What's corroborated

The attack was a success, as the infantry managed to dismount the vehicles and continue the mission, while the fifth armored vehicle in the column survived unscathed, having successfully evacuated the crews of those that had been destroyed.

Skelia responded to Sternenko on social media, acknowledging the loss of the vehicles, and of two soldiers killed in action nearby.

Skelia's tactics in this attack were just the latest example of a systemically wasteful approach to offensive operations in the unit that leads to excess Ukrainian personnel losses, often for little to no tangible gains.

Later in the day, more footage of the destroyed vehicles emerged online, quickly geolocated to confirm the attack occurred on the E-50 highway running west from Pokrovsk, near the village of Hryshyne, now contested.

On April 1, Serhii Sternenko spoke out about the failed attack the previous night, sharing Russian drone videos of the destroyed equipment that had been posted on Telegram.

A mechanized attack by Ukraine's 425th Assault Regiment (Skelia) outside Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast has sparked a wave of criticism from key Ukrainian figures online concerning the unnecessary loss of manpower in reckless assaults.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer discussed the widening Middle East conflict with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on 24 March, as London sought to coordinate with Gulf partners amid the Iran war.

The status of the UK’s sovereign military bases in Cyprus is “not in question” and there are no plans to change current arrangements.

Cyprus has asked Britain to discuss new security arrangements for the UK’s sovereign military bases on the island after Iranian drone attacks earlier this month.

Trump shocked European allies this week by calling Russian President Vladimir Putin without consulting them or Kyiv beforehand and declaring an immediate start to peace talks.

This Ukrainian counterattack demonstrates that Ukrainian forces remain capable of defending and counterattacking against significant Russian offensive efforts, contrary to the claims of Russian President Vladimir Putin that the Ukrainian lines are collapsing.

Russian forces do not control eastern Kupyansk and the Oskil River complicates Russian efforts to reach central Kupyansk.

Other Russian and Ukrainian sources corroborated the Ukrainian counterattack.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky published a photo of himself on the southwestern outskirts of Kupyansk along the P-07 Kupyansk-Shevchenkove highway on December 12, indicating that Ukrainian forces have likely pushed Russian forces much farther back from this area.

The cyber operation has overlaps with a January campaign by Russian state-sponsored threat group 'Laundry Bear' (Void Blizzard).

In February, a cyber espionage operation targeted Ukrainian entities using phishing emails with charity- and judicial-themed lures to deploy the DRILLAPP backdoor.

Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa stated that initial information indicates the drone in Latvia was Ukrainian.

Satellite imagery and intercepted communications confirmed bodies were in streets while Russian forces were present in Bucha.

Ukrainian authorities documented over 1,400 civilian deaths in the Bucha district, including 37 children, with over 175 in mass graves and alleged torture chambers.

A Russian platoon commander, Yurii Vladimirovich Kim, is suspected of ordering war crimes in Bucha, including 17 killings and 4 instances of ill-treatment.

Russian soldiers used the term 'zachistka' (cleansing) in intercepted phone conversations regarding actions in Bucha.

Ukraine has responded with a sophisticated drone campaign of its own.

There are no signs that Belarus is gathering soldiers at the border.

Russia's slow grind in 2025 has gained it less than an additional 1 percent of Ukrainian territory at a massive cost estimated at over 200,000 troops killed and wounded.

Ukrainian officials report that more than 2,100 children have been returned since 2023 through a national initiative led by ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets.

Military casualty counts are contested, with Ukraine and Russia closely guarding data.

Russia's economy spends roughly half its budget on the armed forces, military-industrial complex, domestic security, and debt servicing.

Ukrainian troops trapped in Kupyansk faced critical supply shortages, with commanders pushing them into counterattacks in exchange for food, according to radio intercepts obtained by TASS.

Ukraine's GUR Head Kyrylo Budanov stated that nearly 11,000 North Korean infantry troops are training in eastern Russia and will be ready to fight by November 1, 2024.

Bucha, Ukraine, was liberated from Russian occupation, which left hundreds of civilians dead, establishing it as an epicenter of war atrocities.

In the authentic footage, the painting behind Zelenskyy is different from the one in the fabricated video.

On 21 October, a Russian drone dropped an explosive on an ambulance crew that had arrived at a patient’s home in Kherson city, injuring two of its members.

The war in Ukraine has provided Moscow with valuable insights into Western military systems.

In 2021, NATO reaffirmed that Article 5 applies to attacks in or from space.

The Russian ASAT system involves a nuclear explosive device.

Shortly after the invasion, Russia held referendums to try to annex these regions but has never had them under full control.

The GRU was likely responsible for many attacks, either directly or through recruited agents.

Putin's invasion was widely seen as an attempt to reassert Russian influence over Ukraine and prevent its further integration with the EU and NATO.

The potential demobilisation of veterans from the war has received the most state attention, funding and resources among security risks.

Kadyrov's actions in the past year suggest his actions are only partially under the Kremlin's control.

Frequent rumours about the ill-health of Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov will force the Kremlin to revisit succession plans for the region sooner than expected.

Corruption networks around the then-regional governor of Kursk failed to shore up Russia's civilian defences, with serious security consequences.

The FSB's counterterrorism policy is more reactive than preventive.

The Kremlin shows greater interest in pursuing Russia's political opponents than investigating terrorist threats.

5.9 million people are registered as refugees from Ukraine.

Russia's capabilities in space are outdated compared to Western standards.

Russia and Ukraine agreed to an Orthodox Easter truce announced by Vladimir Putin, lasting from Saturday afternoon through Easter Sunday.

President Zelensky said Ternopil was among the hardest-hit regions in the latest Russian attack, with strikes on nine-story residential buildings igniting large fires and chlorine levels six times above the permissible norm.

Search and rescue operations at the site of a Russian attack on a high-rise building in Ternopil on November 19 lasted 4 days and ended on November 22 at 6:00 p.m.

Bucha, Fastiv, and Obukhiv districts were affected in the April 3 attack, with fires and damage to buildings and vehicles.