Since Russia abandoned the northern front, fighting has concentrated around the southern region, along a broad front from Kherson to East Donbas and Kharkiv. Two sectors have seen particularly intense operations: the front between Mykolaiv and Kherson in the west, and the broad front around Donetsk and Luhansk. In the latter sector, intense bombardments have…

Extensive footage from the recaptured Kievan district of Bucha on day 39 shows evidence of ‘zachistka’, the systematic execution of all men of fighting age, whose bodies have been left outside their houses or dumped in the street. Some claim the body count may reach as high as 270 people. The excuse for this practice…

The withdrawal of Russian forces from Kiev and Chernihiv continues into April 1st. As Ukrainian troops reoccupy the abandoned territory, unconfirmed reports emerge of executed civilian prisoners and poisoned warehouse stocks. A number of destroyed BMD Airborne Combat Vehicles are recorded in Hostomel, likely from the first days of the invasion. Russia Abandons the Kiev…

Russia is withdrawing its troops north of Kiev and Chernihiv, signalling an end to this sector of their invasion. According to Ukraine, the counteroffensive south of Kryvih Rih has cleared 11 more villages of Russian troops. Following clashes south of Kryvih Rih, the Ukrainians claim to have secured the villages of Zahradivka, Kochubeivka, and Orlove.…

A column of Russian vehicles, including trucks carrying Tochka missiles, was filmed driving through snow in Belarus early in the morning of day 35. Satellite imagery shows a Russian camp established at Chaplynka airfield, just north of the Crimean regional frontier. Helicopters and entrenchments are visible. Eight residents were detained by Russian forces in Holoprystan,…

With extensive progress made in Istanbul today, a ceasefire could be in sight for the Ukraine conflict. However, fighting and shelling continued throughout the region on Day 34. Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu announced at a press conference today that the Ukrainian Air Force, air defences, and Navy had been completely destroyed in the ‘first…

Plenty of action on day 33 sees extensive fighting in Mariupol, around Kiev and Kherson. Hostile action appears to have extended to the negotiating table, with reports circulating that claim ex-Chelsea owner and oligarch Roman Abramovich was subject to a poisoning attempt. Mariupol Russian troops were recorded occupying the ‘Satelit’ industrial plant in Mariupol. The…

With no momentum on the ground and heavy losses continuing to take a heavy toll on Russia’s invasion force, there appears to be no sign of an easy victory for Russia in Ukraine within the near future. Battles and bombardments continue to wear down both forces, with Ukrainian losses and dispositions, as always, more difficult…