Maxime Marquette
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FACT-CHECK: Sloviansk holds thanks to Ukrainian counterattacks
On June 30 and July 1, 2026, Russian forces continued their offensive operations on the Sloviansk axis without advancing, as Ukrainian counterattacks prevented any…
REPORT: Kherson, the unsettling silence of a southern front holding its breath
Neither Russian sources nor Ukrainian sources reported any ground activity on the Kherson axis on July 1, 2026, according to the assessment published by…
DECODING: Orikhiv, the southern lock slowing the Russian army down
According to Ukrainian military observer Kostyantyn Mashovets, Russian forces are trying to advance northeast of Orikhiv and to reestablish advanced positions along the Haichur…
FACT-CHECK: Hulyaipole, the front that refuses to move despite Russian assaults
In the Hulyaipole sector, in the Zaporizhzhia region, the front is not advancing. Despite small-group Russian infiltration attempts near Novoselivka and Vozdvyzhivka, the Russian…
ANALYSIS: Pokrovsk still holds despite Russia's storm of fire
Since the summer of 2024, Pokrovsk has sat on every military map as Russia's top priority target in the Donbas. A logistics-crossroads city in…
REPORT: Vovchansk and Northern Kharkiv Under Sustained Pressure
Between June 20 and July 1, 2026, Ukrainian sources report an intensification of Russian infiltration attempts near Kozacha Lopan, Dekhtyarne, and Vovchansk, in the…
ANALYSIS: Kupiansk, the Line That Refuses to Break
On June 30 and July 1, 2026, Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Kupiansk direction, without a single advance being confirmed by independent…
ESSAY: Massive Russian Losses for Marginal Gains
June 2026 offers a brutal snapshot of what the war in Ukraine has become for the Russian army: 39,490 losses — killed and wounded…
ANALYSIS: Kostiantynivka, Epicenter of Russia's Summer Offensive
One number is enough to understand where the most intense battle of the Donbas is currently being fought: 76.73% of Russia's June 2026 gains…