Half of all the artillery shells used by Russia in Ukraine are supplied by North Korea, The Times reported on Oct. 4, citing Western intelligence sources.According to the newspaper, around 3 million a year are being shipped from Pyongyang to Moscow, th…
UK Defence Intelligence forecasts that after the capture of the city of Vuhledar in Donetsk Oblast by the Russians, their next target will be the settlement of Velyka Novosilka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
Source: UK Defence Intelligence update dated 5 Octo…
Russia lost more elite soldiers in 1 year near Vuhledar than in 10 years of Chechen War, BBC reportsThe elite 155th and 40th marine brigades of the Russian Armed Forces, also known as the Black Berets, were involved in the storming of the city, support…
Russia’s elite Marines have suffered four times higher losses during a year of fighting near Vuhledar in Donetsk Oblast than during 10 years of the Second Chechen War, the BBC News Russia reported on Oct. 4.Kyiv’s forces announced the withdrawal from t…
The Estonian Defence Forces Intelligence Centre agrees that Ukrainian forces may be forced to withdraw from Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, by the end of the year.
Source: Lieutenant Colonel Janek Kesselmann, Deputy Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces I…
Russian forces do not have sufficient manpower and equipment to sustain an intense offensive and the current Russian offensive operations in Ukraine’s east are likely to reach a culmination within the next few months, if not weeks.
Source: Institute fo…
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy commented on the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ withdrawal from Vuhledar, claiming that it allowed to save the lives of Ukrainian soldiers.
Source: Zelenskyy during a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte …
Ukraine war latest: Ukrainian forces withdraw from Vuhledar in Donetsk OblastKey developments on Oct. 2: * Ukrainian forces withdraw from Vuhledar in Donetsk Oblast * Ukraine aims to boost ballistic missiles, long-range arms production in 2025, Umerov …
The 72nd Mechanised Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine asserts that the evacuation of their wounded soldiers from Vuhledar was difficult, but the withdrawal from the city allowed to minimise losses.
Source: Arsenii Prylipka, press officer of the 72…
Ukraine war latest: Ukrainian forces withdraw from Vuhledar in Donetsk OblastKey developments on Oct. 2: * Ukrainian forces withdraw from Vuhledar in Donetsk Oblast * Ukraine aims to boost ballistic missiles, long-range arms production in 2025, Umerov …