northwestern part of the Ukrainian salient in Kursk Oblast. Primary 💥Russian milbloggers claimed Russian forces advanced near Viktorovka northwest of Sudzha. Primary ➡️Russian forces recently seized Ivanivka and Terny northeast of Lyman and advanced further west of Ivanivka and south of Terny. Primary View all 257 events in Event Explorer
January 20, 2025 435 events ▸
🏗️China 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. Primary
💥A Ukrainian drone attack struck Kazan in Russia's Tatarstan republic, causing a fire in the Aviastroitelny district near the Kazan Aviation Plant. Primary ➡️Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Ukrainian salient in Kursk Oblast on January 20 but did not make any confirmed advances. Primary 📊Two North Korean soldiers were captured by Ukrainian forces in Kursk Oblast. One POW stated he arrived in Russia on a cargo ferry with over 100 soldiers. Primary 💥Russia conducted a glide bomb attack against the village of Zolochiv in Kharkiv Oblast, injuring a 14-year-old girl and damaging over 20 houses, outbuildings, and two cars. Primary View all 435 events in Event Explorer
January 21, 2025 409 events ▸
💥Ukrainian forces carried out a joint attack with the Unmanned Systems Forces and Special Operations Forces against the Smolensk Aviation Plant, with explosions reported on the facility's territory. Primary 🛡️Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled a mass assault by Russian troops near Kursk, resulting in the loss of a full Russian company.
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📊Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky published an interview with a captured North Korean soldier on January 20, 2025, detailing his background and experiences. Primary
📢President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at the World Economic Forum in Davos that at least 200,000 European soldiers would be required to serve as peacekeepers on Ukraine's eastern front for a peace deal to be enforced. Primary View all 409 events in Event Explorer
January 22, 2025 388 events ▸
📊Western officials reported that North Korean forces have suffered roughly 1,000 killed in action and 3,000 missing or wounded as of mid-January 2025, roughly 33-40 percent of the 11,000-12,000 total personnel already in Russia. Primary 🛡️Ukrainian forces recently recaptured lost positions near Toretsk. Primary
🏴Ukrainian Special Operations Forces recaptured a Russian-occupied position, eliminating several Russian soldiers and capturing one prisoner. Primary
📢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.
💥Ukrainian SSO published footage of North Korean forces massing for an infantry assault, reporting that Ukrainian forces killed 21 and wounded 40 North Korean soldiers during an eight-hour combat engagement. Primary View all 388 events in Event Explorer
January 23, 2025 420 events ▸
🏗️Ukraine's National Bank raised its key policy rate from 13.5% to 14.5% per annum starting January 24, 2025, citing the need to maintain foreign exchange market stability and control inflation expectations toward a 5% target. Primary 📊Russian forces executed at least six unarmed Ukrainian POWs in an unspecified area of Donetsk Oblast, with a seventh POW's fate unclear. Primary
📢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.
💥Russian forces continued attacks northwest of Sudzha near Pogrebki, Nikolskiy, and Krugkenkoye; and south of Sudzha near Kurilovka and Guyevo. Primary 💥Russian forces continued ground attacks in the Lyman direction near Zelena Dolyna, Novolyubivka, Yampolivka, Zarichne, Kuzmyne, and the Serebryanske forest area. Primary View all 420 events in Event Explorer
January 24, 2025 415 events ▸
💥Russian forces attacked Ukraine with Shahed-type attack drones overnight on January 24, 2025, resulting in at least two fatalities.
🔥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. Primary
💥Ukrainian SBU, SSO, and other Ukrainian forces struck the Kremniy El microelectronics plant in Bryansk City, which produces microcircuits and components for Russian weapons systems including Topol-M, Bulava, S-300, S-400 missiles and other systems. Primary 💥Russia launched a Shahed drone attack on Ukraine.🛡️Ukrainian forces continued counterattacking throughout the Kursk Oblast salient. Primary View all 415 events in Event Explorer
January 25, 2025 265 events ▸
💥Russian forces conducted offensive operations in Kursk Oblast near Nikolayevo-Darino, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye, Sudzha, Kurilovka, and Sverdlikovo. Primary 🤝Secretary of State Marco Rubio imposed a 90-day foreign aid freeze with immediate effect, including 'stop work' orders on existing projects. Primary 📊Maria Zaitseva, a 24-year-old Belarusian combat medic with the International Legion under Ground Forces, was killed near Pokrovsk one day after her 24th birthday. Primary 📢President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that military aid to Ukraine is not affected by the freeze, during a press conference with Moldovan President Maia Sandu. Primary 💥Russian forces continued offensive operations northeast of Lyman near Novolyubivka, Torske, and Zelena Dolyna on January 24 and 25. Primary View all 265 events in Event Explorer
January 26, 2025 303 events ▸
📢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.
💥Russian forces advanced northward along Tsentralana Street in northern Velyka Novosilka, with geolocated footage confirming the advance on January 26. Primary 💥Ukrainian General Staff reported elements of Ukraine's Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) and Unmanned Systems Forces struck the Ryazan Oil Refinery. Primary 🏴Russian forces captured Velyka Novoselivka in northern Donetsk region after Ukrainian defenders withdrew from the main town, though Ukraine retains control of western suburbs. Primary 💥Russian sources claimed Ukrainian forces unsuccessfully attempted to cross the Russian-Ukrainian international border towards Tetkino. Primary View all 303 events in Event Explorer
January 27, 2025 431 events ▸
💥Russian artillery attack injured five men aged 30-39 in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. The attack targeted an industrial facility, causing a fire that was later extinguished. Primary 💥Russian forces advanced along Myru and Horkoho streets in central Chasiv Yar according to geolocated footage. Primary
⚓Latvia 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. Primary
📢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.
🤝Hungary has consistently resisted tougher sanctions against Russia and increased European support for Ukraine. Primary View all 431 events in Event Explorer
January 28, 2025 409 events ▸
📢French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël 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.
💥Ukrainian forces conducted a drone strike at the Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez oil refinery in Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, causing a fire. Primary
⚖️Ukraine'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. Primary
📢Ukraine's economy minister attended the World Economic Forum in Davos and delivered remarks on the interconnectedness of global economy and Ukraine's stability, discussing military aid, economic sanctions, and Ukraine's economic strategy. Primary 📊Russian attack against Rodynske in Donetsk Oblast killed two people and injured one person in Pokrovsk. Primary View all 409 events in Event Explorer
January 29, 2025 353 events ▸
💥Ukrainian drones struck the Lukoil oil refinery in Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Four drones targeted the facility at around midnight local time, causing significant damage according to a HUR source. Primary
📢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. Primary
💥Russian Shahed drones equipped with fragmentation warheads reportedly attacked Kyiv, damaging metro infrastructure and facilities in the Darnytskyi and Desnyanskyi districts. Primary 🛡️Kyiv authorities reported finding fragmentation warhead fragments after a Russian drone was downed in Kyiv. Primary
📢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 381 events ▸
💥A Russian Shahed-type drone struck a residential building in Sumy, killing nine people and injuring 13 others. Primary 💥Ukrainian 14th Separate Regiment attacked the Friendship oil pipeline pumping station in Bryansk Oblast near the Russia-Belarus border, resulting in a fire.💥Russian forces continued offensive operations within the Ukrainian salient in Kursk Oblast but did not make any confirmed advances. Primary 💥Russian forces recently advanced along Dniprovska Street in central Chasiv Yar. Primary 💥Russia conducted a massive overnight strike on the Zaporizhzhia region, resulting in the deaths of two civilians. Primary View all 381 events in Event Explorer
January 31, 2025 421 events ▸
💥Ukrainian long-range kamikaze drones struck a gathering of Russian senior officers in Rylsk using Cessna-like aircraft carrying 250-kg HE bombs. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces struck the Lukoil-Volgogradneftoperobka Oil Refinery in Volgograd City, causing an explosion. Primary 💥Russian forces fired two to three ballistic missiles at central Odesa, heavily damaging the historic Bristol Hotel and the Odesa Philharmonic, with at least one warhead reportedly carrying cluster munitions. Primary 📦The Netherlands will deliver another batch of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine in 2025, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov announced. Primary ➡️North Korean soldiers have been pulled off the front lines after suffering heavy casualties in the conflict against Ukrainian forces. Primary View all 421 events in Event Explorer
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💥Drones attacked the airfield "Baltimore" in Voronezh Oblast, Russia, in early January.
⚖️A commander from the 155th Brigade was detained in the Rivne region for going AWOL and inciting other fighters to do so, according to reports from the State Bureau of Investigation.
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🏗️An improvised explosive device (IED) planted in a buried car tyre near a private house was detonated remotely by the detained agent, targeting an Armed Forces veteran.
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💥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. Primary
💥Ukrainian drones struck an ammunition depot at Engels air base in January 2025, setting it on fire. Primary
💥A Ukrainian drone strike against the port of Ust-Luga was reported in January 2025. Primary
⚖️Kyiv'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. Primary
🤝Jonathan Powell, UK Prime Minister's advisor on national security, attempted to establish contact with Russian authorities through Yuriy Ushakov, assistant to the President of Russia, to convey the UK and EU position on the war in Ukraine. The contact proved unsuccessful with no further dialogue between parties.
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February 2025 (9,045 events)

February 1, 2025 47 events ▸
💥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. Primary
💥The General Staff reported that 29 Russian vessels have been taken out of action as of February 2025. Primary
💥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. Primary
💥Russia recruited the man who carried out a deadly bombing at a military enlistment office in Rivne in February. Primary
💥About 8,000 North Korean soldiers are currently fighting against Ukraine in Kursk Oblast as of early February. Primary
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February 1, 2025 488 events ▸
💥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.
✈️Russia 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. Primary
💥Ukrainian forces destroyed about 19 Russian heavy and light armored vehicles during an unsuccessful Russian attack in Kursk Oblast. Primary ➡️North 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. Primary 💥Drones damaged residential areas, warehouses, and private property in Kharkiv Oblast. Primary View all 488 events in Event Explorer
February 2, 2025 282 events ▸
➡️Russian forces recently advanced southeast of Hryhorivka in the Siversk direction. Primary ➡️Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Ukrainian salient in Kursk Oblast but did not make any confirmed advances. Primary 💥HIMARS strikes targeted Russian rear areas in the Kursk region as precursors to ground operations. Primary 💥Ukrainian drone pilots of the 23rd Special Purpose Battalion hunted Russian infantrymen in mine buildings near Kotlyne. Primary 💥Russia targeted a minibus with a drone in Kherson, injuring five people including two children (a 12-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl). Primary View all 282 events in Event Explorer
February 3, 2025 394 events ▸
💥Ukrainian long-range weapons struck a headquarters of the 810th Naval Infantry Brigade and possibly North Korean troops, launched from approximately 35 km away. Primary ⚔️Russian forces recently advanced along Dniprovska Street in central Chasiv Yar and up to southern outskirts of Bila Hora and west of Kurdyumivka. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces conducted drone strikes against the Lukoil Volgograd Oil Refinery in Volgograd City and the Astrakhan Gas Processing Plant near Astrakhan City. Primary ⚖️SBU 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. Primary 💥A fire started at the Astrakhan Gas Processing Plant after a Ukrainian drone strike. Primary View all 394 events in Event Explorer
February 4, 2025 403 events ▸
💥Russian forces continued ground attacks near Lyptsi and Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast direction. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces struck another Russian local headquarters in the Kursk region. Primary 🔥Drone debris damaged an unfinished 18-story building and a clinic in the Pechersk district of Kyiv, with no casualties or fires reported. Primary 📊Regional officials reported that the death toll from the Izyum attack rose to five civilians, including two women and two men. Primary 💥Russian forces continued offensive operations in Siversk direction near Bilohorivka and Verkhnokamyanske but did not make confirmed advances. Primary View all 403 events in Event Explorer
February 5, 2025 397 events ▸
💥Ukrainian forces struck a Russian oil facility in Novominskaya, Krasnodar Krai, setting fire to the Albashneft oil facility. The attack was carried out by the SBU and Defense Forces. Primary ⚔️Russian milbloggers claimed that Ukrainian forces counterattacked along the Sribne-Zaporizhzhia-Nadiivka line (all southwest of Pokrovsk). Primary 💥The Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces and Armed Forces struck a Russian Buk air defense system in an unspecified location in occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast overnight on February 4 to 5. Primary 💥An explosion occurred near a military enlistment office in Kamianets-Podilskyi, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, resulting in at least one person killed and four injured. Primary
🏗️Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia plan to disconnect from the Russian power grid on Saturday, a move that severs Soviet-era energy ties with Moscow. Primary
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February 6, 2025 385 events ▸
⚔️Ukrainian forces launched a battalion-sized combined arms counterattack near Ulyanok involving tanks, APCs, and drone swarms, later capturing villages Cherkasskaya-Konopelka and Fanaseevka. Primary
💥Russian forces conducted extensive aerial and artillery attacks across multiple communities in the Sumy region, including FPV drone strikes, UAV-explosive drops, mortar and artillery shelling, and helicopter gunship attacks, resulting in significant damage to civilian infrastructure.
💥Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces and other Ukrainian forces conducted a drone strike against the Primorsko-Akhtarsk Air Base in Krasnodar Krai on the night of February 5 to 6, causing an explosion and fire. Primary 🏴Geolocated footage published on February 6 indicates that Ukrainian forces seized Kolmakov and Fanaseyevka near Cherkasskaya Konopelka in Kursk Oblast. Primary 📢Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces commemorated the six-month anniversary of the Kursk incursion by acknowledging that small SSO units infiltrated Russia’s rear in Kursk Oblast as early as June 2024. Primary View all 385 events in Event Explorer
February 7, 2025 417 events ▸
📢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. Primary
🛡️Kormotech Group, Ukraine's largest pet food manufacturer, began construction of a $62 million production facility in the Lithuanian city of Kėdainiai. Primary
💥Russian sources claimed to have repelled all Ukrainian attacks on the night of February 6-7 in the Sudzha direction. Primary 🏴Russian sources claimed Russian forces seized the Avanhard Stadium and Hospital No. 3 in central Chasiv Yar. Primary
📢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.
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February 8, 2025 255 events ▸
💥Ukrainian drones attacked four Russian regions overnight, targeting an oil refinery in Volgograd and causing damage to infrastructure in Rostov, Krasnodar, and Belgorod. Primary
➡️Russian forces recently marginally advanced along Kuzanva, Molodoi Hvardii, and Zhovtneva streets in northern Toretsk. Primary ➡️Thousands of North Korean troops have returned to active combat in Kursk Oblast after a brief pause. Primary 💥A Ukrainian brigade operating in Kursk Oblast published a video reportedly showing North Korean forces conducting assaults alongside Russian forces. Primary 💥Russian forces conducted offensive operations northeast of Kharkiv City near Vovchansk. Primary View all 255 events in Event Explorer
February 9, 2025 247 events ▸
💥A Russian kamikaze drone strike injured two men (ages 41 and 39) in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. One victim sustained an explosive mine injury and shrapnel wound to the face (outpatient treatment), while the other was hospitalized in serious condition. A gas station and car were also damaged. Primary 💥Russian forces conducted offensive operations northeast of Lyman near Yampolivka, Ivanivka, and Novolyubivka on February 8 and 9 but did not make any confirmed advances. Primary ✈️Russian forces launched 151 drones at Ukraine overnight, with 70 shot down by Ukrainian air defense forces across 14 regions. Primary ➡️Ukrainian forces advanced southeast of Sudzha near Russkaya Konopelka and Fanaseyevka in Kursk Oblast. Primary ➡️Geolocated footage indicates that Russian forces advanced along Klymenka Street in northern Leonidivka (west of Toretsk). Primary View all 247 events in Event Explorer
February 10, 2025 442 events ▸
💥Ukrainian forces cleared the industrial zone in Vodyane Druhe and pushed Russian forces out of part of Dachenske. Primary 💥Ukrainian drones struck Krasnodar City and the Afipsky Oil Refinery in Neftekachka, Krasnodar Krai as part of an ongoing strike campaign against Russian defense industrial enterprises and oil refineries. Primary
📢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.
➡️Ukrainian forces recently advanced near Pokrovsk, with geolocated footage showing Ukrainian advances to southwestern Pishchane. Primary ➡️Russian forces recently advanced to the northwestern outskirts of Sverdlikovo in Kursk Oblast. Primary View all 442 events in Event Explorer
February 11, 2025 465 events ▸
💥Russian forces launched 19 sea-, air-, and land-based missiles against a gas production facility in Poltava Oblast and 124 Shahed and decoy drones against Ukraine. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces struck the Saratov Oil Refinery near Saratov City causing a fire, with strikes also reportedly targeting Engels Air Base. Primary 💥Russian forces conducted ground attacks northeast of Kharkiv City near Vovchansk on February 10 and 11. Primary 🏗️The missile attack on Poltava disrupted gas supply to nine settlements in the Myrhorodsky district, while Poltava Regional Military Administration reported no damage to civilian infrastructure facilities. Primary ➡️Ukrainian forces recently advanced near Toretsk, with geolocated footage showing advances northeast of Druzhba, in northern Toretsk, and in central Leonidivka. Primary View all 465 events in Event Explorer
February 12, 2025 400 events ▸
💥Russia launched six ballistic missiles at Kyiv; Ukrainian forces report all were intercepted. Primary
📢President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Russia is seizing valuable minerals, including rare earth metals, titanium, uranium, and manganese, from temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories. He emphasized that these resources are economically significant and warned against their transfer to third parties like Iran or North Korea.
💥Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Lyptsi and Vovchansk in the Kharkiv direction. Primary ⚔️Ukrainian forces continued counterattacking near Pishchane, Zvirove, and Vodyane Druhe in the Pokrovsk direction. Primary ⚔️Ukrainian 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. Primary View all 400 events in Event Explorer
February 13, 2025 272 events ▸
💥Ukrainian drones targeted the Lipetsk water aeration station in Lipetsk City and reportedly the nearby Novolipetsk Metallurgical Plant. Primary
✈️Two Shahed drones exploded in fields in southern Moldova, violating the country's airspace. Primary
📢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. Primary
💥Russian missile attack struck an industrial zone in Kyiv housing multiple office centers, damaging the state-run TV channel's office. Primary
✈️Two drones carrying explosive charges crossed Romanian airspace, with fragments found in two uninhabited areas near the border. Primary
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February 14, 2025 274 events ▸
💥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. Primary 📢Zelensky warned at the Munich Security Conference that Russia may be preparing 100,000-150,000 troops in 15 divisions to attack into Ukraine, Poland, or the Baltic countries. Primary 🏗️A February 2025 Russian drone strike on the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant damaged the New Safe Confinement structure, rendering it unable to fulfill safety functions. Primary ✈️A Russian drone caused an explosion and fire at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant sarcophagus, though no radioactive breach was detected. Primary
📢Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the drone attack on Chornobyl and shared footage of the event. Primary
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February 15, 2025 169 events ▸
💥Russian forces launched assaults in the Kurahove sector. Primary 💥Geolocated footage published on February 15 indicates that Russian forces recently advanced in southern Sverdlikovo in Kursk Oblast. Primary 📢Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin is attempting to create conditions to frame Putin as the victor over US President Donald Trump in negotiations, and that Putin intends to cut Ukraine out of negotiations about the resolution of the war in Ukraine and conduct direct bilateral negotiations with the United States. Primary ⚔️95th Air Assault Brigade conducted a battalion-scale night counterattack to retake the village, using drone surveillance and infantry to clear buildings after three weeks of preparation. Primary 🤝US envoy Kevin Kellogg stated at a Munich conference that the Trump administration's goal is to end the war in 180 days. Primary View all 169 events in Event Explorer
February 16, 2025 157 events ▸
🤝US Special Presidential Envoy Steve Witkoff stated he will travel to Saudi Arabia for bilateral negotiations with Russia.💥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. Primary 💥Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Lyman direction on February 16 but did not advance.💥Fighting continued west of Sudzha near Sverdlikovo, northwest of Sudzha near Pogrebki and Malaya Loknya, north of Sudzha near Cherkasskoye Porechnoye, and south of Sudzha near Guyevo.💥Elderly civilians were injured in Kherson and Kharkiv Oblasts during the broader Russian air campaign on Feb. 15-16. Primary View all 157 events in Event Explorer
February 17, 2025 258 events ▸
💥Ukrainian forces struck the Ilsky Oil Refinery in Ilsky, Krasnodar Krai. The refinery has an annual refining capacity of about 6.6 million tons and supplies Russian forces in southern Russia and occupied Ukraine. Primary
💥Southern Defence Forces reported destroying 138 Russian personnel and nearly 100 units of enemy equipment over the past day in the southern sector of the front.
⚖️A Ukrainian draft officer was attacked and injured by two unidentified individuals in Zhovkva, Lviv Oblast while escorting two mobilized individuals to a medical evaluation. The officer suffered lacerations from an unknown sharp object, and the suspects fled the scene. Primary 💥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.💥Russian forces attacked the town of Marhanets in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast with artillery, injuring four people including a 64-year-old woman and three men aged 22, 26, and 54. Primary View all 258 events in Event Explorer
February 18, 2025 298 events ▸
🤝US Special Presidential Envoy for Russia and Ukraine Keith Kellogg met with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to discuss support to Ukraine. Primary 💥Russian forces continued ground attacks northwest of Sudzha near Sverdlikovo and Pogrebki in Kursk Oblast. Primary 💥Russian forces conducted offensive operations northeast of Kharkiv City near Vovchansk. Primary 🤝Russia ended years of political isolation sparked by its full-scale invasion of Ukraine as a delegation of Kremlin officials met with U.S. counterparts in Saudi Arabia. Primary 🤝Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated that Turkey is an ideal host for potential peace talks on Russia's war against Ukraine, offering Ankara as a venue for future negotiations during a press conference with President Volodymyr Zelensky. Primary View all 298 events in Event Explorer
February 19, 2025 360 events ▸
🤝U.S. President Donald Trump said he would probably meet with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin before the end of February 2025 to discuss ending Russia's war in Ukraine. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces struck the Rosneft Syzran Oil Refinery in Syzran, Samara Oblast on the night of February 18-19. Primary 💥Russian forces continued ground attacks in Vovchansk as part of efforts to advance to the southern bank of the Vovcha River.🛡️Ukrainian officials denied the Russian claim and reported that Ukrainian forces repelled Russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups attempting to cross the international border. Primary
📢Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk stated that elections in Ukraine are only possible after the end of martial law, emphasizing that the country needs bullets rather than ballots during the ongoing war. He criticized calls for elections as a destabilization tool and rejected Russian pseudo-elections.
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February 20, 2025 269 events ▸
📦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. Primary ⚔️Ukrainian forces recently advanced in central Zaporizhzhia according to geolocated footage Primary 💥Russian forces continued ground attacks in multiple areas of Kursk Oblast but did not make any confirmed advances Primary
📢Finnish President Alexander Stubb stated that Finland supports Ukraine by all possible means and backs the Ukrainian constitution and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, contrasting with recent comments by US President Donald Trump.
🔥Emergency services working to dismantle damaged shelter structures and extinguish fires at Chornobyl NPP following February 14 drone strike View all 269 events in Event Explorer
February 21, 2025 377 events ▸
🤝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. Primary
💥Aerial attacks on Ukraine increased three-fold in 2024, resulting in more than 1,600 civilian casualties. This includes shelling of residential buildings, with over 4,200 incidents of damage recorded.
🤝U.S. President Donald Trump has pushed to mediate a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia while using increasingly hostile rhetoric toward Kyiv, accusing Ukraine of starting the war and calling President Volodymyr Zelensky a 'dictator without elections.' Primary 💥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.💥Russian forces continued attacking northwest of Sudzha near Pogrebki, Lebedevka, Nikolskiy, Nikolayevo-Darino, and Sverdlikovo and south of Sudzha near Guyevo. View all 377 events in Event Explorer
February 22, 2025 178 events ▸
➡️Russian 428th Motorized Rifle Regiment was redeployed from positions south of Pokrovsk to offensive operations in the Kurakhove direction. Primary 💥Russian forces continued attacking northeast of Lyman near Ivanivka, Terny, Yampolivka, Novolyubivka, and Kolodyazi. Primary 💥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. Primary 🤝British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to reaffirm the U.K.'s support for Ukraine and discuss peace negotiations, ahead of Starmer's planned visit to Washington D.C. Primary 📊Two people were killed in Kostiantynivka and the village of Nykanorivka over the past day, with 11 people injured across Donetsk Oblast. Primary View all 178 events in Event Explorer
February 23, 2025 201 events ▸
💥Ukrainian Ombudsman reported footage showing a Russian servicemember executing a Ukrainian POW in Kursk Oblast. Primary
🤝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. Primary
📢Zelensky announced that several European officials will visit Kyiv for the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion on February 24, 2025. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces repelled a Russian mechanized assault near Dniproenerhiia, destroying 9 of 10 armored vehicles in two columns.💥Ukrainian forces struck an oil depot near the '8 Marta' Plant in Uzlovaya, Tula Oblast. View all 201 events in Event Explorer
February 24, 2025 366 events ▸
💥Ukrainian forces conducted drone strikes against Russian oil and gas infrastructure in Ryazan Oblast, striking the Ryazan Oil Refinery. Primary 💥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. Primary 📦Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a new military aid package for Ukraine consisting of 25 infantry fighting vehicles, two armored combat vehicles, a landing system for F-16 fighter jets, four F-16 flight simulators, ammunition, drone camera components, and first aid kits. Primary ⚔️Ukrainian forces continued counterattacks south and southwest of Pokrovsk. Primary 🤝A group of European commissioners, including Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos, will visit Kyiv on the anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Primary View all 366 events in Event Explorer
February 25, 2025 322 events ▸
⚖️A 74-year-old man was detained in Zaporizhzhia for allegedly promising to help conscripts avoid mobilization by providing forged medical documents through military medical commissions, charging $11,000 per person.
🤝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. Primary 💥Fighting continued northwest of Sudzha near Pogrebki, Orlovka, Novaya Sorochina, Staraya Sorochina, and Lebedevka in Kursk Oblast Primary 💥Russian forces continued offensive operations near the international border in Sumy Oblast but did not make any confirmed advances Primary 💥Fighting continued in Bilohorivka with Russian sources claiming seizure of most of settlement while Ukrainian forces maintain positions on outskirts Primary View all 322 events in Event Explorer
February 26, 2025 282 events ▸
💥Ukrainian forces conducted an effective drone strike targeting Russian air defense and oil processing facilities in Crimea and Krasnodar regions. Primary ⚔️Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Novooleksandrivka, Kotlyne, Pishchane, and Udachne in the Pokrovsk direction. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces conducted a drone strike against a Russian ammunition depot in the Kupyansk direction. Primary ➡️Ukrainian forces recently advanced in the Toretsk direction as shown by geolocated footage along Chaikovoskoho and Karla Libknekhta streets in northern Toretsk. Primary 🔥Ukrainian forces struck a drone command post of the 503rd Motorized Rifle Regiment in Nesteryanka Primary View all 282 events in Event Explorer
February 27, 2025 259 events ▸
⚖️SSU detained an FSB agent in Kropyvnytskyi who was preparing to set fire to a power substation that supplies electricity to the regional hospital and several units of the Defence Forces.
💥Russian forces continued attacking in Kursk Oblast but did not make any confirmed advances Primary 💥Russian forces attacked north of Lyman toward Zelena Dolyna and in areas northeast of Lyman Primary
💥The Ukrainian Air Force struck a Russian FSB border outpost in the village of Belaya Beryozka, Bryansk region, destroying key military infrastructure including communications equipment, signal amplifiers, and satellite communications systems.
⚖️SBI exposed two Armed Forces of Ukraine officials who organized an illegal scheme to update military records in Kyiv and Volyn TCRs (Territorial Centers of Recruitment) for monetary rewards.
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February 28, 2025 362 events ▸
📢President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated he is not signing a minerals agreement with the US that would be paid for by '10 generations of Ukrainians' and expressed a desire for dialogue with President Trump.
⚔️Ukrainian forces conducted successful counterattack of battalion scale in the Chasiv Yar sector. Primary
⚖️Ukrainian Security Service and National Police detained a 16-year-old Russian agent who was preparing to detonate an improvised explosive device near the Alley of Heroes' Glory in Zhytomyr city center.
🤝During a meeting with President Zelensky, JD Vance verbally confronted the Ukrainian leader while President Trump stated that Ukraine possessed no negotiating leverage. Primary 🔥Ukrainian forces destroyed a Russian ammunition dump near Sedlive containing TOS rockets, causing large explosions. Primary View all 362 events in Event Explorer
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🤝The U.S. threatened to cut off Ukraine’s access to Starlink if Kyiv does not agree to a critical minerals deal, according to Reuters sources. Primary
📢Elon Musk denied reports that the U.S. threatened to cut off Ukraine’s access to Starlink. Primary
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📊Total death toll of Ukrainian and Russian soldiers, as well as Ukrainian civilians reached over 148,000 as of mid-February. Primary
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💥Iran attacked US bases in Kuwait, the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, and Jordan following the US and Israeli joint strikes.
💥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.
💥Russian forces attempted to cross the Russia-Ukraine border in Sumy Oblast near the village of Novenke but were repelled by Ukrainian forces. Primary
💥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. Primary
💥An oil tanker exploded at the port of Ust-Luga under unclear circumstances in February 2025. Primary
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March 2025 (7,064 events)

