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At Armed Forces HQ, the focus remains on fierce fighting with recent reports indicating over 70 attacks by aggressors in Pokrovsk. The Ukrainian Defence Forces have launched strategic strikes, targeting Russian logistics and military assets to degrade enemy capabilities. This includes successful strikes on ships, the S-400 system, and the Syzran Oil Refinery. The ongoing conflict has resulted in significant Russian losses, estimated at 1,420,690 personnel and thousands of tanks and artillery systems since the war began. This strategic approach aims to disrupt supply chains and weaken the Russian Federation's military and economic power, maintaining pressure on crucial sectors.
What is the significance of the Armed Forces HQ in Ukraine's defense?
The Armed Forces HQ plays a critical role in coordinating Ukraine's defense strategies, including monitoring combat situations, strategizing counter-attacks, and managing logistics. It helps enhance operational efficiency, enabling Ukraine to successfully repel aggressors and strike key enemy targets, thus maintaining strategic advantage in ongoing conflicts.
How many combat clashes has the Armed Forces HQ reported recently?
The Armed Forces HQ has observed a high frequency of combat engagements with 70 clashes recently, highlighting the intensity in conflict zones like Pokrovsk. These figures underscore the ongoing military escalations and the continuous efforts of the Ukrainian Defense Forces in countering aggressor maneuvers.
Which sectors are witnessing the fiercest battles according to the Armed Forces HQ?
The Armed Forces HQ reports the most intense battles occurring in the Pokrovsk and Sloviansk sectors, where the Ukrainian Defense Forces are focusing efforts to counteract significant aggressor advances. Tactical operations in these areas aim to stabilize the front lines and ensure strategic control.
What impact have Ukrainian Defense Forces' strikes had on Russian military assets?
Strikes by the Ukrainian Defense Forces have heavily impacted Russian military assets, leading to the destruction of major logistics centers, military equipment, and economic infrastructures such as oil refineries. These precision strikes are designed to impair the Russian war machine and its logistical flow, contributing to significant military losses.
What are the reported combat losses of the Russian Federation since the war began?
The Armed Forces HQ estimates Russian combat losses at approximately 1,420,690 personnel, alongside thousands of tanks and artillery systems. These staggering numbers reflect the intensity and scale of the ongoing conflict and the effectiveness of Ukraine's defensive operations in degrading Russian military capabilities.
What strategic targets have been hit by the Ukrainian Defense Forces recently?
The Ukrainian Defense Forces have targeted and hit strategic points including the S-400 system, ships, as well as the Syzran Oil Refinery. These operations are part of broader efforts to weaken Russian military operations by dismantling crucial logistical and operational capacities, thereby hindering enemy advancements.
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21 enemy tankers, tugs, dry cargo ships and other vessels have been struck in Sea of Azov, - General Staff. PHOTO On the night of 11 July, as part of efforts to reduce the military and economic capabilities of the Russian aggressor, units of the Ukrainian Defence Forces struck enemy vessels in the waters of the Sea of Azov. 7 107 45 Previously in trend: Explosions on tankers in Russia
Oil refinery in Kstovo, UAV depot and railway bridge in temporarily occupied territories have been struck, - General Staff. VIDEO The Ukrainian Defence Forces have struck the Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez oil refinery in Kstovo. 5 730 25 Previously in trend: UAV attack on oil refinery of Russia
Ukraine has attacked strategic Russian targets: two oil refineries in Tatarstan and chemical plant in Togliatti have been hit, - General Staff. VIDEO On the night of 12 June, the Defence Forces carried out strikes on oil refineries in Nizhnekamsk, the Togliattikauchuk plant and Russian military command posts. 4 040 8 Previously in trend: Ukrainian Armed Forces strikes on Russian positions Strikes on Russian factories
SCALP missiles strike enemy UAV storage site at Donetsk Airport – General Staff. VIDEO Yesterday and during the night of 14 April, units of Ukraine's Defense Forces struck a number of important targets. 5 128 7 Previously in trend: Destruction of Russian equipment
Defense Forces hit microelectronics plant in Bryansk with Storm Shadow missiles: Russians killed. VIDEO On the evening of 10 March, units of Ukraine’s Defense Forces carried out successful strikes with Storm Shadow air-launched missiles on the Kremniy El microelectronics plant in Bryansk. The enterprise manufactures control systems for all types of missiles used by the Russian army. 17 620 47 Previously in trend: Striking Russia
