Ukrainian forces have withdrawn from Lysychansk, likely falling back to prepared defensive positions. Russia’s Ministry of Defence had earlier claimed to have completed the encirclement of Lysychansk and secured full control of the city. Fighting i...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed that Ukrainian forces will regroup and return to fight Russian troops in the eastern city of Lysychansk, after it was captured by Russian forces on Sunday, 3 July. Yesterday evening, the General Staff of t...

The city of Lysychansk in eastern Ukraine has fallen, and is now officially under the control of Russian forces, Ukraine’s military have confirmed. The news comes following an official evacuation order posted on Telegram on the evening of Monday, J...

Russian forces have likely secured the Luhansk Oblast border, although pockets of Ukrainian resistance may remain in and around Lysychansk. Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu announced that Russian forces have captured Luhansk Oblast on July 3, a...

A cargo ship carrying grain from a Russian-occupied region of Ukraine has been detained by Turkish customs authorities, according to the Ukrainian ambassador to Turkey, local Ukrainian media outlets report. Vasyl Bodnar said “We have full coope...

– ‘Phosphorus bombs on Snake Island’ – Ukraine’s army accuses Russia of carrying out strikes using incendiary phosphorus munitions on Snake Island, just a day after Moscow withdrew its forces from the rocky outcrop in th...

Key Takeaways Russian forces entered Lysychansk and advanced within the city on July 2. Russian forces are conducting offensive operations southwest of Lysychansk likely to push westward towards Siversk and complete the capture of the entirety of Luh...

A visa system for Russians wanting to enter Ukrainian territory is now in force. It began to operate on July 1.   The new regime was announced by the chief of the State Border Service of Ukraine, Serhiy Deyneko. Writing on Facebook on July 1, he sta...

The Svislach River contorts as it flows through Minsk, the Belarussian capital: It acrobatically twists west, then dodges east, before springing north – as if uncertain where it wishes to head next, before finally deciding to flow further south...

Russian-backed officials have said they will hold a referendum on Kherson Oblast joining the Russian Federation by autumn 2022. Russia is likely prioritising a pseudo-constitutional vote in an attempt to legitimise its control of the region. On 28 Ju...