Russia’s offensive in the East continues on day 63 with limited territorial gains, while on Ukraine’s western border, Transnistria inches closer to war. Transnistria  Authorities in the breakaway region of Transnistria report finding ‘10 more explosive devices’ near a radio station, and blame Ukraine for recent explosions near the village of Kolbasna. This could be…

Russian offensives have made small but significant gains along the north front of the East Donbas salient, while fierce fighting continues across the 120km front south of Zaporizhzhia. Meanwhile in Germany, an international summit of 40 nations’ Defence Ministers discussed co-ordinating foreign aid to Ukraine. Zaporizhzhia As intense shelling continued across the 120km Zaporizhzhia front,…

Explosions rock Transnistria on Monday 25th April as analysts wonder whether the ex-Soviet rump state will enter the conflict in some way, while the Kremlin warns of a ‘Third World War’ after condemning NATO’s involvement in a ‘proxy war’ in Ukraine. Explosions Rock Transnistria A series of explosions were heard across state facilities in Transnistria,…

Neither side appears to have made significant gains on day 59, Saturday 23rd April. Shelling, missile attacks, and airstrikes continue across all fronts. Odessa and Kherson Several Russian missiles were launched at targets near Odessa. While at least one missile struck its target, reports indicate that several were shot down by Ukrainian air defence near…

According to most reports, Russia’s East Donbas offensive has still failed to make any major territorial gains despite small-scale successes south of Izyum. Meanwhile, Ukrainian operations north of Kharkiv may signal the beginning of a hypothesised strategic offensive against the Belgorod-Izyum supply routes that support much of Russia’s offensive in East Donbas.  According to Ukrainian…

Plenty of developments in the Ukraine conflict on Thursday 21st April: Russian public buildings falling victim to arson attacks; multiple villages captured in East Donbas as the Russian offensive gathers momentum; and a long-overdue review of the reliability of Open Source Intelligence channels. Mysterious Fires in Russia Russia’s Air-Space Defense Research Institute in Tver has…

The Russian offensive continues in East Donbas, with limited progress on the ground on Wednesday 20th April after three days of fighting. Kherson According to a somewhat overemotional post by Novosti Odessa (Ukrainian media), Ukrainian troops named after the ‘Knights of the Winter Campaign’ had been surrounded in Oleksandrivka for 21 days, before breaking out…

Fierce fighting continues across the East Donbas region as the war continues into day 55. Kherson Parts of a spent Russian missile landed in a Ukrainian zoo in Mykolaiv, with one landing in what appears to be a buffalo enclosure. The occupant does not look particularly pleased with this new terrain feature. Explosions were reported…

A large Russian offensive appears to be underway in East Donbas as of 18th April, with more firepower from both sides concentrated here since the Russian withdrawal from Kiev. Kherson Truckloads of bottled water are arriving in Mykolaiv from Odessa following a lack of running water due to recent Russian shelling. According to Ukrainian nationalist…