ATACMS and SCALP missiles hit storage and launch site of "Shaheds" at Donetsk airport, - General Staff. VIDEO In the area of the Donetsk airport, ATACMS and SCALP missiles struck a storage, preparation, and launch site for enemy Shahed-type strike UAVs today. 8 480 14 Previously in trend: Destruction of Russian equipment
S-300 air defence radar stations, logistics facilities and areas where Russian forces are concentrated have been hit, - General Staff. VIDEO As part of the ongoing reduction of the Russian aggressor's combat potential, units of the Ukrainian Defence Forces continue to strike important military targets of the enemy. 2 431 3
Soldiers of 101st Separate Guard Brigade mined and blew up enemy shelters in Kupiansk direction. VIDEO Soldiers of the 2nd Security Battalion of the 101st Separate Guard Brigade of the General Staff carried out strike and search operations in their area of responsibility in the Kupiansk direction. 3 368 1 Previously in trend: Fighting in the Kupіansk direction
S-300VM air defence missile system launcher, UAV control centres and concentrations of Russian forces and equipment were hit, - General Staff As part of ongoing measures to reduce the offensive capabilities of the Russian aggressor, units of the Defence Forces continue to strike important enemy targets on its territory and in the temporarily occupied territories (TOT) of Ukraine. 1 737 1 Previously in trend: Destruction of Russian equipment
Engineering troops eliminated nearly 700 occupiers in January thanks to mine barriers and drones – General Staff. VIDEO During January, the engineering troops of the Ukrainian army significantly enhanced the effectiveness of defense, eliminating approximately 660 occupiers on mine and explosive barriers, more than one hundred pieces of equipment and dozens of other targets, primarily through remote mining using... 1 386 1 Previously in trend: Destruction of Russian equipment Elimination of Russian occupiers Drone industry
"Osa" air defence system and enemy logistics in occupied part of the Zaporizhzhia region have been hit, - General Staff. VIDEO Ukrainian defence forces have struck a Russian air defence system and a number of logistical facilities belonging to the invaders in the occupied territory of Zaporizhzhia Oblast. 2 288 1 Previously in trend: Destruction of Russian equipment
Almost thousand occupiers were eliminated by engineering munitions in December, - General Staff. VIDEO Engineering troops of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Support Forces and engineering units of other types and branches of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (Ukrainian Armed Forces Ground Forces, Ukrainian Armed Forces Unmanned Systems Forces, Ukrainian Armed Forces Airborne Assault Forces ) effectively... 3 628 1 Previously in trend: Destruction of Russian equipment Elimination of Russian occupiers
Defence forces hit drilling rigs in Caspian Sea and Russian air defence unit, - General Staff. VIDEO Ukrainian defence forces have struck three Lukoil drilling rigs in the Caspian Sea. 9 101 20 Previously in trend: Damage to drilling rigs in the Caspian Sea
Russian UAV warehouse and ruscists’ air defence systems hit in occupied territories, - General Staff of AFU. VIDEO The defence forces struck a number of air defence facilities, a UAV storage facility and other facilities belonging to the Russian occupiers. 4 035 3 Previously in trend: Destruction of Russian equipment
Reports of Russians seizing Dobropillia in Zaporizhzhia region are false – General Staff. VIDEO The information spread by Russia claiming control of Dobropillia near Huliaipole in the Zaporizhzhia region is fake. 2 733 6 Previously in trend: Fightings in the Zaporizhzhia direction
Novokuybyshevsk oil refinery in Samara region and Rubicon UAV warehouse in Donetsk region were hit - General Staff. VIDEO Units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have struck the Novokuybyshevsk Oil Refinery in the Samara Region of the Russian Federation. 5 125 38 Previously in trend: UAV attack on oil refinery of Russia
Defence forces are eliminating enemy in Pokrovsk direction. Over 190 Russian soldiers, 4 tanks and 8 armoured vehicles were eliminated in 24 hours - General Staff. VIDEO The enemy continues to concentrate its main efforts on the Pokrovsk direction. Ukrainian defence forces continue to inflict serious losses on the aggressor. 3 388 1 Previously in trend: Combat operations in the Pokrovsk direction
Last night, AFU struck several dozen targets in Russia and TOT, - General Staff. VIDEO On the night of 13 November, units of the Ukrainian Defence Forces carried out a series of precision strikes on several dozen enemy targets in the temporarily occupied territories and in Russia. 5 975 67 Previously in trend: Attacks on Crimea Striking Russia
Oil refinery in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region and petrochemical plant in Bashkortostan hit – General Staff. VIDEO During the night of November 4, Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck infrastructure at the "Lukoil-Nizhny Novgorod Refinery" in the Russian city of Kstovo (Nizhny Novgorod region). A petrochemical plant in Bashkortostan was also hit. 4 611 19 Previously in trend: Drone attack on Russian regions UAV attack on oil refinery of Russia
