Trump may finally have overplayed his hand here. Zelensky isn’t some career Washington pol he can troll with a funny nickname. He’s the world’s most admired war leader, popular at home and abroad. This is respect that none of Trump’s power or Musk’s billions can buy.

This report on the rapidly deteriorating situation in Pokrovsk is worth reading. @dianabutsko is one of the very best Ukrainian journalists covering Russia's war against her country. Her reporting is always filled with deep insights and commentary from soldiers in the thick of

I like how Russian accounts pretend like I can't go to Instagram, twitter, telegram, and Reddit and be able to watch a near endless feed of RUAF armour and infantry getting blown up Looney tunes style Yea man Kyiv is falling any day now. Rubicon and Senezh will lead the charge

The irony is that this is actually *good* for Ukraine. That they have to resort to AI when there are hundreds of thousands of men and women under arms in the UAF shows that h they cant find any who have actually posted these kinds of videos. Yes, there are many who are critical

1/ Russia is failing to keep up with Ukraine's drone development, according to a Russian warblogger. In a lengthy commentary, 'Voenkor Kotenok' asks: "Who is stealing Russia's victory on the battlefield in the Special Military Operation?" ⬇️

These shallow graves are all over cities and towns in Ukraine, it is one of the most heartbreaking sights. These are from Saltivka, Kharkiv in May 2022…

Seen from Kyiv 🇺🇦, the last Donbas fortress Most maps of the war in Ukraine are showing the same perspective and the same informations. Here, you will see rivers, railways, fortifications, forests... 20 surprising maps on the war in Ukraine 🧵THREAD🧵1/23 ⬇️⬇️⬇️

this is the most disturbing google earth image ever… SPEAK ON THE GENOCIDE OF SUDAN

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Ukraine is a horizontal society and state. Russia is vertical and hierarchical. Spot on.

As i wrote a while back, russians forces in Kupyansk are as tired and attrited as the ukrainian ones so the fight is a slog similar to what happened in Toretsk but Ukraine has the advantage of pressing the russians against the river. So if Ukraine deploys decent fresh forces

The fact that Russia has to redeploy troops from one active combat zone to another, could suggest that Russia does not have a "limitless supply" (as thought) of combat troops in Ukraine. While there is active conscription in Russia, the kill ratio must be enormous against Russia.

Today the entire @ukrainer community is grieving. We lost a friend, a colleague and an incredible person and photographer Kostya Huzenko. He joined the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Spring 2024. On Saturday, russia killed him. Photo: Karina Piliugina

6/ Overall, the defense of Pokrovsk in 2025, given the circumstances, is a notable accomplishment. Yet the ultimate result of the defense will depend on whether the AFU command will decide to reinforce the city or conduct an organized withdrawal to better positions

Some observers have described the fall of Pokrovsk as “sudden.” That may be true if one followed the wrong analysts. In reality, the defense deterioration was apparent as early as 2024 and became unmistakable by 2025, as the underlying dynamics made the outcome nearly inevitable:

Zelensky: “We will clear Kupyansk, the dates have been set.” Based on my assessment, this seems possible, as the situation for the Ukrainians in Kupyansk appears far more salvageable than in Pokrovsk. Ukraine can, at the very least, stabilize the situation there

Our numbers this month, and a few words about mapping the war in Ukraine currently. The trend of Russians gaining roughly 400-500 km2 per month continues. Last month, most of the land was lost in the Dnipropetrovsk-Eastern Zaporizhzhia direction. Even though the Russians

Strongly advise you read, and then, you may understand why Putin will not stop and will take Russia down with him trying.

Ukrainians are often cash poor but land rich- they have a trifling income, but own the house or apartment, often the same one they grew up with Outside of their home towns, they are often reduced to little more than beggars. In Dnipro evacuees from Pokrovsk were put up in

I accompanied an evacuation in Pokrovsk just over a year ago. Around 10,000 civilians remained then- less than a thousand do now. Why do people stay under such dangerous and extreme circumstances? Of course, there are the Zhduniv, the small but real minority who are waiting

One Year on the Pokrovsk Frontline is Out Now Filmed over a year from outside Avdiivka to Pokrovsk, we follow the Ukrainian armed forces trying to stem the Russian advance on the city. As well as talk to the locals swept up in the fighting as they lose their homes.