War & Conflict

The Macro Situation: Victory Day Ceasefire and Drone Threats The Russians have unilaterally declared a two-day ceasefire from May 8th to 9th for their Victory Day celebrations. They didn’t consult the Ukrainians; they just announced it and threatened to hammer Kyiv if Ukraine disrupts the parade. Unsurprisingly, Zelensky and the Ukrainians immediately rejected it. Nobody…

Introduction Three years into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, launched on February 24, 2022, the war has exacted a staggering toll on both sides. As a journalist embedded in this conflict daily, I’ve witnessed the relentless grind of attritional warfare—Russia’s artillery barrages, Ukraine’s desperate counterattacks, and a manpower crisis pushing Kyiv to the edge. Working with…

Russian forces tried a blitz attack towards Viktorovka, which AGAIN, a armored carrier bumped into a Ukrainian tank which killed it at point blank range. But the attack points to the high possibility that the Russian forces had captured the area north of Novoivanovka. The attack towards Viktorovka, coupled with the attack on Malaya Loknya…

Russian forces had conquered Ostrivske, which is the final settlement Russia need to take before the road to Kurakhove is open. Confirmation of the capture comes from geolocation, as it’s a small settlement, capture if certain. Kurakhove is the regional HQ for the Ukrainian forces in the south Donetsk frontlines; and it is heavily fortified…

Ukrainian forces expanded foothold by capturing the region between Novy Put and Medvezhe (around Obod). Glushkovo Sector, Kursk Front – Russian forces finally made advances within the Kursk Front, with capture western part of Liubimovka and part of the forest west of Liubimovka. Geolocation south of Kalinov invalidated Ukrainian claim of capture of Kalinov, signals…

DPA assessed that the northern most extent of the Ukrainian front had already been retaken by the Russian, through the combination of the severe lack of reporting and geolocation of any Ukrainian troops in the area, as well as taking into consideration of the Russian perspective of what is the frontline is likely to be…

Ukrainian forces has begun the operation to pincer the entire Glushkovo region from two sides, with the Ukrainian entering Kursk oblast from a new border incursion, allegedly capturing the border village of Otruba. On the current “western sector”, Ukrainian sources claim the capture of Apanasovka and Snagost with fighting already reported at Komarovka. Kursk Front…

Lack of progress over the Orthodox Easter and Russian President’s inauguration day effectively marks the end of the Russian break out at the Avdiivka Front. Ukrainian forces likely to have successfully reorganized it’s defenses and had slowed Russian progress back to a crawl. Russian forces on the other hand restarted offensive operations over at the…

KUPYANSK FRONT Russian forces expanded control over Kyslivka slightly, signifying possible strong resistance by the Ukrainian forces on the western part of Kyslivka Russian forces finally entered Kotlyarivka from the north from Kyslivka. Russian assault operations on Kotlyarivka are done concurrently with attacks all around the salient south of the settlement. AVDIIVKA FRONT Russian forces…

KUPYANSK FRONT KUPYANSK FRONT Russian forces made progress north of Novoyehorivka, which is a high ground over looking the town. Watch the SITREP here: https://youtu.be/gWxTs3jJe3w Frontline Changes Report here: https://youtu.be/nl3VI9kfsM8 BAKHMUT FRONT Russian forces reentered the NW parts of Novy neighborhood of Chasiv Yar. However, a later geolocation of thermobaric shelling at a nearby location…

Watch the Full Report here: https://youtu.be/BVpZyZcT2rk KREMINNA FRONT Ukrainian forces counterattacked SE of Yampolivka retaking previously held treeline/position from the Russians. Confirmed by geolocation. BAKHMUT FRONT After more than week or two of rumor of Russian forces reaching the canal at the Bakhmut Front, we finally have geolocation confirming Russian presence at the edge of…