Amy B. Zegart
Russia attempted to break through Ukrainian defenses near Kostiantynivka with a mechanized assault and suffered heavy losses, according to Ukraine’s military.
The 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said it repelled a rare …
The Donetsk Regional Prosecutor’s Office has opened a war crimes investigation into the deaths of five captured Ukrainian servicemembers, the Office of the Prosecutor General said.
According to investigators, on November 19, 2025, during an assault …
Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces (SSO) have for the first time shot down a Russian Mi-8 helicopter using a “deep strike” drone. The SSO called the operation a landmark moment that “changes the game.”
The downing occurred over the village of …
Key developments on Nov. 22-23.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says an agreement to end Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine is not yet within reach. For now “there is a chance” to stop the war, “but we are still very far from a good, jointly agreed outcome,” he said …
President Volodymyr Zelensky’s recent announcements of long-term fighter jet deals with European allies presents an enticing vision of Ukraine’s future airpower — a fleet of hundreds of modern aircraft ready to defend the country's skies.
But that …
The current draft of the U.S. peace plan to end Russia’s war against Ukraine is in its final stage and reflects most of Kyiv’s key priorities, Rustem Umerov, secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, said in a statement posted on …
Ukraine’s Forces maintain control over central Pokrovsk and are conducting targeted search-and-strike operations against Russian units that have been unsuccessfully trying to push into the city.
Intense small-arms clashes continue downtown, but …
The United States may incorporate several points critical to Ukraine in the final version of a peace plan now being discussed by European, Ukrainian and American officials in Geneva.
The Ukrainian team has already provided brief readouts from the …
On 23 November 2025, the Royal Navy’s HMS Severn intercepted two Russian vessels, the corvette Stoikiy and the tanker Yelnya, as they sailed west through the Dover Strait into the English Channel. This was part of a growing pattern of Russian …
Despite claims by Russia’s Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov that Russian forces have captured Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region, Ukrainian troops are conducting counterattacks in the city and retaking some tactical positions, Serhiy Bratchuk, …
Under the cover of fog, Russian troops tried to push into central Pokrovsk - Ukraine says those assault groups are now being eliminated. Russian forces continue to press their offensive on the city.
Over the past several days, Russian soldiers used …
