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The Kremlin is trying to convince Russians to accept Ukraine's Kursk incursion as a 'new normal': report
The Kremlin is using propaganda to downplay Ukraine's Kursk incursion and instead emphasize Russian…
Thibault Spirlet
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Ukrainian writer and soldier says all Russians are to blame for the invasion: 'It's not Putin who is pulling the trigger in Bucha'
Oleksandr Mykhed told Business Insider that his new book, "The Language of War," was a testament to…
Nathan Rennolds
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Russia left 'mainly kids' and conscripts to defend its borders, Ukrainian soldier says after surprise attack
The deputy commander of a squad involved in the offensive told The Wall Street Journal that they ha…
Mikhaila Friel
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A Russian general dismantled a border-protection group not long before Ukraine attacked, report says
A general's decision to disband a border defense group this year left Russia vulnerable to Ukraine'…
Thibault Spirlet
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A Russian soldier's killing of a wounded comrade highlights the 'brutal culture' rampant inside Russia's military, war analysts say
Experts called out the callous behavior within the Russian armed forces after drone footage showed …
Ella Sherman
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Here is what Ukraine probably wants from its wild assault on Russian territory
Ukraine's surprise attack in Kursk could have multiple goals, including weakening the front lines, …
Mia Jankowicz
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Russian sailors are practicing flying drones in swings so they can hunt Ukraine's exploding drone boats from warships on the waves
Russia has been unable to consistently protect its Black Sea Fleet warships from Ukraine's arsenal …
Jake Epstein
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A drunk Russian soldier killed 7 of his comrades when he threw a grenade into their barracks
Dmitry Lobovikov, a former junior sergeant in the Russian military, said he was drunk when he kille…
Mikhaila Friel
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Ukrainian soldiers suspected they would invade Russia when they got new rifles, but still thought it was a joke when the orders came through
"We joked that it wasn't April 1st," a Ukrainian soldier identified only by his first name, Serhiy,…
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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A Russian soldier says his unit was almost wiped out by Ukrainian fire and drones, with half killed on their first night in Kharkiv
A Russian soldier said in an interview that of 100 troops in his unit, only 12 survived after fierc…
Mia Jankowicz
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Russian troops likely facing water shortages in Ukraine, with some now drinking from 'stagnant puddles': UK intel
The shortages are likely the result of Russia's own strikes on utility infrastructure and have been…
Rebecca Rommen
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Ukraine is making a point of treating Russian civilians very differently to how Russia treats Ukrainians in occupied territory
Ukrainian soldiers are providing food and aid to Russian civilians in Kursk, according to officials…
Thibault Spirlet
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Top general says Ukrainian forces have captured almost as much Russian territory in the last week as Russia has land in Ukraine this year
Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said his forces have captured around 1,000 square ki…
Jake Epstein
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Video shows Ukrainian drone taking out a jet ski with 2 Russian soldiers who were attempting to cross the Dnipro River
In a video released by Ukraine, Russian soldiers crossing the Dnipro River on a jet ski appear to h…
Cameron Manley
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Russia is using Chechen 'TikTok soldiers' on the front lines and to train its troops, highlighting the 'desperation' in its military: UK intel
The UK MoD said in May that the Russian Special Forces University in Chechnya had trained around 42…
Cameron Manley
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Ukrainian soldiers survived 70 days of encirclement by being air-dropped ammo and supplies by drone
A group of Ukrainian soldiers were air-dropped food and ammo by drone while surrounded by enemy for…
Mia Jankowicz
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Ukrainian troops were seen pushing 6 miles into Russian territory, and the Kremlin can't decide if it's a 'large-scale provocation' or 'under control'
Ukraine has said little about its rare incursion into Russia. Its vehicles have been geolocated up …
Matthew Loh
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Russia's defense industry has a massive labor shortage. Rules on what jobs women can do are part of the issue.
Russia's defense industry is short tens of thousands of skilled workers, and 1970s laws on what job…
Mia Jankowicz
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Putin's war of attrition is coming at a massive cost, with 5,000 soldiers killed or injured in the battle for one neighborhood
Russia is suffering enormous casualties by throwing troops into head on attacks for incremental gai…
Tom Porter
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Russian soldiers are convinced that getting injured is the only way they can go home to their families, Ukraine says
Russian soldiers on the front line want to get injured as they see it as their only chance to go ba…