A scandal has emerged concerning Ukrainian soldiers defending Kupiansk who reportedly starved and drank rainwater to survive, despite military commanders in Kyiv declaring that soldiers' lives are of the highest value.

A Dutch newspaper article emphasizes that Europe cannot afford to forget the soldiers of Ukraine, highlighting the ongoing need for support and attention to the conflict.

A recent report focuses on Ukrainian soldiers who have sustained injuries during the ongoing conflict, offering a poignant look at the human toll of the war.

Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, visited the National Military Memorial Cemetery in the Kyiv region to honor the memory of Ukraine's fallen servicemen and women.

Latvia has welcomed a new group of Ukrainian soldiers for treatment and rehabilitation, marking the 37th such initiative.

Spain's Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles, announced from Kyiv that Spain will send armored vehicles and ammunition to Ukraine, adding that 9,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been trained in Spain…

Rusai nuo pat plataus masto invazijos į Ukrainą pradžios siekė užimti tris Ukrainos atomines elektrines. Tam jiems sutrukdė Ukrainos kariuomenė, skelbia UNIAN.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced today that 175 Ukrainian soldiers and civilians have been released from Russian detention and are returning home.

Another 199 portraits of Ukrainian soldiers, believed to be missing in action or captured, have been displayed on the Alley of Faith and Hope in Ivano-Frankivsk.

Czech donors, including the organization Memory of Nations and actor Ivan Trojan, have delivered significant humanitarian aid, such as ambulances, off-road vehicles, and tourniquets, to Ukrainian soldiers on the eastern front.

A 24-year-old Belarusian citizen named Ruslan, fighting on the Russian side, surrendered to Ukrainian defenders in an unusual manner, choosing to wake and surrender to sleeping Ukrainian soldiers rather than attack them.

On the intense Pokrovsk front in Ukraine, where drones and artillery often fail, Ukrainian soldiers are resorting to improvisation and human factor, with one video showing a soldier delivering explosives on his back.

Volunteers from Belgium have delivered 12 vehicles to Ukrainian soldiers in Kalush, Ivano-Frankivsk region, to support the Ukrainian military.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed his hope that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán would stop blocking the final approval of the €90 billion loan within the European Union.

Russia's transfer of two captured Ukrainian soldiers to the Hungarian side is considered a gross violation of international humanitarian law.

Despite ongoing intense diplomatic efforts aimed at ending the conflict, many Ukrainian soldiers do not believe peace will come soon and are convinced the war will drag on for a long time.

The Riga East Clinical University Hospital in Latvia has received 34 severely wounded Ukrainian soldiers for rehabilitation, marking the 35th time the hospital has provided such aid.

A few days before the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, soldiers of Ukraine's 122nd Territorial Defense Brigade — the unit that is often the first to intercept Russian missiles launched from occupied Crimea and the Kherson region toward Ukrainian cities — received nearly 400 letters of support from schoolchildren in the state of Pennsylvania.

Russia's announcement comes as Ukraine's top negotiator was meeting US peace envoys in Geneva.

In the four-year war, caused by Russian aggression, almost 1.2 million Russian and nearly 600,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed, wounded or are missing, a large number of civilians have been…

A woman from Dublin says it was 'a privilege' to join people in Kyiv's Maidan Square honouring the thousands of Ukrainian soldiers who have been killed in combat since Russia launched its full-scale i

Ukrainian soldiers are sent to The Forest Glade – Ukraine’s first centre for the treatment of psychological trauma – before returning to the frontline. After spending over three years in Russian capti

On the eve of the fourth anniversary of the conflict in Ukraine, soldiers expressed their hopes of returning home to their families.

Ukrainian soldiers are reportedly making scissors a mandatory tool to cut all fiber optic cables they encounter, even their own, to disrupt Russian communications and counter potential threats.

Reports from Ukraine indicate that soldiers on the front line are suffering from severe hunger and thirst due to critical supply failures, with photos of emaciated troops leading to a change in brigade commanders.

A Norwegian company's 30 million kroner contract to produce body warmers for Ukrainian soldiers was abruptly halted five days later by the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency, leading to a dispute.

A study by Ukraine's military Ombudsman reveals that soldiers deployed on front-line positions for over 40 days develop severe apathy, leading them to become indifferent to their own survival.

Reports from the front lines indicate that Ukrainian soldiers are experiencing severe food shortages, with some allegedly going without sustenance for extended periods. This has led to significant weight loss and concerns for their well-being.

Following viral images of hungry Ukrainian soldiers, the Ukrainian army has acknowledged serious logistical failures on the Kupiansk front and has dismissed senior commanders after an internal assessment.

Moscow is reportedly using artificial intelligence to create and disseminate fake videos of Ukrainian soldiers on social media. The aim of these videos is to sow distrust and undermine confidence in t

Russia's Ministry of Defense claimed that Ukraine lost approximately 1,170 soldiers on the front line during the past day. These figures are part of ongoing reports from the conflict.

