Ukraine captures 971 Russian troops during Kursk operation since August The Kursk offensive operation became Ukraine’s most successful campaign for taking Russian prisoners, netting 971 captives over nine months.
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Trump’s envoy condemns Russia’s night strikes on civilians
The indiscriminate killing of women and children at night in their homes is a clear violation of the 1977 Geneva Peace Protocols designed to protect innocents. These attacks are shameful — Trump’s special envoy Kellogg on Russia’s strike
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Kyiv loses 5 architectural landmarks without missiles
How #Kyiv is being destroyed without missiles: 5 lost architectural landmarks
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Tanks in Action!
🇺🇦 tanks in action!
— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) 25 mai 2025
📹: @United24media pic.twitter.com/xd57khrVmotanks in action! : @United24media
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Russia uses convicts and conscripts while protecting elite units from backlash
Russian commanders send convicts and recent conscripts into assaults. But they hold back elite units like the 76th Guards Air Assault Division to avoid public backlash in major cities like Moscow or military towns like Pskov. 4/
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Ukrainian fortifications stall Russian advances in eastern Ukraine for a year
Ukrainian fortifications in eastern Ukraine – anti-tank obstacles, electronic warfare, and FPV drones – have stalled Russian advances for a year. Russians failed to break through near Avdiivka, Bakhmut, and Chasiv Yar – key targets in Donetsk Oblast. 3/
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Ukraine degrades Russia’s armor; Russia relies on T-62s and T-55s
Ukrainian forces have also degraded Russia’s armored fleet. Moscow has already lost over 3,000 tanks and now relies on refitted T-62s and T-55s pulled from deep Soviet-era storage. Russia produces only ~200 new tanks annually – far too few to replace its losses. 2/
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Russia loses 160,000 troops for minimal territorial gains in Ukraine
Ukrainian forces stopped Russia’s advance, forcing Moscow to spend over 160,000 lives this year to gain just 1,600 km² – less than 0.7% of Ukraine, WP reports. Russia hasn’t taken a major Ukrainian city since 2022 and now loses around 1,500 troops per day. 1/
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Russian ‘invisibility cloaks’ exposed by Ukrainian drones
❗️According to The Telegraph, 🇷🇺Russian “invisibility cloaks” designed to hide Russian troops from 🇺🇦Ukrainian drones are actually making them easier to detect. The cloaks were supposed to block heat signatures, but they are doing the opposite. pic.twitter.com/1XD8rLOjue
— 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) 25 mai 2025According to The Telegraph, Russian 'invisibility cloaks' designed to hide troops from Ukrainian drones are actually making them easier to detect. The cloaks were meant to block heat signatures but are having the opposite effect.
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Recycled fishing nets: Ukraine’s frontline anti-drone tool
Old gear once used by Danish and Swedish fishermen now protects Ukrainian soldiers from aerial attacks.