March 1, 2025 63 events ▸
💥Ukrainian drone strikes hit civilian targets including shopping centers in Shebekino. Primary
💥Russia launched 600 to 700 drone attacks per week in Kherson during March 2025, causing high civilian casualties along the Dnipro River. Primary
💥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. Primary
💥Russia launched an Iskander ballistic missile attack on the 239th Polygon training ground, marking a similar strike to one that occurred in March. Primary
💥Ukrainian drone attack on Druzhba infrastructure in Russia's Oryol region temporarily halted Hungary's oil imports. Primary
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⚔️Ukrainian 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. Primary
⚔️Russia 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. Primary
➡️Russian troops are retaking settlements in Kursk Oblast following the Ukrainian raid into adjacent Belgorod Oblast. Primary
➡️Ukrainian troops entered the village of Popovka in Belgorod Oblast, which lies near the Ukrainian border and Kursk Oblast. Primary
March 1, 2025 369 events ▸
💥A massive Russian drone strike on Kharkiv overnight wounded 12 people, including two 6-year-old children, damaged a hospital and other civilian infrastructure. Primary ⚔️Ukrainian forces conducted an offensive operation in the Belgorod region of Russia during March-April 2025 Primary 💥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. Primary 💥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. Primary 💥Russian forces conducted a strike using an Iskander-M ballistic missile with cluster munition against a Ukrainian training ground in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Primary View all 369 events in Event Explorer
March 2, 2025 169 events ▸
💥Russian forces continued offensive operations within the Ukrainian salient in Kursk Oblast on March 2 but did not make any confirmed advances.💥Russian forces conducted offensive operations southeast of Kupyansk toward Novoosynove on March 1 and 2, but did not advance. Primary 💥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. Primary 💥Russian forces continued limited ground attacks in the Dnipro direction on March 1 and 2 but did not advance. Primary ⚔️Ukrainian forces advanced within northern and central Toretsk according to geolocated footage published on March 1 and 2. Primary View all 169 events in Event Explorer
March 3, 2025 207 events ▸
💥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. Primary 💥Russian forces attacked near the international border in Sumy Oblast, attempting to break through and cut off Ukrainian logistics routes. Primary
⚖️Russia'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. Primary
🏴Russian forces recently advanced near Velyka Novosilka, with geolocated footage showing advance in southeastern Pryvilne. Primary
📢Financial Times reports that Ukraine has enough resources to continue fighting Russia without US assistance for at least six more months, citing sources in Kyiv.
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March 4, 2025 347 events ▸
📦The European Commission announced that Ukraine may use the EU's GovSatCom satellite system as an alternative to Starlink until IRIS² becomes operational in 2030.
💥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. Primary
📦The Ukrainian Ministry of Defence has codified and approved the use of domestically-produced NORD FPV drones for use by the Armed Forces. The drones feature carbon fiber frames, advanced anti-jamming control systems, payloads of several kilograms, and can reach speeds up to 150 km/h.
📢Volodymyr Zelensky instructed Ukraine's defense minister, intelligence chiefs, and diplomats to reach out to the U.S. to clarify the future of American military aid. Primary 💥Russian milbloggers claimed Russian forces seized two housing blocks within Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast, though this remains unconfirmed. Primary View all 347 events in Event Explorer
March 5, 2025 364 events ▸
⚖️A 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. Primary 💥Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Kharkiv direction but did not make confirmed advances, with unconfirmed claims of seizing the Nekhoteyevka border crossing. Primary
🤝EU leaders plan to consider further assistance to Ukraine at an extraordinary summit on March 6, but no specific decision on a new financial support package has been agreed upon.
💥Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian forces seized Kurilovka, Loknya, and Okhochiy and advanced east of Novaya Sorochina. Primary 💥Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Siversk direction on March 5 but did not advance, conducting offensive operations northeast of Siversk near Bilohorivka. Primary View all 364 events in Event Explorer
March 6, 2025 346 events ▸
💥Russian forces continued attacking the Ukrainian salient in Kursk Oblast but did not make any confirmed advances on March 6. Primary 💥Russian forces continued offensive operations along the international border in Sumy Oblast but did not make confirmed advances on March 6. Primary 💥Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Kharkiv direction near Vovchansk but did not make confirmed advances on March 6. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces struck the command post of the Russian 17th Tank Regiment in occupied Oleshky, south of Kherson City. Primary 📦The UK Ministry of Defense announced a 30-million-pound contract with Anduril UK to provide Ukraine with Altius 600m and Altius 700m strike drones. View all 346 events in Event Explorer
March 7, 2025 296 events ▸
⚖️Thousands 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. Primary
💥Six drones attacked an industrial facility in Starodub, Bryansk Oblast, Russia. A military food ration factory was targeted and caught fire following the strikes. Primary
💥Russian Spetsnaz ordered to identify and destroy Ukrainian communications equipment in Kursk Oblast. Primary 💥Russia launched a large-scale aerial assault overnight, firing 67 missiles of various types and deploying 194 drones. Primary 💥A Russian Iskander ballistic missile struck a hotel in Kryvyi Rih, killing four people and injuring at least 30. Primary View all 296 events in Event Explorer
March 8, 2025 181 events ▸
💥Ukrainian forces struck KINEF oil refinery in Kirishi, Leningrad Oblast with drones. Primary 💥Russian forces launched a large armored attack on Chasiv Yar that was repelled by Ukrainian defenders. Primary 💥Russian forces recently advanced northwest of Robotyne in western Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Primary 💥Geolocated footage indicates Russian forces seized Cherkasskoye Porechnoye north of Sudzha in Kursk Oblast. Primary
📦The United States continues to provide Ukraine with certain intelligence that can help Ukrainian troops defend themselves rather than strike Russian occupiers, according to two American defense officials.
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March 9, 2025 179 events ▸
⚖️SSU detained four members of a Russian agent group in Mykolaiv who were adjusting air attacks on the city by photographing locations of Ukrainian military targets.
💥Ukrainian forces struck an oil refinery in Ryazan Oblast on the night of March 8-9, which provides fuel for Russian military jet engines Primary 💥Russian forces continued offensive operations northeast of Kharkiv City near Vovchansk without making advances. Primary 💥Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Lyman direction without advances, attacking toward multiple settlements. Primary
⚖️The SSU exposed a high-ranking Russian FSB mole working in the Ukrainian State Space Agency who had access to classified information about national strategic enterprises and secret satellite images.
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March 10, 2025 263 events ▸
💥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 Primary 💥Russian forces are attacking outskirts of Sudzha, north near Ivashkovskiy, east near Dmitryukov, and south near Melovoi and Guyevo Primary ⚔️Ukrainian forces are counterattacking along the international border in Kursk Oblast and working to repel Russian attacks toward Novenke and Zhuravka northeast of Sumy City Primary
⚖️Ukrainian 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. Primary
🤝Polish Foreign Ministry spokesman Pawel Wronski commented on the dispute between Radoslaw Sikorski, Elon Musk and Marco Rubio over Starlink, stating there are positive aspects for Ukraine from this exchange.
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March 11, 2025 298 events ▸
🤝European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and French President Emmanuel Macron expressed support for the 30-day ceasefire proposal. Primary 💥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. Primary 💥Russian forces continued making confirmed advances in Kursk Oblast and have likely begun attacking Sudzha. Primary 💥Russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups are conducting operations along the international border in Sumy and Chernihiv oblasts. Primary 💥Ukrainian drones struck the Dyagilevo Airbase in Ryazan City and Kursk Oblast. Primary View all 298 events in Event Explorer
March 12, 2025 231 events ▸
💥Russian forces conducted double-tap strikes against Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast with missiles on the night of March 11 to 12. Primary 💥Russian forces are attempting to interdict Ukrainian ground lines of communication along the international border near Novenke northeast of Sumy City. Primary
🤝President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for a phased peace plan to end the war, including a 30-day ceasefire as one of its elements, while stating Ukraine is ready to accept the ceasefire if Russia and technical monitoring partners are also prepared.
💥Ukrainian forces conducted HIMARS strikes against Russian forces in Kursk Oblast. Primary 💥Russian forces attacked northeast of Siversk near Bilohorivka and Hryhorivka, east of Siversk near Verkhnokamyanske, and southeast of Siversk near Ivano-Darivka. Primary View all 231 events in Event Explorer
March 13, 2025 313 events ▸
🤝Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko met in Moscow and ratified the Russian-Belarus Union State treaty on security guarantees, permitting Russia to establish military bases in Belarus. Primary 💥Renewed Ukrainian HIMARS strikes are slowing the rate of Russian advances south of Sudzha. Primary ⚔️Ukrainian forces counterattacked and seized positions in northwestern Toretsk and Shcherbynkivka, with limited Ukrainian counterattacks in central Toretsk. Primary
✈️Russian forces launched Shahed-136 attack drones at Ukraine on the evening of March 13, with Ukrainian Air Force tracking their movement across multiple regions.
💥Ukrainian forces reportedly utilized European Galileo navigation system data to conduct a HIMARS rocket strike against Russian forces in Velyki Kopani, bypassing restricted US GPS access. Primary View all 313 events in Event Explorer
March 14, 2025 248 events ▸
💥Ukrainian drone strikes hit the Tuapse Oil Refinery in Krasnodar Krai, causing a fire that burned over 1,000 square meters. Primary 📦German parliamentary coalition agreed to allocate 3 billion euros in new military aid to Ukraine as part of plan to increase Berlin's defense spending. Primary
📊Ukrainian Defence Forces have eliminated approximately 886,320 Russian military personnel since the beginning of the full-scale invasion (Feb 24, 2022) to March 9, 2025, representing a daily average of about 1,190 casualties.
💥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. Primary 🤝U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed cautious optimism about ceasefire negotiations following a meeting between U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Primary View all 248 events in Event Explorer
March 15, 2025 152 events ▸
💥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. Primary 💥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. Primary
⚖️The State Bureau of Investigation completed a pre-trial investigation into an AFU training centre official (major) who helped mobilized military personnel illegally depart Ukraine under the pretext of participating in training exercises in EU countries and not return to their place of service.
💥Russian forces executed five unarmed Ukrainian prisoners of war in the village of Kazachya Loknya, according to video evidence posted online. Primary 💥Two ballistic missiles struck Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Primary View all 152 events in Event Explorer
March 16, 2025 79 events ▸
💥Russian milbloggers claimed Russian forces advanced to the Sudzha border checkpoint along the H-07 highway and in several other areas near Sudzha. Primary ➡️Russian forces continued ground operations to push Ukrainian forces from their remaining positions in Kursk Oblast but did not make confirmed advances. Primary 💥Russian forces continued ground attacks in western Zaporizhzhia Oblast but did not make confirmed advances. Primary 🛡️Ukrainian forces recently advanced in southern Nadiya in the Borova direction. Primary
🤝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. Primary
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March 17, 2025 146 events ▸
💥Ukrainian forces reportedly conducted a drone strike against an oil depot in Astrakhan Oblast on the night of March 16-17. Primary 💥Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Kharkiv Oblast on March 17 but did not advance, attacking near Lyptsi and Vovchansk. Primary ⚔️Ukrainian forces recently advanced along Donetska Street in northern Toretsk, according to geolocated footage published on March 17. Primary
📦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. Primary
➡️Russian forces continued ground operations to push Ukrainian forces from their remaining positions in Kursk Oblast on March 17 but did not make confirmed advances. Primary View all 146 events in Event Explorer
March 18, 2025 320 events ▸
🏗️Ukraine's Ministry of Defense has officially introduced a new category of UAV operators (external pilots) for aerial reconnaissance and explosive device detection, with the standard DSTU 8820-4:2025 taking effect on May 1, 2025.
✈️A Russian Mi-28 military helicopter crashed in the Leningrad region of the Russian Federation during a training flight. The helicopter went down in an uninhabited area far from settlements, without ammunition on board.
🤝Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland announced their intention to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention (anti-personnel mine ban treaty) citing deteriorated security situation and increased military threats from Russia and Belarus. Primary
🤝German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomed the partial ceasefire agreement as an important first step toward a complete ceasefire. Primary 💥Russian forces recently advanced in eastern Stepove (east of Kamyanske) in western Zaporizhzhia Oblast, according to geolocated footage published on March 18. Primary View all 320 events in Event Explorer
March 19, 2025 296 events ▸
💥Russian forces conducted offensive operations northeast of Kharkiv City near Vovchansk. Primary 💥Russian drones struck a hospital in Sumy Oblast and unspecified areas in Donetsk Oblast. Primary
🏗️The UN Commission of Inquiry presented a report in Geneva documenting that enforced disappearances and torture of Ukrainian civilians in Russia constitute crimes against humanity, with victims subjected to brutal interrogation methods by FSB and Investigative Committee officers, as well as sexual violence.
⚔️Russian forces attacked northeast of Lyman near Yampolivka and toward Nove and Zelena Dolyna. Primary ⚔️Russian forces continued ground attacks in western Zaporizhzhia Oblast but did not make confirmed advances. Primary View all 296 events in Event Explorer
March 20, 2025 221 events ▸
💥Ukrainian forces conducted a drone strike against Engels Airbase in Saratov Oblast, causing a fire, explosions, and secondary detonation of ammunition. Primary 🤝Russian Federation Council International Affairs Committee Chairperson Grigory Karasin and FSB Director's advisor Colonel General Sergei Beseda will lead Russian delegation in bilateral discussions on maritime ceasefire with US officials in Riyadh on March 24. Primary 💥Russia launched three groups of Shahed-type drones at Odesa during Czech President Petr Pavel's visit to the city. Primary
💥An IED exploded near a shopping mall on Kyivska Street in central Rivne, injuring 2 people (driver and passenger). The SSU classified this as an attempted terrorist attack.
⚔️Ukrainian forces are counterattacking near Dvorichna north of Kupyansk. Primary View all 221 events in Event Explorer
March 21, 2025 249 events ▸
💥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. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces destroyed a Russian-controlled bridge in occupied Kherson Oblast over the Konka River, likely for the first time in combat history. Primary 💥Ukrainian Air Force struck a Russian command and control post in Glotovo, Belgorod Oblast on March 21.💥A Russian Shahed drone attack on Zaporizhzhia killed a family of three, including a 17-year-old girl and her parents, with fourteen more people wounded. Primary 🤝Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda announced Lithuania is ready to send troops as part of a post-ceasefire peacekeeping mission in Ukraine. Primary View all 249 events in Event Explorer
March 22, 2025 143 events ▸
💥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.💥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. Primary 💥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. Primary 🏴Geolocated footage published on March 22 indicates Russian forces recently advanced within northern Shevchenko southwest of Pokrovsk and south of Sribne. Primary 📊Ukrainian Luhansk Group of Forces Spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Dmytro Zaporozhets stated on March 22 that Russian forces operating in the Siversk direction began requesting additional motorized vehicles, possibly due to shortages of armored vehicles or difficult terrain. Primary View all 143 events in Event Explorer
March 23, 2025 128 events ▸
🔧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. Primary
💥Russian forces continued offensive operations in Sumy Oblast but did not make any confirmed advances. Primary 💥Russian forces continued ground attacks in western Zaporizhzhia Oblast but did not make any confirmed advances.
💥An improvised explosive device detonated at a police station in Bilyaivka, Odesa Oblast, killing one woman and injuring three police officers. Primary
⚖️The Ministry of Internal Affairs clarified that bill No. 10311 does not grant additional powers to the National Guard but rather clarifies and regulates existing ones, consolidating multiple normative legal acts into a single law.
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March 24, 2025 168 events ▸
💥Ukrainian forces recently conducted two strikes on Russian command posts in western Belgorod Oblast, destroying communications equipment. Primary 💥Russian airstrikes targeted areas in Zaporizhzhia region near multiple settlements including Novoselivka, Vozdvyzhivka, Svitla Dolyna, Kopani, Svoboda, Yehorivka, Lisne, Orikhiv, and Shyroke. Primary 💥Russian forces conducted ground attacks northeast of Kharkiv City near Vovchansk Primary 💥Russian airstrikes targeted areas in Dnipropetrovsk region near Ivanivka, Prosiana, Orlv, and Pokrovske. Primary 💥No offensive actions by Russian troops were recorded in the Dnipro River sector. Primary View all 168 events in Event Explorer
March 25, 2025 190 events ▸
⚔️Ukrainian forces counterattacked near multiple locations in the Pokrovsk direction including Tarasivka, Shevchenko, Udachne, and Kotlyne Primary 🤝US, Ukrainian, and Russian officials reached agreements for temporary ceasefires on strikes against energy infrastructure and in the Black Sea Primary
🤝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. Primary
💥Russian missile damaged civilian infrastructure including a school in Sumy City, injuring 23 children Primary 💥Ukrainian Presidential Communications Advisor Dmytro Lytvyn stated that Russian forces have conducted eight strikes on Ukrainian energy facilities since March 18. Primary View all 190 events in Event Explorer
March 26, 2025 166 events ▸
💥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. Primary 💥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. Primary 💥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. Primary 💥Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Russia is preparing for a spring offensive in Sumy and Kharkiv oblasts, attempting to delay peace negotiations. Primary 💥A Russian drone strike on Kharkiv injured at least nine people and caused four separate fires, with the largest blaze at an industrial building covering 2,500 square meters. Primary View all 166 events in Event Explorer
March 27, 2025 208 events ▸
🏴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. Primary 💥Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces struck a Russian border checkpoint near Sluchovsk in Bryansk Oblast, killing 15-40 Russian personnel. Primary
⚖️Two law enforcement officers in Odesa region were exposed by the SBI and SSU for systematically extorting bribes from entrepreneurs by threatening to inform military commissariats about employees not registered for military service, with threats of fines and forced service of summonses.
💥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. Primary 📊Russia has lost 908,890 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,670 casualties suffered just over the past day. Primary View all 208 events in Event Explorer
March 28, 2025 134 events ▸
💥Russian forces conducted offensive operations near Chasiv Yar but did not advance. Primary 🛡️77th 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. Primary ⚖️A man's body with a gunshot wound to the head was found by the side of a road in Kamianske. Primary 💥Russian Shahed drones struck oil and gas infrastructure in Poltava City and energy infrastructure in Kherson City. Primary 💥Russian forces attacked in western Zaporizhzhia Oblast near Robotyne, Mala Tokmachka, Kamyanske, Stepove, Lobkove, Mali Shcherbaky, and Shcherbaky. Primary View all 134 events in Event Explorer
March 29, 2025 127 events ▸
💥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. Primary 💥Russian forces continued assaults in Kursk Oblast and northern Sumy Oblast. Primary 💥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. Primary ⚔️Russian forces conducted a counter-raid into Sumy region around Zhuravtsy and Novenky, described as a reinforced foot incursion; Ukrainian reinforcements were deployed to the area. Primary
🤝European countries are shifting from plans to send peacekeeping troops to Ukraine toward alternative security mechanisms due to political, logistical constraints and opposition from Russia and the United States.
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March 30, 2025 133 events ▸
📊Russia has lost 914,000 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,510 casualties suffered just over the past day. Primary 💥Russian Shahed drones struck a military hospital and civilian buildings in Kharkiv City on the night of March 29-30. Primary
📢A Pew Research Center poll found that 43% of Americans believe President Donald Trump is too supportive of Russia in his approach to the Ukraine war, while only 3% believe he leans too much towards Kyiv.
⚔️Ukrainian forces recently unsuccessfully counterattacked in southern Chasiv Yar. Primary
🤝The United States submitted a new draft agreement to Ukraine seeking control over major future infrastructure and mining investments, granting the US a veto power and 'right of first offer' on projects involving natural resources and critical minerals. The draft also stipulates that Ukraine must contribute 50% of earnings from new resource projects to a US-controlled reconstruction fund to repay military and economic aid provided since February 2022.
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March 31, 2025 319 events ▸
💥Elements of the Russian 137th Airborne (VDV) Regiment advanced in central Gogolevka, Kursk Oblast. Primary 💥Russian forces continued assaults in northwestern Belgorod Oblast on March 31 but did not make any confirmed advances. Primary 🤝Trump threatened to impose secondary tariffs on Russian oil exports if Putin does not make a deal to end the war in Ukraine. Primary 💥Russian forces attacked along northeast of Sumy City near Novenke and Zhuravka; southwest of Sudzha near Oleshnya; and south of Sudzha near Guyevo on March 31.💥Russian forces conducted offensive operations in the Kharkiv direction on March 31 but did not advance, including operations near Vovchansk on March 30 and 31. Primary View all 319 events in Event Explorer
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🤝Ukraine accepted an unconditional ceasefire following the March Jeddah talks, as part of a two-step peace negotiation process initiated by the Trump administration in early 2025. Primary
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🏗️The Ministry of Defense conducted live-fire testing on bulletproof vests supplied by companies associated with Timur Mindich and determined they were of substandard quality, subsequently rejecting the delivery.
⚖️The Public Anti-Corruption Council filed a criminal complaint with NABU regarding suspicious procurement of Israeli body armor by the Ministry of Defense, citing substandard quality and tender manipulation involving Timur Mindich's companies.
⚖️The State Audit Service of Ukraine placed suspicious defense procurement tenders under monitoring, while the Independent Anti-Corruption Commission flagged them for signs of corruption.
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🏗️More than 2,000 incidents involving explosive hazards were recorded in Syria over the past year, with around 60 percent occurring in agricultural fields. Primary
⚖️Nationalist activist Demyan Hanul was shot dead in central Odesa. Primary
⚖️Viktoriia Roshchyna was tortured with electric shocks while in Russian captivity, according to a witness at the Taganrog detention center. Primary

April 2025 (7,340 events)

April 1, 2025 39 events ▸
📊Valentyn Korenchuk, pilot of the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade with call sign Bdzholyar, died in late April while performing a combat mission. He was one of the first pilots to defend Kyiv during the full-scale invasion.
📊Mediazona, 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. Primary
💥Russian drone units Rubicon and Sudny Den ("Judgment Day") were deployed to the Pokrovsk area of Donetsk Oblast in spring 2025. Primary
💥Russia launched a missile strike on Sumy that killed 35 people and wounded 129. Primary
💥There have been two ceasefires over the past month, both of which Ukraine said Russian troops violated multiple times. Primary
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🔧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. Primary
🔧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. Primary
April 1, 2025 468 events ▸
🏗️The UN HRMMU reported that a drone strike against a civilian bus in Marhanets, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast significantly contributed to April 2025 civilian casualties. Primary 💥Russian forces attacked the Nikopol district in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast overnight and on March 31, injuring a 54-year-old man and a 46-year-old woman. Primary 💥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. Primary 💥Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Siversk direction but did not make confirmed advances. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces unsuccessfully counterattacked Russian forces near Stepove and Lobkove in western Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Primary View all 468 events in Event Explorer
April 2, 2025 302 events ▸
📢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.
📊Three U.S. servicemen who went missing during exercises in Lithuania were found dead. The fourth missing soldier's body was also found.
🏥The Ardal ground robotic system travelled over 17 km under enemy fire to evacuate wounded soldiers from the grey zone who had been surrounded for a month.
🔥A Russian Tu-22M3 long-range bomber crashed in Irkutsk Oblast during a scheduled flight, killing the pilot and forcing four crew members to eject. Primary 💥The Russian Ministry of Defense claimed Ukrainian forces struck a substation near Klyukva, Kursk Oblast and shelled an energy facility in another area of Kursk Oblast. Primary View all 302 events in Event Explorer
April 3, 2025 274 events ▸
🤝A Ukrainian delegation will visit the U.S. at the end of this week or early next week to discuss a minerals agreement with Washington. Primary 💥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. Primary 💥Russia launched a drone attack against Kharkiv late at night on April 3, striking an apartment building in the Novobavarskyi district, killing at least four civilians and injuring 35 others including a child. Primary 💥Russian forces conducted ground attacks near Vovchansk and Hlyboke in Kharkiv Oblast, with reports of assaults using motorcycles as distraction tactics. Primary 🏗️An 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. Primary View all 274 events in Event Explorer
April 4, 2025 204 events ▸
✈️Russian forces launched a wave of attack drones (Shaheds) at Ukraine from multiple directions - north and south. Drone groups were detected moving toward Donetsk, Kharkiv, Sumy, Chernihiv, Kherson, Poltava, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, and Dnipropetrovs'k regions.
💥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. Primary 💥Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Borova direction but did not advance, while milbloggers claimed increased Ukrainian counterattack intensity. Primary ⚖️Police 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. Primary 💥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. Primary View all 204 events in Event Explorer
April 5, 2025 116 events ▸
🤝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. Primary 💥Russian forces launched a drone attack on Odesa, damaging a residential building and injuring at least three people. Primary 💥A Russian missile strike on Kryvyi Rih killed 20 civilians, including near a playground and restaurant. Primary 💥Russian forces conducted 152 military encounters along the front lines, with the most intense fighting in Pokrovsk, Lyman, Toretsk and Kursk directions. Primary
💥Ukrainian drones struck a Lukoil oil refinery in Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast and an oil terminal near Primorsk port in Leningrad Oblast. Primary
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April 6, 2025 86 events ▸
💥A ballistic missile attack on Kyiv killed one person and wounded three, according to local authorities. Primary ⚔️Ukrainian forces conducted localized counterattacks in the Pokrovsk and Toretsk directions, regaining lost positions and contributing to slowing Russian advances Primary 💥Russian forces struck residential and civilian infrastructure in Kyiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kirovohrad, Khmelnytskyi, Cherkasy, and Mykolaiv oblasts during overnight strikes Primary
💥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. Primary
💥A Russian missile struck Kryvyi Rih in a previous attack, killing 20 people including 9 children. Primary View all 86 events in Event Explorer
April 7, 2025 157 events ▸
💥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.💥Russian attack in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast wounded three civilians: a 62-year-old man and two women aged 23 and 57. Primary
🤝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. Primary
💥Russian shelling in Kherson Oblast wounded a pregnant woman (six months) and a child. The pregnant woman suffered blast and head injuries, while the boy sustained an explosive wound and contusion. Primary 🤝Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Andriy Kostin as Ukraine's ambassador to the Netherlands and Permanent Representative to OPCW. Kostin resigned as Prosecutor General in October 2024 amid a corruption scandal involving hundreds of prosecutors who obtained disability benefits. Primary View all 157 events in Event Explorer
April 8, 2025 229 events ▸
💥The Iskander-M missile struck a recreation center in Vysoky, Kharkiv Oblast. Primary 🤝Senior U.S. Defense Department officials are considering withdrawing up to 10,000 troops from Eastern Europe, scaling back the temporary surge of 20,000 U.S. troops deployed in 2022 to bolster NATO's eastern flank following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Primary 💥Russian forces conducted a company-sized mechanized assault near Yasenove attempting to seize Bohdanivka, Troitske, and Horikhove. Primary 💥Russia launched a drone attack against Dnipro on April 8, injuring at least 15 people. Eight people remain hospitalized as of April 9. Primary
💥3rd Separate Assault Brigade destroyed approximately half a battalion of Russian forces in the Luhansk region during defensive operations near Troiika, with Russian forces attacking positions held by three battalions of the brigade.
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April 9, 2025 329 events ▸
📢Ukrainian General Staff spokesperson Dmytro Lykhovyi stated that Russian offensive pressure on Kharkiv and Sumy border regions has increased but is part of ongoing offensive actions launched in May 2024, with no significant changes to the front line and no reason for fear or hysteria.
💥Russian drone attack on Dnipro injured 15 people and damaged four houses, 15 high-rise buildings, about 20 cars, several enterprises, and administrative buildings. Primary 💥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. Primary 💥Russian strikes in Kherson Oblast injured four people and damaged a high-rise building and 15 houses. Primary 💥Ukrainian drones targeted the military airfield in Mozdok, from where MiG-31K carriers of Kinzhal hypersonic missiles are deployed. Primary View all 329 events in Event Explorer
April 10, 2025 322 events ▸
⚖️Vadim 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. Primary
💥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. Primary
🤝Moldova's Foreign Minister Mihai Popșoi 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. Primary
🤝Ukraine and the EU extended the transport visa-free regime until December 31, 2025. This is the fourth extension of the agreement since 2022. Primary ➡️Russian forces continued ground attacks in the Lyman direction near Nove, Katerynivka, Myrne, Yampolivka, Kolodyazi, Novomykhailivka, and Zelena Dolyna. Primary View all 322 events in Event Explorer
April 11, 2025 311 events ▸
💥Ukrainian FPV drone from 414 UAV Brigade 'Ptakhi Madyara' destroyed a Russian T-80 BVM tank by flying through the driver's hatch. Primary 💥In Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, one person was killed and 22 injured in drone and missile strikes targeting civilian areas. Primary ⚖️Estonian Navy detained the oil tanker Kiwala, part of Russia's shadow fleet, in the Gulf of Finland near Aegna Island and Muuga port east of Tallinn. Primary 🤝Ukraine and Somalia formally established diplomatic relations by signing a protocol during the Antalya Diplomatic Forum in Turkey. Primary 💥Russian forces launched an infantry assault supported by four armored vehicles north of Stepova Novoselivka, resulting in assessed advances. A reinforced platoon-sized mechanized assault toward Petropavlivka was repelled with destruction of all vehicles. Primary View all 311 events in Event Explorer
April 12, 2025 169 events ▸
📢Former Chief of Staff of the 12th Special Forces Brigade of the Azov National Guard Bohdan Krotevych called on Oleksandr Syrskyi to resign as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, accusing him of giving "almost criminal" orders that risk soldiers' lives.
💥Gunners from 505 Separate Battalion of 3rd Separate Assault Brigade fired a rare 160mm heavy mortar, likely in the Donetsk sector. Primary
💥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. Primary
📊Ukrainian F-16 pilot Pavlo Ivanov was killed while carrying out a combat mission when his fighter jet was downed by a Russian missile. Primary 💥Mortar operator from 92nd Assault Brigade conducted night operations, likely in the Kharkiv sector. Primary View all 169 events in Event Explorer
April 13, 2025 173 events ▸
💥Russia conducted a bloody strike on Sumy on Palm Sunday. Primary 💥Russian forces struck Sumy with two ballistic missiles carrying cluster munition warheads, killing 34 civilians and injuring over 100. Primary 💥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. Primary
⚖️Lawmakers 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. Primary
✈️Russian forces conducted intensified air strikes in the southern sector, firing 29 guided aerial bombs and 156 unguided aerial missiles against Ukrainian Defense Forces positions and nearby settlements over a 24-hour period.
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April 14, 2025 213 events ▸
💥Russian forces attacked with three armored vehicles and eight motorized vehicles near Vovchanski Khutory. Primary 💥Russian forces seized Oleksandropil, Panteleymonivka, and Valentynivka southwest of Toretsk as part of efforts to close the Ukrainian pocket. Primary 💥Russian forces conducted a mechanized assault with three tanks, 18 IFVs, MT-LB armored vehicles, and 41 motorcycles in the Zaporizhzhia direction. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces struck a Russian Stela-10 short-range surface-to-air missile system in Kursk Oblast. Primary 💥Russian forces conducted a ballistic missile strike on Sumy, killing 34 people including two children and injuring at least 117 people. Primary View all 213 events in Event Explorer
April 15, 2025 298 events ▸
⚖️A 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. Primary
⚖️A 45-year-old unemployed man from Cherkasy was sentenced to 15 years in prison with property confiscation for espionage on behalf of Russia. The FSB agent was recruited through a Telegram channel and gathered coordinates for Russian missile and drone strikes on Ukrainian Defense Forces locations, including National Guard units on the eastern and southern fronts.
💥A Russian attack killed a 63-year-old man in the Zaporizhzhia district. Primary ⚔️Ukrainian 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. Primary
⚖️A 41-year-old head of a private road transport company in Novoiavorivsk was detained for running an illegal border crossing scheme, registering conscripts into the Shliakh system as drivers for international transport for $3,000 per person.
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April 16, 2025 269 events ▸
💥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. Primary
⚔️North Korean troops fighting alongside Russia in the Kursk direction have adapted to modern warfare by learning to use drones and electronic warfare tactics, switching to small group tactics despite initial heavy losses.
🤝Polish President Andrzej Duda denounced Russia for its "bloodthirsty imperialism" and dismissed threats made to Poland and the Baltic states, describing them as "classic Russian misleading disinformation." Primary ⚔️Ukrainian forces recently advanced near Toretsk in western Druzhba.💥Russian forces attacked with approximately 150-200 men backed by dozens of armored vehicles near Rabotyne and Kopani but were turned back with heavy losses. Primary View all 269 events in Event Explorer
April 17, 2025 283 events ▸
⚖️An 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. Primary 💥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. Primary 💥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. Primary
🏗️The 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. Primary
📢U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claimed that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prevented Trump's sophisticated plan to bring Ukraine closer to the U.S. by not signing a minerals agreement in Munich.
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April 18, 2025 253 events ▸
💥A drone attack against the city of Sumy killed one civilian, injured another, and damaged a bakery. Primary
⚖️Ukrainian prosecutor's office detained a lawyer in Odesa for participating in a paramilitary formation called 'Operational and Combat Unit' that aimed to assist Russia in occupying Odesa region.
💥A Russian missile strike hit a fitness center, hotel, and office in Dnipro. Primary 💥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. Primary 🛡️Ukrainian forces recently advanced northwest of Druzhba northeast of Toretsk, according to geolocated footage published on April 18. Primary View all 253 events in Event Explorer
April 19, 2025 206 events ▸
⚔️The 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. Primary 💥Russian forces struck a large apartment complex in Kherson with a glider bomb, killing a teenager. Primary 💥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. Primary 💥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. Primary 💥Russian forces continued ground assaults in western Zaporizhzhia Oblast near Orikhiv, Stepove, Mali Shcherbaky, and Mala Tokmachka on April 18-19 but did not advance. Primary View all 206 events in Event Explorer
April 20, 2025 138 events ▸
🤝The U.S. is reportedly considering recognizing occupied Crimea as Russian territory and lifting sanctions against Moscow as part of a future peace deal. Primary
🛡️Russian troops used the Easter truce period (around April 20, 2025) not for ceasefire but for regrouping, logistics, and strengthening defenses by moving forces, evacuating wounded, supplying ammunition, and building engineering fortifications.
🤝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. Primary
💥Russian forces conducted three guided glide bomb strikes against Kupyansk on the morning of April 20. Primary 💥Fighting continued near various settlements in the Pokrovsk direction including Myrolyubivka, Yelyzavetivka, Lysivka, Kotlyne, and Udachne despite the Easter truce. Primary View all 138 events in Event Explorer
April 21, 2025 236 events ▸
💥Russia launched a combined missile and drone attack on Ukraine during the night of April 21, targeting multiple regions including Kharkiv, Sumy, Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Poltava, Kyiv, Cherkasy, Mykolaiv, Kherson, and Donetsk oblasts.
⚖️Russian law enforcement detained a Chinese citizen in Moscow in mid-April, accusing him of mailing two tactical vests (Ratnik load-bearing vest and modular design) as part of smuggling operation. Primary
🤝Oleksandr Merezhko, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Foreign Policy and Interparliamentary Cooperation, stated that any peace agreements must not violate Ukraine's Constitution, particularly its territorial integrity.
💥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. Primary 💥A Russian drone attack against Kivsharivka village near Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast hit a residential building, causing a fire that burned down 36 apartments. Primary View all 236 events in Event Explorer
April 22, 2025 266 events ▸
💥Fighting continued near Gornal in Kursk Oblast on April 22. Primary 💥Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Sumy Oblast on April 22, with unconfirmed claims of advances south of Veselivka and attacks north of Yunakivka. Primary 💥Russian forces attacked north of Kharkiv City near Lyptsi and northeast of Kharkiv City near Vovchansk on April 21 and 22. Primary 💥Russian milbloggers claimed on April 22 that Russian forces advanced southeast of Hryhorivka, into central Fedorivka, and in fields northeast and south of Vasyukivka in the Siversk direction. Primary 💥In Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Russian forces attacked several settlements with artillery and drones in the Nikopol district. Primary View all 266 events in Event Explorer
April 23, 2025 271 events ▸
💥Ukrainian forces likely conducted a drone strike against the Alabuga Special Economic Zone in Tatarstan where Russia assembles Iranian-provided Shahed drones. Primary 💥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. Primary 💥Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian forces seized the St. Nicholas Monastery southwest of Guyevo in Kursk Oblast. Primary 💥Russian attacks against Dnipropetrovsk Oblast injured four men aged 40, 48, 65, and 85. Primary
✈️Russia launched 134 attack drones (Shahed-type and imitation drones) at Ukraine from multiple Russian directions including Kursk, Bryansk, Oryol, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, and occupied Crimea.
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April 24, 2025 301 events ▸
💥Ukrainian forces shot down 7 Iskander-M missiles, 31 Kh-101 missiles, 6 Kalibr missiles, 4 Kh-59/Kh-69 missiles, and 64 Shahed drones during the overnight strike on April 23-24. Primary 💥Russian forces continued ground attacks in multiple directions including Vovchansk, Borova, Lyman, Siversk, Chasiv Yar, Pokrovsk, and other areas. Primary
📦The UK will purchase $40 million worth of drones from New Zealand's SYOS Aerospace for Ukraine, including SA5 VTOL drones, SA200 unmanned helicopters, SG400 UGV ground platforms, and SM300 USV surface vessels.
⚖️A Russian military court sentenced former 58th Combined Arms Army Commander Major General Ivan Popov to five years in a low-security penal colony for fraud and forgery of official documents. Primary 💥Russian forces conducted the largest series of drone and missile strikes against Kyiv City in 2025, launching 215 drones and missiles including 11 Iskander-M ballistic missiles, 37 Kh-101 cruise missiles, 12 Kalibr cruise missiles, and 145 Shahed and decoy drones. Primary View all 301 events in Event Explorer
April 25, 2025 260 events ▸
🔥Russia has lost 10,703 tanks, 22,315 armored fighting vehicles, and other military equipment since Feb. 24, 2022. Primary
⚔️Ukrainian forces counterattacked near the Fomikha Mine waste heap in northern Toretsk and near Tarasivka. Primary 📢European foreign affairs chairs from eight countries signed a statement rebuking Trump's Russia stance and calling to 'end policy of appeasement.', Primary
🤝Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs reaffirmed its three principled positions on peace: never recognizing any territory as Russian, never accepting restrictions on its Armed Forces or military assistance, and asserting that no third country can veto Ukraine's choice of alliances.
🤝Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal met with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Støre in Washington, DC to discuss bilateral cooperation and joint arms production.
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April 26, 2025 168 events ▸
🏗️The 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. Primary
🛡️Ukrainian forces repelled five Russian assaults in Kursk Oblast on April 26. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces repelled Russian attempts to establish pontoon bridges across the Oskil River near Kupyansk. Primary 💥Russian forces conducted limited ground assaults in the Kherson direction. Primary
🤝U.S. President Donald Trump stated in an interview that he believes he is the only one who can negotiate a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, claiming the war could end soon due to his involvement.
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April 27, 2025 128 events ▸
🔥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. Primary
💥Russian forces conducted three guided glide bomb strikes against Kostyantynivka, killing and injuring civilians. Primary 💥Russian forces attacked northeast of Kharkiv City near Vovchansk. Primary 📊Russia 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. Primary
📊Russian forces attacked Kharkiv region's Izium and Kupiansk districts using guided aerial bombs, artillery, and UAVs. One civilian (born 1936) was killed and four were injured - three women aged 61, 65, and 60, and a 61-year-old man.
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April 28, 2025 238 events ▸
📢Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha stated that Russian offensives last year and this winter have largely lost their potential, and Ukraine has stabilized the front line even regaining some territory near Pokrovsk and other areas.
💥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. Primary 💥Russian forces attacked northeast of Kharkiv City near Vovchansk and Vovchanski Khutory. Primary ⚔️Putin announced that Russian military recently achieved its objective of pushing Ukrainian forces out of Kursk Oblast and thanked North Korean forces for their participation. Primary 📊Russia has lost 949,800 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,160 casualties over the past day. Primary View all 238 events in Event Explorer
April 29, 2025 285 events ▸
⚖️An FSB agent was sentenced to 15 years in prison with property confiscation for spying on Ukrainian Defense Forces in the Sumy region, collecting intelligence on troop locations and identifying potential recruits for an FSB agent network.
💥Russian and Ukrainian sources reported continued fighting in Kursk Oblast as Russian forces continue efforts to push Ukrainian forces from their limited remaining positions in the area. Primary 💥Russian forces attacked north of Kharkiv City near Lytpsi and northeast of Kharkiv City near Vovchansk and Vovchanski Khutory. Primary 💥Russian forces attacked northeast of Siversk near Hryhorivka, east of Siversk near Verkhnokamyanske, and southeast of Siversk near Ivano-Darivka. Primary 💥Russian forces conducted ground attacks southwest of Orikhiv near Stepove, Shcherbaky, and Lobkove. Primary View all 285 events in Event Explorer
April 30, 2025 338 events ▸
🏗️Russia 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. Primary 💥Ukrainian Security Service conducted a successful drone strike against the Murom Instrument Making Plant in Vladimir Oblast, damaging two buildings and starting a fire. Primary 🤝The United States and Ukraine signed a bilateral economic partnership agreement creating the United States-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund to accelerate Ukraine's economic recovery. Primary
🤝Deputy Foreign Minister Mariana Betsa stated that any potential peace agreements must comply with Ukraine's 'red lines', emphasizing that Ukraine wants peace but not at any price.
🤝Ukraine and the US signed a minerals deal establishing a joint Ukrainian-American investment fund to manage Ukraine's resources. Primary View all 338 events in Event Explorer
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💥A man killed a soldier and his mother-in-law in Kyiv following a dispute over the illegal sale of a firearm. Primary
🏗️Ukraine more than doubled its long-range drone output in 2024 compared to 2023, a 22-fold increase over 2022. Primary
🤝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. Primary
🤝Vladimir Putin proposed to the United States a halt to hostilities along the current front line in Ukraine as part of peace deal efforts with US President Donald Trump.
🤝Putin told US special envoy Steve Witkoff during a visit to Russia in early April about the proposal to halt hostilities along the current front line.
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May 2025 (6,930 events)

