This was the “initial hope” and the position Ukraine’s allies have maintained. However, according to Dr Melvin, this also seems unlikely under current circumstances.

In the north a 50,000-strong Russian force is attacking Sumy, a provincial capital. Our model is detecting artillery fire and explosions along the city’s northern defensive lines. Ukraine is badly ...

Below, we look at the current flashpoints of the roughly 640-mile front line. Kursk Ukraine captured a chunk of the Russian border region of Kursk after a daring cross-border attack in August.

Ukraine sprawls across 233,000 square miles, 19% of which is under Russian occupation. At the current rates of advance and loss, the Russians would capture the rest of Ukraine in the year 2256 at ...

The Gravehawk air-defence systems to be supplied to Ukraine – funded and developed by the UK and Denmark – will number 17, with no current plans for more, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) told ...

Three years after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, volunteers with Texans on Mission continue to make a difference in Eastern Europe. Rand Jenkins discusses how the mission’s efforts have evolved ...

Ukraine’s air force claims to have shot down 65 drones. A Ukrainian commander reports North Korean troops have withdrawn from the Kursk region frontline after heavy losses, possibly to regroup ...

Ukraine is battling against a “prevailing” Russia in the eastern Donetsk region, Kyiv’s military chief has admitted, as Vladimir Putin’s forces look to secure as much territory as possible ...