Display of firepower in Russia-Belarus war games stirs unease across Europe As western media receive rare invite, visit by US officials raises fears Trump is unwilling to take hard line on Moscow The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2025
Russian Troops Seize Control Of Strategic Town In Eastern Ukraine Russian troops gain control of strategic town Chasiv Yar in eastern Ukraine, impacting defense and supply lines. Top News · Jul 4, 2024
Explainer-Bakhmut: Why Russia and Ukraine are battling so hard for one small city Over 90% of its residents have fled, much of it lies in ruins, tens of thousands have been killed, and its strategic importance has been played down by the Pentagon and NATO chiefs. Yet Russia and Ukraine are still battling for the small city of Bakhmut. Reuters · Apr 6, 2023
Analysis-Western military aid girds Kyiv for counterattacks despite tank deadlock Billions of dollars in new Western military aid, including infantry fighting vehicles - though no German tanks - will gird Ukraine for counterattacks to foil Moscow's efforts to revive its faltering invasion. Reuters · Jan 20, 2023
Analysis-Russia's grim battle for Bakhmut may yield pyrrhic victory at best The nearly five-month battle for the small city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine has ground on for so long and wrought so much death and destruction that, even if Russia does prevail, it will be a pyrrhic victory, military experts say. Reuters · Dec 20, 2022
Putin appears to admit severe Russian losses in Ukraine Ukrainian army making ‘fast and powerful progress’ in south, says Volodymyr Zelenskiy The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2022
Putin’s mobilisation and the potential for a political fallout Attempts to boost forces in Ukraine appear chaotic and have unleashed rare shows of criticism. Al Jazeera · Oct 5, 2022
Vladimir Putin sends 'nuclear military train' to Ukraine front line amid escalation fears A military convoy has been pictured heading towards the frontline on a train connected to a Russian defence division that handles nuclear weapons and maintains storage facilities Daily Mirror · Oct 4, 2022
Head of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant released; Kremlin unclear on which parts of Ukraine it is annexing – as it happened Ihor Murashov returned to family safely; Kremlin says borders of Russian-occupied southern Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions not determined The Guardian - AU · Oct 3, 2022
Ukraine advance on Russian outpost challenges Putin’s grip on Donbas (This Sept 29 story has been refiled to correct date) Reuters · Sep 29, 2022
Analysis-Ukraine blindsides Russia with northeastern thrust at supply hub Ukraine's rapid territorial gains have caught Russia off guard at a vulnerable section of their front line in an attack that threatens an important supply hub used by Moscow in the east, military analysts said. Reuters · Sep 9, 2022
Russia sharply scales back Far East war games with China Russian military exercises in the Far East this week will take place on a far smaller scale than when they were last held in 2018, reflecting the strain on Moscow's forces as they struggle to make headway on the battlefields of eastern Ukraine. Reuters · Aug 29, 2022
Analysis-Putin bets winter gas chokehold will yield Ukraine peace - on his terms Cold winters helped Moscow defeat Napoleon and Hitler. President Vladimir Putin is now betting that sky-rocketing energy prices and possible shortages this winter will persuade Europe to strong arm Ukraine into a truce -- on Russia's terms. Reuters · Aug 24, 2022
Russia escalating attacks on civilians, says top Ukrainian official Head of national security council says ‘more and more civilian targets’ being hit, after deadly Vinnytsia attack The Guardian - UK · Jul 15, 2022
Reuters · Jun 24, 2022 Analysis-Russia's grinding battlefield gains seen driven by new tactics It took Russia weeks of fierce fighting, an untold number of casualties, and relentless shelling before the exhausted Ukrainian defenders of Sievierodonetsk received orders to quit its smouldering wreckage.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2022 Eastern Donbas ‘extremely difficult’ for Ukrainians as Russia intensifies attacks Luhansk governor says 568 civilians are holed up in chemical plant and Lysychansk being shelled ‘en masse’
Reuters · May 17, 2022 Putin takes Mariupol, but wider Donbas victory slipping from reach Even as the Kremlin prepares to take full control of the ruins of Mariupol city, it faces the growing prospect of defeat in its bid to conquer all of Ukraine's eastern Donbas because its badly mauled forces lack the manpower for significant advances.
Reuters · Apr 13, 2022 Analysis-Looming battle in Donbas to shape course of Russia's war in Ukraine Russia is beefing up its forces for a new assault on Ukraine's eastern Donbas region, setting the stage for a protracted battle that is certain to inflict heavy losses on both sides as the Russians try to encircle Ukraine's fighters, analysts said.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2022 Focused Russian attack on Ukraine seen as more likely than full-scale invasion Officials and experts say several elements missing for full-scale invasion despite recent troop movements