May 1, 2025 68 events ▸
💥A similar Russian missile attack on a shooting range killed six Ukrainian soldiers in Sumy Oblast late in May. Primary
💥Russian troops seized more Ukrainian territory in May 2025 than in any other month since the end of 2022, conducting a large-scale summer offensive.
💥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. Primary
💥The second ceasefire, proposed by Moscow and rejected by Kyiv as 'theoretical,' lasted three days to mark Russia's Victory Day celebration. Primary
💥Ukrainian forces struck the Energia plant in May 2025. Primary
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📦In late May, Russia and Ukraine conducted the largest-ever POW swap with 1,000 prisoners exchanged on each side. Primary
🤝Ukraine and Portugal signed a bilateral 10-year security agreement in May 2024, under which Lisbon committed to continued military support for Ukraine. Primary
May 1, 2025 400 events ▸
⚔️Ukrainian forces conducted an offensive operation in the Kursk region of Russia during May-June 2025 Primary 🤝In May 2025, Ukraine announced it had completed all domestic procedures to launch the first cluster of EU accession negotiations. Primary 💥Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian forces attacked in Bilovody on May 1. Primary 💥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. Primary 💥Russian forces conducted ground attacks southeast of Orikhiv near Mala Tokmachka; southwest of Orikhiv near Stepove and Lobkove; and west of Orikhiv near Shcherbaky, Mali Shcherbaky, and Kamyanske on April 30 and May 1. Primary View all 400 events in Event Explorer
May 2, 2025 223 events ▸
💥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. Primary 📦The United States agreed to sell Ukraine $310 million worth of F-16 training, aircraft modernization, maintenance, repairs, spare parts and ground equipment. Primary 💥Russia launched a drone attack on Kharkiv, injuring at least 40 people. Primary
✈️Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed two Russian Su-30 aircraft in the Black Sea using AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles fired from Magura V7 unmanned boats on May 2, 2025.
💥Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Kharkiv direction but did not advance. Attacks occurred near Lyptsi and Vovchansk. Primary View all 223 events in Event Explorer
May 3, 2025 140 events ▸
💥Russia launched approximately 183 drones against Ukraine, with 40-50 targeting Kharkiv specifically, striking residential areas and injuring at least 46 people. Primary
🤝President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that countries that helped Russia during the war will be excluded from participating in Ukraine's post-war reconstruction, while countries that supported Ukraine (with weapons, energy aid, or direct budget financing) will be given priority.
💥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. Primary 💥Russian forces continued offensive operations near Chasiv Yar on May 3 but did not advance. Primary
🤝Ukraine and the United States signed an investment agreement covering 57 types of minerals that establishes a political framework for bilateral cooperation, without explicit guarantees of future US security assistance.
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May 4, 2025 137 events ▸
💥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.🛡️Limited fighting continued in Kursk Oblast on May 3 and 4 as Russian forces continue efforts to push Ukrainian forces from the area. Primary 🤝Chinese President Xi Jinping plans to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin during Moscow's Victory Day celebrations between May 7-10 and sign bilateral inter-governmental and inter-departmental documents to strengthen China-Russia relations. Primary 🤝Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico denounced President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for 'threatening' foreign delegations, calling the remarks unacceptable and accusing the Ukrainian leader of disrespecting Russia's role in defeating fascism in World War II. Primary 💥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. View all 137 events in Event Explorer
May 5, 2025 176 events ▸
⚖️SSU detained a 31-year-old man in Mykolaiv who was acting as a Russian informant, gathering intelligence on Ukrainian military positions including radar stations and anti-aircraft missile systems to help Russia bypass Ukraine's air defense.
💥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. Primary 💥Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Sumy Oblast but did not make confirmed advances on May 5. Primary
💥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. Primary
💥Ukrainian activist Serhii Sternenko was attacked and wounded by a female assailant in an armed assault. He underwent surgery to remove the bullet, which did not hit any vital organs.
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May 6, 2025 233 events ▸
⚔️Russian forces struck a Ukrainian HIMARS system with a Lancet drone; Ukrainian mil-bloggers confirmed the hit, attributing it to lack of electronic jamming capability. Primary 💥In Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, houses and infrastructure were damaged due to Russian attacks. Primary
⚖️The Ukrainian Ministry of Defence clarified the legal procedure for servicemembers to return to duty after being absent without leave (AWOL), outlining exemptions from criminal liability and requirements for reintegration under martial law directives.
💥Ukrainian forces conducted limited attacks across the international border near Tetkino and Novyi Put in Kursk Oblast, with Russian milbloggers claiming these assaults were repelled. Ukrainian forces also launched drone, air, and artillery strikes aimed at isolating Russian units near Tetkino, including a confirmed JDAM strike on a Russian position near the Tetkino Railway Station.💥Russian forces continued limited offensive operations in northern Sumy Oblast toward Bilovody and Loknya but did not advance. Elements of the 51st Airborne Regiment and drone operators from the 83rd VDV Brigade are reportedly operating in this direction. Primary View all 233 events in Event Explorer
May 7, 2025 247 events ▸
💥Ukrainian drones targeted the Basalt Plant in the Moscow Region, which manufactures guided bombs. Explosions were observed though no major secondary explosions were confirmed. Primary 💥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. Primary 💥Russian forces attacked northeast of Kupyansk near Petropavlivka and Kamyanka and southeast of Kupyansk near Hlushkivka on May 6 and 7. Primary 💥Ukrainian drones attacked the Optic Fiber Systems Plant, which produces fiber-optic cable for jamming-resistant drones, causing fires at two locations. Primary 💥Russia launched Iskander-M and KN-23 ballistic missiles from Kursk, Taganrog, and Bryansk against Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia, resulting in two civilians killed and four injured in Kyiv. Primary View all 247 events in Event Explorer
May 8, 2025 242 events ▸
💥Ukrainian forces faced 117 combat clashes across the front line on the first day of Russia's self-declared Victory Day humanitarian ceasefire, with most battles occurring in Donetsk Oblast. Primary
⚖️A 46-year-old man in Dnipro was detained for intentionally destroying three vehicles belonging to Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen by setting them on fire. The suspect recorded his actions and is now in pre-trial detention.
🤝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. Primary
🤝German Chancellor Friedrich Merz met with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris to discuss Ukraine support, stating Europe cannot replace US military and political involvement.
📢Evelyn Farkas, executive director of the McCain Institute, stated that while she imagined an administration that would turn its back on Ukraine, the U.S. has not yet reached that worst-case scenario as of May 2025. Primary View all 242 events in Event Explorer
May 9, 2025 244 events ▸
🤝U.S. Vice President JD Vance publicly stated that Russia is 'asking for too much' to end its war against Ukraine. Primary ⚔️Ukrainian forces from Khartiiya and the 92nd Brigade conducted a counterattack during the declared ceasefire, recapturing approximately 3-4 square kilometers of territory. Primary 💥Russian forces intensified artillery and guided glide bomb strikes along the Sumy-Kursk border Primary 💥A woman was killed in a Russian attack in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, and two others were injured in a separate FPV drone strike. Primary ⚔️Ukrainian battalion reports stated that Ukrainian forces repelled a multi-directional company-sized Russian mechanized assault near Velyka Novosilka on May 9. Primary View all 244 events in Event Explorer
May 10, 2025 139 events ▸
💥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. Primary
⚖️Two 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). Primary
📢President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered an address on the Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism in World War II, criticizing Russia's Victory Day parade and comparing it to Nazi atrocities, referencing the mass graves in Bucha and the blockade of Mariupol.
💥Ukrainian forces recently advanced south of Tetkino in Kursk Oblast according to geolocated footage published on May 10.💥Russian forces attacked northeast of Kharkiv City near Vovchansk on May 9 and 10 but did not advance. View all 139 events in Event Explorer
May 11, 2025 151 events ▸
💥Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian forces advanced northeast of Lyman near Hrekivka and east of Lyman in Torske, though no confirmed advances were reported. Primary
💥Russian troops opened fire on Bilozerka, Kherson region, wounding a 61-year-old civilian who was in his yard when an enemy shell hit his house.
🤝U.S. Vice President JD Vance stated that Russia cannot expect to receive Ukrainian territory it has not yet captured, and characterized Russia's peace plan demands as excessive.
📊Russia 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. Primary 💥Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian forces advanced southeast of Borova near Makiivka, although no confirmed advances were reported. View all 151 events in Event Explorer
May 12, 2025 277 events ▸
⚖️A 40-year-old former paramedic from an Odesa emergency medical station was sentenced to 15 years in prison with property confiscation for working as an FSB agent and adjusting Russian missile and drone strikes on the Odesa region.
🤝Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha held joint telephone talks with foreign ministers from the UK, Germany, Poland, US, France and EU to coordinate peace efforts and sanctions against Russia.
🤝European Commissioner for Defense Andrius Kubilius confirmed that part of the €800 billion ReArm Europe plan will be allocated to military support for Ukraine, with loans available for joint procurement with Ukraine including purchases from Ukraine's defense industry.
💥Fighting continued along the international border in Sumy Oblast near Bilovody. Primary 💥Russian forces attacked northeast of Kharkiv City near Vovchansk. Primary View all 277 events in Event Explorer
May 13, 2025 266 events ▸
⚖️A 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. Primary
🤝US Special Representative Keith Kellogg stated that the US and Europe may impose the most severe sanctions in history against Russia if a ceasefire is not reached, with restrictions potentially targeting the Russian Central Bank and shadow fleet.
💥Fighting continued in Kursk Oblast near Tetkino and Novyi Put, with Russian VDV drone crews operating in pairs. Primary 💥Russian forces continue to attack near Bilovody and Loknya in Sumy Oblast. Primary 💥Russian forces conducted several assaults on motorcycles and other light vehicles for the first time in the Lyman direction. Primary View all 266 events in Event Explorer
May 14, 2025 218 events ▸
💥Russian forces attacked southeast of Orikhiv towards Mala Tokmachka; south of Orikhiv towards Novodanylivka; and southwest near Stepove, Shcherbaky, and Kamyanske.💥A Russian milblogger claimed Russian forces advanced on an island in the Dnipro River delta north of Dnipriany (east of Kherson City). Primary 🛡️3rd 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. Primary ⚖️A former first deputy secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, Oleh Hladkovsky, was detained in Spain on May 14, 2025, after being wanted since mid-April for abuse of office related to purchasing military vehicles at inflated prices. Primary
🤝German Chancellor Friedrich Merz expressed support for an unconditional 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine ahead of peace talks in Istanbul, emphasizing the need for unity between European and American partners.
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May 15, 2025 200 events ▸
💥Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Sumy Oblast near Veselivka, Bilovody, and Vodolahy without making confirmed advances, while Ukrainian forces reportedly counterattacked near Bilovody. Primary 💥Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Siversk and Chasiv Yar directions without confirmed advances. Ukrainian forces recently advanced north of Toretsk, while unconfirmed reports claimed Russian advances near Druzhba and Zorya. Primary 💥Russian forces continued attacks in the Kherson direction without confirmed advances. Kherson Oblast occupation head Vladimir Saldo claimed Russian forces seized islands in the Dnipro River Delta near Nova Kakhovka, Dnipryany, and Korsunka and conducted raids on the west bank of the Dnipro River. Primary 🏴Geolocated footage indicated that Russian forces conducted a mechanized assault and recently advanced south of Novoserhiivka (northeast of Novopavlivka). Unconfirmed claims stated Russian forces seized Novooleksandrivka. Primary 💥Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Kharkiv Oblast, attacking near Kudiivka, Hlyboke, Vysoka Yaruha, Vovchansk, Tykhe, and Vovchanski Khutory without advancing. Chechen 204th “Akhmat” Spetsnaz Regiment drone operators struck Ukrainian positions in the direction. Primary View all 200 events in Event Explorer
May 16, 2025 195 events ▸
💥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. Primary ⚔️Ukrainian forces pushed Russian troops out of Bahatyr, blunting a Russian attempt to threaten Ukrainian supply lines in the Pokrovsk sector. Primary 🏥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. Primary ✈️Ukrainian Air Force lost contact with an F-16 jet during a mission to repel a Russian aerial attack overnight on May 16. The pilot diverted the plane away from populated areas and ejected, after which he was found by a search and rescue team. Primary
🤝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. Primary
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May 17, 2025 133 events ▸
💥Russian forces attempted an amphibious crossing of the Oskil River using boats transporting motorcycles, but the boats were sunk. Primary 💥Russian forces conducted a Lancet drone strike against a civilian bus near Bilopillia, killing at least nine civilians and injuring at least seven. Primary ⚔️Elements of 63rd Mech Brigade counterattacked in Toretsk, recapturing most of the town, taking POWs, and pushing Russian forces back to previous positions. Primary 🤝Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a phone call to discuss bilateral contacts between Moscow and Washington and recent Istanbul peace talks. Primary 📊A Ukrainian spokesperson stated that Russian forces have suffered roughly 50,000 casualties, including roughly 20,000 killed, in the last 10 months of fighting for Toretsk. Primary View all 133 events in Event Explorer
May 18, 2025 106 events ▸
🤝Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke with US Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Rome on May 18, highlighting the importance of an unconditional ceasefire. Rubio had previously called Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on May 17 to reiterate the call for an immediate ceasefire. Primary 💥Russia launched 273 drones overnight, including Shahed-type suicide drones, in its largest single drone strike since the full-scale invasion began. Primary 💥One person died and three more were injured in an overnight Russian drone attack in Kyiv Oblast. Primary 💥Russian attacks injured eight people in Kherson Oblast and damaged an apartment building and three houses. Primary 💥Two women, aged 48 and 52, were injured in Russian strikes in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Primary View all 106 events in Event Explorer
May 19, 2025 261 events ▸
💥Russian forces attacked northeast of Borova near Zahryzove, east of Borova near Kopanky, and southeast of Borova near Hrekivka. Primary 📦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. Primary 🏥Nearly 56,000 residents have been evacuated from Sumy Oblast as part of ongoing mandatory evacuation efforts, with over 86,000 residents still under mandatory evacuation orders. Primary 🤝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. Primary 🤝U.S. President Donald Trump stated he trusts Russian President Vladimir Putin, will not impose sanctions on Russia, but indicated he would abandon Ukraine peace efforts if progress is not achieved. Primary View all 261 events in Event Explorer
May 20, 2025 282 events ▸
⚖️Two teenagers aged 14 and 17 from Kryvyi Rih were awarded by Ukrainian authorities after refusing to be recruited by FSB agents who wanted them to set fire to official vehicles of the Defence Forces.
💥Russian Iskander missile struck a Ukrainian training ground in the Sumy region near Shostka, killing 6 servicemen and injuring more than 10 guardsmen. Primary 💥Russian forces increased the number of assaults near Vovchansk, Vovchanski Khutory and Tykhe but Ukrainian forces maintained fire control of all logistics routes Primary
⚖️Polish prosecutors indicted Pawel K. for allegedly assisting Russian intelligence in planning an assassination attempt on Volodymyr Zelensky, charging him with espionage. Primary
🤝Britain imposed sanctions targeting companies and individuals involved in Iskander missile supply chains, Kremlin-funded information operations, and financial institutions including the St. Petersburg Currency Exchange and Russian Deposit Insurance Agency, plus 18 shadow fleet vessels. Primary View all 282 events in Event Explorer
May 21, 2025 260 events ▸
🤝NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte announced that the upcoming NATO summit in The Hague on June 24-25 will focus on long-term military support for Ukraine and ensuring a durable peace settlement, while avoiding past failed agreements like the Minsk accords. Primary 💥Ukrainian drones struck a semiconductor factory in Bolkhov, Oryol region, setting it ablaze; the facility reportedly processed smuggled Western electronics for Russian military vehicles. Primary 💥Russian sources claimed Ukrainian forces attacked toward Novyi Put (southeast of Tetkino) and Volfino (northwest of Novyi Put) Primary 🛡️Ukrainian forces repelled an at least reinforced platoon-sized Russian mechanized assault in the Novopavlivka direction Primary ✈️Russian air defenses intercepted a drone attack on Moscow on May 21, with seven drones intercepted as they approached the Russian capital. Primary View all 260 events in Event Explorer
May 22, 2025 271 events ▸
⚖️The SBI completed an investigation into former heads of Rivne regional and district Territorial Centers of Recruitment and Social Support who organized a scheme to help approximately 50 men evade mobilisation.
🤝US Senator Lindsey Graham met with Chinese Ambassador Xie Feng to discuss bilateral trade and Russia's war against Ukraine, with both parties discussing peace through dialogue.
💥Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Burlatske, Zelene Pole, and Novopil in the Velyka Novosilka direction. Primary
💥Russian forces carried out 330 attacks using almost 1350 rounds of ammunition, nearly 700 attacks with kamikaze drones, 380 UAV drops using 465 rounds of ammunition, and two strikes with Molniya barrage munitions.
🛡️Elements of 71st Jaeger Brigade restored the defensive line after collapse of 127th Territorial Brigade positions. Primary View all 271 events in Event Explorer
May 23, 2025 220 events ▸
💥Large-scale Russian attack on Kyiv involving 14 ballistic missiles and approximately 200 Shahed drones; eight missiles reportedly penetrated defenses. Primary 💥Russian forces pushed inside Vovchansk, reportedly gaining approximately 200 meters at the price of 60 percent casualties. Primary 💥Two missiles were fired at the Odesa port, with explosions reported. Primary 💥Ukrainian drones struck a chemical plant in Lipetsk region producing components for Iskander and Kinzhal missiles, causing fires and evacuations. Primary 📦Ukraine and Russia conducted the largest prisoner exchange since 2014, with 390 Ukrainian POWs released in the first stage of a '1000-for-1000' exchange agreement. Primary View all 220 events in Event Explorer
May 24, 2025 154 events ▸
💥HUR published night video showing drones demolishing a train reportedly in Zaporizhzhia region. Primary 🛡️Ukrainian 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. Primary 🤝The European Union is considering disconnecting over 20 Russian banks from the SWIFT financial messaging system as part of its 18th sanctions package against Russia. Primary 💥Russian forces advanced in Oleksandropil (southeast of Popiv Yar), Poltavka (north of Popiv Yar), Rusyn Novopavlivka direction Primary 💥Ukrainian forces struck the Yelets industrial zone in Lipetsk Oblast with an unspecified number of drones. Primary View all 154 events in Event Explorer
May 25, 2025 207 events ▸
💥Limited fighting continued in unspecified areas of Kursk Oblast on May 24 and 25. Primary
🤝US President Donald Trump announced he will not impose sanctions on Russia and intends to distance himself from peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, instead pursuing business deals with Moscow.
📢US Defense Intelligence Agency released annual report "Global Threat Assessment - 2025" stating Putin sees the war as existential struggle against the West and is confident in Russia's ultimate victory, prepared to use military force until at least 2025.
📊The Russian strike on May 24-25 killed at least 12 people and injured up to 60 people across multiple Ukrainian oblasts. Primary 📊Russia has lost around 980,850 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,020 casualties suffered just over the past day. Primary View all 207 events in Event Explorer
May 26, 2025 245 events ▸
💥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. Primary
⚔️Ukrainian sources reportedly counterattacked near Bilovody and Oleshnya in Sumy Oblast. Primary ➡️Russian military command redeployed elements of the 752nd Motorized Rifle Regiment (3rd Motorized Rifle Division, 20th CAA) and 200th Motorized Rifle Brigade (14th Army Corps) to reinforce forces attacking into northern Sumy Oblast. Primary 📊Russia 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. Primary 💥Russian forces conducted one of the largest drone and missile strikes against Ukraine, launching 9 Kh-101 cruise missiles and 355 Shahed/decoy drones from multiple directions. View all 245 events in Event Explorer
May 27, 2025 298 events ▸
🏗️Air raid alerts were declared across multiple Ukrainian regions due to threat of Russian ballistic missile strikes, with warnings issued for Sumy and Chernihiv oblasts
🤝Reports indicate that US-EU negotiations on coordinating enforcement of sanctions against Russia have failed, with EU sanctions chief David O'Sullivan noting a cessation of outreach on sanctions evasion. Ukrainian sanctions official Vladyslav Vlasiuk disputed the severity of the breakdown, stating that information exchange continues despite reduced momentum. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces attempted to counterattack into Kursk Oblast from Bezsalivka. Primary 💥Russian forces attacked in multiple directions near Lyman, including toward Novyi Myr and Karpivka. Primary 💥Russian forces conducted offensive operations in the Zaporizhzhia direction. Primary View all 298 events in Event Explorer
May 28, 2025 268 events ▸
💥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. Primary
💥Ukrainian forces struck the Kronshtadt drone factory in Dubna, Moscow Oblast, which produces drone ground-control systems for various Russian drones. Primary 💥Russian forces conducted offensive operations in the Kharkiv direction. Primary 🤝The European Union unveiled a new security strategy for the Black Sea region, aiming to counter Russian threats and improve regional defense infrastructure. Primary
🤝The European Union intends to open all clusters of membership negotiations with Ukraine, despite Hungary's current blockade of the process.
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May 29, 2025 202 events ▸
💥Russian forces gained ground in the Sumy region, capturing four villages and advancing 500-1,500 meters into Ukrainian territory. Primary 💥Russian forces attacked southeast of Orikhiv near Mala Tokmachka, south of Orikhiv near Novodanylivka and Robotyne, and southwest of Orikhiv near Stepove and Shcherbaky. Primary 💥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. Primary 💥Russian air defenses shot down 48 Ukrainian drones overnight, including three over Moscow Oblast. Primary 💥Russian forces attacked Nikopol district in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, injuring two people. Primary View all 202 events in Event Explorer
May 30, 2025 211 events ▸
💥Russian forces conducted a long-range strike on the Kharkiv region, damaging infrastructure and requiring cleanup operations by the Emergency Situations Ministry. Primary 💥Russian long-range strike targeted Bilozirka in the Donbas region, with emergency services conducting cleanup operations. Primary
⚖️SSU detained a 32-year-old electrician driver of a military unit in Kirovohrad region who was adjusting Russian strikes on Ukraine by providing coordinates of hospitals treating Ukrainian soldiers, routes of military unit movements, and weapons types to the FSB.
💥Russian long-range strike hit an apartment building in the Zaporizhzhia region, with emergency workers responding to assist residents. Primary 💥Russian forces attacked in unspecified areas of Kursk Oblast, with milbloggers claiming Ukrainian counter-attacks near Tetkino and intense infantry assaults along the Kursk-Sumy border. View all 211 events in Event Explorer
May 31, 2025 234 events ▸
📊Ukrainian Defence Forces have eliminated approximately 987,330 Russian military personnel since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, with daily losses of approximately 1,250 personnel.
💥Russian forces attacked the Nikopol area in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, injuring two people. Primary 💥Russian forces launched four extended-range glide bombs at Kharkiv Oblast from Tomarovka, Belgorod Oblast on May 31 as part of new glide bomb testing with a range of 95 kilometers. Primary 💥Limited fighting continued in Kursk Oblast as Russian forces conducted offensive operations on May 30 and 31. Primary 💥Russian forces conducted offensive operations in Sumy Oblast near Vodolahy, Kindrativka, Yunakivka, Loknya, Oleksiivka, Novomykolaivka, and Oleksandriia. Primary View all 234 events in Event Explorer
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📦Russia's production of Shahed drones and decoy UAVs has reached approximately 170 units per day as of May 2025, with plans to increase to 190 drones per day by end of year.
📦Russia has upgraded Shahed drones with new warhead types including combined shaped-charge-fragmentation-high-explosive and shaped-charge-fragmentation-incendiary variants, increasing the explosive payload from 50 to 90 kilograms.
⚖️The State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine has prohibited 14 more book publications containing anti-Ukrainian content, adding them to a list of propagandist publications.
📊Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) documented over 150 cases of Ukrainian soldiers being executed after surrendering to Russian forces. Primary
📦Norway announced it would complete delivery of its promised F-16 jets by the end of 2025. Primary
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June 2025 (6,627 events)

