Russia's Defense Ministry claimed on Jan. 6 that its forces had fully captured Kurakhove in Donetsk Oblast, a statement not confirmed by Ukraine. Ukraine's Khortytsia group of forces reported on Jan. 6 that battles are ongoing in the Kurakhove sector as Russia "conducts assault operations in the urban area of Kurakhove in the direction of […]

A total of nearly 37,000 residents have been evacuated from Sumy Oblast, including over 6,400 children, as efforts are ongoing to evacuate more residents under expanded mandatory evacuation orders, the Sumy Oblast Military Administration said on Oct. 13. Sumy Oblast, located on Ukraine's northeast border with Russia, is subject to daily attacks, and is situated […]

The situation in Toretsk in Donetsk Oblast is very unstable as Ukraine is fighting Russian forces in the eastern outskirts of the front-line town, a spokesperson of the Operational Tactical Group Luhansk said on Oct. 7. "The fighting is taking place within Toretsk itself. The situation is unstable; fights are ongoing literally at every entrance," […]