Russia is prepping its elite airborne forces, the VDV, to be deployed to Donbas hot spots in eastern Ukraine amid fears its troops could start a coup, an alleged leak of a secret memo obtained by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Institute for the Study of War (ISW), citing Ukrainian military observer Kostiantyn Mashovets, has said that Ukrainian forces ...

Ukrainian gains in Donetsk have raised hopes Kyiv's troops could soon encircle Bakhmut as a map by Institute for the Study of War (ISW) has showed the state of play around the city in the Donbas ...

Russia is relying on its elite paratroopers, the VDV, to defend against Ukraine's counteroffensive. But these repurposed soldiers have been bruised in combat, and their future is uncertain. "These ...

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian military leaders expressed determination Monday to hold onto Bakhmut as Russian forces encroached on the devastated eastern city they have sought to capture for six months at ...

The defense of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region lasted nearly 10 months, from August 2022 to May 2023, and became one of the fiercest battles of the Russian-Ukrainian war. After being occupied by Russian ...