June 1, 2025 56 events ▸
💥Russian glide bombs destroyed multiple nine-story apartment buildings in Pokrovsk during months of fighting. Primary
⚖️A 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.
➡️Russian troops entered Dnipropetrovsk Oblast in June to solidify Pokrovsk's southern flank and attempt to encircle the city. Primary
💥Drones attacked the Izhevsk Electromechanical Plant Kupol, one of Russia's primary producers of Tor and Osa air defence systems and Garpiya attack drones. Primary
💥Russian forces launched a strike on a gas distribution station near Orlivka, which is part of the Trans-Balkan pipeline that began carrying Azerbaijani gas to Ukraine in July. Primary
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June 1, 2025 397 events ▸
🔥Ukrainian long-range drone strike likely destroyed or damaged four Tu-95 bombers and three Tu-22M3 bombers at Belaya Air Base in Irkutsk Oblast. Primary ⚖️In June 2025, a Russian court convicted 184 Ukrainian POWs captured in Kursk Oblast of acts of terrorism. Primary 🤝Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky established a delegation to participate in peace negotiations with Russia, authorizing officials to negotiate at bilateral talks in Istanbul on July 2. Primary
🤝Andriy Yermak, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, visited Washington in early June 2025 and struggled to arrange meetings with senior Trump administration officials, causing irritation among administration members.
💥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. Primary View all 397 events in Event Explorer
June 2, 2025 251 events ▸
💥Russian forces conducted ground attacks north of Kharkiv City near Hlyboke and northeast of Kharkiv City near Vovchansk on June 1 and 2. Primary ⚔️Ukrainian forces recently counterattacked south of Popiv Yar and pushed elements of Russian 102nd Motorized Rifle Regiment and 163rd Tank Regiment back toward Nova Poltavka. Primary 💥Russian forces continued offensive operations in Kursk Oblast on June 2 but did not advance. Primary
💥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. Primary
🤝NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stated during the Vilnius summit of the Bucharest Nine and Nordic countries that NATO is not at war but also not at peace, emphasizing the need to strengthen deterrence and defense. Primary View all 251 events in Event Explorer
June 3, 2025 216 events ▸
💥Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) mined the underwater support pillars of the Kerch Strait Bridge and detonated the equivalent of 1,100 kilograms of TNT at 0444 on June 3, marking the third time Ukraine has conducted an operation against the bridge. Primary 🤝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. Primary 💥Russian forces conducted an MLRS strike against Sumy City, killing at least four civilians and injuring at least 25 civilians. Primary 💥Ukraine's SBU struck the Crimean Bridge for the third time during the full-scale war, mining and damaging its underwater supports. Primary 💥Russian forces attacked Odesa with drones, injuring at least five people and setting a food warehouse on fire. Primary View all 216 events in Event Explorer
June 4, 2025 265 events ▸
💥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. Primary
⚖️A cadet of a leading military institute in Ukraine was detained by the SSU on suspicion of collaborating with Russian FSB. The defendant adjusted missile attack coordinates on his own university facilities and took georeferenced photos of military training locations.
📦The United Kingdom pledged to supply Ukraine with 100,000 drones by the end of the financial year in April 2026 as part of a broader £4.5 billion military support initiative. Primary 💥Russian forces attacked north and northeast of Sumy City near multiple settlements including Kindrativka, Oleksiivka, Novomykolaivka, and Yunakivka Primary 💥Russian forces attacked near Vovchansk and Vovchanskyi Khutory northeast of Kharkiv City Primary View all 265 events in Event Explorer
June 5, 2025 236 events ▸
💥Drones damaged an apartment building in Volyn Oblast, blowing out windows and tearing through its roof. Primary 💥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. Primary 🤝U.S. President Donald Trump nominated Lieutenant General Alexus Grynkewich as the next Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), reaffirming U.S. leadership in NATO's military command structure. Primary 💥Geolocated footage indicates Russian forces advanced northwest of Toretsk, in western Yablunivka, along the T-0504 highway, northeast of Dachne, and in western Dyliivka. Primary 💥The Ukrainian General Staff reported a missile strike against three Russian Iskander-M missile launchers near Klintsy in Bryansk Oblast, where elements of the Russian 26th Missile Brigade were operating. Primary View all 236 events in Event Explorer
June 6, 2025 213 events ▸
🤝Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan stated that the war in Ukraine is at a crossroads, with either peace by end of 2025 or continued conflict. He noted that after the May 16 talks, parties have two options: continuation of war or permanent peace.
💥Russian forces conducted a combined overnight strike on Ukraine using 7 strategic bombers (5 Tu-95MS and 2 Tu-160), loading them with nearly maximum capacity of Kh-101 cruise missiles, launching 36 cruise missiles total.
💥Russian forces published footage on June 6 of Russian forces conducting an airstrike against a bridge near Kupyansk.
🔧The Security Service of Ukraine conducted a sabotage operation using drones to attack Russian strategic aviation bases, hitting 41 aircraft at four locations including the Olenya base.
💥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. Primary View all 213 events in Event Explorer
June 7, 2025 128 events ▸
✈️Ukrainian F-16 fighter jet shot down a Russian Su-35 aircraft in the Kursk region using an AIM-120 missile. The Swedish Saab 340 AEW&C aircraft detected the Russian fighter and transmitted coordinates to the F-16 pilot. The Russian pilot ejected and survived.
💥Russian forces struck civilian infrastructure in Kharkiv City with missiles and drones, killing three civilians and injuring at least 20. Primary
⚖️Three former Ukrainian defense ministers from the Yanukovych era (Mykhailo Yezhel, Dmytro Salamatin, and Pavlo Lebedev) have been served with notices of suspicion for high treason related to the sale of combat-ready weapons and military equipment from March 2010 to February 2014.
💥Russian forces conducted a double-tap strike in Kyiv City, killing two first responders.💥Russian missiles and drones damaged civilian infrastructure in Dnipro City, injuring two civilians. Primary View all 128 events in Event Explorer
June 8, 2025 113 events ▸
💥Ukrainian drone strikes targeted Moscow and surrounding regions, forcing temporary suspension of operations at Vnukovo and Domodedovo airports. Primary
💥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. Primary ➡️Russian forces reached the Donetsk-Dnipropetrovsk Oblast border and are conducting offensive operations into Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Primary ➡️Russian forces continued offensive operations in Sumy Oblast but did not make confirmed advances. Primary 💥Russia conducted drone and missile strikes on the night of June 7-8, striking Zaporizhzhia Oblast and damaging civilian infrastructure in Mykolaiv Oblast. Primary View all 113 events in Event Explorer
June 9, 2025 228 events ▸
💥Ukrainian forces struck the All-Russian Research Institute of Relay Engineering (VNIIR)-Progress enterprise in Cheboksary, Chuvashia Republic with drones, causing a large-scale fire. Primary 💥Russian forces struck nine villages in Kharkiv Oblast using 22 unguided aviation rockets, 18 guided bombs (KAB), 6 Shahed drones, 4 unspecified UAVs, and 1 Molniya drone. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces launched a HIMARS strike against a Russian duty station in Rylsk, Kursk Oblast. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces struck Savasleyka Airbase in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast where Russian MiG-31K fighter jets carrying Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles are based, hitting two aircraft. Primary 💥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. Primary View all 228 events in Event Explorer
June 10, 2025 264 events ▸
💥Russian forces attacked north of Kharkiv City near Hlyboke and Lyptsi, and northeast of Kharkiv City near Vovchansk and Starytsya on June 9 and 10. Primary ⚖️Kyiv'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. Primary
⚖️Unknown perpetrators carved the letter 'Z' on a memorial banner at the Alley of Memory of Fallen Defenders of Ukraine on Independence Square in Sumy, which police described as vandalism and a direct insult to the memory of Ukrainian soldiers.
💥Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Siversk direction on June 10 but did not make confirmed advances. Primary 💥Russian forces conducted offensive operations in the Hulyaipole direction on June 10 but did not advance. Primary View all 264 events in Event Explorer
June 11, 2025 239 events ▸
🤝NATO released a one-page draft joint declaration for the upcoming summit in The Hague that omits Ukraine's membership aspirations and last year's $40 billion support pledge. Primary 📊Ukrainian officials reported that the Russian strike against Kharkiv City injured at least 64 civilians and killed two civilians. Primary 💥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. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces conducted a drone strike against the Tambov Gunpowder Plant in Kotovsk, Tambov Oblast, which produces gunpowder for small arms, artillery, and rocket rounds as well as explosives for the Russian military. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces conducted a drone strike against the Buturlinovka Airfield in Voronezh Oblast. Primary View all 239 events in Event Explorer
June 12, 2025 265 events ▸
📢A Russian insider source claimed Russian forces are employing highly attritional infantry-led assault tactics in Sumy Oblast, with only eight out of 100 personnel surviving recent attacks against Kindrativka. Primary
📊UK Ministry of Defence intelligence reports Russia has suffered approximately 1 million military personnel losses (killed and wounded) since February 2022, with about 250,000 killed or missing - the largest losses for Russia since World War II.
🤝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. Primary
💥Ukrainian forces conducted a long-range strike on the Rezonit Plant in Zubovo Technopark, Moscow Oblast, targeting Russia's defense industrial base. Primary 💥Russian forces conducted ground assaults northeast of Kharkiv City near Okhrimivka on June 11 and 12 but did not advance. Primary View all 265 events in Event Explorer
June 13, 2025 278 events ▸
💥Israel launched "Operation Rising Lion," a preemptive strike targeting Iran's nuclear program, including the main nuclear enrichment site in Natanz. Primary 🤝Russian President Vladimir Putin had separate phone calls with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on June 13, offering to facilitate negotiations on Iran's nuclear program. Primary
🤝Hungary and Slovakia announced they will oppose the European Commission's proposals for a complete phase-out of Russian energy supplies at the Energy Ministers' Council meeting in Luxembourg.
➡️Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Siversk direction on June 13 but did not make confirmed advances.
💥The Security Service of Ukraine conducted a special operation 'Spider Web' using FPV drones to destroy Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bombers at the Belaya airfield. The operation also targeted three other Russian military airfields: Olenya, Ivanovo, and Dyaghilev. The operation was led by SSU Head Vasyl Maliuk on behalf of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The estimated value of destroyed equipment exceeds USD 7 billion, with total enemy aircraft losses amounting to 41 units including A-50, Tu-95, Tu-22, Tu-160, An-12, and Il-78 aircraft.
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June 14, 2025 171 events ▸
⚖️SSU and National Police detained two Russian agents who attempted to carry out a terrorist attack against a Ukrainian soldier in Kharkiv by planting an improvised explosive device at the entrance of a residential building.
🏗️Stavropol Krai Governor Vladimir Vladimirov claimed drone debris fell near an industrial zone in Nevinnomyssk, and milbloggers posted footage of a large fire. Primary 💥Russian forces conducted limited attacks east of Hulyaipole near Malynivka but did not advance. Primary
🤝Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated in an interview that the memorandum handed over by Russia during peace talks is not a peace plan but an ultimatum written in such a way that Ukraine cannot fulfill it.
🔧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. Primary
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June 15, 2025 131 events ▸
💥Russian forces attacked Zaporizhzhia, destroying a warehouse with humanitarian aid containing at least 100 tonnes of supplies. The charity organization reported damages estimated at three million dollars.
💥Ukrainian drone attack on Alabuga using a FAB-100-120 aerial bomb striking the car park of Alabuga Polytech near a checkpoint. Primary 💥A Russian milblogger claimed that Russian forces continued limited attacks east of Hulyaipole near Malynivka but did not advance. Russian forces also attacked near the Antonivsky railway and roadway bridges in the Kherson direction.💥Russian forces launched a mass attack with missiles and drones targeting infrastructure in Poltava Oblast, specifically Kremenchuk. No casualties were reported but energy and agricultural facilities were hit. Primary 💥Russian artillery and airstrikes on Kherson Oblast killed 1 person and injured 7, damaging apartments, homes, gas pipelines, and infrastructure. Primary View all 131 events in Event Explorer
June 16, 2025 191 events ▸
💥Russian forces are attempting to push into Dnipropetrovsk Oblast from the Novopavlivka direction. Primary 🛡️A Russian milblogger claimed that elements of the Russian 25th Motorized Rifle Brigade (6th Combined Arms Army, Leningrad Military District [LMD]) are reportedly operating west of Zapadne (north of Kupyansk). Primary 💥Russian forces struck Zaporizhzhia, Cherkasy and Kyiv oblasts during drone strikes on the night of June 15 to 16. Primary
🤝A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) report indicated that China accelerated its nuclear arsenal expansion by approximately 100 warheads annually since 2023, reaching at least 600 warheads as of early 2025, while Russian and U.S. modernization programs faced delays and scheduling challenges.
💥Russian forces struck Bagatyr, killing three civilians and injuring an unspecified number. Primary View all 191 events in Event Explorer
June 17, 2025 213 events ▸
💥Russian forces attempted to land forces on unspecified islands in Kherson Oblast and attacked near the Antonivsky Bridge. Primary
💥Israel struck the IRIB state broadcaster headquarters in Tehran during a live news broadcast, with the moment of impact captured on air.
🤝The European Union announced a new legislative roadmap to end all remaining imports of Russian oil and gas by the end of 2027, with new contracts for Russian gas banned from January 2026. Primary 💥Russian ballistic missile struck a nine-story apartment building in Solomianskyi Raion, Kyiv, collapsing the entrance and destroying 30 apartments. Primary 📊Russian strikes on Kyiv City killed at least 15 people and injured at least 114, according to Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko. Primary View all 213 events in Event Explorer
June 18, 2025 227 events ▸
⚖️The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI), together with the SSU and National Guard command, exposed an accountant of a National Guard military unit who embezzled approximately 11.5 million hryvnias over several years until the end of 2024 by manipulating salary calculations and transferring money to fake personnel accounts.
⚖️Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko declared June 18 would be an official day of mourning in Kyiv. Primary 🤝President Donald Trump left the G7 summit in Canada early, skipping a planned meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Primary 💥Russian forces attacked southwest of Orikhiv near Shcherbaky in western Zaporizhzhia Oblast Primary ⚔️Ukrainian forces counterattacked near a mine northwest of Toretsk Primary View all 227 events in Event Explorer
June 19, 2025 277 events ▸
📦Ukraine and Russia carried out another POW exchange under the Istanbul deal, releasing severely ill and wounded prisoners of war from both sides. Primary
💥A Russian massive attack on Kyiv with drones and missiles struck a 9-storey building in Solomianskyi district, causing multiple casualties. Search operations continued through the night and into the day as rescuers recovered bodies from the rubble.
💥Ukrainian "Shark" drone unit from the "Shadow" aerial reconnaissance forces discovered and destroyed a Russian "Navodchik-2" drone control system on the front line, also eliminating maintenance personnel.
🤝Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum that Russia will not provide military assistance to Iran against Israeli attacks, stating there are no defense sector articles in the strategic partnership agreement and Iran has not requested such support.
💥Russian forces continued offensive operations in Kursk Oblast but did not advance. Primary View all 277 events in Event Explorer
June 20, 2025 262 events ▸
💥Russian milbloggers claimed Russian forces seized Novomykolaivka (north of Sumy City).💥Ukrainian Kharkiv Group of Forces Spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Pavlo Shamshyn reported Russian forces intensified assaults toward Lyptsi (north of Kharkiv City). Primary
🛡️Ukrainian State Border Guard Service reports no offensive Russian or Belarusian force groupings along the Belarusian border, though separate units remain in the area since 2022.
🤝The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on the evening of Friday, 20 June, in response to Russian strikes against Ukraine.
📢Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Russia would react 'very negatively' to any assassination of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, calling regime change in Iran 'unacceptable' and warning it would 'open Pandora's box.' Primary View all 262 events in Event Explorer
June 21, 2025 180 events ▸
📦Ukraine's Defense Ministry officially approved the domestically produced Termit unmanned ground vehicle for front-line deployment. Primary 🤝US Special Envoy General Keith Kellogg met with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk. US Deputy Special Envoy John Coale announced a deal to free 14 Belarusian political prisoners. Primary 💥Russian attacks damaged energy infrastructure and open areas in Poltava Oblast, injuring one person moderately. Primary
🛡️Estonia began construction of the Baltic Defence Line along its border with Russia, including anti-tank ditches and planned bunkers.
💥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. Primary View all 180 events in Event Explorer
June 22, 2025 140 events ▸
💥Russian forces attacked north of Kharkiv City toward Lyptsi and northeast near Vovchansk on June 21-22 but did not advance. Primary 💥Russian forces continued offensive operations in Siversk direction on June 22 but did not advance. Primary
🤝Norwegian Defence Minister Tore Onshuus Sandvik arrived in Ukraine on his first official visit and met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss further defence cooperation including co-production of weapons, air defense systems, and combat aircraft.
📢Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Russians and Ukrainians are "one people" and therefore "all of Ukraine is ours," while acknowledging that some in Ukraine seek sovereignty and independence.
💥Russian forces conducted offensive operations in Kursk Oblast on June 22 but did not advance. Primary View all 140 events in Event Explorer
June 23, 2025 204 events ▸
🔥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. Primary
💥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. Primary 💥Iran launched multiple missiles at U.S. military bases in the Middle East, targeting sites in Qatar and Iraq. Primary 💥Russian forces conducted a large-scale combined drone and missile strike against Ukraine, launching 352 drones including up to 160 Shaheds, 11 ballistic missiles, and 5 cruise missiles targeting Kyiv, Mykolaiv, Odesa, and Zaporizhzhia oblasts. Primary 💥Russian forces struck a hospital in Bila Tserkva, Kyiv Oblast. Primary View all 204 events in Event Explorer
June 24, 2025 253 events ▸
💥Russian forces struck civilian infrastructure in Kharkiv City and Velykyi Bobryk, Sumy Oblast. Primary 💥Russian forces conducted offensive operations northeast of Sumy City near Yunakivka. Primary 💥Russian forces struck Dnipro City and Samara, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, damaging educational and medical facilities. Primary
🤝The European Union is preparing to adopt the 18th package of sanctions against Russia by the end of June 2025, aimed at increasing pressure on Russia to negotiate an end to the war.
💥Russian forces conducted limited offensive operations in the Kherson direction on June 23 and 24. Primary View all 253 events in Event Explorer
June 25, 2025 207 events ▸
🤝Russian dictator Vladimir Putin demands that Ukraine recognize its neutrality, refrain from joining foreign alliances, not obtain nuclear weapons, and recognize the results of so-called 'referendums' in the Russian-occupied territories of Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions.
📢Colonel Ants Kiviselg, Commander of the Intelligence Center of the Estonian Armed Forces, stated that Russia is unable to make a major operational breakthrough on any front in Ukraine despite its summer offensive.
🛡️Ukraine's Armed Forces are transitioning from brigade-based to corps-based system, with Oleksandr Syrskyi stating the reorganization aims to increase effectiveness of military operations and reduce burden on command structures.
🤝Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys stated that Lithuania sees no grounds for reconsidering sanctions against Belarus yet. Primary 💥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. Primary View all 207 events in Event Explorer
June 26, 2025 255 events ▸
🔧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. Primary
⚖️Over 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. Primary
📦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. Primary
🤝US President Donald Trump stated that Iran and Israel are largely adhering to the ceasefire agreement following their recent conflict.
💥Russian forces conducted offensive operations northeast of Siversk near Hryhorivka and east of Siversk near Verkhnokamyanske. Primary View all 255 events in Event Explorer
June 27, 2025 269 events ▸
🔧The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) conducted Operation Spider Web, a large-scale special operation to strike strategic airfields in Russia using 117 drones. The operation required bribing Russian customs officers to smuggle equipment including autonomous powered launchers, EcoFlow batteries, and solar panels designed for operation in extreme cold down to -50°C.
🤝US intelligence assessed that the June 22 strikes on Iran likely set back Tehran's nuclear program development by several months but did not completely destroy centrifuges or highly enriched uranium at Iranian facilities.
🔥SBU drones destroyed a Russian Pantsir-S1 air defense system and three combat helicopters (Mi-8, Mi-26, Mi-28) at Kirovske Air Base in occupied Crimea, causing secondary explosions. Local sources reported damage to an ammunition depot, warehouses, and air defense facilities. Primary 💥Russian forces struck a Ukrainian position near Shakhove northeast of Pokrovsk with a Geran-2 drone. Primary 💥Russian overnight drone and missile attack in Kyiv Oblast injured one person near Fastiv, damaged houses in Boryspil and Fastiv districts, and hit a tire repair shop and five cars in Bila Tserkva. Primary View all 269 events in Event Explorer
June 28, 2025 120 events ▸
📢Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi stated that Russia has amassed 111,000 troops near Pokrovsk and that the situation remains under control with no crossing of the administrative border from Donetsk to Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Primary 💥Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Sumy Oblast but did not make confirmed advances. Primary 💥Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Kharkiv direction but did not make any confirmed advances. Primary
📦Germany's defense budget for 2025 will include approximately €8.3 billion for Ukraine, which is €900 million less than the previously promised €9.2 billion.
🛡️Ukrainian air defenses downed a Russian Grom-1 hybrid missile-bomb on the outskirts of Dnipro City. Primary View all 120 events in Event Explorer
June 29, 2025 108 events ▸
💥Russian forces attacked north of Sumy City near Andriivka and northeast of Sumy City near Yablunivka.💥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.📊Lieutenant 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. Primary 💥Russian forces conducted offensive operations in northern Kharkiv Oblast near Hlyboke, toward Lyptsi, and northeast of Kharkiv City near Vovchansk.
💥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. Primary
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June 30, 2025 262 events ▸
🤝German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul visited Kyiv and pledged that Berlin is exploring every possible path to provide Ukraine with additional air defense systems, working with European allies and the U.S. Primary
⚓Germany will send warships to patrol Arctic waters as part of the Atlantic Bear operation, citing Russia's military build-up in the region.
🤝A poll by IBRiS agency shows 46% of Polish citizens believe Poland should reduce or completely stop military assistance to Ukraine, citing concerns about combat readiness and aid transparency.
⚔️Ukrainian forces are counterattacking in Ridkodub and trying to push Russian forces from the settlement. Primary 📦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. Primary View all 262 events in Event Explorer
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⚖️Oleksii Chernyshov left Ukraine on a business trip days before law enforcement unveiled the charges and detained two of his close associates. Primary
⚖️Portnov visited Kyiv and met with co-owner of Kvartal-95 studio Timur Mindich, deputy head of the Presidential Office Oleh Tatarov, and SBI director Oleksii Sukhachov.
⚖️Vasyl Volodin, former state secretary of the Ministry of Community and Territorial Development during Chernyshov's leadership, was detained.
🤝Switzerland’s Federal Supreme Court upheld a June 2025 arbitration ruling that ordered Gazprom to pay Naftogaz $1.37 billion (plus interest and costs) for breach of a gas transit contract during the war. Primary
🤝John Coale made his first call after assuming the role to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the opposition leader living in exile. Primary
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July 2025 (7,093 events)

