Russian forces are testing a new tactical campaign design in the Siversk and Sloviansk–Lyman directions as they try to develop conditions for future pressure on Ukraine’s Fortress Belt, according to the Institute for the Study of War. This operational model relies on stealth, drones, weather conditions, and gradual infiltration—not directContinue Reading
Russia resumed oil loadings at its key Black Sea port of Novorossiysk on 16 November following a two-day suspension caused by a Ukrainian missile and drone attack, according to Reuters. Ukraine struck the oil terminal and at least two other sites in the city overnight on 14 November. Ukraine’s attackContinue Reading
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced a “historic” military agreement with France that will enhance Ukraine’s combat aviation and air defense capabilities. The deal is expected to be signed in Paris on 17 November during Zelenskyy’s meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron. This comes amid Russia’s daily drone and missile terrorContinue Reading
Ukrainian forces launched a long-range drone strike on key Russian oil and drone infrastructure overnight on 16 November 2025, according to the Ukrainian Army’s General Staff. The attack targeted the Novokuybyshevsk oil refinery in Samara Oblast in Russia’s Volga region around 900 km from the war zone in Ukraine, andContinue Reading
Last night, Ukrainian Telegram channels reported several Ukrainian attacks within Russia and in the occupied part of Ukraine. Long-range drones and Flamingo missiles were used in the attacks, according to monitoring accounts and videos. Later, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed an attack on occupied Berdiansk,Continue Reading
A major inland Chinese refiner, Yanchang Petroleum, is seeking non-Russian oil as another state-run plant, Luoyang Petrochemical, closes its two crude distillation units following US sanctions, Reuters reports. The shift in buying behavior follows recent Western sanctions, including new US measures imposed in October targeting Russian oil exports amid Moscow’sContinue Reading
Ukrainian forces are struggling to hold the flanks of a narrowing defensive pocket in the Pokrovsk–Myrnohrad area in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast as Russian troops push forward from multiple directions, according to the Institute for the Study of War. Both Ukrainian and Russian forces have recently advanced in this direction,Continue Reading
A high-ranking Russian-appointed member of Luhansk occupation authorities has been found dead in occupied eastern Ukraine under unclear circumstances, according to Petro Andriushchenko, head of the Center for the Study of Occupation. Russian national Kirill Grekov, the so-called “Deputy Prosecutor General of the Luhansk People’s Republic,” was reportedly discovered hangedContinue Reading
Seventeen South African men are stranded in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine after being misled into joining mercenary forces, according to the country’s official statement. President Cyril Ramaphosa has ordered an investigation into how the group was recruited under false pretenses and drawn into “seemingly mercenary activities” in theContinue Reading
Lawmakers from Germany’s pro-Russian far-right party AfD are facing accusations of gathering sensitive data that may benefit Russian or Chinese interests, according to Der Spiegel, with officials citing close ties to both countries. The accusations focus on the party’s series of unusually detailed and patterned parliamentary requests into Bundeswehr capabilitiesContinue Reading
Ukraine has received over 144,000 appeals from Russian families trying to locate soldiers missing in action, according to Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War. In October alone, the project confirmed 159 Russian invaders held in captivity — including not only Russian nationals but also citizens ofContinue Reading
A Ukrainian soldier severely wounded in a Russian-occupied town spent more than a month waiting for rescue, according to Ukraine’s First Separate Medical Battalion. After six failed attempts and the loss of six ground drones, the seventh mission — carried out using a damaged land-based robotic system — finally broughtContinue Reading
Poland is continuing its investigation into Russian drones that crashed on its territory during the 9–10 September airspace breach, according to Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. The remains of the UAVs, which entered Polish airspace amid Russia’s drone assault on Ukraine, are still under forensic examination by military counterintelligence expertsContinue Reading