Ukrainian forces have recaptured the village of Dniproenerhiia in Donetsk Oblast’s Volnovakha district and advanced in two key front-line sectors in the past two months, Lieutenant General Serhii Naiev, commander of the Vuhledar tactical group, reported on April 15. “I have been in command of the tactical group for two months. During this period, we […]
A convicted murderer on the run since his escape from custody in California last year is now wanted for killing a Mexican police commander in an elite unit known as “the Gringo Hunters” after a shootout with authorities this week. The unit was trying to arrest Cesar Hernandez, 34, who remains wanted in the U.S., […]
Intercepted calls released by Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) suggest a Russian commander losing his temper and ordering his soldiers to shoot at their own comrades in a neighbouring unit. “F**k the 55th (an adjacent Russian unit), shoot them, that’s the battalion commander’s order, shoot them,” a Russian commander can be heard saying in an audio […]
Editor’s note: This is a developing story and is being updated. Ukrainian forces have withdrawn from one front-line sector in Donetsk Oblast to preserve troops and improve defensive operations, Lieutenant General Serhii Naiev, the commander of a tactical group in the region, reported on March 18. “This allowed us not only to save our soldiers […]
Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) have conducted over 220 operations deep inside Russian territory in the six months since its creation, Colonel Vadym Sukharevskyi, commander of the USF, said in an interview with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty published on Feb. 3. Throughout Russia’s full-scale invasion, both Ukraine and Russia have heavily invested in drone technology, […]
The former commander of the scandal-hit Ukrainian 155th “Anne of Kyiv” Brigade has been remanded in custody with a bail of Hr 90 million ($2.1 million), Hromadske reported on Jan. 22. The court’s decision comes amid an investigation into allegations of poor leadership and widespread issues within the unit, which was deployed near Pokrovsk. The […]