July 1, 2025 94 events ▸
🛡️Russian forces breached the southwest of Pokrovsk in late July 2025. Primary
📊At 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. Primary
💥Ukrainian drone strikes hit a residential building in Russia, resulting in civilian deaths. Primary
💥Ukrainian officials reported a record strike in July 2025 involving 728 Shahed-type drones and decoys. Primary
🏗️Russia is repairing and reconstructing the runway at Donetsk Airport, occupied since 2015, to support deployment of Shahed-type and Gerbera drones. Primary
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July 1, 2025 342 events ▸
🏥In July 2025, an exhibition featuring ten corruption investigations selected through a national competition was held in Dnipro, displaying panels and interactive installations showing evidence of local corruption cases investigated by regional media, followed by discussions with local journalists and civic figures. Primary 🔥Ukrainian forces struck the Saratovorgsintez oil refinery in Saratov Oblast, causing a fire and damaging a technological installation. Primary ⚔️Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Ridkodub north of Lyman. Primary
🏥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. Primary
🤝French President Emmanuel Macron held a phone conversation with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, their first call since 2022, to discuss Iran (as Russia is a UN Security Council permanent member with leverage over Tehran) and the war in Ukraine.
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July 2, 2025 274 events ▸
💥Russian forces conducted air strikes in Vilkhuvatka and Pidlyman (Kharkiv region), Pokrovsk (Donetsk region), Berezove (Dnipropetrovsk region), and Zaliznychne, Bilohirya, Orikhiv, Kamianske (Zaporizhzhia region).
⚖️The Security Service of Ukraine exposed and detained a 20-year-old university student in Cherkasy who was recruited by the FSB to adjust Russian missile and drone attacks, conduct reconnaissance on Ukrainian radar stations and police buildings.
💥Russian forces attacked in multiple areas near Lyman in Donetsk Oblast. Primary 💥Russian forces continued attacks in unspecified areas of Kursk Oblast. Primary
💥Explosions occurred at an unspecified facility near the M-06 highway in Zhytomyr, killing 2 people and injuring 80 others. Primary
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July 3, 2025 223 events ▸
⚖️Ukrainian SBU arrested an Air Force officer acting as an FSB mole in Lviv Oblast, who was recruited through his ex-wife who is cooperating with Russian forces in occupied Melitopol. Primary 🔥The Russian strike against Odesa City damaged the People's Republic of China consulate. Primary 📊In Donetsk Oblast, three people were killed and at least nine injured in multiple settlements. Damage was reported to residential buildings, cars, and utility infrastructure across Pokrovsk, Kostyantynivka, and other towns. Primary 💥Russian 217th VDV Regiment seized Mykolaivka west of Chasiv Yar. Primary 💥Nine missiles and 63 drones struck eight locations throughout Ukraine, with Kyiv City as the primary target. Primary View all 223 events in Event Explorer
July 4, 2025 220 events ▸
💥Russian missile strike targeted a hospital in Kyiv that was treating children for cancer. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces struck the Russian Research Institute of Applied Chemistry in Sergiyev Posad, Moscow Oblast, which produces thermobaric parts for Shahed drones. Primary 💥Russian forces attacked north and northeast of Kharkiv City near Hlyboke, Zelene, Vovchansk. Primary
📦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. Primary
🤝Three Democratic Senators (Jeanne Shaheen, Elizabeth Warren, and Chris Coons) launched an investigation into Trump's refusal to impose new sanctions against Russia since taking office in January. Primary View all 220 events in Event Explorer
July 5, 2025 149 events ▸
🔧A 22-year-old resident of Zaporizhzhia, recruited by Russian special services via Telegram, planted an IED under a car in Odesa on July 5, 2025. The target was an employee of a defense contractor. A civilian man was injured and the vehicle was destroyed.
💥Russian strikes in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast injured four civilians, two men and two women. Primary 🏴Russian forces occupied the villages of Zelenyi Kut and Novoukrainka in Donetsk Oblast, located near the administrative border with Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Primary 💥Russian strikes in Donetsk Oblast killed two civilians and injured four more. Primary 💥Russian strikes in Kharkiv Oblast killed one person and injured 15, including two children. Primary View all 149 events in Event Explorer
July 6, 2025 117 events ▸
🏗️An explosion aboard the Eco Wizard tanker at Ust-Luga port in Leningrad Oblast caused an ammonia leak on July 6. Primary 💥Russian forces conducted double-tap strikes against Ukrainian emergency responders in Kharkiv City and Kherson City, targeting first responders. Primary 💥Russian drones struck a Ukrainian military registration and enlistment office in Kremenchuk, Poltava Oblast - the third such strike since June 30. Primary 💥Fighting continued in Kursk Oblast as Russian forces conducted attacks in unspecified areas while Ukrainian forces attacked in the Glushkovo and Tetkino directions.💥Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Sumy Oblast but did not advance, while Ukrainian counterattacks were reported. Primary View all 117 events in Event Explorer
July 7, 2025 183 events ▸
⚖️Ukrainian law enforcement uncovered a criminal group in Chernihiv region that organized a scheme to evade mobilization through fake employment in teaching positions, with the director of an educational institution forging documents to employ conscripted men as teachers.
🤝French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer have a disagreement over aid to Ukraine within the 'coalition of the willing', with tensions arising from their different approaches to interacting with Trump and concerns about legacy.
💥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. Primary 💥Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Kharkiv Oblast on July 7 but did not advance. Primary
⚖️Estonian Security Police (KaPo) reported that Russian special services are facing increasing difficulties recruiting agents in Estonia, with Russians now hiring Moldovan citizens with criminal records to organize arson attacks.
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July 8, 2025 259 events ▸
💥Russian forces attacked north of Kharkiv City toward Lyptsi, near Vovchansk and Zelene, and along the international border toward Dehtyarne. Primary 💥Russian forces are attacking in small infantry groups, occasionally on motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles, near Chasiv Yar. Primary
📦Russia is using partnerships with Chinese companies to bypass Western sanctions and produce drones for the war in Ukraine, with the company Aero-HIT receiving state funding as a key supplier.
⚖️A court in Ukraine sentenced a State Space Agency official to 15 years in prison with property confiscation for working as an FSB agent and handing over locations of AFU warehouses and strategic enterprises to Russia.
📢AntAC Executive Director Daria Kaleniuk criticized Ukraine's Ministry of Defence for failing to develop effective anti-drone protection despite Russia launching 500 drones per night across Ukraine.
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July 9, 2025 268 events ▸
⚖️Ukraine's Ministry of Defense extends simplified AWOL return procedure until 30 August 2025 for military personnel who left before 10 May 2025
📦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. Primary ⚔️Russian milbloggers claimed that Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Andriivka, Oleksiivka, and Kindrativka in Sumy Oblast. Primary ⚔️A Russian milblogger claimed that Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Milove north of Kupyansk. Primary 💥Russia launched a massive aerial attack on Ukraine using 728 Shahed-type drones, decoys, 7 Kh-101/Iskander-K cruise missiles, and 6 Kinzhal missiles, targeting multiple cities with the heaviest attack on Lutsk. Primary View all 268 events in Event Explorer
July 10, 2025 296 events ▸
⚖️The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) detained a 25-year-old unemployed man in Kherson who was acting as an FSB agent, adjusting Russian artillery and air strikes on the city from the left bank of the region.
⚖️SBU and National Police established the whereabouts of the killers in Kyiv Oblast after they went into hiding following the killing. Primary
🤝U.S. President`s Special Envoy Keith Kellogg stated that post-war reconstruction of Ukraine is crucial for Europe`s regional security, emphasizing it goes beyond physical infrastructure to address social and economic consequences of the war.
🤝U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that the United States will try to convince NATO allies to transfer Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine to help repel Russian air attacks.
💥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. Primary View all 296 events in Event Explorer
July 11, 2025 235 events ▸
💥Ukrainian special forces and security agencies struck the Shipunov Instrument Design Bureau in Tula, Tula Oblast. Primary
💥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. Primary
🤝U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed a 'new approach' to ending the Russian war with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Primary 💥Ukrainian drones struck the Voronin Aviation Plant in Lukhovitsy, Moscow Oblast. Primary 📢Ukraine's Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov stated that European colleagues will receive results from the battlefield and that other European countries may join the initiative's funding. Primary View all 235 events in Event Explorer
July 12, 2025 185 events ▸
⚖️Director of Pin-Up online casino convicted and sentenced to 5 years in prison with 3-year probation for operating illegal gambling sites connected to Russian Federation and financing aggressor country's budget.
💥Russian forces launched 339 Shahed-type drones, 258 decoy drones, and 26 Kh-101 cruise missiles in a large-scale overnight strike against Ukraine. Primary
📦North Korea supplies Russia with up to 40% of the ammunition used in the war against Ukraine, according to Ukraine's Defense Intelligence Chief Kyrylo Budanov.
⚖️Ukrainian Ground Forces Command announced findings regarding the death of Yosyp Shebeshten, who was mobilized on June 14, 2025 and went AWOL on June 18, 2025. Forensic examination determined cause of death was pulmonary artery thromboembolism with no signs of violence.
🤝Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Wonsan on July 12 during a three-day visit to North Korea. Primary View all 185 events in Event Explorer
July 13, 2025 132 events ▸
⚖️SBU 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. Primary 💥Unconfirmed claims from Russian milbloggers suggest Russian forces advanced in Yunakivka, Kindrativka, north of Ryzhivka, and northeast of Oleksiivka in the Sumy direction. Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Kindrativka and Andriivka. Primary 💥Unconfirmed claims suggest Russian forces advanced west of Novopil and to eastern Maliivka, northwest of Velyka Novosilka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Primary
⚖️The State Bureau of Investigation served a notice of suspicion to Vitalii Shabunin, head of the Anti-Corruption Action Centre (AntAC), for evading military service and large-scale embezzlement by fraud.
🤝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. Primary View all 132 events in Event Explorer
July 14, 2025 240 events ▸
⚔️Ukrainian forces reportedly enveloped some Russian positions in northern Sumy Oblast through recent counterattacks. Primary
📢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'. Primary
💥Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Kharkiv Oblast on July 14 but did not make confirmed advances. Primary 💥Russian drone and artillery attacks injured three people in the Nikopol district of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Primary
💥Ukrainian Armed Forces struck the Krasnozavodsk Chemical Plant in Moscow Oblast, Russia, using drones. The plant produces explosives including thermobaric warheads for Shahed-136 kamikaze drones, as well as lighting charges, gas generators, powder charges, and heat traps.
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July 15, 2025 285 events ▸
🤝Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa visited Kyiv on July 15 to discuss the U.S. NATO deal to arm Ukraine, Trump's threat of sanctions on Russia if no peace deal is reached within 50 days, EU's new Russia sanctions, and Latvia's ongoing support for Ukraine. Primary
🤝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. Primary
🤝Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called on EU allies at the Foreign Affairs Council to take concrete actions to strengthen Ukraine, including strengthening collective defense and increasing transatlantic pressure on Russia.
💥Unspecified sources reported that at least four Ukrainian drones struck the Energiya chemical and weapons component plant in Yelets, Lipetsk Oblast, damaging buildings. Primary 💥Russian forces conducted offensive operations in northern Kharkiv Oblast on July 15 but did not advance, including assaults northeast of Kharkiv City near Zelene and Vovchansk. Primary View all 285 events in Event Explorer
July 16, 2025 264 events ▸
💥Geolocated footage published on July 16 indicates that Ukrainian forces recently advanced in southeastern Novoekonomichne (east of Pokrovsk). Primary
💥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. Primary
🛡️Ukrainian forces downed 198 Shahed-type drones and 145 decoy drones were lost or suppressed by Ukrainian electronic warfare systems during Russian strikes. Primary ➡️Russian forces recently seized Novokhatske southwest of Novopavlivka in the Donetsk Oblast direction.🏗️Russian strikes targeted Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast; Kharkiv Oblast; Vinnytsia City, Vinnystia Oblast; Mykolaiv and Odesa oblasts, damaging civilian, industrial, and energy infrastructure. Primary View all 264 events in Event Explorer
July 17, 2025 282 events ▸
💥Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Kharkiv Oblast but did not make confirmed advances, with attacks north of Kharkiv City toward Kudiivka and northeast near Vovchansk and Zelene. Primary 💥Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Siversk direction on July 17 but did not make confirmed advances, with attacks northeast near Serebryanka and Hryhorivka and southeast near Vyimka. Primary
⚖️A couple in Zaporizhzhia was exposed for organizing a scheme to extort 50% kickbacks from government benefits owed to families of deceased Ukrainian soldiers. The scheme was organized by a former soldier who founded an NGO in Poltava region and his wife who worked in the psychological support department of the TCR in Zaporizhzhia.
💥Russian opposition outlet Astra and Ukrainian Center for Combatting Disinformation reported that at least four drones struck the Shchekinoazot United Chemical Plant in Pervomaysky, Tula Oblast, causing a fire.🛡️Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Sumy Oblast on July 17 but did not advance, while Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Kindrativka, Andriivka, Sadky, and Yablunivka. Primary View all 282 events in Event Explorer
July 18, 2025 249 events ▸
💥Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Kharkiv Oblast, attacking near Vovchansk, Starytsia, and Zelene without confirmed advances. Primary
🏥Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's initiative Bring Kids Back UA rescued another group of children from Russian-occupied territories. The children were targeted by Russian special services for refusing to follow occupiers' imposed rules, including persecution, interrogation, and torture. One boy faced pressure for refusing to attend Russian school, and a three-year-old girl experienced violence for speaking Ukrainian.
⚖️A 30-year-old resident of Poltava region recruited by Russia through Telegram was sentenced to 15 years in prison for carrying out a terrorist attack against a prosecutor in Dnipro. The agent planted an improvised explosive device under the prosecutor's car, resulting in minor injuries to the law enforcement officer and complete destruction of the vehicle.
🤝German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated that Ukraine is unlikely to join the European Union before 2034, after meeting with Romanian President Nicusor Dan. Primary 🤝Emmanuel Macron stated that Europe's security, freedom, and future are closely tied to Ukraine's fate, and that Europe must increase pressure on Russia to obtain an unconditional ceasefire and negotiations for a just and lasting peace. Primary View all 249 events in Event Explorer
July 19, 2025 152 events ▸
💥Russian forces attacked north of Sumy City near Kindrativka on July 19. Primary
⚖️A serviceman from a law enforcement agency in Volyn was detained for creating a scheme to sell fake medical documents (disability certificates based on fictitious diabetes diagnosis) to help men evade military service and travel abroad. He was caught while transferring money for a $7,000 deal with a colleague.
💥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. Primary 💥Russian forces launched a massive drone attack on Odesa overnight on July 19, hitting a residential building and causing a fire on floors six through nine of a nine-story building. Primary
🤝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. Primary
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July 20, 2025 103 events ▸
✈️Russia launched 57 Shahed-type attack UAVs and decoy drones from multiple Russian directions (Orel, Kursk, Millerovo, Prymorsko-Akhtarsk) targeting Zaporizhzhia and frontline territories of Donetsk, Kharkiv, Sumy, and Dnipropetrovsk regions.
💥Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Kharkiv Oblast on July 20 but did not make confirmed advances. Primary 💥Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Siversk direction on July 20 but did not advance. Primary 💥A fire broke out in Moscow Oblast overnight on July 20 as Ukraine reportedly launched a drone attack targeting the Russian capital. Primary ⚔️Russian milbloggers claimed Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Kindrativka and Yunakivka. Primary View all 103 events in Event Explorer
July 21, 2025 243 events ▸
💥A fire broke out at a train station in the village of Kamenolomni in Rostov Oblast during reported Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia. Primary 💥Russian forces attacked over 40 settlements in Kherson Oblast, injuring two civilians and damaging high-rise buildings, a water tower, cell tower, and vehicles. Primary 🤝The United Kingdom imposed sanctions on 135 Russian oil tankers and two shipping companies linked to Russia's shadow fleet, targeting $24 billion worth of oil transported since the start of 2024. Primary 💥Russian forces attacked Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, injuring four people including a child and causing fires in houses and garages. Primary 📦Germany will transfer five Patriot air defense systems and 200,000 Gepard shells to Ukraine, announced during the Ramstein format meeting. Primary View all 243 events in Event Explorer
July 22, 2025 252 events ▸
📊Ukrainian Defence Forces report Russian combat losses of approximately 1,043,160 personnel (+1,170) from February 24, 2022 to July 21, 2025.
🤝President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed a Ukrainian delegation led by Rustem Umerov to lead peace talks with Russia in Istanbul on July 23, signaling upcoming prisoner exchanges. Primary ➡️Russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups reportedly advanced into southern Pokrovsk through Zvirove, with Ukrainian forces conducting clearing operations to find and destroy these groups. Primary 💥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. Primary 💥Russian forces conducted a double tap drone strike against a gas station in Putvil, Sumy Oblast. Primary View all 252 events in Event Explorer
July 23, 2025 237 events ▸
📦The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense approved a domestic laser training system for RPG-7 grenade launcher operators, developed by the Main Directorate for Lifecycle Support of Armaments and Military Equipment.
🤝Ukraine proposed a summit between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin before the end of August. Primary
🤝The National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) under Zelenskyy's chairmanship introduced a moratorium on business inspections by government agencies and any interference in entrepreneurial activity to boost economic security, with the goal of achieving tangible economic results within six months.
📢President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that anti-corruption infrastructure in Ukraine will work, but without Russian influence. He held a meeting with NABU Head Semen Kryvonos, SAPO Prosecutor Oleksandr Klymenko, Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko, and Head of the Security Service of Ukraine Vasyl Maliuk to discuss challenges.
🔧SSU prevented a terrorist attack in Kyiv where a woman attempted to blow up a café on July 23. The suspect was detained with two IEDs totaling nearly 1.5 kg of TNT equivalent, planned to be detonated during evening rush hour.
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July 24, 2025 216 events ▸
💥Strikes were conducted near Sochi. Primary 💥Russian forces conducted offensive operations northeast of Kharkiv City near Vovchansk on July 23 and 24. Primary 📦The US State Department approved a Foreign Military Sale of $150 million to Ukraine for maintenance, repair, and overhaul of M109 155mm self-propelled howitzers. Primary 💥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. Primary
📦US President Donald Trump called German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and agreed to provide 5 Patriot air defense systems for Ukraine, funded by Germany.
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July 25, 2025 241 events ▸
🏗️Russia 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. Primary
💥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. Primary
🤝Ukraine called on the UN Security Council to adopt a resolution demanding an immediate, complete, and unconditional ceasefire in Russia's war.
🤝President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Headquarters to discuss intelligence reports on Russia's intentions for summer and autumn, operational directions including Pokrovsk and Sumy region border operations, partner aid, and drone interceptor production targets.
⚔️Ukrainian forces conducted limited counterattacks in the Pokrovsk area and retook positions west of Hrodivka (east of Pokrovsk). Primary View all 241 events in Event Explorer
July 26, 2025 131 events ▸
⚔️Ukrainian forces, primarily the 225th Assault Infantry Regiment, advanced and regained ground in the Sumy sector, reportedly surrounding Russian forces. Primary 💥Russia targeted Kharkiv city with four guided glide bombs (KABs), two ballistic missiles, and 15 Shahed-type drones, injuring civilians and first responders. Primary 💥Russian forces conducted a combined missile and drone strike against Dnipro City, killing and injuring civilians and damaging residential buildings and industrial enterprises. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces struck a Signal radio plant in Stavropol, Stavropol Krai with drones. Primary 💥Russian forces attacked near Chasiv Yar and south of Chasiv Yar near Bila Hora and Predtechyne. Primary View all 131 events in Event Explorer
July 27, 2025 138 events ▸
💥Russian forces launched attack drones (UAVs) targeting multiple regions of Ukraine, including Sumy, Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, Zhytomyr, Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovohrad, and Mykolaiv oblasts during the evening of July 27, 2025.
💥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. Primary 💥Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Sumy Oblast but did not advance. Primary 💥Russian forces continued limited assaults in the Kherson direction but did not advance. Primary
💥Russian forces launched attack drones against Poltava region overnight on July 27, 2025. Air defense was activated and drone fragments fell in Kremenchuk and Poltava districts, damaging 4 private houses and 3 outbuildings. No casualties were reported.
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July 28, 2025 287 events ▸
🏗️The Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine reported that Belarus' GDP grew by only 2.1% in the first half of 2025, which is 2.9 percentage points lower than a year earlier, due to economic stagnation linked to integration with Russia.
⚖️The 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. Primary
🤝The United States temporarily abandoned stricter restrictions on technology exports to China, including plans to block Nvidia H20 chip exports, in order not to complicate trade negotiations and to ensure a Trump-Xi meeting.
⚖️Border guards in Vinnytsia region uncovered an organized group smuggling draft-age men across the state border for money, with two coordinators aged 30 and 52 arrested during disembarkation of three men.
🔧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. Primary
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July 29, 2025 238 events ▸
🤝Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a phone call with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to discuss military aid, air defense needs, sanctions against Russia, and a bill on anti-corruption agencies.
🤝The UK Supreme Court rejected Russian billionaire Evgeniy Shvidler's appeal challenging sanctions imposed on him, ruling there was a "rational connection" between the sanctions and the goal of encouraging opposition to Russia's invasion and pressuring Roman Abramovich.
💥Ukrainian forces struck a railway station and resource base in Salsk, Rostov Oblast, which Russia uses as a logistics hub for transferring resources to frontline units. Primary 🤝EU Transport Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas warned that European transport infrastructure is not ready for rapid troop deployment in case of war with Russia, citing bureaucratic obstacles and physical limitations of roads and bridges. Primary 💥Russian forces conducted a missile strike against Kamyanske hospital including a maternity ward, killing four people including a pregnant woman and injuring eight. Primary View all 238 events in Event Explorer
July 30, 2025 257 events ▸
💥Russian forces launched strike drones (UAVs) against Ukraine on the evening of July 30, with multiple groups detected moving across various regions.
💥225th Assault Regiment conducted successful infantry attacks in Sumy Oblast, utilizing updated Stosstruppen tactics with drone coordination. Primary
⚖️Ruslan Mahamedrasulov, head of NABU's interregional detective departments in Dnipro, was detained on suspicion of aiding Russia through illegal trade operations.
🔧Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR) conducted a cyber operation gaining access to servers of the Russian occupation administration in Crimea, retrieving thousands of documents related to abducted Ukrainian children. Primary 💥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. Primary View all 257 events in Event Explorer
July 31, 2025 271 events ▸
💥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. Primary 💥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. Primary
💥Russian forces conducted 103 attacks on Kharkiv in July 2025, predominantly using Shahed-type drones in large groups at low altitudes to overwhelm Ukrainian air defense.
💥Russian forces launched up to eight jet-powered UAVs during a night attack on Ukraine. These drones emit a different sound from conventional Shahed UAVs and can reach speeds of 500 km/h or more, appearing on radar similar to winged missiles.
🏴Russian Defense Ministry announced that Russian forces had captured Chasiv Yar. Primary View all 271 events in Event Explorer
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🤝The EU approved its 18th sanctions package targeting over 100 shadow fleet ships. Primary
🤝The U.K. sanctioned 135 Russian oil tankers and two shipping companies linked to Russia's shadow fleet. Primary
🤝The EU and the U.K. agreed to lower the price cap on Russian crude oil from $60 per barrel to $47.60. Primary
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⚖️The Verkhovna Rada passed Bill 12414, which eliminates the independence of the NABU and the SAPO.
⚖️President Zelenskyy signed Bill 12414 on the evening of its passage.
⚖️NABU Director Semen Kryvonos called on President Zelenskyy not to sign Bill 12414, warning it would make NABU and SAPO dependent.
⚖️A protest began in Kyiv against draft law 12414.
⚖️In a video address, President Zelenskyy stated that the anti-corruption infrastructure in Ukraine would work.
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💥Russian attack targeted a gas distribution station near Orlivka, part of the Trans-Balkan pipeline that began carrying Azerbaijani gas to Ukraine in July. Primary
💥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. Primary
🏗️Ukrainian officials reported finding Chinese components in Russian attack drones, with intelligence suggesting Beijing may be helping Moscow bypass sanctions to increase drone production. Primary
💥Russian forces struck the enlistment office in Kryvyi Rih, damaging infrastructure and causing casualties. Primary
🤝Ukraine plans to hold the first official meeting of the investment fund at the end of July in Kyiv. Primary View all 19 events in Event Explorer

August 2025 (5,800 events)

August 1, 2025 58 events ▸
💥Russian forces previously attempted to seize Dobropillia in August 2025, breaking through to the Dobropillia-Kramatorsk road before being stopped by Ukrainian assault regiments and air assault brigades. Primary
🛡️Two servicemen of the 128th Separate Heavy Mechanized Brigade (SHMB) 'Dyke Pole' volunteered to replace wounded comrades in Prymorske, Zaporizhzhia region. They defended the position for 199 days against units of Russia's 108th Air Assault Regiment and 135th Motor Rifle Regiment.
📊Russia incurred 297,350 soldiers killed and injured since the start of 2025 in the Pokrovsk sector, including 28,790 casualties in August alone. Primary
💥Russian military forces struck the artist collective Nahirna22 in Kyiv, killing one civilian seeking shelter. Primary
💥HUR claimed responsibility for a drone strike on Russian military logistics in Voronezh Oblast, damaging infrastructure at a key transportation hub. Primary
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📊As of August 2025, at least 316 African nationals fighting for Russia had been confirmed killed, according to HUR. Primary
August 1, 2025 365 events ▸
🛡️Ukrainian Defense Forces regained control over 58 square kilometers of territory in August 2025, liberating a number of settlements.
💥Russian forces seized Toretsk, Donetsk Oblast, completing a 14-month campaign that began in mid-June 2024. Primary 💥Russian forces conducted a recent attack on Kyiv, referenced by Ukrainian commanders as context for ongoing retaliation and drone operations. Primary
📦Combat medic Volodymyr Ryzhenko of the 12th Special Purpose Brigade Azov received the Best European Medic of the Year award at Combat Medical Care Conference 2025 in Germany for a winter 2025 rescue operation involving drone-delivered blood transfusion.
🤝Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha met with Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski in Chobielin to discuss Poland's military aid packages for Ukraine, further EU sanctions against Russia, and cooperation on defense capabilities including joint productions and investments in Ukraine's defense industry.
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August 2, 2025 102 events ▸
💥Russian forces attacked an apartment building in Kharkiv Oblast, injuring 13 people and killing one person. Primary 💥Russian missile struck a residential area in Mykolaiv City on the evening of August 2, damaging infrastructure and injuring at least seven people. Primary 💥Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) conducted a joint operation with local partisans to blow up a bus carrying five Chechen soldiers from the Russian-backed Akhmat unit in occupied Melitopol. All five soldiers were killed, two Russian soldiers in a nearby vehicle were wounded, and an electronic warfare (EW) system was destroyed. Primary 💥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. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces conducted a drone strike against the Annanefteproduct oil depot in Anna, Voronezh Oblast. Primary View all 102 events in Event Explorer
August 3, 2025 76 events ▸
💥Ukrainian forces struck an oil depot in Adler, Krasnodar Krai with drones, causing a fire that engulfed several fuel tanks. Primary 🔧Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) claimed to have obtained classified internal documents on Russia's newest strategic nuclear submarine K-555 Knyaz Pozharsky, including crew lists, combat instructions, schematics, and engineering records. Primary 💥Russian forces attacked near Siversk, northeast of Siversk near Serebryanka and Hryhorivka, and southeast of Siversk near Vyimka on August 3 but did not advance. Primary 💥Russian forces continued offensive operations in eastern Zaporizhzhia Oblast on August 3 but did not advance. Primary 💥Russian forces continued limited attacks in the Kherson direction and conducted repeat strikes against a bridge in Kherson City. Primary View all 76 events in Event Explorer
August 4, 2025 160 events ▸
⚖️The local prosecutor's office is investigating the drone strike attacks in Kharkiv Oblast as possible Russian war crimes. Primary
🏗️World 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. Primary
💥Russian forces attacked north of Kharkiv City toward Kozacha Lopan, Kudiivka, and Hoptivka and near Vovchansk on August 4 and 5. Primary ⚔️Ukrainian forces including 210th Assault Regiment captured Plavni and reached Kamianske, taking prisoners, supported by coordinated air strikes. Primary ⚔️Ukrainian forces recently advanced east of Stupochky south of Chasiv Yar. Primary View all 160 events in Event Explorer
August 5, 2025 155 events ▸
💥Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Kharkiv Oblast on August 5 but did not advance. Primary
🤝The European Union is preparing to impose sanctions on China for its support of Russia's war against Ukraine, including Chinese engines for drones secretly supplied to Russia through front companies.
💥Geolocated footage indicates Russian forces recently marginally advanced north of Novomykhailivka northeast of Lyman. Primary 💥Ukrainian drones struck the Tatsinskaya railway station in Rostov Oblast. Primary ⚔️Ukraine'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. Primary View all 155 events in Event Explorer
August 6, 2025 161 events ▸
⚖️Ukrainian Prosecutor General opened a case against a Russian servicemember who executed a Ukrainian civilian attempting to evacuate from Udachne in occupied Donetsk Oblast. Primary 💥Russian forces continued ground attacks in northern Sumy Oblast including north of Sumy City toward Khotin and near Yunakivka. Primary 💥Russian attacks against Kherson Oblast injured eight people and damaged eight houses. Primary 💥Russian forces conducted a Shahed drone strike against the Ukrainian gas compressor station in Odesa Oblast that transports Azerbaijani gas. Primary 💥Russian forces likely advanced to the western outskirts of Kupyansk and secured positions from which they can threaten Ukrainian GLOCs into the town. Primary View all 161 events in Event Explorer
August 7, 2025 156 events ▸
⚓The Russian missile ship Vyshniy Volochok collided with the civilian tanker Nazan in Temryutsky Bay of the Sea of Azov during what appears to have been an attempt to evade Ukrainian drones.
💥Massive fire at Afipskiy oil refinery caused by Ukrainian long-range drones. Primary 💥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. Primary 💥Russian forces attacked north of Kharkiv City near Lyptsi and northeast of Kharkiv City near Vovchansk, Synelnykove, and Vovchanski Khutory. Primary
📦Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal signed an order to implement the DELTA combat digital ecosystem at all levels of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
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August 8, 2025 199 events ▸
💥HUR drone strike destroyed an RLS 96L6 radar system, a component of Russia's S-500 air defense system, in Crimea earlier this week. Primary
🤝Volodymyr Zelenskyy proposed that Russia move from exchanging statements and technical-level meetings to talks at the leaders' level, stating Ukraine is ready to meet at any time if Russia shows serious readiness to end the war honorably.
💥Russian forces struck the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijani Republic (SOCAR) oil depot in Odesa City. Primary
🛡️Ukrainian paratroopers from the 7th Air Assault Corps and adjacent Defense Forces units have been defending Pokrovsk against Russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups for over a month, successfully eliminating enemy SRGs and maintaining Ukrainian control of the city.
⚖️Russian occupation forces created an online catalogue of over 100 abducted Ukrainian children from Luhansk region, featuring photos and character descriptions including filtering by gender, eye color, and hair color.
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August 9, 2025 160 events ▸
💥Drones attacked the Afipsky oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai, causing a fire. Firefighters contained the blaze over 250 square meters and fully extinguished it by 8:21 a.m.
💥Up to 45 drones attacked Shahed drone warehouse causing building fires. Primary 💥Russian forces attacked near Kupyansk, Sobolivka, Myrove, Kovalivka, Holubivka, Kolodyazne, Petro-Ivanivka, and Novovasylivka. Primary 💥Military units from the Prymary (Ghosts) division, operating under HUR, struck one of Russia's most valuable radar stations - the 98L6 Yenisei. Primary 🛡️Ukrainian 11th Army Corps Spokesperson refuted claims that Russian forces seized Chasiv Yar, stating Ukrainian forces maintain positions in a majority of the settlement. Primary View all 160 events in Event Explorer
August 10, 2025 126 events ▸
💥Oil refinery hit destroying cracking tower and reservoir with massive fires by long-range drones. Primary
🔧Russian sabotage groups attempted to reach Pokrovsk with 150 personnel; only about 30 reached the city while approximately 120 were eliminated en route.
💥Ukrainian forces repelled a Russian motorized assault consisting of 25 motorcycles near Torske, described as the largest motorcycle assault in the area. Primary ⚔️Ukrainian forces are counterattacking near Kamyanske and Plavni in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces struck the Lukoil Refinery in Ukhta, Komi Republic with at least one drone. Primary View all 126 events in Event Explorer
August 11, 2025 180 events ▸
💥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. Primary ⚔️Ukrainian assault infantry units conducted coordinated attacks with drone and artillery support, pushing Russian forces back from defensive positions and capturing prisoners in the Sumy sector. Primary
⚖️An 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. Primary
💥Russian infantry infiltration of approximately 300 soldiers using small group tactics broke through Ukrainian lines 10-15km behind front. Primary ⚔️Ukrainian forces conducted assault operations pushing Russian forces back from defensive positions in the Kharkiv-Kupyansk sector. Primary View all 180 events in Event Explorer
August 12, 2025 182 events ▸
⚖️The Security Service of Ukraine detained a 38-year-old unemployed woman in Lviv region who was acting as a Russian informant, attempting to identify Ukrainian military airfields with combat helicopters and install hidden video cameras to track helicopter movements.
💥Drones attacked the JSC Monocrystal plant in Stavropol, Russia, overnight on Aug. 12, 2025, causing a fire at the synthetic sapphire manufacturing facility. Primary 💥Russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups infiltrated Ukrainian defenses in multiple settlements east and northeast of Dobropillya. Primary 💥Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Sumy Oblast but did not advance. Primary ⚔️Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Milove. Primary View all 182 events in Event Explorer
August 13, 2025 188 events ▸
💥Russian milblogger claimed Russian forces conducted a strike against a Ukrainian drone operation point near Novomykolaivka using five Geran-2 drones. Primary 💥Oil pumping station hit with substantial fires from six HIMARS strikes. Primary 💥Massed HIMARS/Hrim strikes on southern front targets with little information on damage. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces conducted the first recent attack on the Unecha pump station on the Druzhba crude oil pipeline. Primary 💥Drone debris fell onto the roof of a 16-story apartment building in Volgograd, prompting an evacuation. Primary View all 188 events in Event Explorer
August 14, 2025 188 events ▸
💥Oil refinery hit with multiple hits, two big fires. Primary
💥Russian troops shelled settlements in the Nikopol and Synelnykove districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region using drones and artillery, damaging infrastructure including industrial enterprises, fire stations, and residential buildings.
🛡️Russia has strengthened security at its Novaya Zemlya nuclear test site by installing protective metal nets over fuel tanks in the village of Severny, reportedly due to concerns about Ukrainian drone strikes.
💥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. Primary ⚔️Ukrainian forces recently advanced northwest of Dyliivka north of Toretsk according to geolocated footage. Primary View all 188 events in Event Explorer
August 15, 2025 221 events ▸
🤝US President Donald Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15. The meeting expanded from a planned one-on-one to a three-on-three format including Lavrov, Ushakov, Rubio, and Witkoff. Primary 💥At least four hits on oil refinery causing two big fires and one very big fire by long-range drones. Primary ⚔️Ukrainian forces sliced Russian salient into three pieces and cleared six villages using elements of 82nd, 79th, 93rd, 1st Azov Corps, and 25th Brigades. Primary 💥Powerful explosion inside city suspected to be missile strike on HQ for 132 Motor Rifle Brigade, 51st Combined Arms Army. Primary 🛡️City officially secured from Russian forces after air assault units including 25th Airborne Brigade combed it out. Primary View all 221 events in Event Explorer
August 16, 2025 161 events ▸
📊The Ukrainian General Staff reported that 910 Russian soldiers were killed in action in the Dobropillia area. Primary 💥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.⚔️Ukrainian Air Assault Infantry and Azov units cut the Dobropillia salient into two pieces and liberated the village of Novomykolaivka in Sumy region. Primary ⚔️Ukrainian forces recently advanced southeast of Nelipivka in the Toretsk direction, as indicated by geolocated footage published on August 16. Primary 🏴Russian forces captured the village of Zeleny Hai near Dobropillia during advances at three locations. Primary View all 161 events in Event Explorer
August 17, 2025 106 events ▸
🤝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. Primary
💥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. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces conducted a drone strike in Kursk Oblast that severely wounded the Russian Northern Group of Forces Deputy Commander, Lieutenant General Esedulla Abachev. Primary 💥Russian forces attacked north of Sumy City near Oleksiivka, Novokostyantynivka, and Varachnye and northeast of Sumy City near Yunakivka on August 16 and 17. Primary 💥Russian forces attacked northeast of Kharkiv City near Vovchansk, Vovchanski Khutory, and Synelnykove on August 16 and 17. Primary View all 106 events in Event Explorer
August 18, 2025 201 events ▸
💥Ukrainian strikes targeted power generation infrastructure in Russian-occupied territory of Donetsk region. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces struck the Nikolskoye oil pumping station in Tambov Oblast, stopping oil flow through the Druzhba pipeline supplying Russian oil to Europe. Primary 📊Russian missile strikes killed 3 people and injured 20 in Zaporizhzhia City. Primary 💥Russian missile attack on Zaporizhzhia killed three civilians and injured 30, hours before Zelensky met with Trump and European leaders. Primary 🛡️Ukrainian forces repelled a reinforced-platoon sized Russian mechanized assault of four MT-LB armored fighting vehicles and a tank in the Kupyansk direction. Primary View all 201 events in Event Explorer
August 19, 2025 185 events ▸
⚖️Ukraine'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. Primary
💥Ukrainian Security Service drones struck two Russian ammunition depots in Bilokurakyne, Luhansk Oblast, overnight on August 18 to 19. Primary 💥Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Kharkiv Oblast on August 19 but did not advance. Primary ⚔️Russian forces appear to be attempting to counterattack Ukrainian forces clearing the Russian infiltration near Dobropillya as Ukrainian forces increasingly threaten the base of the penetration. Primary 🤝Volodymyr Zelensky concluded peace talks with U.S. President Donald Trump and European leaders at the White House. Primary View all 185 events in Event Explorer
August 20, 2025 267 events ▸
🏴Ukrainian forces captured the village of Pankivaka in the Dobropillia sector. Primary
🔧The Center for Countering Disinformation debunked pro-Kremlin claims that Russian hackers hacked into the Ukrainian Armed Forces General Staff database and obtained information about 1.7 million Ukrainian military personnel killed or missing during Russia's full-scale invasion.
💥Russian forces launched 93 Shahed-type attack and decoy drones, along with two Iskander-M ballistic missiles, overnight. Air defenses intercepted 62 drones and one missile. Primary 💥Russian forces attacked infrastructure and production facilities in Odesa Oblast, damaging port infrastructure and causing a fire. Primary ⚔️Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Kindrativka and northeast of Sumy City near Varachyne and Sadky. Primary View all 267 events in Event Explorer
August 21, 2025 217 events ▸
✈️Russia 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. Primary
⚖️The Cabinet of Ministers prepared a draft law providing criminal liability for illegal border crossing during martial law, including obstruction or damage to border infrastructure and violations of stay periods abroad by conscripts.
💥Russian drones and missiles struck infrastructure in Lviv City, Lutsk (Volyn Oblast), Rivne Oblast, and Zakarpattia Oblast, causing civilian injuries and deaths. Primary 💥Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) and other unspecified Ukrainian forces conducted long-range drone strikes against the Novoshakhtinsky Oil Refinery in Novoshakhtinsk, Rostov Oblast. Primary 💥Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Siversk direction on August 21 but did not make confirmed advances. Primary View all 217 events in Event Explorer
August 22, 2025 197 events ▸
🔥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. Primary 💥Ukrainian anti-aircraft gunners from the 118th Separate Mechanized Brigade shot down a Russian Orlan reconnaissance drone that was carrying two FPV drones under its wings, marking the first time Ukraine destroyed a 'mother drone' with other UAVs attached. Primary
🏗️Ukrainian 7th Rapid Response Corps of Air Assault Forces released a video documenting destruction in Pokrovsk, comparing pre-war landmarks (62,000 residents) to current state (~1,000 residents remaining).
🏴The 1st Battalion, 37th Marine Brigade captured Novopavlika, Zeleny Hai (re-captured), and Yalta village. Primary
📢Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for increased pressure on Russia to end the war, stating that Putin 'understands nothing but strength and pressure' while also noting Ukraine's ongoing diplomatic efforts with partners.
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August 23, 2025 132 events ▸
💥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. Primary
📦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. Primary
🏥Medical Forces Command of Ukraine reports critical staffing shortage at approximately 50% of required personnel, affecting the military medical system's ability to carry out its duties.
🤝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. Primary
🤝NATO Military Committee Chairman Giuseppe Cavolo Dragone stated that it is premature to discuss the potential deployment of foreign military contingents in Ukraine, noting that while certain countries have raised the issue at bilateral level, it remains at an embryonic stage within NATO.
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August 24, 2025 176 events ▸
📢Zelensky said in his Independence Day address that Ukraine would not be forced into a compromise with Russia but would fight for a just peace. Primary ⚔️Ukrainian forces recently advanced in the Pokrovsk direction, seizing Mykhailivka and advancing in surrounding areas according to geolocated footage. Primary 📢The book 'The Voices of Babyn Yar' by Marianna Kiyanovska honors the memory of approximately 100,000 people killed at the Babyn Yar ravine in Kyiv during World War II. Primary 💥Ukrainian drones struck a Novatek gas terminal in Ust-Luga, Leningrad region, causing a large fire. Primary 🤝A high-level meeting took place in Washington between Trump, Zelensky, and European leaders to discuss security guarantees. Primary View all 176 events in Event Explorer
August 25, 2025 187 events ▸
🔥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. Primary
🤝German Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil visited Kyiv on an unannounced visit and pledged Germany's continued support for Ukraine with 9 billion euros (~$10.5 billion) in aid across 2025-2026. Primary 🤝Ukrainian and U.S. officials will meet later this week to discuss a potential meeting between Kyiv and Moscow, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. Primary ➡️Russian 51st CAA created an assault group aiming to break through Ukrainian forces and reach Russian forces within the penetration.💥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. Primary View all 187 events in Event Explorer
August 26, 2025 206 events ▸
💥Russian forces launched Shahed-136 attack drones against Ukraine on the evening of August 26, with UAVs detected moving across multiple regions including Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Donetsk, and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts.
💥Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Lyman direction but did not make confirmed advances. Primary
💥Russian forces launched a massive air attack on the Kyiv region using drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles, hitting civilian targets including residential buildings.
🤝The EU is preparing its 19th sanctions package against Russia, which will exclude major restrictions on energy sales but include further measures against Russia's 'shadow fleet' and companies helping Russia circumvent existing sanctions. Primary 💥Russian forces attacked north of Kharkiv City near Hlyboke and toward Lyptsi. Primary View all 206 events in Event Explorer
August 27, 2025 254 events ▸
⚖️The Security Service of Ukraine detained a 39-year-old woman in Chernihiv who was working for the FSB, preparing Russian air attacks on military targets and adjusting strikes on local military enlistment offices.
💥Russian forces conducted an infiltration operation near Dobropillya and used drones and missiles to strike Kyiv, inflicting heavy civilian casualties. Primary ⚔️Ukrainian forces stopped Russian advances in Zaporizske and Novoheorhiivka but Russian forces are operating within both settlements while Ukrainian forces counterattack. Primary
🤝China has refused to participate in trilateral nuclear disarmament talks with the US and Russia, calling Washington's demands unrealistic due to vastly different nuclear arsenal levels.
💥Ukraine launched a swarm of drone attacks on occupied Crimea targeting various regions on the peninsula, with explosions reported in Sevastopol and Yevpatoria. Primary
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August 28, 2025 279 events ▸
⚔️Ukrainian 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. Primary 🔧Russian intelligence services are conducting reconnaissance drone flights over eastern Germany to track US and European military supply lines.💥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. Primary 💥Russian forces targeted transportation infrastructure in Vinnytsia Oblast, striking train cars of the Intercity+ high-speed train fleet and a railway junction in Kozyatyn. Primary 💥Ukrainian SBU and SOF conducted a drone strike against the Kuibyshev Oil Refinery in Samara Oblast. Primary View all 279 events in Event Explorer
August 29, 2025 203 events ▸
💥Ukrainian forces including SBU and SOF elements struck a Russian diesel fuel pumping station near Naytopovychi, Bryansk Oblast. Primary
⚖️The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) and National Police detained three residents of Kyiv region for setting fire to Ukrainian Armed Forces vehicles on FSB orders. Two 16-year-old schoolchildren burned a soldier's SUV in Kyiv, and a 36-year-old unemployed man set fire to a defender's pickup truck in Bila Tserkva district.
📢Volodymyr Zelenskyy commented on a Politico article claiming Europe proposes a 40km buffer zone along the front in Ukraine, stating that such a buffer zone already exists as a 'dead zone' or 'gray zone' due to modern drone warfare where heavy weapons are already 10+ km apart.
💥Russian forces struck a supermarket and post office in Kramatorsk with a V2U autonomous drone equipped with AI, killing one civilian and injuring another. Primary ⚔️Ukrainian forces counterattacked north of Sumy City near Oleksiivka. Primary View all 203 events in Event Explorer
August 30, 2025 171 events ▸
🔥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. Primary
📊At least one person was killed and 30 others including three children were injured in Russian attacks on Zaporizhzhia. Primary 💥Russian forces struck a residential building in Zaporizhzhia City, killing at least one civilian and injuring dozens. Primary 💥Ukrainian elements including from the Unmanned Systems Forces and Special Operations Forces conducted drone strikes against the Syzran Oil Refinery in Samara Oblast. Primary
⚖️The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and approximately 20 military unit commanders advocated for Draft Law No. 13452, which would prohibit courts from imposing suspended sentences or mitigating punishments for military disobedience.
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August 31, 2025 171 events ▸
💥In Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, private houses, two residential buildings, garages, power lines, and gas pipelines were damaged. Primary
📢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. Primary
💥Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Siversk direction but did not advance. Primary 💥Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Kharkiv Oblast but did not advance. Primary
⚖️The Anti-Corruption Action Centre (AntAC) published an investigation alleging that structures linked to former Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov and his associate Lenur Mambetov entered a joint investment project with Russian interests in Uzbekistan in 2018. The report claims these entities collaborated with Russian investor Ruslan Bayramov on the 'Three Cities' cultural cluster near Tashkent, asserting that tax revenues from related Russian enterprises funded the war against Ukraine.
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➡️Russian 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. Primary
💥Azerbaijan's Embassy in Kyiv suffered damage due to a Russian strike. Primary
💥Russian drone attack damaged a diesel pipeline and injured four workers at an Azerbaijan State Oil Company (SOCAR) depot in Odesa Oblast. Primary
💥In August, a Russian drone strike on a bus in the Kherson area killed two people and injured nine Primary
🛡️Several 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. Primary
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September 2025 (6,921 events)

