But what is important is that the Russians are also losing in tempo. For every one killed, they have about 1.3 wounded. For every 100 killed, 130 wounded. This is a horrific ratio.
The Russian military command is reportedly planning to deploy its likely limited strategic reserves to a planned Summer 2026 offensive in southern and/or eastern Ukraine. The Russian military likely lacks sufficient reserves to both adequately prepare for such an offensive and achieve the offensive’s objectives, however. Ukrainian military observer Kostyantyn Mashovets assessed on February 5 that Russian forces have begun to prepare for their anticipated Summer 2026 offensive, which Mashovets forecasted will likely begin as soon as late April 2026.[5] Mashovets assessed that Russian forces will likely focus on the Slovyansk-Kramatorsk direction and/or the Orikhiv-Zaporizhzhia City direction.
Tough one - what should Ukraine do? Take a step back - they’ve surivied a war of existential conquest. And probably in a better state than you’d have expected in 2022 if you’re honest. The high-level mission now is to mitigate or prevent The Next War, which will always be looming as long as the predatory monster of Russian imperialism sits next door.
By collapsing heating systems, Moscow increases pressure on Ukrainian society to concede, on European partners to push for negotiations, and on Western governments to prioritize “stability” over accountability. Suffering becomes leverage.
The US Department of Defense has unveiled a list of 25 suppliers selected for the first stage of its Drone Dominance Program, a major initiative aimed at acquiring low-cost UAVs for the US Army with a budget of $1.1 billion.
He added that the Kremlin has reached a stage where it is searching for “the best way possible” to exit the war, even as Russian forces continue near-daily attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
Dmytryk’s prescription: abandon the metric of kilometers gained in favor of indicators showing preservation of Ukrainian forces and disproportionate enemy losses. The state’s task “should be to cultivate ways of adapting to the situation, and not to support empty optimism.”
“What we are seeing is not a strategic pivot away from Asia, but a forced reallocation under severe structural constraints,” said Francesco Schiavi, a research fellow at the Middle East Institute Switzerland. “Russia’s absence from these key shows reflects the shrinking, regionalized, and increasingly concentrated nature of its arms-export profile—trends that have been sharply accelerated by the war in Ukraine.”
“We, the Ukrainians, are perfectly aware of the price that every meter and every kilometer of this land costs the Russian army,” Zelensky said in the interview.
The press conference also marked the start of the fifth annual Ukrainian Week, a Washington-based advocacy event dedicated to strengthening U.S.-Ukraine ties. Organizers say it is expected to draw more than 2,000 participants to promote dialogue and highlight shared democratic values between Ukraine and the United States.
As a result of the failed assault, approximately 80 russian troops were eliminated, and two were taken prisoner. Ukrainian forces also destroyed a significant number of vehicles, including:
Ukraine and SpaceX say they recently collaborated to stop strikes by Russian drones using Starlink and will soon block all unregistered use of Starlink terminals in an attempt to stop Russia’s military from using the satellite broadband network over Ukraine territory.
According to a recent study by the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE), Denmark ranks first globally in the share of its gross domestic product (GDP) allocated to direct military aid to Ukraine.
“Having made no significant gains on the ground, the enemy is intensifying strikes from the air. The previous monthly maximum was recorded in October 2025 – 5,300 bombs.”
Electricity supply, he said, presents a different kind of challenge. With local generation in Kyiv effectively offline for months, engineers must reconfigure a grid originally designed around combined heat-and-power plants that are no longer producing electricity.
The Russian milblogger reportedly affiliated with the Russian Northern Grouping of Forces claimed that elements of the Russian 9th Motorized Rifle Regiment have suffered heavy casualties while attacking across open fields between Zelene and Sereda (just northeast of Zelene in Belgorod Oblast).[40] The milblogger claimed that Russian forces are unable to conduct casualty evacuations in the area and that high casualties are causing servicemembers to refuse to fight.
In practice, however, the Kh-32 remains large, heavy, and logistically demanding, requiring liquid fuel, which complicates storage, handling and pre-launch operations. It can only be launched from the Tu-22M3, limiting the number of missiles Russia can deploy simultaneously and constraining their operational use.
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