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‘Russia has lost the military initiative’: Putin’s advance just collapsed to a crawl — and the West is bracing for a move on NATO
Russia's offensive in Ukraine is moving at its slowest pace in more than a year, seizing a fraction of the ground it took last summer, according to new ISW data. With casualties approaching 1.4 million and its economy under strain,
Once Russian soldiers reach certain parts of the front lines of the war in Ukraine, they can expect to live an average of just 20 to 35 minutes, according to a grim estimate by Russian military bloggers.
Ukrainians endured overnight hell as Russia launched a wave of missile and drone attacks, sparking a reaction from Nato. Nato members are on high alert after Russia unleashed deadly airstrikes on Ukraine near its doorstep.
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues, Russia is seeking greater involvement from Belarus while Belarusian President Aliaksandr Lukashenka resists engagement.
A classified Russian document seen by Reuters directly referred to an internal decree issued by Defense Minister Andrei Belousov in August, 2025.
June 29 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy mocked Russia's military drive on Monday, saying the Kremlin over the course of more than four years had set and put off 15 deadlines to capture the eastern Donbas region.
Ukraine has refused to halt shelling of the town of Kostiantynivka in the east of the country to allow Russia to hand over the bodies of fallen Ukrainian soldiers, the Russian
Ukraine's drones are forcing the Russian military to rethink its offensive operations as small-unit infiltration teams and mechanized assaults struggle to make gains.
The Russian military on Thursday published a video showing what they said was Russian troops destroying a Leopard tank and Ukrainian positions in the Pokrovsk direction, Donetsk region.
Moscow can still inflict serious damage, but its forces are suffering higher casualties than their Ukrainian counterparts, analysts say.
Ukraine's defence forces struck more than 200,000 Russian military assets in June and intercepted a record 49,575 Russian drones.
