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Russia Reports Ukraine Military War Breakthrough Before Trump-Putin Meeting

Moscow's forces are making gains near Pokrovsk in Ukraine's Donetsk region, according to the Institute for the Study of War.
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Russian breakthrough near Pokrovsk raises risk of encirclement of Ukrainian forces at a key Donbas stronghold

Russian forces likely breached Ukrainian defenses northeast of Pokrovsk in one of their largest advances in months, ...

Russian troops pierce Ukraine’s patchy defenses in Donetsk, days before Trump-Putin summit

Small groups of Russian troops have pierced parts of Ukraine’s defenses in its eastern Donetsk region, according to local ...
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Gradually, Then Suddenly: A Russian Breakthrough Near Pokrovsk Sets Ukrainian Alarm Bells Ringing

Russian forces broke through Ukrainian defenses north of Pokrovsk, a serious setback for Ukrainian effort to hold back Russia’s push for the embattled Donbas city. It’s another blow to morale as ...
Kyiv Independent on MSN2d

Breakthrough unlikely at Putin-Trump meeting as US, Russia, Ukraine differ on key issues

As U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, prepare for a bilateral meeting on Aug. 15 in ...

Russia's economy ran on war — now its stock market is pricing in peace

With Russia's economy strained by sanctions and weak oil, investors are betting on a breakthrough deal.

German propagandist Repke predicted the fate of the remaining 29% of the DPR under Kiev's control

EADaily, August 12th, 2025. German military propagandist Julian Repke from Bild threw a tantrum about the depth of the ...
Kyiv Independent on MSN2d

Ukraine says small Russian unit passed defenses near Dobropillia but denies breakthrough claims

The statement comes as the Ukrainian battlefield monitoring group DeepState reported that Russian forces made a push toward ...