Frontline report: Ukraine blew up Russia’s only nitrocellulose plant—no backup for gunpowder supply
A Ukrainian drone strike destroyed the Kotovsky plant in Tambov, Russia’s sole source of nitrocellulose powders for shells and rockets.
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Frontline report: Top Russian general maimed and rushed to Moscow as Ukraine strangles supply routes in Sumy
Ukrainian forces ambushed Abachev's convoy while he attempted to reorganize collapsing defenses, trapping Russian soldiers in Sumy without resupply.
Frontline report: Russian infiltrators crawled through the forest all night — at sunrise, a Ukrainian tank found them
Geolocated video captured the tank firing point-blank into Russian positions in the ruins of Torske.
Frontline report: Russian reinforcements walk for days to reach Sumy front — Ukraine hits them first
After massive armor losses in Kursk, Moscow’s forces rely on infantry that often arrives too late to stop Ukrainian advances.
Frontline report: They fought each other for 30 years—then realized who the real enemy is
Armenia and Azerbaijan, after decades of war, back a US-led corridor deal designed to reduce Russia’s regional power.
Frontline report: Lukashenko tells citizens “prepare for war” while Putin’s nuclear missiles head to NATO border
Belarus is forming a Homel brigade to field Oreshnik missiles with Iskanders, within range of Ukraine and NATO.
Frontline report: Azerbaijan is mass-producing 122mm and 155mm shells — Ukraine wants them all
Russia hit Azerbaijan’s oil sites in Ukraine. Baku answered by threatening to send weapons.
Frontline report: The clock is ticking for Azov to turn Russia’s Pokrovsk breakthrough into a trap
Azov's mission exploits Russian overextension—troops pushed 13 kilometers in four days but left flanks exposed.
Frontline report: Ukrainian marines flush out Russians from moldy cellars to save Pokrovsk
Marines fight room to room in a coal village shielding Pokrovsk from an eastern encirclement.
Frontline report: Russia’s oil barges pile up — India’s ports won’t take them
When tariffs threatened $186 billion in US trade, India’s Russian oil deal ended overnight.
Frontline report: Russia fixed a giant refinery supplying its bombers — Ukraine torched it again
After Russia restored the Ryazan plant — a key bomber fuel source — Ukrainian drones struck again, cutting into 9% of its aviation kerosene output.
Frontline report: NATO’s AWACS are mapping every radar pulse over Russia’s Kaliningrad
Each flight builds a radar profile of Russian systems near the Suwalki Gap, preparing NATO for potential strikes.
Frontline report: 100,000 Russian troops almost had Pokrovsk. Almost.
Russian infiltrators slipped into Pokrovsk, but drones and rapid-response units cut them off before Moscow’s 100,000 troops could join the fight.
Frontline report: Russian soldiers forced to carry mines on their chests as supply lines collapse
Cut off from supplies near Lyman, Russian troops now carry mines on foot. Most never make it through the drone fire.
Frontline report: Serbia’s big secret—shells for Ukraine, smiles for Moscow
Serbian factories have sent more than 100,000 shells and a million bullets to Ukraine through NATO partners. In Belgrade, the government still shakes hands with Moscow.
Frontline report: Russia sent troops through a quiet sector near Kharkiv — Ukraine sent a T-64 to greet them
With its summer offensive stalled, Russia pushed near Kharkiv—and ran straight into a Ukrainian tank.
Frontline report: Russia built a drone empire—Ukraine is unbuilding It
Ukrainian drones have struck warhead labs, antenna plants, and control system factories deep inside Russia—crippling key pieces of its drone infrastructure.
Frontline report: Russia’s shadow fleet was supposed to be untouchable — then Ukraine showed up
Ukraine is hitting shadow tankers, refineries, and oil wells—disrupting every link in Russia’s export chain.
Frontline report: Russia put tires on its jets to stop drones. Ukraine burned the jets anyway
To defend against Ukrainian drones, Russian aircrews placed tires on parked jets. It didn’t work. At least four Su-34s were destroyed on the ground.
Frontline report: Russia’s running out of oil money—so a Moldovan fraud king built a fake crypto boom
With oil profits down 30%, Russia’s betting on a crypto scheme run by Ilan Shor — a fugitive oligarch, convicted fraudster, and Kremlin-backed power broker in Moldova.