Defense Forces strike oil depot and Federal State-Owned Enterprise "Hvardiiskyi" plant in occupied Crimea. VIDEO In the early hours of October 17, units of Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces (SOF) struck several enemy fuel and energy infrastructure facilities in temporarily occupied Crimea using attack drones. 4 226 5 Previously in trend: Attacks on Crimea
North Korean drone operators help Russians adjust strikes on Sumy region – General Staff. VIDEO The Russian army command is deploying North Korean military units to support operations in the Sumy region. 5 066 9 Previously in trend: Cooperation between the DPRK and Russia
Over 1,300 combat engagements on frontline in past week – General Staff. VIDEO In the past seven days alone, there have been more than 1,300 combat engagements on the frontline, nearly a third of them in the Pokrovsk direction. 1 010 0
Saratov oil refinery hit, explosions heard, fire broke out, - General Staff of AFU. VIDEO On the night of 16 September, the Defence Forces struck the Saratov Oil Refinery. 10 564 25 Previously in trend: Drone attack on Russian regions
Soldiers of the 425th Assault Regiment "Skelia" have taken full control of village of Zarichne in Donetsk Oblast, - General Staff. VIDEO The soldiers of the 425th separate assault regiment "Skelia" have completely taken control of the village of Zarichne in Donetsk region. 6 636 11 Previously in trend: De-occupation of settlements
Defence forces cleared Udachne in Donetsk Oblast and raised Ukrainian flag in village. VIDEO Defence forces have cleared the village of Udachne in Donetsk region from the enemy. 2 903 9 Previously in trend: De-occupation of settlements
Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated village of Novoekonomichne in Donetsk region and raised Ukrainian flag there, - General Staff. VIDEO On 31 August 2025, the Ukrainian military liberated the village of Novoekonomichne near the city of Myrnohrad in the Donetsk region. 4 893 27 Previously in trend: De-occupation of settlements
Important facility supplying Russian army with petroleum products has been hit in Bryansk region of Russian Federation - General Staff. VIDEO On the night of 29 August, units of the Ukrainian Defence Forces inflicted a complex fire attack on a line production station near the village of Naitopovichi, Bryansk region of the Russian Federation. 7 219 18 Previously in trend: Drone attack on Russian regions
Syzran oil refinery in Samara region of Russian Federation has been hit, with strikes and detonations reported, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine. VIDEO Units of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine and the Unmanned Systems Forces, together with other components of the Defence Forces, attacked the Syzran Oil Refinery in the Samara region of Russia. 9 822 57 Previously in trend: UAV attack on oil refinery of Russia
Missile and artillery forces destroy UAV command post of Russia’s elite Rubikon unit in Donetsk region. VIDEO Missile and artillery forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have struck the command post of the Russian elite Rubikon drone unit in the temporarily occupied Donetsk region, and also destroyed a large enemy ammunition depot. 4 890 5 Previously in trend: Situation at front
Defense forces strike occupiers’ S-300 SAM system and Nebo-M complex in Belgorod region - General Staff. VIDEO On 20 July, the Ukrainian Defence Forces carried out a series of successful strikes against the enemy in various locations, continuing to focus on weakening Russia's military potential. 3 644 4 Previously in trend: Destruction of Russian equipment Elimination of Russian occupying forces Destruction of the occupiers’ firing positions
AFU destroyed Russian tricolor planted by occupiers on border with Chernihiv region. VIDEO Ukrainian defenders destroyed a Russian flag that the invaders had raised at the border with Chernihiv region near the Hremiach checkpoint. 3 018 10
General Staff confirmed strike on Russian missile unit in Bryansk region. VIDEO Today, on 5 June, units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in cooperation with the Security Service of Ukraine and other components of the Defence Forces, launched a missile strike on the area where a unit of the Russian missile forces was concentrated in the Bryansk region. 8 649 19 Previously in trend: Destruction of Russian equipment
Occupiers, motorbikes, and ATVs destroyed: 92nd SAB repels enemy attack in Kharkiv region. VIDEO On the morning of May 15, soldiers of the 92nd Separate Assault Brigade (SAB) named after Ivan Sirko repelled an enemy assault by Russian forces in the Kharkiv direction. 2 961 6 Previously in trend: Hostilities in Kharkiv region Fighting in Kharkiv direction
Defence forces have destroyed more than 6,000 Russian artillery systems since beginning of year, according to General Staff. VIDEO Since the beginning of the year, Russians have lost more than six thousand artillery systems (6,186). 1 175 3 Previously in trend: Destruction of Russian equipment