September 1, 2025 45 events ▸
🛡️Ukrainian troops prevented Russian forces from launching a planned major offensive in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Primary
💥Polish forces shot down several Russian drones that entered their airspace in September. Primary
💥Ukrainian HIMARS rockets allegedly struck a thermal power plant in Belgorod Oblast, causing significant power outages according to Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov. Primary
💥A reported Ukrainian drone strike on Sochi coincided with Putin's working visit to the city in September 2025. Primary
💥A drone hit the Caspian Pipeline Consortium's city office in September. Primary
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💥Ukrainian drones struck the Kirishi oil refinery in mid-September, damaging another crude unit that is now being restarted. Primary
💥Ukrainian HIMARS rockets allegedly struck a thermal power plant in Belgorod Oblast, causing significant power outages according to Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov. Primary
💥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. Primary
💥Ukrainian Defense Forces shot down a Russian Mi-8 helicopter using FPV drones near Kotliarivka.
✈️Poland 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. Primary
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September 1, 2025 429 events ▸
⚔️Ukrainian forces counterattacked in southern Kindrashivka and pushed Russian forces out of most of Myrove, reducing Russian zone of control on northern outskirts of Kupyansk. Primary
📦Norway has agreed to purchase five Type 26 frigates from the United Kingdom for over €11.5 billion as its largest defense investment.
💥Ukrainian drone strike caused fire at power substation in Kropotkin industrial zone, with additional drone debris causing fire in Ilsky, Seversky Raion. Primary 💥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. Primary
🛡️DeepState analysts reported that Russian troops do not control Dachne in Dnipropetrovsk region, nor the approaches to the village. Ukrainian Defense Forces maintain control over Dachne and its approaches despite the village being mostly destroyed.
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September 2, 2025 221 events ▸
⚖️NABU and SAPO exposed a senior SSU officer on charges of illicit enrichment and filing false asset declarations, with the suspect purchasing an apartment for UAH 21.6 million registered to a family member in December 2023.
💥Ukrainian 66th Separate Mechanized Brigade eliminated an entire Russian regiment in the Lyman sector during summer campaign. Since beginning of summer, over 2,200 Russian occupiers were eliminated by the brigade.
🤝Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur stated that the US administration is less optimistic about negotiations with Russia, noting the White House understands Putin does not want to negotiate.
💥Russian forces attacked northeast of Sumy City near Sadky and Yunakivka, and in unspecified areas of Sumy and Kursk oblasts. Primary 💥Geolocated footage indicates Russian forces recently advanced to central Myrove northwest of Kupyansk and likely seized the settlement. Primary View all 221 events in Event Explorer
September 3, 2025 239 events ▸
⚖️Volodymyr Skorobohach, former deputy head of Kharkiv Regional Council, was detained in France at NABU's request for extradition to Ukraine on charges of orchestrating a 58.44 million UAH embezzlement scheme from Ukrenergo during the full-scale war.
💥Russian forces attacked in the Lyman direction near multiple settlements including Shandryholove, Drobysheve, and Torske. Primary
⚖️Ukrainian National Police dismantled an organized crime group that was supplying drugs to a pre-trial detention centre in Kyiv, with monthly profits reaching 500,000 hryvnias.
🏴Ukrainian forces liberated Andriivka-Klevtsove along the N15 Highway in the Novopavlikvka/Kurakhove sector. Primary 💥Russian forces conducted offensive operations in northern Sumy Oblast near Bezsalivka, Tetkino, Varachyne, and Yunakivka. Primary View all 239 events in Event Explorer
September 4, 2025 211 events ▸
🤝The British and French-led Coalition of the Willing and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met in Paris to discuss possible future security guarantees for Ukraine aiming to ensure a just and lasting peace. Primary
🤝The Czech Senate adopted a resolution condemning Russian occupation forces for systematic crimes against Ukrainians in temporarily occupied territories, including forced passportization and Russification aimed at violent assimilation.
💥Russian ballistic missiles struck Sloviansk, which had little air defense Primary
🤝Former Polish President Andrzej Duda stated that Ukraine has been trying to involve Poland and NATO countries in the war with Russia from its very beginning.
📢President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview that South Korea's security model would not suit Ukraine due to Russia's larger population and greater threats compared to North Korea, while noting South Korea's economic model could be a good example for Ukraine.
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September 5, 2025 205 events ▸
📢Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR) spokesperson Andrii Yusov stated that close to 700,000 Russian service members are deployed in Ukraine, including National Guard soldiers, special forces, and support units. Primary 💥Russian forces attacked near Siversk toward Dronivka, northeast near Hryhorivka and Serebryanka, and southeast near Vyimka on September 4 and 5. Primary
🤝Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Heorhii Tykhyi announced that details of a drone agreement between Ukraine and the United States will be announced soon, noting US interest in joint production of Ukrainian drone technologies.
💥Elements of the Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces, Special Operations Forces, and Main Military Intelligence Directorate struck the Ryazan Oil Refinery on the night of September 5, hitting the ELOU-AVT-6 primary oil refining unit. Primary 💥The Ukrainian Special Operations Forces struck an S-400 air defense system in Kaluga Oblast, damaging a Russian command and staff vehicle and a control point. Primary View all 205 events in Event Explorer
September 6, 2025 95 events ▸
💥Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Kharkiv Oblast on September 6 but did not make confirmed advances. Primary 💥Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka tactical area on September 6 but did not advance. Primary 💥Russian forces launched their largest-ever strike package on September 6 to 7, 2025, containing 810 drones and 13 missiles. Primary
💥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. Primary
💥Russian attacks injured six people in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, damaging two medical facilities, a school, apartment buildings, houses, stores, a transport company, cars, an ambulance, and other properties. Primary View all 95 events in Event Explorer
September 7, 2025 171 events ▸
💥A woman and her newborn child were killed in Kyiv during the Russian drone and missile attack. Primary ⚔️Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Derylove and Novoselivka northwest of Lyman. Primary 📊Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Russian strikes injured 44 civilians across Ukraine, primarily in Kyiv City, during a strike lasting over 7.5 hours. Primary 💥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.💥Ukrainian forces including elements of the Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) struck an oil pumping station near Naitopovichi, Bryansk Oblast, causing a fire. Primary View all 171 events in Event Explorer
September 8, 2025 240 events ▸
💥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. Primary 🏗️IAEA Director Grossi stated the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant remains highly unstable with only one of seven main power lines operational.💥Russian forces attacked northeast of Hulyaipole near Obratne, Olhivske, Poltavka, and Zelene Pole. Primary 💥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. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces struck a command post of the Russian 41st Combined Arms Army in occupied Donetsk City on September 8. Primary View all 240 events in Event Explorer
September 9, 2025 194 events ▸
💥Russian glide bomb struck pensioners gathered to receive cash pensions in Yarova, killing 23 people including elderly men and women. Primary 💥Russian drones targeted ambulance crews responding to the Yarova strike, complicating emergency rescue operations. Primary
🏗️IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi reported that six of seven pillars of nuclear safety and security have been compromised at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.
🏗️Volunteer Serhii Sternenko reported that up to 60% of FPV drones procured by the Ukrainian state (approximately 2 million units) are either completely unfit for use or require major rework, with the defective drones currently stored in warehouses.
💥Russian attacks in Kherson Oblast injured five people and damaged three houses. Primary View all 194 events in Event Explorer
September 10, 2025 405 events ▸
💥A Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR) drone hit a Russian Project MPSV07 multifunctional vessel off Novorossiysk, destroying its electronic intelligence systems and disabling the ship. Primary ✈️Poland shot down three drones and possibly a fourth during the Russian drone incursion into Polish airspace. Primary ✈️NATO scrambled Polish F-16s, Dutch F-35s, Italian AWACS planes, and NATO mid-air refueling aircraft to intercept Russian drones over Poland. Primary ✈️Poland confirmed downing Russian drones in its airspace for the first time during the full-scale war, shooting down three or four drones with Polish and allied planes. Primary 💥Russian forces conducted an FPV drone strike against a civilian car in Blahodativka, injuring five civilians. Primary View all 405 events in Event Explorer
September 11, 2025 266 events ▸
💥Russian forces conducted an FPV drone strike against a motorcycle on a road in Velykopysarivska Hromada, injuring a civilian. Primary
📦Sweden announced its 20th military aid package to Ukraine worth $836 million, including 18 Archer self-propelled howitzers (bringing total to 44), 155mm ammunition, mobile radars, vessels with grenade launchers, unmanned maritime systems, additional weapons for 32 combat boats, 500 motorcycles and auxiliary equipment for airfields, radar sensors and control systems for Tridon Mk 2 anti-aircraft systems, and programmable 40mm anti-aircraft ammunition.
📢Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated during a meeting with Finnish President Alexander Stubb that Russia flew drones into Poland on September 9-10 to test NATO's military and political abilities to respond to Russian kinetic provocations. Primary
🔥Russian forces are daily camouflaging "petal" anti-personnel mines among grass, garbage, and on asphalt in Kherson, leading to dozens of civilian casualties. The mines are difficult to detect as they are covered with leaves and scattered at intersections, including near a hospital.
💥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. Primary View all 266 events in Event Explorer
September 12, 2025 294 events ▸
💥Russian forces launched attack drones (UAVs) targeting Ukraine, with multiple waves detected across various regions.
💥Ukrainian drones struck the Ust-Luga oil terminal and Primorsk Oil Terminal in the St. Petersburg/Leningrad region. Primary
🤝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. Primary
⚔️Ukrainian 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. Primary 📊Russia has lost 1,092,780 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, including 890 casualties over the past day. Primary View all 294 events in Event Explorer
September 13, 2025 171 events ▸
⚖️SBU and National Police uncovered a fraudulent mobilization exemption scheme in Kyiv and Vinnytsia where organizers created 8 fake private lyceums to enroll conscription-age men as 'teachers' to avoid military service.
💥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. Primary 💥Russian forces conducted intense glide bomb strikes on Sofiivka, striking the settlement 20 times in one day. Primary ⚔️Ukrainian 425th Skelya Regiment regained control of the village of Filia in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast from Russian forces during a counteroffensive operation. Primary ✈️Romanian forces scrambled two F-16 fighter jets from the 86th Air Base near Fetești after detecting a Russian drone in Romanian airspace at 1823 local time on September 13. Primary View all 171 events in Event Explorer
September 14, 2025 106 events ▸
💥Ukrainian USF and SSO forces struck the Kirishi Oil Refinery in the Petersburg/Leningrad region. Primary
💥Ukrainian SSU drones struck two "shadow fleet" tankers (Kusto and Cai Yun) docked at the Russian port of Primorsk in the Baltic Sea. The Aframax tankers, registered in Seychelles, were damaged in the attack.
💥Russian infantry infiltrated into the village of Zarechny using small group tactics, beginning on Sunday and putting pressure on nearby villages Dronivka and Yampil. Primary 💥Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Kupyansk direction on September 14 but did not make confirmed advances. Primary 💥Geolocated footage indicates that Russian forces recently advanced within eastern Stepnohirsk (west of Orikhiv) in western Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Primary View all 106 events in Event Explorer
September 15, 2025 230 events ▸
💥Russian forces launched strike drones (Shaheds) against Ukraine on the evening of September 15, targeting multiple regions including Poltava, Chernihiv, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Sumy, Donetsk, Cherkasy, and Kirovohrad oblasts.
💥Ukrainian drone strikes hit the Kirishi refinery in Leningrad Oblast, one of Russia's largest refineries processing over 17 million tons of crude annually. Primary 💥Russian forces attacked northeast of Hulyaipole near Berezove, Novomykolaivka, Olhivske, Poltavka, and Novoivanivka. Primary ⚔️Under 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. Primary
🤝The Kremlin stated that Russia remains interested in resolving the war against Ukraine through political and diplomatic efforts, while claiming the process is being artificially slowed down by Kyiv and hindered by the European side.
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September 16, 2025 257 events ▸
⚖️The Security Service of Ukraine detained a 26-year-old mobilised serviceman from Kropyvnytskyi who was serving in an attack UAV company on the eastern front and had been spying for Russia. The FSB agent passed intelligence about Ukrainian drone operations including time, flight directions, and targets to the enemy.
💥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. Primary
🏗️Ukrenergo states that Ukraine can go through the heating season without electricity restrictions if there are no massive Russian attacks on energy infrastructure, but warns that preparations must be made for any scenario.
💥Russian forces conducted artillery and glide bomb strikes against Zaporizhzhia City, injuring 13 people including two children. Primary 🏗️The 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. Primary View all 257 events in Event Explorer
September 17, 2025 252 events ▸
⚖️A border guard official from the 6th Border Guard Detachment was detained for creating an illegal deforestation scheme in the border area, causing environmental damage of almost 400,000 hryvnias.
💥Russian attacks in Chernihiv Oblast injured a 74-year-old man who was hospitalized. Primary 💥Russian forces attacked northwest of Lyman near Shandryholove and Serednie; north near Karpivka and toward Stavky; northeast near Novomykhailivka and Kolodyazi; east near Torske; and southeast toward Yampil in the Serebryanske forest area on September 16 and 17. No confirmed advances were reported. Primary 📦Denmark announced it will acquire long-range precision weapons, including drones and missiles capable of striking enemy territory, as a paradigm shift in defense policy to counter the Russian threat. Primary ⚖️A listening device was discovered in the charging stand of a phone in Lviv Mayor Andrii Sadovyi's office during repairs. Primary View all 252 events in Event Explorer
September 18, 2025 229 events ▸
💥Ukrainian drones struck the Volgograd oil refinery, causing fires; this was a repeat strike last conducted on August 14. Primary 💥Russian attacks in Zaporizhzhia Oblast injured two people. Primary 💥Ukrainian drones struck the Salavat oil refinery, the largest in the Russian Federation, located 1,300 km from the frontline, causing a big fire. Primary 💥Russian overnight attack targeted railway infrastructure in Poltava Oblast, causing a temporary power outage and delaying passenger trains. Primary ⚔️Ukrainian 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. Primary View all 229 events in Event Explorer
September 19, 2025 282 events ▸
💥Russian forces are positioning sleeper drones along roads to strike passing vehicles indiscriminately in the Siversk direction.
📦Commander Robert "Madyar" Brovdi of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces reported on the achievements of his first 100 days in office, highlighting significant increases in operational effectiveness.
✈️Three Russian MiG-31 fighters violated Estonian airspace for approximately 12 minutes; Swedish Gripens intercepted them after they exited to international airspace. Primary 💥Russian forces are remotely mining roads near Kozacha Lopan and using FPV fiber optic drones to strike passing cars and people indiscriminately. Primary 💥Russian forces struck and injured a civilian in Stepnohirsk with an FPV drone. Primary View all 282 events in Event Explorer
September 20, 2025 146 events ▸
💥Russian strikes were reported in the communities of Bucha, Boryspil, and Obukhiv in Kyiv Oblast. Primary 💥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. Primary 💥Multiple explosions reported at the Kerch Oil Terminal following an apparent Ukrainian drone strike. Primary 💥Russian forces struck a high-rise residential building in Dnipro City with a missile equipped with cluster munitions, killing one civilian and injuring 13. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces conducted drone strikes against the Saratov Oil Refinery in Saratov Oblast and the Novokuibyshevsk Oil Refinery in Samara Oblast. Primary View all 146 events in Event Explorer
September 21, 2025 152 events ▸
💥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. Primary
💥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. Primary
🛡️Ukrainian forces repelled a roughly platoon-sized Russian mechanized assault near Yablunivka, destroying a tank and an IFV and damaging another IFV. Primary
⚖️The Ministry of Digital Transformation investigated claims of a data leak from the Diia app and determined that the files being distributed are fake - a mixture of previously known commercial database leaks manually edited with fake records to appear as a fresh leak.
🔧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. Primary View all 152 events in Event Explorer
September 22, 2025 209 events ▸
⚖️Ukrainian law enforcement exposed a criminal organization that operated an international fraud call center, defrauding over 4,500 citizens of Europe and Central Asia of more than 186 million hryvnias under the guise of providing legal aid for fake investment recovery schemes.
💥A drone attack caused a fire at the Astrakhan gas processing plant in southern Russia, stopping production. Primary 💥Russian forces attacked north of Sumy City near Oleksiivka and Varachyne, and northeast of Sumy City near Yunakivka. Primary ⚔️Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Ridkodub and Karpivka north of Lyman. Primary 💥Six Russian aerial bombs hit a residential area in Zaporizhzhia, killing three people and injuring ten. Primary View all 209 events in Event Explorer
September 23, 2025 202 events ▸
📦Ukrainian drone manufacturer 3D Tech SLS has started production of higher-capacity batteries for FPV drones that extend strike range to 38 km, with potential up to 60 km.
🤝US President Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the UN General Assembly and expressed confidence in Ukraine's ability to fully liberate all internationally recognized territory that Russia currently occupies. Primary 🤝NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stated that Russia's actions were "escalatory, risk miscalculation and endanger lives," reiterating commitment to Article 5 and warning of a robust response. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces struck Russian oil infrastructure including two linear production and dispatch stations along main oil pipelines in Bryansk and Samara oblasts. Primary 💥A Russian FPV drone struck a civilian vehicle in Prudyanka north of Kharkiv City. Primary View all 202 events in Event Explorer
September 24, 2025 294 events ▸
🏗️Russian jamming originating from Kaliningrad Oblast likely disrupted the GPS on Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles' plane flying to Lithuania. Primary
🏴Ukrainian border guards from the Rapid Response Border Commandant’s Office of the 105th Border Detachment captured a 61-year-old Russian serviceman in the Pokrovsk area. The man, who had no prior military experience and had health issues, was mobilized by Russia's Ministry of Defense in May 2025 to participate in assaults on Ukrainian positions.
💥Russian forces shot and killed a civilian family (parents) in the village of Shandryholove in Donetsk Oblast, and abducted their underage daughter to use as a human shield during their advance. Primary 💥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. Primary 💥Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) reported that USF elements conducted a drone strike against drone production facilities near the railway station in Valuyki, Belgorod Oblast on the evening of September 23, causing a large fire. Primary View all 294 events in Event Explorer
September 25, 2025 213 events ▸
⚖️The Security Service of Ukraine detained a 23-year-old local resident in Kharkiv region for espionage, collecting information about Ukrainian military positions near the frontline in the Izyum sector for Russian special services.
💥Ukrainian strike likely targeted EuroChem fertilizer plant near Belorechensk in Krasnodar Krai Primary 🏗️Russian fuel crisis escalates as half of gas stations in occupied Crimea halt gasoline sales. Primary ✈️Ukrainian forces shot down a Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber aircraft in Zaporizhzhia Oblast at around 4 a.m. local time. Primary 📢U.S. President Donald Trump made his most pro-Ukrainian statement to date following a meeting with Ukrainian leaders. Primary View all 213 events in Event Explorer
September 26, 2025 213 events ▸
🛡️Ukrainian forces repelled Russian attacks in multiple directions including South-Slobozhanskyi, Kupiansk, Lyman, Siversk, Kramatorsk, Toretsk, Dobropillia, Pokrovsk, Novopavlivka, and Huliaipole directions.
🤝Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun stated that China is neither a party that unleashed the Ukrainian crisis nor a participant in it, and that the roots of the war lie in regional contradictions in Europe.
💥Ukrainian drones struck the Afipsky Oil Refinery in Krasnodar Krai, hitting a major crude oil processing unit. Primary 💥Russian forces attacked in northern Kharkiv Oblast near Vovchansk and other settlements. Primary 💥Russian forces attacked in Lyman direction near multiple settlements. Primary View all 213 events in Event Explorer
September 27, 2025 178 events ▸
💥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. Primary ⚔️Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Andriivka (north of Sumy City). Primary 🔧Greenpeace Ukraine reported on September 27 that satellite imagery shows damage to the last Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant power line two to five kilometers north of the ZNPP distribution station, suggesting Russian forces conducted sabotage against the line. Primary
📢President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine cannot currently de-occupy its entire territory due to lack of resources and slowed arms supplies.
💥SBU drone strike on oil pumping station in village Konar at 1000 km range caused at least three explosions. Primary View all 178 events in Event Explorer
September 28, 2025 179 events ▸
⚖️SSU detained a 52-year-old associate professor at a local university in Odesa who was acting as an FSB agent. She adjusted Russian strikes on Odesa and recruited members of the Defence Forces, planning to flee Ukraine via the EU to Russia.
💥Russian forces struck Zaporizhzhia City with at least eight missiles, injuring 42 civilians and damaging civilian infrastructure. Primary
🏗️Russian missile and drone strikes across 11 Ukrainian regions caused mass civilian casualties with over 70 injured and at least 4 dead in Kyiv, including a 12-year-old girl crushed by concrete slab
➡️Sweden and Finland have created a joint strike brigade of approximately 4,000-5,000 soldiers to be deployed in Finnish Lapland near the Russian border.
🏗️A local resident discovered wreckage of an unknown drone in a protected area in Pärnu County, Estonia. Security authorities are investigating how the drone part arrived on the Estonian coast.
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September 29, 2025 253 events ▸
💥Neptune missiles struck military electronics factory in Bryansk at 240 km range, marking first combat use of the long-range 'Long Neptune' version. Primary 💥Russian drone strike destroyed a home in Sumy region, killing an entire family of four. Primary 🏗️The Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant was disconnected from the Ukrainian electricity grid for a record 120 hours after Russian troops struck a power line on Sept. 23. Primary 🛡️Ukrainian forces continue to hold Pankivka and Zapovidne southeast of Dobropillya. Primary 💥Russian ballistic missile strike near Balakliia killed one person. Primary View all 253 events in Event Explorer
September 30, 2025 311 events ▸
📢Sumy Oblast Governor Oleh Hryhorov expressed condolences to the family and community, calling the death of the family in Chernechchyna a tragedy that will never be forgotten or forgiven. Primary 💥Russian drone strikes targeted energy infrastructure in Nizhyn district, Chernihiv Oblast. Primary 📊Russian drones killed four civilians including two children in Chernechchyna, Krasnopilska Hromada, Sumy Oblast during overnight drone strikes. Primary 💥Russian forces attacked near Vovchansk and Synelnykove on September 30 and October 1. Primary
⚖️A Ukrainian Foreign Ministry adviser was exposed for selling Ukrainian passports to Russian citizens during the first months of Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, allowing them to enter and move freely within the European Union.
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💥Ukrainian HIMARS rockets struck a thermal power plant in Belgorod Oblast, causing significant power outages according to Russian officials. Primary
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➡️Two Russian aircraft were intercepted by the Royal Air Force while operating near the UK. Primary
➡️RAF aircraft are to be deployed by NATO to protect offshore infrastructure in the Baltic Sea. Primary
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⚖️A state official in Kyiv was served a notice of suspicion for aiding and abetting in obtaining an illegal benefit, accused of organizing a scheme to help people avoid military registration.
💥FP-1 drone attacked a pumping station and an oil tanker near the Transneft-Port oil terminal in Primorsk. Primary
✈️Poland downed several Russian drones over its territory in early September 2025. Primary
✈️Estonia reported Russian warplanes briefly entering its airspace last month (September 2025). Primary
🔧The informant tracked combat positions of Ukrainian air defense units in Sumy region and later traveled to Pavlohrad in Dnipropetrovsk region where he set up an observation post with a video camera to record movement of AFU military equipment.
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October 2025 (6,742 events)

