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Category: Ukraine

The 59th Shkval Battalion: Holding the Front in Dnipro

by Dylan Burns and Devin WoodallPosted onJuly 10, 2025July 10, 2025

Dylan Burns and Devin Woodall follow the 59th Separate Assault Brigade’s “Shkval” battalion of prisoners as they train to counter the Russian advance into Dnipro.

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From the Ashes of Occupation, Phoenix Squad Rises

by Devin WoodallPosted onJune 10, 2025June 10, 2025

Devin Woodall reports alongside the 113th Separate Territorial Defense Brigade ‘Phoenix Squad’, whose volunteers spend their days hunting for Russian drones which constantly seek to disrupt the lives of locals near the front.

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Dysfunction and Dereliction: The Collapse of the 155th Brigade Through a Deserter’s Eyes

by Dylan BurnsPosted onMay 5, 2025May 7, 2025

Ukraine’s 155th Mechanized Brigade was positioned as the pinnacle of inter-European cooperation – but mass desertions and institutional ineptitude nearly derailed the project before it began. OffBeat Research speaks to “Ivan”, an early deserter, about his time in training and his decision to go AWOL during training in France.

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3 Years On: Fragments of the Battle for Kyiv

by Patrick HilsmanPosted onFebruary 28, 2025May 25, 2025

A retrospective on the lives of townspeople in Kyiv oblast during the early days of Russia’s 2022 invasion and failed attempts to encircle Kyiv.

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Governing on the Front Line in Sumy Oblast

by Dylan BurnsPosted onJanuary 17, 2025May 20, 2025

Dylan Burns tours Bilopillya – a front line town in Sumy oblast, whose residents have shown remarkable resilience amid nearly three years of indiscriminate Russian bombardment.

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Winter Training with the 100th Mechanized Brigade’s Marder Crew

by Dylan BurnsPosted onDecember 31, 2024May 21, 2025

Dylan Burns observes training movements from the 100th Mechanized Brigade’s IFV “Marder” crew outside Toretsk, in Donetsk oblast.

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Russia Bets on Pokrovsk Push as Resistance Stiffens

by Dylan BurnsPosted onNovember 25, 2024May 21, 2025

Dylan Burns embeds with a Grad artillery team near the crucial front line city of Pokrovsk, where Russian advances threaten to topple one of Ukraine’s major logistical hubs.

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The Glide Bomb War: Evolving Aerial Combat Over the Ukrainian Battlefield

by Nizar al-RifaiPosted onNovember 22, 2024May 22, 2025

Tracking the adoption, proliferation, and increased use of glide bombs by Russian and Ukrainian forces since 2022.

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An Offbeat Research Guide to Unique Landmines Used in Ukraine

by Andro MathewsonPosted onSeptember 11, 2024

An Offbeat Research guide to identifying new, unique, and never-previously-used landmines deployed by Russian and Ukrainian forces on the battlefield in Ukraine.

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Ukrainian Crew Fielding Captured Russian T-80 Tank

by Dylan BurnsPosted onAugust 7, 2024May 22, 2025

Embedding with a Ukrainian tank crew fielding a T-80 captured on the front lines from Russian forces.

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