AFU strike occupiers’ control centre in TOT Kherson region: 20-30 ruscists killed. VIDEO The Ukrainian Air Force destroyed the command post of the 81st self-propelled artillery regiment of the Russian Armed Forces in the occupied Kherson region. 6 820 7 Previously in trend: Elimination of Russian occupiers
Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed combined company of Russian support in occupied territory of Kherson region, - General Staff. VIDEO On 21 March 2025, the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck and destroyed a combined company of the 205th Separate Guards Motorised Rifle Brigade in Dnipryany, in the temporarily occupied territory of the Kherson region. 8 956 49 Previously in trend: Destruction of the occupiers’ firing positions
Enemy’s concentration area in Toretsk was hit, place of deployment of enemy forces was completely destroyed - General Staff. VIDEO On 21 March 2025, the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine successfully hit the area where the Russian 1st Separate Guards Motorised Rifle Brigade of the 103rd Motorised Rifle Regiment was concentrated in a shelter and basement in the city of Toretsk, Donetsk region. 8 753 11 Previously in trend: Elimination of Russian occupying forces Destruction of the occupiers’ firing positions
Strike on "Engels" airfield was carried out by SSU and SOF of AFU drones - General Staff On the night of 20 March, units of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Security Service of Ukraine, in cooperation with other components of the Defence Forces, struck at the "Engels" airfield in the Saratov region of the Russian Federation. 13 578 63 Previously in trend: Drone attack on Russian regions Strike on Russian airfield
Air Force strikes at Russian FSB positions in Bryansk region: important enemy infrastructure destroyed – General Staff. VIDEO On 27 February, the Air Force of Ukraine successfully struck a Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) border outpost in the village of Belaya Beryozka, Bryansk region. 7 311 11 Previously in trend: Strike on Russian FSB positions in Bryansk region
AFU strike at Russian positions in Zaporizhzhia: drone launch site destroyed. VIDEO On 17 February, the Ukrainian Air Force conducted a precision strike on the positions of the 2nd Motorised Rifle Battalion of the 64th Separate Motorised Rifle Brigade of the Rashists near the village of Chumatske, Zaporizhzhia region. 2 984 4 Previously in trend: War
Ukrainian Air Force destroys Russian stronghold in Kursk region from where Russia launched drones – General Staff. VIDEO On Thursday, 13 February, the Ukrainian Air Force conducted a precision strike on an enemy military facility near the village of Yelyzavetivka in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation. 6 940 15 Previously in trend: War
14 combat brigades of AFU received aid from Latvia: 40 vehicles, drones, generators. VIDEO Latvia has handed over more than 40 four-wheel drive vehicles filled with critical cargo - drones, computer equipment, generators and charging stations - to 14 combat brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. 2 339 24
Enemy crossed Oskil River and tried to seize bridgehead. Occupiers are destroyed, right bank of Oskil is under our control, - General Staff. VIDEO In the Kharkiv region, near the village of Novomlynsk, Kupiansk district, the enemy tried to seize and hold a bridgehead on the right bank of the Oskil River. 9 802 14
Defense Forces attacked "Shaheds" storage base in Krasnodar region of Russia with about 400 UAVs - General Staff The Ukrainian Defence Forces attacked the Shahed UAV storage base near the village of Oktyabrsky in the Krasnodar Territory of the Russian Federation. 16 889 30
Implementation of comprehensive action program "Saving lives of servicemen" started in AFU on behalf of Syrskyi - General Staff On behalf of Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have completed the development and started implementing a comprehensive action program "Saving the lives of servicemen." 11 563 68 Previously in trend: War
Fines for failure to update data and seizure of property: Explanation from General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine. VIDEO The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine answered the most popular questions about updating military records. 41 233 166
Sukharevskyi and Lebedenko became Syrskyi’s deputies. Barhylevych’s deputies are Horbatiuk, Oleksiy Shevchenko and Drapaty, - Zelenskyy. VIDEO President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered a traditional video address to Ukrainians on the evening of 10 February 2024. In it, he named the new Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and Deputy Chiefs of the General Staff. 24 483 214
Enemy is trying to restore lost position in areas of Novodarivka and Verbove of Zaporizhzhia region, AFU continue their offensive in Melitopol direction, - General Staff Ukraine’s defense forces continue to conduct the defense in eastern and southern Ukraine, an offensive operation in the Melitopol sector and offensive operations in the Bakhmut direction, destroying the enemy, liberating the temporarily occupied territories step by step, and consolidating their positions. 3 916 3
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