October 1, 2025 51 events ▸
💥French photojournalist Antoni Lallican was killed while working near Druzhkivka in Donetsk Oblast. Primary
💥Russia dropped a record 5,328 guided aerial bombs on Ukraine in October 2025, the highest monthly number recorded in 2025. Primary
💥Russian drone strike on a pig farm in Kharkiv Oblast killed approximately 13,000 pigs. Primary 📊Two Ukrainian civilians were shot dead and another injured on the roadside in Pokrovsk. Primary
💥A team from German media outlet Welt was injured in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast due to a strike by a Russian Lancet drone. Primary
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➡️Three Kenyans (Joseph Kamau Wanjiru, Joel Ngure Karithi, and Ronald Kipkurui Kibet) arrived in Russia in late October 2025. Primary
➡️Kenyan nationals traveled to Yaroslavl, Russia, where they signed military contracts and were sent to a training center. Primary
October 1, 2025 452 events ▸
🏗️Russia resumed large-scale coordinated strikes on energy facilities in October 2025, with Odesa Oblast most affected in December Primary 💥Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian forces established fire control over the T-0513 Siversk-Lyman highway and most roads around Siversk. Primary ⚔️Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Kostyantynivka, Varachyne, Oleksiivka, and Andriivka in Sumy Oblast. Primary
⚖️French authorities seized the Benin-flagged oil tanker Boracay, a vessel under UK and EU anti-Russian sanctions for violations related to Russia's shadow fleet.
🤝Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen stated that Denmark has the right to shoot down Russian drones violating EU airspace, citing Europe's most tense security situation since World War II and Russia's use of drones as hybrid warfare.
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October 2, 2025 188 events ▸
⚖️A 45-year-old man was detained in the Kyiv region for allegedly raping his stepdaughter (born in 2010) over a three-year period from March 2022 to August 2025.
⚖️Over 491,000 weapons have been lost or stolen in Ukraine since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion, representing nearly a twofold increase over the past year.
📦Ukraine and Russia conducted a prisoner exchange, with Ukraine returning 185 Russian soldiers in exchange for 185 Ukrainian POWs and 20 civilians. Primary 💥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. Primary 💥Russian forces attacked northeast of Kharkiv City near Vovchansk, Synelnykove, and Vovchanski Khutory on October 1 and 2. Primary View all 188 events in Event Explorer
October 3, 2025 229 events ▸
🏥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. Primary
🤝Turkey continues to purchase Russian oil and gas despite US requests, with Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar stating these are commercial decisions by private companies and refineries.
💥AN-126 Lyutiy drone strike on Orskenefteorgsintez refinery at 1500 km range, marking first use of black-painted drone. Primary 💥Ukrainian drones struck the Azot Uralkhim Chemical Plant in Berezniki, Perm Krai. Primary 💥A Russian FPV drone strike killed French journalist Antoni Lallican and severely wounded Ukrainian reporter George Ivanchenko near Druzhkivka. Primary View all 229 events in Event Explorer
October 4, 2025 129 events ▸
📊The 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. Primary 🤝President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed decrees extending and imposing new sanctions targeting Russia's oil industry and weapons production, including drone manufacturers and Chinese suppliers. Primary 💥Ukrainian SSO elements struck the Russian Grad Buyan-M-class corvette on Lake Onega, Republic of Karelia, damaging the vessel's power plant compartment. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces, with support from Russian insurgency group Chernaya Iskra, conducted a strike against the Kirishinefteorgsintez Oil Refinery in Kirishi, Leningrad Oblast on the night of October 3-4. Primary
⚖️Ukraine's Security Service arrested employees of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau, accusing them of having ties to Russia. Primary
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October 5, 2025 137 events ▸
💥A Russian attack hit an industrial civilian facility in Vinnytsia with no injuries reported. Primary
⚖️The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) detained a 53-year-old woman in Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast, who was working as a Russian GRU intelligence agent. The woman, a shop assistant, was collecting coordinates of medical facilities treating wounded Ukrainian soldiers, as well as locations of fortifications and reserve command posts for Russian air strikes.
📢Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys called for a total end to Russian oil and gas imports to Europe, stating that Europe is feeding Russia's imperial appetite. Primary 📊In 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. Primary 🏗️Power supply remains unstable in Sumy and Chernihiv oblasts with hourly power outage schedules in effect following Russian strikes. Primary View all 137 events in Event Explorer
October 6, 2025 210 events ▸
💥Ukrainian forces struck the Sverdlov Plant in Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod, one of Russia's largest explosives manufacturers producing ammunition for aviation, artillery shells, aerial bombs, and missile warheads. Primary
💥Russian drones attacked Poltava, causing powerful explosions in the city. The attack was confirmed by the Poltava Regional Military Administration.
💥Three Ukrainian drones were reportedly shot down over an industrial facility in Tyumen, Siberia. Russian officials claimed no fire, casualties, or explosions occurred. Primary ⚔️General 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. Primary 🤝Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof and Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene arrived in Kyiv for official visits on Oct. 6. Primary View all 210 events in Event Explorer
October 7, 2025 186 events ▸
🏴SBU detained a Russian national in Lviv who was spying for Russia's FSB while serving in the Ukrainian military Primary
💥Russia has changed drone attack tactics by equipping some Shahed drones with cameras and transmitters that send real-time coordinates of Ukrainian air defense systems to Moscow, enabling targeted missile strikes.
🏥Ukrainian soldiers from the 3rd Mechanized Battalion of the Separate Presidential Brigade named after Bohdan Khmelnytskyi rescued an elderly woman and her grandson from the frontline village of Novohryhorivka in the Luhansk direction.
📊Russia 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. Primary 🏗️Russian Railways rerouted trains around a sabotaged section of the railway near Stroganovo and Mshinskaya for technical reasons. Primary View all 186 events in Event Explorer
October 8, 2025 292 events ▸
🛡️Ukrainian forces recently advanced in southern Oleksiivka, north of Sumy City. Primary
📦The sixth group of Ukrainian Legion volunteers will sign contracts with the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Lublin, Poland on October 10.
⚖️Roman Mud, former head of the BES operational department in Lviv region, resigned from the Bureau of Economic Security in September 2025 after journalists reported his family became millionaires and his children earn millions.
💥Russian strikes in Chernihiv Oblast injured three people and targeted a State Emergency Service fire department. Primary
📦Thales Group has begun supplying Ukraine with compact 70mm anti-aircraft missiles equipped with new FZ123 high-explosive fragmentation warheads designed to target drones.
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October 9, 2025 261 events ▸
💥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. Primary
📢EU High Representative Kaia Kallas stated that Ukraine can deoccupy more territory with continued partner support, citing Trump's statement about Ukraine's chance to regain control of internationally recognized borders.
💥Russian forces detonated a section of an unused ammonium pipeline to release poison gas against Ukrainian positions prior to a ground attack. Primary
🔥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. Primary
💥Russian strikes injured over 20 civilians and killed a child in Zaporizhzhia City, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Primary View all 261 events in Event Explorer
October 10, 2025 280 events ▸
🤝European countries including France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Croatia, Romania, and Portugal increased their purchases of Russian energy resources in 2025 despite sanctions and support for Ukraine.
⚖️The SSU detained an FSB agent who was adjusting Russian strikes on Ukraine while working as an international freight driver, collecting geolocations of defense and critical infrastructure facilities.
💥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. Primary
🛡️Ukrainian specialists neutralized several drones in Danish airspace during a combat experience exchange as part of a Ukrainian delegation visit to Denmark, using a Sting interceptor drone to destroy a Danish Banshee target.
📊Russia has lost approximately 1,120,510 troops in Ukraine since the full-scale invasion began on Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,120 casualties in the past day. Primary View all 280 events in Event Explorer
October 11, 2025 146 events ▸
💥Falling debris from downed missiles sparked fires and caused damage in Belgorod city. Primary 🤝Ukraine and the United Kingdom signed an agreement on joint production of artillery and letters of intent to strengthen the LYRA program. Primary 💥SBU drones struck the Bashnafta-UNPZ oil refinery in Ufa, Bashkortostan Republic, resulting in explosions and a fire at the crude-oil processing unit ELOU-AVT-6. Primary ➡️Elements of the Russian 11th Separate VDV Brigade were redeployed to Kamyanske from the Kherson direction. Primary 📊Russia 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. Primary View all 146 events in Event Explorer
October 12, 2025 163 events ▸
💥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. Primary ⚔️Ukrainian forces liberated Mali Shcherbaky (southwest of Orikhiv) as reported by Ukrainian battalion and confirmed by geolocated footage. Primary 💥Russian forces conducted glide bomb strikes from 90-100 kilometers distance near Vovchansk, demonstrating increased range. Primary 💥Ukrainian drones struck Russia's largest oil depot in occupied Crimea, causing a massive blaze. Primary ⚔️Ukrainian forces recently advanced east of Pereizne (south of Siversk) as shown in geolocated footage published October 12. Primary View all 163 events in Event Explorer
October 13, 2025 256 events ▸
💥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. Primary
📢US President Donald Trump stated that the United States does not supply weapons to Ukraine directly; instead, weapons are transferred through NATO, which compensates Washington for the costs.
🤝European leaders discussed using frozen Russian central bank assets to fund a reparations loan for Ukraine worth at least 140 billion euros. Primary 🤝NATO began its annual nuclear exercise Steadfast Noon on Oct. 13, with the Netherlands hosting and roughly 70 aircraft from 14 allied nations participating. Primary 💥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. Primary View all 256 events in Event Explorer
October 14, 2025 194 events ▸
📊Russian 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. Primary
✈️Russian forces launched strike drones targeting multiple locations in Ukraine, including Pavlohrad, Kramatorsk, Izium, Barvinkove, Synelnykove, and Derhachi.
💥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. Primary
💥Ukrainian strike hit fuel storage facility, setting ten reservoirs on fire while the facility was still burning from a previous strike. Primary 💥Russian air force bombed a Ukrainian school in Chuhuiv that had been previously damaged, repaired, and was preparing to resume education. Primary View all 194 events in Event Explorer
October 15, 2025 258 events ▸
➡️Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Kupyansk direction but did not advance. Primary
💥Russian forces shelled the Donetsk region, killing 2 people (in Dobropillia and Raiske) and wounding 4 others across multiple settlements.
🤝Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal attended the 31st Ramstein Contact Group meeting and presented Ukraine's three key defense priorities: PURL initiative implementation, Ukrainian drones and missiles production, and increasing strike range capabilities.
💥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. Primary 💥Ukrainian attack caused fires at Bashneft Ukrneftekhim oil refinery. Primary View all 258 events in Event Explorer
October 16, 2025 281 events ▸
💥Ukrainian attack on Lukoil's Ksotovo oil refinery operated by Nizhnegorodnefteorgsintez. Primary
🤝German Chancellor Friedrich Merz delivered a government statement in the Bundestag ahead of the October 23-24 European Council meeting, stating that Europe is strengthening its defense capabilities in response to threats from Russia.
📊Russian 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. Primary
💥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. Primary 💥SSO drone attack on Saratov oil refinery stopped one tower from working, the second strike on the facility this month. Primary View all 281 events in Event Explorer
October 17, 2025 221 events ▸
💥Ukrainian drone strike on Atan filling station central fuel depot caused fire visible 18 kilometers away. Primary 💥A Russian conscript opened fire at a military base in Naro-Fominsk, Moscow Oblast, killing a contract soldier before taking his own life. Primary ✈️Authorities detected two unidentified drones flying near the Camp Reedo military base in Estonia; one was shot down. Primary 💥Ukrainian drones hit fuel reservoirs in Gvardeyskoye. Primary
📦Finland's 30th defense aid package to Ukraine, worth approximately €52 million, was approved by the Finnish president on October 17. Most items in the package consist of new orders placed with Finnish companies.
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October 18, 2025 110 events ▸
💥Strike on power substation in Veshkaima caused fires and outages. Primary 🏗️Ukrainian and Russian forces agreed to a localized ceasefire in western Zaporizhzhia Oblast to repair damaged powerlines to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) after a four-week outage, the longest in the plant's history Primary 💥Russian forces struck a civilian car driving along the road between Postolne and Baranivka (northwest of Kharkiv City) with an FPV drone, killing one civilian and injuring three Primary 💥Russian forces conducted a drone strike against a civilian car near Bilozerka (west of Kherson City), injuring one civilian Primary 💥Russian drone struck a civilian vehicle near Pryvillya (north of Kostyantynivka) on the E-40 Bakhmut-Slovyansk highway, injuring three civilians Primary View all 110 events in Event Explorer
October 19, 2025 150 events ▸
💥Ukrainian strike on oil refinery in Novokuybshevsk, Samara. Primary
🏗️The European Court of Human Rights ruled that Ukraine's freezing of assets and suspension of M.S.L. LLC, one of the country's largest lottery operators, was unlawful due to unclear national legal framework and lack of judicial oversight.
💥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. Primary 💥Russian forces targeted the Zmiiv Thermal Power Plant in Kharkiv as part of coordinated strikes on October 19-20 against Ukrainian power generation infrastructure. Primary 💥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. Primary View all 150 events in Event Explorer
October 20, 2025 224 events ▸
⚖️An FSB agent network member was sentenced to 15 years in prison with property confiscation for preparing terrorist attacks in northern Ukraine.
💥Russia struck a coal preparation plant in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast as part of its sixth wide-scale strike on DTEK's coal enterprises over the past two months. Primary 💥Ukrainian drones struck an oil refinery near the Orenburg gas processing plant. Primary
💥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. Primary
💥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. Primary View all 224 events in Event Explorer
October 21, 2025 254 events ▸
🤝European leaders issued a joint statement supporting Ukraine and US President Trump's efforts to end the fighting, calling for an immediate ceasefire with the current line of contact as the starting point for negotiations.
💥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. Primary 💥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. Primary 💥Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Sumy Oblast but did not advance, with fighting continuing near Kostyantynivka and Yunakivka. Primary 💥Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Velykomykhailivka direction on October 21 but did not make confirmed advances. Primary View all 254 events in Event Explorer
October 22, 2025 252 events ▸
🏗️Aerial attacks in Izmail, Odesa Oblast damaged the city's port infrastructure and left thousands without power. Primary 💥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. Primary 💥Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) claimed an operation killed three Russian paratroopers at a military checkpoint in Stavropol. Primary 💥Cracking tower hit at Makhachkala oil refinery in Dagestan, causing fires. Primary
🤝The UK government appointed Neil Crompton, a British diplomat who has worked at the Foreign Office since 1995 and previously headed the British embassy in Saudi Arabia from 2020 to 2025, as the new British ambassador to Ukraine.
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October 23, 2025 222 events ▸
💥14th UAS strike on Rosneft oil refinery in Ryazan caused explosions and fires. Primary 💥Russian forces conducted a mechanized assault toward Siversk from Serebryanka and Verkhnokamyanske, with Ukrainian forces destroying a tank, three IFVs, three buggies, and approximately 20 motorcycles. Primary 💥Ukrainian drone operators destroyed a Russian ammunition depot near Valuyki, Belgorod Oblast. Primary 🏗️The month-long blackout at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant ended on Oct. 23, after suspected Russian sabotage disconnected it from Ukraine's power grid on Sept. 23. Primary ⚔️Ukrainian brigade reported that forces are freely operating in Kherson City's Ostrovo Microraion on Karantynnyi Island, with the island and areas of Antonivka and Sadove being 'silent' with no Russian forces operating on the west bank. View all 222 events in Event Explorer
October 24, 2025 224 events ▸
💥Russian forces continued ground attacks northeast of Sumy City near Varachyne but did not advance.💥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. Primary
⚖️A 46-year-old resident of Rivne was detained in Kamin-Kashyrskyi district for organizing illegal border crossings, charging $11,500 per person to transport migrants across Ukraine's border to the EU.
💥A Ukrainian drone surveillance operation captured a wounded Russian soldier lying in an open area who subsequently shot himself in the head. Ukrainian soldiers reported witnessing three self-shootings in a single day, which they called an absolute record.
🤝US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker stated that the Trump administration is pressuring both Russia and Ukraine to bring both sides to negotiate a ceasefire and end the war.
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October 25, 2025 139 events ▸
⚖️SSU counterintelligence exposed a Russian GRU agent network in Mykolaiv region, detaining a laboratory assistant and a locksmith at a defense enterprise who were leaking geolocation of production workshops and security information to Russian military intelligence.
💥Russian forces conducted a glide bomb strike against Kamyanske, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Primary 🔧A vehicle was destroyed by explosion in the Kemerovo region, killing Lieutenant Colonel Veniamin Vladimirovich Mazherin, an OMON officer implicated in Bucha war crimes. The attack was attributed to SBU. Primary 💥Russian forces conducted a reinforced platoon-sized mechanized assault toward Volodymyrivka, losing five armored vehicles. Primary 💥Russian forces used a Molniya mothership drone to carry FPV drones that struck Shevchenkivskyi Raion in Kharkiv City. Primary View all 139 events in Event Explorer
October 26, 2025 109 events ▸
💥Russian forces attacked northwest of Lyman near multiple settlements and east of Lyman near Zarichne and Torske. Primary 🏴Ukrainian forces liberated Kucheriv Yar (between October 16-26) and Zolotyi Kolodyaz. Primary 💥Ukrainian UAVs attacked the Serpukhov oil refinery in central Russia, causing fires. Primary 💥Russian forces conducted a guided glide bomb strike against Kryvyi Rih.💥Russian forces struck a civilian truck on the outskirts of Bilopilska Hmromada, injuring a man transporting groceries. View all 109 events in Event Explorer
October 27, 2025 222 events ▸
💥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. Primary
🏥Seventeen Ukrainian children and teenagers were returned from Russian-occupied territories through the Bring Kids Back UA and Save Ukraine initiatives, including minors who were forcibly sent to military training camps.
💥Ukrainian SSO drones struck a fuel depot in Luhansk city. Primary 💥Geolocated footage indicates that Russian forces advanced on Nakhimova Street in western Pokrovsk. Primary
⚖️The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved a decision introducing automatic extensions of deferments for over 600,000 Ukrainians, effective November 1, 2025.
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October 28, 2025 180 events ▸
📢Ukraine's East Group of Forces initially claimed on Oct. 28 that Russian troops had entered the outskirts of Myrnohrad in Donetsk Oblast. Primary 💥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. Primary 💥A Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv from Oct. 22 resulted in additional casualties, with a hospitalized woman dying on Oct. 28. Primary 🛡️Ukrainian forces hold positions in central Vovchansk, an area where Russian sources previously claimed Russian forces maintained a presence. Primary
⚖️Russian authorities sentenced Ukrainian POW Dmytro Remeza to 18 years in a strict-regime penal colony on charges of terrorism-related crimes.
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October 29, 2025 199 events ▸
💥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. Primary
📦Ukrainian arms manufacturers can now export weapons to foreign markets following Zelenskyy's announcement of "managed export" policy, with export authorization required from State Service for Export Control and Interagency Commission approval.
💥Ukrainian SSO elements struck the Novospassky Oil Refinery near Novospasske, Ulyanovsk Oblast overnight on October 28-29. Primary 💥Ukrainian SSO elements struck the Budyonnovsk Natural Gas Processing Plant near Budyonnovsk, Stavropol Krai overnight on October 28-29. Primary 💥Geolocated footage published October 29 indicates Ukrainian forces recently advanced into northern Dorozhnie (southeast of Dobropillya). Primary View all 199 events in Event Explorer
October 30, 2025 252 events ▸
💥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. Primary 💥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. Primary 💥Dnipro was hit by a Russian guided bomb. Primary
💥A Russian combined massive strike on Vinnytsia region on the night of October 30, 2025 injured a seven-year-old girl who later died in hospital. The attack involved 90 UAVs and 23 cruise missiles.
✈️Polish Armed Forces Operational Command scrambled two fighter jets and an early warning aircraft in response to overnight Russian strikes, intercepting a Russian Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft over the Baltic Sea. Primary View all 252 events in Event Explorer
October 31, 2025 255 events ▸
⚔️Ukrainian forces including three assault infantry units reinforced with HUR commandos are conducting counterattacks to isolate and eliminate infiltrated Russian troops in Pokrovsk. Primary ⚖️President Volodymyr Zelensky stripped Odesa Mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov of his Ukrainian citizenship, effectively terminating his powers as mayor. This decision followed allegations that Trukhanov held Russian citizenship and was charged with negligence related to deadly floods in the city. Primary 💥Russian forces infiltrated more than 200 dismounted troops into central Pokrovsk, disrupting stable Ukrainian control of the city center. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces struck the Orel gas power plant with two explosions, reportedly using Neptune missiles, setting fuel storage and main generator buildings on fire. Primary 💥Ukrainian drones hit the Vladimirskaya power substation twice, causing big fires; air defense nets were ineffective. Primary View all 255 events in Event Explorer
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🤝The Trump administration imposed new sanctions on Russian oil exports, reportedly in response to frustration with Vladimir Putin. Primary
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🤝The European Parliament voted for a ban on Russian oil and gas from the start of 2027. Primary
🤝The Council of the EU backed a later date of January 2028 for phasing out Russian oil and gas. Primary
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✈️Lithuania reported Russian warplanes briefly entering its airspace in October 2025. Primary
➡️More than 200 Ukrainian officers and specialists were stationed in western Libya at three sites with the consent of the Tripoli government. Primary
📦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. Primary
🤝The Council of the EU agreed in October to phase out Russian energy imports by the end of 2027. Primary
🤝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. Primary
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November 2025 (5,941 events)

November 1, 2025 66 events ▸
💥Ukrainian unmanned boats damaged the mooring system at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) Marine Terminal in Novorossiysk, suspending oil shipments. Primary
💥Sabotage incidents occurred on Poland's railways. Primary
💥Since the end of November, seven shadow fleet tankers have been attacked by drones, with Ukraine claiming responsibility for four of them. Primary
💥Russian military forces struck the artist collective Nahirna22 in Kyiv for the second time. Primary
💥Ukrainian drones struck two sanctioned Russian oil tankers, Kairos and Virat, off Turkey's Black Sea coast. Primary
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📦Kenyan nationals completed approximately week and a half of military training in Russia before deployment to the front lines. Primary
November 1, 2025 285 events ▸
💥Russian forces conducted an FAB-250 glide bomb strike against Kostyantynivka, injuring one civilian and damaging residential infrastructure. Primary
🤝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. Primary
💥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. Primary ⚔️ISW assessed that Ukraine launched successful counterattacks in the Kupyansk direction in November 2025 and in the Oleksandrivka direction in late January 2026. Primary
🤝Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder called for EU pressure on Kyiv to tighten travel regulations for young Ukrainian men entering Germany, citing concerns over manpower depletion during the war. He also advocated for restricting social welfare payments to unemployed Ukrainian refugees and suggested applying restrictions under the Mass Influx Directive.
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November 2, 2025 92 events ▸
💥Ukrainian drones scored a direct hit on pier number one at the Tuapse oil sea terminal. Primary 💥Attack on oil refinery in Shakhtarsk, Donetsk region. Primary ⚔️Ukrainian forces advanced along the P-79 Kupyansk-Chuhuiv highway in northern Kupyansk. Primary
🏴Ukrainian forces captured North Korean soldiers in the Kursk region who are being held prisoner and have expressed desire to go to South Korea
📊Russian drone strike in Odesa Oblast killed two civilians and injured three others. Primary View all 92 events in Event Explorer
November 3, 2025 182 events ▸
💥Ukrainian strike hit the cracking tower at an oil refinery in Saratov. Primary ➡️Russian forces advanced into central Prymorske (west of Orikhiv).💥Russian forces conducted a drone strike against two civilians carrying a white flag in Kruhlyakivka, killing them and their dog. Primary ⚔️Ukrainian forces advanced in eastern Rodynske. Primary ➡️Russian 5th Motorized Rifle Brigade advanced in southern Myrnohrad (east of Pokrovsk). Primary View all 182 events in Event Explorer
November 4, 2025 253 events ▸
➡️General Syrsky visited the Pokrovsk sector on November 4-5, meeting with commanders at the 25th Airborne Brigade headquarters; Major Robert Brovdi accompanied him. Primary 💥Russian milbloggers claimed Russian forces advanced in central Rodynske (north of Pokrovsk), with both sides conducting airstrikes as fighting continues. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces struck the Rylsk electrical substation in Kursk Oblast. Primary 📢General Syrsky issued a statement denying Ukrainian forces were surrounded in Pokrovsk, stating supply lines remain open and counterattacks are occurring. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces struck the Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez Oil Refinery in Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast with over 50 Bober and FP-1 drones. View all 253 events in Event Explorer
November 5, 2025 224 events ▸
💥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. Primary 💥Russian forces damaged an apartment building in Konstantynivka with an air bomb strike. Primary 💥Massive fire at the Lukoil Volgogradneftepererabotka oil refinery in Volgograd, with flames reaching the clouds. Primary
🏗️The 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. Primary
💥Ukrainian forces struck a Russian base for storage, assembly and launch of Shahed-type drones at Donetsk airport using missiles, artillery and unmanned systems, resulting in a powerful secondary detonation. Primary View all 224 events in Event Explorer
November 6, 2025 206 events ▸
💥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. Primary ⚔️14th Chervona Kalyna Brigade conducted a counterattack using a BTR-4E to drive to Russian positions and engage with 30mm cannon. Primary
📊Russian attacks across Ukraine over the past day killed at least one person and injured 33 others across multiple oblasts. Primary
💥Ukrainian drone strikes hit the Kostroma State District Thermal Power Plant in Volgorechensk, as shown by geolocated footage. Primary 💥Ukrainian drone operators struck oil depots and fuel and lubricant warehouses in occupied Simferopol and surrounding areas. Primary View all 206 events in Event Explorer
November 7, 2025 202 events ▸
⚖️The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) detained a militant from the "Somali" armed group of the so-called "DPR" in Kovel, Volyn Oblast. The militant had been fighting in Donetsk Oblast since 2015 and was attempting to flee to the European Union.
🏗️Russia's budget deficit is projected to reach 5.7 trillion rubles in 2025 due to declining oil and gas revenues from sanctions and falling oil prices.
🔥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. Primary
🤝US President Donald Trump announced his foreign policy doctrine of denuclearization, stating the US has enough nuclear weapons to destroy the world 150 times over, with Russia second and China third in nuclear arsenal size.
💥Russian drone operators dropped explosives onto a civilian minibus in Beryslavskyi Raion, Kherson City, killing one civilian and injuring two others. Primary View all 202 events in Event Explorer
November 8, 2025 133 events ▸
⚖️Over 100 defendants in Maidan-related criminal cases were released from liability as the statute of limitations expired. The cases involving senior officials, law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and civilians were closed by courts.
📊Russia has lost around 1,150,100 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,190 casualties over the past day. Primary 💥Russian forces conducted missile strikes against energy facilities in Horishni Plavni, Poltava Oblast, causing significant damage and power outages. Primary 💥Russian forces struck an energy infrastructure facility in Odesa Oblast, causing fires. Primary 💥Russian forces conducted a combined Geran-2 drone and Iskander-M ballistic missile strike against energy and gas infrastructure in Kharkiv Oblast, killing a gas company operator. Primary View all 133 events in Event Explorer
November 9, 2025 106 events ▸
💥Ukrainian forces struck Voronezh CHPP and electrical substation in Taganrog as part of long-range strike campaign. Primary ⚔️Elements of Russian 42nd Motorized Rifle Division repelled Ukrainian counterattacks near Mala Tokmachka. Primary 🛡️Ukrainian forces recently advanced in central Stupochky and north of the settlement in the Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka tactical area. Primary
💥Ukrainian attacks in Russia's Belgorod and Kursk oblasts damaged a local power plant, causing over 20,000 people to lose power. Primary
💥Russian drone, artillery, and air strikes injured seven people in Kherson Oblast, damaging five apartment buildings and 10 houses. Primary View all 106 events in Event Explorer
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💥Ukrainian naval drones struck two sanctioned Russian shadow fleet oil tankers, Kairos and Virat, off Turkey's coast in late November. Primary
November 10, 2025 181 events ▸
💥Ukrainian forces conducted a naval drone strike near a pier in Tuapse, Krasnodar Krai. Primary
💥Russian troops shelled the Korabelnyi district of Kherson, hitting a scientific institution building and damaging residential buildings.
⚔️Ukrainian forces recently cleared Rodynske (north of Pokrovsk) in an attempt to hold the northern shoulder of the pocket. Primary ⚖️Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, former head of Ukrenergo, was arrested on allegations of embezzlement, which he and observers claim were politically motivated. Primary
⚖️The State Bureau of Investigation, in cooperation with the National Police's Special Investigation Department, exposed the head of a department at the State Environmental Inspection in Dnipropetrovsk Region for illegal enrichment.
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November 11, 2025 194 events ▸
🔧The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) detained a Russian military intelligence (GRU) agent who was preparing to blow up a main gas pipeline supplying heat to households in the Kharkiv and Poltava regions.
🏥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. Primary
💥Ukrainian forces struck the Orsknefteorgsintez Oil Refinery in Orsk, Orenburg Oblast overnight, damaging an AVT primary oil refining unit. Primary
📦Ukrainian defense company TAF Industries presented new and upgraded electronic warfare systems, including the "Kvazar" series (with variants Kvazar 3M and Kvazar A), TL Spectrum analyzer, and a remote-control platform for EW systems.
💥Two Russian servicemembers raised flags in Novouspenivske in what ISW assessed was an infiltration mission that did not change control of terrain or the FEBA. Primary View all 194 events in Event Explorer
November 12, 2025 247 events ▸
📦Ukrainian forces struck the Stavrolen petrochemical plant in Budyonnovsk, Stavropol Krai, producing polymers for Russian military equipment and drone components. Primary ⚔️Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Starytsia and Hatyshche (both northeast of Kharkiv City) according to a Russian milblogger.💥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. Primary 💥Russian forces seized Sukhyi Yar (southeast of Pokrovsk) and advanced southwest of Rodynske, in eastern Novopidhorodne, and south of Molodetske according to Russian milbloggers and the Russian Ministry of Defense. Primary
💥Ukrainian Security Service (SSU) operatives conducted a drone strike on the Orsknefteorgsintez oil refinery in Orsk, Russia, located 1,400 km from Ukraine. At least four explosions were reported followed by heavy smoke.
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November 13, 2025 242 events ▸
💥Ukrainian forces struck Oryol City with FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles, damaging the Oryol Thermal Power Plant. Primary
🏗️The High Anti-Corruption Court placed Ihor Myroniuk, former adviser to Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko and former aide to ex-MP Andrii Derkach, in custody for 60 days with bail set at ₴126 million in an energy corruption case.
⚔️Ukrainian forces conducted deliberate clearing operations by small skilled infantry groups to retake neighborhoods in Pokrovsk, containing Russian infiltrators who had entered the city. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces geolocated Russian infantry positions from Russian propaganda video footage and called down artillery strikes on the exposed soldiers. Primary ➡️Ukraine's 414 Unmanned Systems Brigade "Madyar's Birds" deployed to the Pokrovsk sector under Major Robert Brovdi to conduct counter-drone operations. Primary View all 242 events in Event Explorer
November 14, 2025 257 events ▸
💥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. Primary 💥Ukrainian drones struck the Saratov oil refinery, which continued burning into the afternoon. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces struck the Mala Biloserka railway power station in occupied Zaporizhzhia. Primary 💥Russia launched an attack using over 400 weapons targeting Kyiv overnight. Primary 💥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. Primary View all 257 events in Event Explorer
November 15, 2025 117 events ▸
💥Ukrainian forces struck two Russian tanks and five infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) during the Russian assault on Novopavlivka. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces struck a Russian manpower concentration near Vovchansk. Primary 💥Russian forces murdered two surrendering Ukrainian POWs on the outskirts of Zatyshshya in the Hulyaipole direction. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces struck an oil refinery in Ryazan, Russia, causing explosions and a large fire. The refinery produces aviation fuel used by Russia's Aerospace Forces. Primary 🛡️Russian military command partially relieved encircled elements of the Russian 1st Motorized Rifle Regiment in Bezsalivka, but supply issues remain. Primary View all 117 events in Event Explorer
November 16, 2025 165 events ▸
📊Russian 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. Primary
🔧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. Primary 💥Russian forces conducted a roughly fireteam-sized infiltration mission north of Pokrovsk as part of efforts to encircle Ukrainian forces in Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces struck the Novokuybyshevsk Oil Refinery near Samara City with long-range strikes, targeting a facility with annual processing capacity of 8.8 million tons. Primary 💥Russian forces struck a civilian car in Dniprovskyi Raion with a drone, injuring three civilians. Primary View all 165 events in Event Explorer
November 17, 2025 221 events ▸
💥Russian forces attacked in the Hulyaipole direction without making confirmed advances. Primary 📦Ukraine aims to acquire eight SAMP/T air defense systems, each comprising six launchers, as part of the defense cooperation agreement with France. Primary 🤝France agreed to sell Ukraine weapons systems including 100 Rafale F4 fighter jets and SAMP/T air defense systems. Primary 📊Ukraine'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. Primary 💥Russian forces attacked northeast of Kharkiv City within and near Vovchansk and near Synelnykove without making advances. Primary View all 221 events in Event Explorer
November 18, 2025 167 events ▸
⚔️1st Assault Regiment led by Colonel Dmito Kotsyubaila conducted successful counterattacks against Russian infantry infiltration, defeating a Russian assault against Dobropillia. Primary ⚖️National Anti-Corruption Bureau charged eight suspects in a large-scale corruption case involving state nuclear power company Energoatom, with Timur Mindich allegedly the ringleader. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces conducted a precision strike using ATACMS missiles against unspecified military targets in Russian territory. Primary 🛡️Ukrainian forces liberated Pishchane (southeast of Kupyansk) and advanced northeast of the settlement, as evidenced by geolocated footage published on November 18. Primary 🏴The Russian Ministry of Defense claimed that elements of the 7th Motorized Rifle Brigade (3rd CAA) seized Platonivka (northwest of Siversk) after conducting a feint, attacking under fog and rain conditions, and using FPV drone and artillery strikes. Primary View all 167 events in Event Explorer
November 19, 2025 228 events ▸
💥At least one Kh-101 cruise missile struck a high-rise apartment building in Ternopil City, killing at least 26 civilians and injuring at least 93 civilians. Primary 📊Russia conducted its deadliest individual strike of 2025 on November 19 against Ternopil City, killing at least 28 and injuring at least 99 civilians. Primary 💥Russian forces launched 40 Kh-101 cruise missiles, seven Kalibr cruise missiles, one Iskander-M ballistic missile, and 476 Shahed-type, Gerbera-type, and other drones at Ukraine overnight on November 18-19. Primary 💥Russian forces struck residential areas, critical infrastructure, and public transport in Kharkiv City and Kharkiv Oblast with 18 Geran-2 (Shahed-type) drones, injuring at least 46 civilians. Primary 💥A Russian strike in Lviv destroyed a tyre warehouse and a newly opened Ukrposhta office, destroying approximately 900 parcels with no reported casualties. Primary View all 228 events in Event Explorer
November 20, 2025 222 events ▸
💥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. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces struck the Ryazan Oil Refinery in Ryazan City overnight, causing fires. The refinery has a refining capacity of 17.1 million tons per year and produces aviation kerosene for the Russian Aerospace Forces. Primary 💥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. Primary 💥Russian FPV drone attacked a vehicle on Freedom Square in Kherson, resulting in an explosion. The drone was detected using a "Chuyka" detector and the attack occurred within 30 seconds of detection. Primary 💥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. Primary View all 222 events in Event Explorer
November 21, 2025 174 events ▸
⚔️3rd Battalion, 225th Assault Regiment conducted mop-up operations against Russian forces that had gone to ground in the Zaporizhzhia sector. Primary ➡️President Zelensky visited every large drone unit in the Pokrovsk sector during the week. Primary 💥Russian forces conducted infiltration attacks during foggy conditions in and around the Serebryansky Forest, targeting Yampil and attempting to outflank Lyman. Primary ⚔️Ukrainian forces recovered sections of Kupyansk and cleared Russian forces from the left bank of the Oskil River following hard fighting. Primary 💥Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Sumy Oblast on November 21 without confirmed advances, with unconfirmed claims of advances from Tetkino and near Oleksiivka and Varachyne. Primary View all 174 events in Event Explorer
November 22, 2025 143 events ▸
🏥Among the civilians released are those with serious illnesses, such as cancer, and that they were sentenced to imprisonment of two to 11 years in Belarus. Primary 💥Russian milbloggers claimed Russian forces seized Pokrovsk and advanced north of the town, as well as along the T-0504 highway toward Myrnohrad. Primary 🏥Search and rescue operations concluded after four days. Rescuers saved 46 people including seven children and recovered three pets. Primary
🤝MP Vasyl Mokan from the Servant of the People faction publicly refused to attend a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, citing concerns about corruption scandals involving the President's Office and demanding personnel decisions against those featured in alleged recordings.
📊Russia has lost approximately 1,164,340 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022, including 1,170 casualties over the past day. Primary View all 143 events in Event Explorer
November 23, 2025 142 events ▸
🤝According to reports, the peace plan allegedly includes conditions for Ukraine to surrender the entire Donbas region, reduce the size of Ukrainian Armed Forces, reduce US military aid, recognize Russian as official language, and support Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine.
💥Russian forces conducted three KAB glide bomb strikes against Slovyansk, injuring four people and damaging civilian infrastructure. Primary 🤝US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated after meetings in Geneva that the peace plan is a living document changing with new input daily. Primary
🔥Russian army lost 13,053 artillery systems in the first 11 months of 2025, exceeding the total for all of 2024 (13,050).
📊Oblast Governor Taras Pastukh announced the death toll had reached 34, with several people including a child still missing. Primary View all 142 events in Event Explorer
November 24, 2025 183 events ▸
⚔️Ukrainian forces maintain positions along the E-50 Pokrovsk-Pavlohrad highway in northwestern Pokrovsk and continue counterattacks within the town. Primary
🤝ICC Ukraine issued an open statement to the IMF, US Embassy, and EU Delegation urging the Ukrainian government to intensify efforts to combat the illicit tobacco market in exchange for fiscal stability and support for EU integration commitments.
📊The 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. Primary 💥Russian forces advanced up to the Vovchansk cemetery in southwestern Vovchansk. Primary
✈️Russia launched 162 drones at Ukraine overnight, with Ukrainian air defenses intercepting 125 drones while 37 struck 15 locations and debris hit one additional site. Primary
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November 25, 2025 256 events ▸
💥Ukrainian forces struck the Beriev Aircraft Repair Plant in Taganrog, Rostov Oblast, likely hitting an A-60 experimental aircraft. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces struck military and logistics facilities at the Novorossiysk Port in Krasnodar Krai, including oil terminal infrastructure and an S-300/S-400 air defense system. Primary 💥Russian forces control Pokrovsk south of the Donetska Railway, with the frontline running along the northern outskirts. Primary 💥Russia launched a major missile and drone attack targeting Lviv and Ternopil, resulting in significant civilian casualties including children. Primary 🏗️Moldova's Defense Ministry confirmed that six drones violated the country's airspace during Russia's mass attack against Ukraine on Nov 25, with one drone falling onto the roof of a house in a village near the Ukrainian border. Primary View all 256 events in Event Explorer
November 26, 2025 227 events ▸
💥Ukrainian forces struck the Russian Joint Stock Company VNIIR-Progress Plant in Cheboksary, Chuvashia Republic, which produces navigation equipment and components for cruise and ballistic missiles Primary ⚔️Ukrainian forces recently recaptured key positions in northwestern and western Pokrovsk during counterattacks Primary
📦Ukraine's Defence Ministry announced the delivery of 100,000 FPV drones to Ukrainian troops via the DOT-Chain Defence system, with almost a third using fibre-optic guidance.
🤝Dan Driscoll, named as lead for talks with Ukrainians, visited Kyiv to present the 28-point peace plan which was later superseded by the 19-point Geneva plan. Primary
🤝EU chief diplomat Kaja Kallas stated that Putin cannot achieve his goals on the battlefield and is trying to use negotiations to achieve them instead. She emphasized that any peace agreement must include Russian concessions and called for a complete and unconditional ceasefire, while noting no signs Russia is ready for a ceasefire.
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November 27, 2025 253 events ▸
⚖️The case of OPFL MP Fedir Khrystenko, accused of high treason and working as a Russian FSB agent to influence NABU, has been sent to court less than five months after the case began.
🤝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. Primary
📊Russian forces executed five Ukrainian POWs in the Hulyaipole direction on November 27 Primary 💥Ukrainian drone strike hit Russian Chechen 78th Sever-Akhmat Motorized Rifle Regiment base in Grozny, Chechnya Primary 💥Ukrainian forces struck Novokuybyshevsk Oil Refinery in Samara Oblast View all 253 events in Event Explorer
November 28, 2025 257 events ▸
💥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. Primary 💥Russian forces launched a combined missile and drone strike targeting Ukrainian energy infrastructure in Kyiv Oblast, killing at least 3 civilians and injuring at least 52. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces attacked concentrations of Russian troops and fuel and lubricant depots in Russian-occupied areas of Donetsk Oblast. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces struck Saratov Oil Refinery, causing explosions and fires Primary 💥Russian forces attacked northeast of Kharkiv City near Vovchansk, Synelnykove, Lyman, and Vilcha View all 257 events in Event Explorer
November 29, 2025 132 events ▸
💥Russian drones crossed into Moldovan territory, forcing the country to temporarily close its airspace. Primary
💥Ukrainian forces struck two Russian shadow fleet oil tankers (KAIRO and VIRAT) in the Black Sea with modernized Sea Baby USVs.💥Ukrainian USVs damaged one of the outrigger mooring devices at the CPC marine terminal near Novorossiysk. Primary
💥Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the Afipsky oil refinery in Krasnodar Region, Russia, which supplies the Russian occupation army. Explosions and a fire were recorded at the facility.
💥Ukrainian forces struck the Beriev Aircraft Repair Plant in Taganrog, Rostov Oblast. View all 132 events in Event Explorer
November 30, 2025 170 events ▸
🔧Ukrainian Sea Baby marine drones struck two Russian oil tankers (KAIRO and VIRAT) from the shadow fleet in the Black Sea. The attack was conducted jointly by SSU's 13th Main Directorate of Military Counterintelligence and the Ukrainian Navy.
💥Ukrainian forces struck Russian positions near Hulyaipole, making tactical advances in western Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Primary 💥Geolocated footage shows Ukrainian forces striking a Russian servicemember in southern Vovchansk on November 30 in what ISW assesses was an infiltration event that did not change the control of terrain. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces struck Russian bridge-laying vehicles and armored fighting vehicles east of Boikivka, south of Pankivka, and west of Novotoretske as the vehicles attempted to cross the Kazennyi Torets River. Primary 💥Russian forces attacked in Kursk and Sumy oblasts, including north of Sumy Oblast near Varachyne and Andriivka. Primary View all 170 events in Event Explorer
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⚖️The National Anti-Corruption Bureau exposed an office in central Kyiv belonging to the family of Russian Senator Andriy Derkach, where 'black accounts' and money laundering operations were organized.
🤝President Volodymyr Zelenskyy imposed personal sanctions against Tymur Mindich and Oleksandr Tsukerman following a NABU investigation into corruption in the energy sector.
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📊Two 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. Primary
💥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. Primary
💥Russia launched attacks on Azerbaijan's energy infrastructure in Ukraine, including strikes on the Azerbaijani embassy in Kyiv. Primary
⚖️Ukraine placed Alexander Butyagin on the international wanted list in November 2025 for leading unauthorized archaeological expeditions in Crimea since 2014.
⚖️Ukraine issued an international arrest warrant for Alexander Butiagin for conducting illegal excavations in Crimea.
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December 2025 (6,050 events)

