Australia has completed delivery of all 49 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, and they've already entered combat at Pokrovsk. The tanks arrived after a 55-day sea voyage escorted by Australian Army crews, then underwent final preparation in Poland for immediate battlefield use. Ukrainian
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Ukraine deploys two more Patriot systems
Ukraine deploys two additional Patriot air defense systems, Defense Ministry reports. Patriot is one of the world's most advanced air defense systems, capable of intercepting aircraft as well as cruise, ballistic, and hypersonic missiles.
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Destruction of TOR-M2 systems and S-350 radar near Donetsk
❗️The 🇺🇦Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) report the destruction of 🇷🇺Russian TOR-M2 air defense systems and a radar station from the S-350 Vityaz air defense system in the Donetsk direction. pic.twitter.com/wY54XKu6iS
— 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) 1 janvier 2026The Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) report the destruction of Russian TOR-M2 air defense systems and a radar station from the S-350 Vityaz air defense system in the Donetsk direction.
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Russians transported Azov’s Maksymchuk without appeal; he denies being a terrorist
… Maksymchuk is a serviceman of the Azov brigade, 120, better known as Olenivka.
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Ukrainian soldier Maksymchuk rejects verdict, claims torture, cut off by Russia
In court, Maksymchuk rejected the verdict. He said he was a soldier, followed lawful orders of Ukraine, and remained a prisoner of war. After he spoke publicly about torture, Russia cut contact with him for months. 6/
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Russian prosecutors charge Azov member in closed trial, 20-year sentence
Russian prosecutors never accused him of a specific act. They charged him for membership in Azov, after Russia’s Supreme Court labeled the unit “terrorist” in 2022. The trial ran behind closed doors. Judges issued a 20-year sentence in December 2024. 5/
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Russian detention centres: electric shocks, freezing cells, isolation
Russia later moved him to detention centres in Taganrog and Rostov. Interrogators shocked him with electricity, locked him in freezing punishment cells, and denied medical care. He endured months in isolation without contact. 4/
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Olenivka explosion kills over 50 Azov POWs; one survivor with head injury
In July 2022, Russians transferred him to Olenivka. On the night of 28–29 July, an explosion ripped through the barrack holding Azov POWs. More than 50 prisoners died. Maksymchuk survived with a severe head injury. 3/
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Azov Fighter Oleksandr Captured at Azovstal in 2022
Oleksandr fought with the Azov Brigade. On 20 May 2022, he left Azovstal during the evacuation and entered Russian captivity. He became a prisoner of war under international law. 2/
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Ukrainian soldier from Azovstal sentenced to 20 years, appeal denied for year
A Ukrainian soldier survived the Azovstal evacuation and Olenivka, where 50+ POWs died. Russia sentenced him to 20 years for “terrorism”. For a year, Russian judges have refused to hear his appeal. This is the story of Oleksandr Maksymchuk, Media Initiative for Human Rights. 1/