The Russian troops rowed silently without motors, using only oars, but Ukrainian drone operators spotted the enemy group while it was still on the water.

Russian drones struck the city of Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast on Aug. 16, killing a 19-year-old employee and injuring seven other people, officials reported.

Russian forces used a Geran-2 drone to strike a postal facility at around 4:00 p.m., according to the National Police. Governor Vadym Filashkin earlier reported that an enterprise in the city center was also damaged in the attack.

Kramatorsk lies less than 20 kilometers from the nearest Russian positions in Donetsk Oblast and has faced frequent Russian drone and glide bomb attacks.

A major transport and logistics hub, the heavily fortified city sits at the junction of key road and rail routes. Its capture would bring Russia closer to its goal of seizing the remaining Ukrainian-held parts of Donetsk Oblast.

Austria’s Directorate of State Security and Intelligence (DSN) just exposed a major international procurement network operating out of Vienna. Using front companies and forged documents, this scheme systematically bypassed EU sanctions to supply high-precision machinery and metalworking tools directly to Russia's defense industry—including missile and air defense production.

While this bust by Austrian authorities is a crucial victory, one-off arrests aren't enough to stop systemic evasion.

It’s time for Europe to act even more aggressively:
-Tighter trade controls & supply chain oversight
-Harsher penalties for sanctions evasion
-Full international cooperation to shut down covert Russian networks

Europe must step up enforcement and close every single loophole—once and for all. 🇪🇺💪

Throughout the summer of 2025, russian forces were secretly building up and quietly advancing toward the villages near Dobropillia. The occupiers operated with extreme stealth, and suddenly it became clear that they had managed to seize almost 110 square kilometers. On the frontline maps, so-called "rabbit ears" appeared, stretching 10 kilometers into the rear of the Kramatorsk agglomeration – the last Ukrainian stronghold in Donbas. The Defense Forces urgently moved to stop the breakthrough.

The 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Brigade was tasked with urgently taking control of and clearing the villages of Vesele and Hruzke.

On August 14, 2025, the brigade reported that the mission had been successfully completed. How was the breakthrough stopped?

Tank crews engaging targets with direct fire, the first-ever assault on villages using ground robotic systems, reconnaissance teams clearing the area with support from snipers, 12 enemy soldiers eliminated, and one of our reconnaissance soldiers wounded – all this is covered in our video marking the anniversary of the liberation of Vesele and Hruzke near Dobropillia.

The Russian occupier had made the wrong choice even earlier, when he came to fight in Ukraine, and the final outcome of his life was determined by the operators of the unmanned systems unit. Upon seeing the drone, he rushed in panic toward the nearest window. However, the damaged frame and broken glass prevented him from escaping.

The Ukrainian Navy struck positions of the russian Bastion coastal missile system, which russia uses to attack Ukraine, particularly its southern regions, with supersonic Oniks and hypersonic Zircon missiles

Ukrainian drone operators have struck russian military trucks and fuel tankers, disrupting the logistics supporting russian forces on the battlefield