December 1, 2025 45 events ▸
🏴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. Primary
📊Ukrainian defenders of the 128th SHMB killed nine Russian soldiers in a night battle when enemy troops attempted to force their way into their house. One soldier ran off wounded into the freezing night.
💥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. Primary
💥Russia launched a cyberattack on Poland's energy infrastructure in late December 2025, bringing the country very close to a blackout. Primary
💥A failed cyberattack on several power-generating facilities in Poland occurred in the last days of 2025. Primary
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🏗️The 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. Primary
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📢ACLED reported around 78,000 people killed in Ukraine this year. Primary
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💥Fighter from International Battalion of 12th Brigade Azov captured 18 Russian prisoners of war during operation to clear village of Zolotyi Kolodiaz in Donetsk Oblast
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💥At the end of December 2025, Russian forces launched an artillery strike on Kherson's combined heat and power plant causing significant damage. Primary
📢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'. Primary
📢Leonid Volkov disparaged senior Ukrainian officials in his message, expressing hope for the imprisonment of Kyrylo Budanov, Andriy Yermak, and Mykhailo Podolyak. Primary
December 1, 2025 463 events ▸
⚖️Angelholm Medical Center terminated PR manager Tetiana Khaliavka after discovering she used her official duties and the clinic's facilities to coordinate fraudulent fundraising photo shoots. Primary
🤝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. Primary
💥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. Primary 🏴Russian forces seized Siversk in December 2025. Primary 🏗️The Mariupol drama theater was reopened in December 2025, with Russian authorities promoting the event in state media. Primary View all 463 events in Event Explorer
December 2, 2025 198 events ▸
📢Former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valerii Zaluzhnyi wrote a column stating that even a prolonged pause in hostilities without final victory could provide opportunities for reconstruction and return of people, but hasty peace could threaten state sovereignty.
💥Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Kharkiv Oblast on December 2 but did not make confirmed advances. Primary 💥The MIDVOLGA-2 tanker was attacked 80 miles off the coast of Turkey while transporting sunflower oil from Russia to Georgia. Primary 💥Geolocated footage published on December 2 shows a soldier of the Russian 88th Motorized Rifle Brigade executing a Ukrainian POW with his hands raised in surrender in Svyato-Pokrovske (southwest of Siversk). Primary
✈️Ukrainian pilots carried out an airstrike on Russian occupiers' positions in a northern sector of the front, with video showing explosions and four surviving Russians fleeing to a tree line.
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December 3, 2025 246 events ▸
💥Ukrainian forces struck an oil refinery in Dmitriyevka, Tambov Oblast, overnight on December 2-3, causing several fires. Primary 🛡️Ukraine's 3rd Army Corps refuted Russian Chief of the General Staff Army General Valery Gerasimov's claim that Russian forces entered Lyman, reporting that Ukrainian forces repelled tens of Russian infiltration attempts into the outskirts of Lyman in the past month. Primary
🤝Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and French President Emmanuel Macron held a telephone conversation at France's request to discuss bilateral relations, the Russia-Ukraine war, and regional/global issues.
📢President Zelensky announced that government and Defense Ministry must fully fund drone purchases as priority to offset Russian manpower and firepower advantages. Primary 💥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. Primary View all 246 events in Event Explorer
December 4, 2025 166 events ▸
💥Former leader of the Russian Hispaniola Brigade Stanislav Orlov was likely assassinated by Russian security services in occupied Crimea via gunshot. Surveillance footage showed masked men with machine guns leaving vehicles before ambulances removed his body. Primary 💥The Ukrainian General Staff reported on December 4 that an unspecified Ukrainian strike against a Russian training ground near occupied Dokuchaievsk killed or wounded 60 Russian servicemembers. Primary 💥Geolocated footage published on December 4 and 5 shows Ukrainian forces striking Russian positions east of Varvarivka (north of Hulyaipole) during what ISW assesses was a Russian infiltration mission. Primary 🤝Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides met with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv during an official visit, as Cyprus prepares to assume the rotating presidency of the EU Council in January. Primary ➡️Geolocated footage published on December 4 indicates that Russian forces recently advanced north and southeast of Myrnohrad (east of Pokrovsk). View all 166 events in Event Explorer
December 5, 2025 157 events ▸
📦EU launches EU4UA Defence Tech grant programme through Brave1 cluster with €3.3 million to support Ukrainian defense innovation, focusing on high-speed interceptors and radars
💥Russian troops reportedly shot dead a Ukrainian Armed Forces soldier who had surrendered in the Siversk direction, near Svyato-Pokrovske village. Primary
💥Russian forces are using drones in an attempt to interdict Ukrainian GLOCs within a 50-kilometer range of Pokrovsk, according to a Ukrainian artillery battalion commander operating in the Pokrovsk direction on December 5. Primary 💥The Ukrainian General Staff reported on December 5 that Ukrainian forces struck an unspecified facility and caused a fire at the Temyruk seaport in Krasnodar Krai, which houses LNG infrastructure. Primary 💥Ukrainian strikes damaged an installation and caused a fire at the Syzran Oil Refinery in Samara Oblast, which has an annual processing capacity of 7-8.9 million tons of oil. Primary View all 157 events in Event Explorer
December 6, 2025 133 events ▸
💥Russian forces launched 241 drones including approximately 150 Shahed-type drones from multiple directions, along with three Kinzhal missiles and two Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles.💥Russian forces launched 704 total missiles and drones against Ukraine overnight on December 5-6, heavily targeting railway and energy infrastructure across the country. Primary 💥Russian forces attacked in Kursk and Sumy oblasts, including northeast of Sumy City near Yunakivka on December 5-6.💥Ukrainian forces struck the Alchevsk Metallurgical Plant in occupied Alchevsk, which produces artillery shell casings for Russian forces. Primary
🤝US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff announced that the US and Ukraine have agreed on a framework for future security arrangements to end the war in Ukraine.
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December 7, 2025 121 events ▸
💥Ukrainian forces struck a Russian-occupied building in eastern Hulyaipole during what ISW assesses was a failed Russian infiltration mission. Primary 💥Russian forces struck a bridge near Staryi Saltiv in Kharkiv Oblast, forcing Ukrainian authorities to close the T-2111 and T-2104 roads. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces destroyed a dam along the M-03 highway on the northeastern outskirts of Pryvillya to flood areas where Russian forces were advancing. Primary ➡️Ukrainian forces recently advanced in northwestern Ivanopillya in the Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka tactical area. Primary ➡️Russian forces recently advanced on the eastern outskirts of Dobropillya in the Hulyaipole direction. Primary View all 121 events in Event Explorer
December 8, 2025 165 events ▸
📊Russian attacks across Ukraine over the past day killed at least 10 people and injured 43, with heavy casualties in Kharkiv, Donetsk, Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Chernihiv, and Kherson oblasts. Primary
💥Russian forces conducted three guided glide bomb strikes against industrial zone of Zaporizhzhia City and Vilnyansk, injuring 15 people. Primary ⚖️A court in Russian-occupied Donetsk sentenced four Russian soldiers to prison terms ranging from 1.5 to 12 years on Dec. 8 for the torture and murder of American fighter Russell Bentley in April 2024. Primary 💥Russian drones struck more than a dozen sites across Sumy city, leaving it without power. Primary 💥Russian FPV drone strike wounded four civilians including two children in Kostyantynivka. Primary View all 165 events in Event Explorer
December 9, 2025 170 events ▸
💥Russian air defense forces shot down over 120 Ukrainian drones overnight across multiple Russian regions, including Crimea and Belgorod.
🛡️Ukrainian forces are operating along the Donetska Railway in northwestern Pokrovsk and in northwestern Myrnohrad, having either maintained or recently recaptured these positions. Primary 💥Ukrainian Special Operations Forces struck the Krasnodonska 220-kilowatt substation in occupied Prokhladne, Luhansk Oblast. Primary 📢A Kyiv court placed Anti-Corruption Bureau detective Viktor Husarov on house arrest, freeing him from custody five months after his July 2025 arrest on treason charges for allegedly passing state secrets to an associate working with Russia. Primary ➡️Russian forces recently advanced south of Zarichne east of Lyman and west of Serednie northwest of Lyman. Primary View all 170 events in Event Explorer
December 10, 2025 255 events ▸
💥Ukrainian forces struck the DASHAN oil tanker, part of Russia's shadow fleet, with Sea Baby USVs in the Black Sea, severely damaging the tanker and forcing it to cease operations. Primary
📦Ukrainian Armor has presented a combat version of the Protector unmanned ground vehicle fitted with a Tavria-12.7 module featuring an M2 Browning machine gun, which effectively turns the logistics UGV into a fully fledged combat asset.
🤝Republican Congressman Thomas Massie introduced HR 6508, a draft law requiring the United States to withdraw from NATO. The bill mandates that President Donald Trump notify NATO of US withdrawal within 30 days of the law's enactment.
🛡️Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi indicated Ukrainian forces still operate in northern Pokrovsk but acknowledged there were no Ukrainian forces in Pokrovsk on an unspecified prior date, suggesting recent limited retaking of positions. Primary
🛡️Ukrainian Droid ground combat platform with Browning heavy machine gun destroyed a Russian MT-LB armored vehicle and eliminated an assault group during a night attack on positions of the 5th Separate Assault Brigade in Sumy direction.
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December 11, 2025 209 events ▸
💥Russian President Vladimir Putin held a virtual meeting with commanders where Southern Grouping Commander Lt. Gen. Sergei Medvedev claimed elements of the Russian 3rd Combined Arms Army seized Siversk. Primary
💥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. Primary
💥Ukrainian forces struck the Filanovsky Oil Field in the Caspian Sea for the first time, halting oil and natural gas production at over 20 wells. Primary 💥A drone attack caused a large fire at PJSC Acron chemical plant in Veliky Novgorod, Russia. The plant is one of Russia's largest chemical production facilities producing fertilizers and industrial chemicals including ammonium nitrate. Primary 💥Russian Chief of the General Staff Army Gen. Valery Gerasimov claimed Russian forces advanced south and southeast of Yunakivka, northeast of Sumy City. View all 209 events in Event Explorer
December 12, 2025 146 events ▸
⚖️The Ukrainian General Staff has implemented new simplified mechanisms for transferring servicemen between military units, including those who returned after being absent without leave (AWOL). The changes eliminate intermediate processing links like army corps and operational commands, and introduce an electronic document management system for letters of recommendation.
⚔️Ukrainian 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. Primary ⚔️Russian milblogger claimed Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Andriivka and Oleksiivka in Sumy Oblast.💥Ukrainian drones conducted a follow-up strike on the same Lukoil offshore oil rig in the Caspian Sea. Primary 💥Ukrainian drones struck the Slavneft-Yanos oil refinery causing a big fire and shutdown. Primary View all 146 events in Event Explorer
December 13, 2025 120 events ▸
💥Russian drones struck the Turkish vessel Viva transporting sunflower oil in the Black Sea. Primary 💥Russian forces attacked near and within Siversk; northwest near Yampil, Platonivka, and toward Zakitne, Ozerne, Dibrova; northeast near Serebryanka; south near Svyato-Pokrovske and Pereizne. Primary ⚔️Russian milbloggers claimed Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Andriivka and Oleksiivka. Primary 🛡️Russian infiltration groups remain in northern and western Kupyansk as Ukrainian forces continue clearing operations. Primary
🤝The United Kingdom is developing updated plans for a transition to martial law or wartime conditions in response to a 50% increase in hostile intelligence activities from Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea. This includes the creation of a new merged counterintelligence service named 'Military Intelligence' and the preparation of a modern 'Government Military Book.'
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December 14, 2025 149 events ▸
💥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. Primary 🤝Russian Presidential Aide Yuriy Ushakov stated that Russia will have "strong objections" if Ukraine and Europe make amendments to the peace plan, rejecting provisions related to territorial issues including demilitarized "buffer" zones in Donbas.💥Ukrainian forces struck two Russian PMM ferry bridge vehicles, Kasta-2E2 and 96L6E radar stations in occupied Crimea. Primary 💥Ukrainian SSO and General Staff reported that Ukrainian drones struck two command posts of the Russian 76th VDV Division, a 9С19 Imbir radar station, a Volna-2 EW station, and an FPV drone operator training center in occupied Donetsk Oblast. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces struck a Russian TOR-M2 anti-aircraft missile system and a Russian drone lab in occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Primary View all 149 events in Event Explorer
December 15, 2025 176 events ▸
💥Ukrainian forces struck the Astrakhan Gas Processing Plant in Astrakhan Oblast, targeting infrastructure that produces sulfur, gasoline, diesel, and fuel oil for the Russian military. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces struck a Lukoil-Nizhnevolozhskneft oil production platform in the Caspian Sea and critically damaged the Korchagin oil and gas condensate field. Primary
🏗️Ukraine introduced a district-based air raid alert system across all regions except Donetsk and Luhansk, dividing the country into districts to reduce unnecessary alerts.
⚔️Ukrainian forces continued counterattacking in the Kupyansk direction, clearing operations within the city while avoiding urban combat. Primary ⚔️Ukrainian forces recently advanced in western Zaporizhzhia Oblast, specifically south of Stepnohirsk. View all 176 events in Event Explorer
December 16, 2025 167 events ▸
⚔️Ukrainian 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. Primary
🤝Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine will not recognize Donbas as Russian territory, either de jure or de facto, during an online press conference discussing territorial concessions and peace negotiations.
📢The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced that Russia does not have the capacity to launch a large-scale offensive on the Chernihiv region in the short term, citing assessments of force concentration and deployment.
🛡️Ukrainian forces continue to repel Russian infiltration attempts in Lyman, exploiting poor weather conditions that degrade Ukrainian drone operations. Primary 💥Attack on oil refinery caused explosions and fires. Primary View all 167 events in Event Explorer
December 17, 2025 227 events ▸
⚔️The 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. Primary 💥Jet-propelled drone attack on targets in Bataisk. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces struck a Russian 76th VDV Division fuel and ammunition depot near Prymorske in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Primary
💥Russian troops attempted to storm positions of Ukrainian border guards in the Dobropillia direction using approximately 20 soldiers and 9 quad bikes.
💥Ukrainian Sub Sea Baby underwater drones attacked a Russian "Varshavyanka"-class submarine at a pier in Novorossiysk. Satellite photos from December 16 show damage to the pier from the explosion, though the submarine remains in place and Russia claims no damage was caused.
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December 18, 2025 222 events ▸
💥Ukrainian forces struck an electrical substation in Bataysk, Rostov Oblast. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces struck long-range radar systems, air defense systems, and a MiG-31 interceptor aircraft at the Belbek Airbase overnight on December 17 to 18. Primary ⚔️Ukrainian forces recently advanced in central Zatyshok northeast of Pokrovsk. Primary
🤝The European Council imposed sanctions on 41 additional vessels in Russia's shadow fleet, banning them from EU ports and maritime services. These tankers were involved in circumventing oil price restrictions, transporting military equipment to Russia, and removing stolen Ukrainian grain and cultural property from Ukraine.
🤝Ukraine and China held political consultations in Beijing where officials reviewed bilateral relations, discussed trade cooperation, and exchanged views on Russia's armed aggression against Ukraine.
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December 19, 2025 225 events ▸
📢A Ukrainian brigade operating in Siversk direction reported that claims of Russian seizure of Serebryanka and Dronivka are false; Ukrainian forces maintain positions within these settlements.🤝The decision on search operations was based on agreements from the Ukrainian-Polish working group on historical memory, recorded in a 2025 joint communique and reaffirmed during the December 19, 2025 meeting between Presidents Volodymyr Zelensky and Karol Nawrocki in Warsaw. Primary 💥Russian forces attacked in Kursk and Sumy oblasts, including north of Sumy City near Andriivka, Kindrativka, and Varachyne and southeast of Sumy City near Vysoke.⚔️Ukrainian forces have liberated a significant portion of Kupyansk and encircled up to two understrength Russian companies in central and southern Kupyansk along both banks of the Oskil River. Primary 🤝European leaders on Dec. 19 approved an interest-free loan for Ukraine totaling 90 billion euros ($105.5 billion) for 2026-2027, as Kyiv was set to run out of cash by mid-2026. Primary View all 225 events in Event Explorer
December 20, 2025 121 events ▸
💥Ukrainian Security Service (SSU) carried out a night strike on a Russian Varshavianka-class submarine in the port of Novorossiysk using unmanned underwater vehicles (Sub Sea Baby drones).
💥Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) reported that SBU forces struck two Russian Su-27 fighter jets at the Belbek Airbase near occupied Sevastopol, Crimea, destroying one aircraft that was carrying ammunition and taxiing for a combat mission. Primary
💥Ukraine's SSU (Security Service of Ukraine) "Alpha" unit struck the Russian "shadow fleet" tanker "QENDIL" with aerial drones in neutral waters of the Mediterranean Sea, over 2,000 km from Ukraine. The tanker sustained critical damage and cannot be used for its intended purpose.
🤝Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is working on infrastructure for holding elections abroad, coordinating with international partners. He emphasized that Russian President Vladimir Putin has no influence over Ukraine's electoral decisions.
➡️Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Sumy Oblast on December 20 but did not make confirmed advances. Primary View all 121 events in Event Explorer
December 21, 2025 103 events ▸
💥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. Primary 💥Russian forces conducted a cross-border assault in Sotnytskyi Kozachok, Kharkiv Oblast with about 15 infantry personnel. Primary 💥Russian forces attacked near and within Lyman, Serednie, Drobysheve, and other settlements. Primary
⚖️Swedish authorities detained the Russian cargo ship Adler, whose owner M Leasing LLC is under US and EU sanctions for transporting North Korean ammunition used by Russia in the war against Ukraine.
💥Russia launched drone attacks on southern Ukraine, targeting Odesa Oblast with air raid alerts around 10 p.m. local time on Dec. 21. Primary View all 103 events in Event Explorer
December 22, 2025 187 events ▸
💥Four armored columns from Russia's 155th Marine Infantry Brigade attacked positions held by 1st Corps Azov near Dobropillia. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces continued long-range strikes against Russian oil infrastructure, damaging the Tamanneftegaz oil terminal in Krasnodar Krai. Strikes damaged a pipeline, two berths, and two vessels, causing a fire. Primary 🛡️Ukrainian 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. Primary 💥Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Kharkiv Oblast, attacking near Sotnytskyi Kozachok, Vovchansk, Vilcha, Starytsia, Lyman, and Izbytske, but did not make confirmed advances. Primary
💥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. Primary
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December 23, 2025 200 events ▸
💥Russian forces targeted energy, port, transport, industrial, and residential infrastructure in Odesa Oblast, damaging 112 buildings. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces conducted long-range strikes against the Stavrolen Petrochemical Plant in Budyonnovsk, Stavropol Krai.💥Russian attacks damaged critical and civilian infrastructure in Chernihiv Oblast. Primary ⚔️Over 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. Primary ⚖️Ukrainian man convicted of spying for Belarus sentenced to 15 years in prison. The 24-year-old was recruited by Belarusian KGB to spy on Ukraine's northern borders and was detained in July 2025. Primary View all 200 events in Event Explorer
December 24, 2025 209 events ▸
💥Ukrainian forces achieved successes in Myrove, Radkivka, and Sobolivka west of Kupyansk.💥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. Primary 📊Russia 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. Primary 💥Russian forces attacked in Kursk and Sumy oblasts at multiple locations including near Oleksiivka, Andriivka, Yunakivka, and Hrabovske on December 23-24. Primary
🤝French President Emmanuel Macron held a telephone conversation with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to discuss the situation in Ukraine and work within the "Coalition of the Willing."
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December 25, 2025 132 events ▸
💥Ukrainian drones struck the Temryuk seaport in Krasnodar Krai, causing fires that engulfed 2,000-4,000 square meters and two oil tanks. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces struck the Orenburg Gas Processing Plant in Orenburg Oblast, causing a fire on an overpass. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces struck the Novoshakhtinsk Petroleum Products Plant in Rostov Oblast with Storm Shadow missiles. Primary
⚖️A court in Ukraine sentenced a 47-year-old FSB agent to 15 years in prison with property confiscation for adjusting Russian missile and drone strikes on Odesa, including targeting defense enterprises and Ukrainian troop positions.
💥Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Sumy Oblast but did not make confirmed advances. Primary View all 132 events in Event Explorer
December 26, 2025 189 events ▸
💥Ukrainian forces struck power transmission stations in Volgograd. Primary 💥Russian strikes in Kharkiv Oblast injured a 63-year-old man. Primary
🤝The US and Ukraine have agreed on most elements of a bilateral security agreement, including guarantees based on NATO Article 5, to be submitted to the US Senate for ratification.
💥Russian forces used Belarusian territory to launch Shahed drone strikes against railway infrastructure in western Ukraine, including at Kovel railway station. Primary 💥A drone strike on a five-story residential building in Chernihiv killed an 80-year-old woman and injured ten others, including three children. Primary View all 189 events in Event Explorer
December 27, 2025 118 events ▸
📊A Ukrainian volunteer was killed and two others injured during an attempted evacuation in Kostyantynivka when Russian drones targeted civilian evacuation crews. Primary 💥Russian forces conducted a large-scale combined missile and drone strike against Ukrainian critical infrastructure, primarily targeting Kyiv City and Kyiv Oblast with 519 Shahed-type and other drones, plus multiple missiles. Primary
⚖️The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), jointly with the National Police and the Office of the Prosecutor General, served a notice of suspicion in absentia on Viacheslav Perevozkin, head of Russian Pre-Trial Detention Center No. 3 in Perm Krai, where Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna and mayor Yevhen Matvieiev were tortured and killed in September 2024.
💥Russian forces conducted an unsuccessful company-sized mechanized assault in the Dobropillya direction, losing one tank, six AFVs, and an armored vehicle-launched bridge.🏗️A person is believed to be trapped under rubble on the fifth floor of an 18-story building in Kyiv's Dniprovskyi district. Primary View all 118 events in Event Explorer
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💥Ukrainian forces attacked the Yuganskneftegaz oil refinery in Syzran, causing explosions and fires. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces struck radars and a sea drone launch site in Chernomorske, Crimea. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces struck a Russian 1435th Motorized Rifle Regiment repair unit in occupied Antratsyt. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces struck a Russian pontoon crossing near Zapovidne (southeast of Dobropillya). Primary 🤝Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet with US President Donald Trump on December 28 to continue talks to finalize the US-Ukrainian-European 20-point peace plan. Primary View all 118 events in Event Explorer
December 29, 2025 186 events ▸
🤝53% of Ukrainians are categorically opposed to any territorial concessions in the war with Russia, according to a KIIS poll conducted November 26-December 29, 2025.
💥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. Primary 🤝Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov claimed that Ukrainian forces launched 91 long-range drones targeting Putin's residence in Valdai, Novgorod Oblast overnight on December 28-29. Primary 🏴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. Primary 🔥Ukraine's 'I Want to Live' initiative reported Russian servicemembers of the 30th Motorized Rifle Brigade shot and killed seven civilians in a house in Pokrovsk on December 20. Primary View all 186 events in Event Explorer
December 30, 2025 166 events ▸
💥Ukrainian forces attacked a fuel storage site in Tuapse on the Black Sea coast, causing fires and explosions. Primary 💥Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Siversk direction on December 30 but did not make confirmed advances. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces struck substations in occupied Melitopol and Molochansk, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Primary 💥Russia attacked port infrastructure in Odesa Oblast on December 30, damaging facilities at the ports of Pivdennyi and Chornomorsk. Primary ⚔️Russian milbloggers claimed that Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Lyman and Vilcha northeast of Kharkiv City. Primary View all 166 events in Event Explorer
December 31, 2025 511 events ▸
📊Meduza 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). Primary
📊Russia executed 337 Ukrainian POWs as of end of 2025 and systematically tortured over 95% of Ukrainian POWs in Russian captivity, according to UN data cited by Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces struck an air defense radar and special operations base in Olenivka, Donetsk region. Primary 💥Ukrainian forces attacked a fuel storage site in Rybinsk, Yaroslavl region, causing large fires. Primary 🛡️Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Kharkiv Oblast on December 31 but did not make confirmed advances. Primary View all 511 events in Event Explorer
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⚖️Russia registered the tanker Bella 1 under a new name 'Marinera' with home port listed as Sochi on the Black Sea in its official ship registry.
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⚖️The U.S. Coast Guard attempted to intercept the oil tanker Bella 1 in the Caribbean Sea, claiming the ship lacked a valid national flag, which would allow seizure.
⚖️The crew of Bella 1 refused to comply with the U.S. Coast Guard, painted a Russian flag on the ship's side, and declared by radio that the vessel was now sailing under the Russian flag.
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🤝The EU imposed sanctions on 41 more vessels in Russia's shadow fleet in late December. Primary
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⚔️The 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. Primary ➡️After the capture, the Bratstvo fighters conducted a complex and lengthy escort of the POWs over a distance of around 27 km and brought them to territory under Ukrainian control. Primary
💥Russia attacked port infrastructure in Odesa Oblast, with damage recorded at facilities in the ports of Pivdennyi and Chornomorsk. Primary
🏗️In December, Serhii Tarakanov, the director of the Chornobyl NPP, said that another Russian strike could collapse the internal radiation shelter at the power plant. Primary
💥Russia carried out a major wave of strikes targeting Ukraine's power generation and heating infrastructure since late December. Primary
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➡️Days after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a pause in sharing intelligence, the Ukrainian military reported little effect from the decision on the front lines. Primary
🤝The planned signing of a critical minerals agreement was disrupted following a clash between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office. Primary
🤝Washington halted U.S. military aid and intelligence sharing for Ukraine in early March to push Kyiv toward peace talks with Moscow. Primary
📢Experts and military officials stated that while the U.S. intelligence pause had little effect on the front, it is likely to have a higher toll on Ukrainian cities and infrastructure. Primary

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📦France is scheduled to supply Ukraine with a first batch of three Mirage 2000-5 fighters in the first quarter of 2025, equipped with SCALP cruise missiles and AASM bombs.

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💥Russian attacks damaged the Azerbaijani embassy in Kyiv on three separate occasions in 2025. Primary

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🏗️The Azerbaijani embassy in Kyiv was damaged during three separate Russian attacks. Primary
🔥Ukraine has confirmed the loss of three F-16 fighter jets in action. Primary
📦Denmark has promised to supply 19 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. Primary
📦Belgium said it would provide its F-16 jets to Ukraine sooner than the original 2028 deadline. Primary
📢Russian officials admitted in a leaked call that 90% of drone electronics used by Russia come from China. Primary