MAR 29, 2025
Azov Brigade specialists methodically extract Russian soldiers from underground hideouts where they had been living since winter.
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Today, there are many interesting updates from the Toretsk direction. Here, with Russian forces weakened and stretched thin, Ukraine is pressing forward in Toretsk with a coordinated and relentless assault. Using precision airstrikes, artillery, and elite ground units, еhey are systematically dismantling Russian defenses, paving the way for the next phase of their offensive.
Additionally, the Azov Brigade had been deployed to the southern flank of Toretsk and had announced that they had completed their clearing operation at Shcherbynivka and Leonidivka, where isolated Russian squads that had failed to capture the settlements ended up trapped in basements for months. The Brigade’s stormtroopers conducted cautious advances using small arms fire and grenades to flush the Russian troops out of their positions. Those who chose to fight were swiftly eliminated, while others surrendered, allowing Ukrainian forces to secure complete control over the villages.
NATO's Baltic members face the highest risk.
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Dutch Minister of Defence Ruben Brekelmans has warned that Russia could be ready to execute a “large-scale” troop movement approximately one year after any ceasefire or peace agreement in Ukraine, according to Dutch military intelligence.
In a speech, Brekelmans
painted a scenario where Russian President Vladimir Putin might station “hundreds of thousands of troops on the border with the Baltic countries for a large-scale exercise,” noting that Ukraine’s experience shows “we know only one week in advance” whether such movements are merely exercises or preparations for an attack.
German intelligence report reveals Russia's massive military expansion, with quadrupled defense spending and plans to increase forces along NATO borders by up to 50% by 2025.
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Russia views its relations with the West as a systemic conflict and is preparing for a major war with NATO, according to a new report by Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service (BND) and the Bundeswehr, BILD reports.
Since 2022, Russia has escalated its hybrid warfare campaign against the West, employing a multifaceted strategy to destabilize European societies and undermine support for Ukraine. This campaign includes sabotage operations, such as arson attacks and incendiary devices, cyberattacks, disinformation, and election interference. Russia has targeted various European countries, including Germany, the UK, and Poland, with the aim of sowing discord and weakening Western unity.