War correspondent covering the frontline, air defence and military affairs.
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Ukraine's Defence Ministry says planning of new humanitarian demining is restricted at some sites in six regions because of security risks. It stresses this is not a halt to demining and the decision will be reviewed.
Oleh Marchenko · 26 Oct 2026
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Ukraine's Defence Ministry says 16 doctors, eight surgeons and eight anaesthesiologists, completed "Trident", a week-long course run with US and international trauma instructors. The ministry calls it a pilot for wider training.
Oleh Marchenko · 25 Oct 2026
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Ukraine's General Staff says Russia used 2,597 Shahed, Parodiya and Gerbera drones over seven days and that Ukrainian forces neutralised 2,282 of them, an effectiveness of more than 87%. The figures are official and unverified.
Oleh Marchenko · 24 Oct 2026
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Ukraine's Coordination HQ for POWs says 261 servicemen and nine civilians were freed on 23 October, the third stage of an exchange begun on 19 August. Five returnees survived the Olenivka barracks blast.
Oleh Marchenko · 23 Oct 2026
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Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) says Russia is preparing sabotage in central and eastern Europe, including the Baltics, to blame on Ukraine. HUR has not published evidence, and the claim is unverified.
Oleh Marchenko · 23 Oct 2026
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Ukraine's General Staff says 252 bodies, which the Russian side says are Ukrainian defenders, were returned on 22 October. They will be sent for expert examination and identification.
Oleh Marchenko · 23 Oct 2026
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Ukraine's Armed Forces Strategic Communications says Dobropillia in Donetsk region has not been captured and accuses Russia's Centre group commander of falsely reporting its fall to Putin. The claims are unverified.
Oleh Marchenko · 21 Oct 2026
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Ukraine's military intelligence says all six reactors at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant are in cold shutdown. It says the cooling pond is dropping and diesel for backup generators is scarce. The claims are unverified.
Oleh Marchenko · 20 Oct 2026
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Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) says its GROUP 10 unit captured 29 Russian soldiers, killed 108 and hit over 1,100 targets in a seven-week operation in Sumy region. The figures are unverified.
Oleh Marchenko · 20 Oct 2026
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Ukraine's General Staff says forces struck a railway bridge in Russia's Bryansk region, a Roboavia drone-maker building in Rostov region and supply depots in occupied Donetsk region. The claims are unverified.
Oleh Marchenko · 18 Oct 2026
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Ukraine's Cabinet has approved a Defence Ministry strategy on engineering and fortifying defence lines to 2028, with an operational plan. The first phase targets the most threatened areas, including the borders with Russia and Belarus.
Oleh Marchenko · 16 Oct 2026
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Ukraine's Defence Ministry says the Navy hit Russia's Borisoglebsk airfield with Neptune missiles, destroying four Su-34M bombers and damaging two. The claim is unverified, and the exact strike date was not given.
Oleh Marchenko · 15 Oct 2026
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Ukraine's General Staff says forces struck an Iskander-M repair base near Kondrynka in Russia's Kursk region and a radar near Shkriabyne in Bryansk region. It gave no damage assessment, and the claims are unverified.
Oleh Marchenko · 14 Oct 2026
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Ukraine's General Staff says Russia used 9,393 kamikaze drones and 283 guided bombs over the past day, with 229 clashes recorded. The Pokrovsk axis was the busiest, with 39 attacks. All figures are Ukrainian claims.
Oleh Marchenko · 14 Oct 2026
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Ukraine's Defence Ministry says almost 100 enterprises have joined an experimental private air-defence project, and that the groups formed have destroyed more than 60 aerial targets. The figures are official and unverified.
Oleh Marchenko · 14 Oct 2026
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The Ukrainian monitoring project DeepState updated its frontline map on 14 October to show three settlements liberated and control regained near Stavky and Shandryholove. The post gave no further details.
Oleh Marchenko · 14 Oct 2026
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Tech outlet DEV.UA reports Ukraine has for the first time hit Russia with its own FP-7 ballistic missile, said to have a range of up to 300 km. The target and official confirmation have not been disclosed.
Oleh Marchenko · 14 Oct 2026
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Zelensky says four people died when a Russian strike destroyed a residential building in Kharkiv, and that Kyiv was hit by five ballistic missiles with no warning from partners. A drone attack on a Rivne educational institution injured at least 20.
Oleh Marchenko · 14 Oct 2026