Emotional footage circulated online showing Ukrainian soldiers using a drone to fly a dog and a cat nearly 13 kilometers to safety from a war zone.

Ukrainian soldiers have helped to repel attacks by Iranian drones on Gulf states during the war with Iran, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday. 'Did we destroy...

Andrii Yermak, a former aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has established the non-governmental organization Justice for Ukraine. The NGO aims to protect the rights of soldiers, prisoners of war, and their families.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has denied reports that his government might suspend salary payments to soldiers and public employees due to a blocked European Union loan.

Three former prisoners from the Kholodnyi Yar Brigade have maintained their positions on the Kostiantynivka front in Donetsk Oblast for an extended period of 224 days.

Amerikiečių aktorius Seanas Pennas paskelbė vaizdo įrašą Ukrainos kariams, kuriame prisipažino jaučiantis gėdą dėl savo šalies politikos ir išreiškė paramą Ukrainos pajėgų kariams, skelbia UNIAN.

A Deutsche Welle reporter observed Ukrainian soldiers near Kharkiv using drones for reconnaissance and field robots for supplies, noting that robots may soon fight battles for humans.

Ukrainian soldiers have shot down a rare Russian Granat-4 reconnaissance drone with a range of up to 120 km and a value of more than US$200,000.

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry has summoned Hungary's chargé d'affaires ad interim in Ukraine on 5 March over the transfer by Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin of two captured Ukrainian soldiers to the Hungarian side.

Volunteers in the Aizkraukle region are preparing kindling for Ukrainian soldiers, using small flames to boil tea, dry clothes, and warm fighters.

Ukrainian soldiers from the 28th Mechanized Brigade have documented Russia's use of banned white phosphorus bombs in an attack on residential areas of Kostiantynivka in the Donetsk region.

Russian authorities claim to have handed over the remains of a thousand Ukrainian soldiers to Ukraine, receiving the bodies of 35 Russian soldiers in return.

Russia and Ukraine have reached an agreement on a body exchange, resulting in the repatriation of 1,000 fallen Ukrainian soldiers.

On 26 February, as part of repatriation efforts, Ukraine received 1,000 bodies (remains) of the fallen soldiers, which, as early reports provided by the Russian side say, may belong to Ukrainian…

Russian forces are attempting to advance on the southern front towards Zaporizhzhia, facing fierce resistance from Ukrainian soldiers defending the village of Stepnohirsk, where the average life expectancy for a Russian soldier is reportedly very short.

Ukrainian soldiers in the Donbas region face daily challenges and dangers, transitioning from civilian life to military service for an indefinite period.

Latvian doctors are providing medical assistance to Ukrainian soldiers injured in the war, treating severe traumas in hospitals alongside their regular patients, which is also enhancing their surgical skills.

A volunteer in Aizkraukle, Latvia, is sewing blankets for Ukrainian soldiers, providing essential warmth amidst harsh winter conditions and ongoing conflict.

Ratel Robotics said it had adapted one of its ground robot models to carry and launch fiber-optic drones. Ratel Robotics A Ukrainian arms maker said one of its ground robots can now launch fiber-optic aerial drones. It said the robot can launch them closer to the front without putting operators at risk. "Everything is as safe as possible for all people performing this mission," the CEO told Business Insider. A Ukrainian arms company says it has modified one of its ground robots to carry and launch unjammable fiber-optic drones. Ukrainian forces can put the drones in the air closer to the front without exposing pilots. Ratel Robotics shared a video this week of its Ratel H model robot equipped with a protected box. In the clip, the launcher opens up and releases a small drone connected to a fiber-optic cable. The uncrewed ground vehicle functions as a mobile launch point. CEO Taras Ostapchuk told Business Insider the "ground robot becomes like a base station" for the up to four drones that it can carry. Those bases are typically human-operated launch points, where pilots need to be closer to danger to put the drone in the air. Ostapchuk said that the ground robot can drop off operators at a safe location and then continue toward the front to launch the drones. The operators remotely controlling it and the fiber-optic drones can hang back "in the safest place possible." The aim is that "everything is as safe as possible for all people performing this mission," the CEO said. Fiber-optic drones, which receive signals by a thin cable rather than radio links, have become central to the war because they can't be jammed by electronic warfare like other drones — though their range is limited and the cable can be cut or snagged. Fiber-optic drones can't be jammed by electronic warfare. Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images It is unclear how many of Ratel Robotics' systems have been adapted for this mission or whether they are already in the field. Drone carriers are not necessarily a new concept. For instance, Ukrainian soldiers say Russia is using its medium-sized strike drones to fly smaller drones into battle like "an aircraft carrier." Ground robots account for only a small share of Ukraine's drone missions, but the technology is becoming more prolific. New Ukrainian defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov said this week that Ukrainian forces carried out more than 7,000 combat and logistics missions with ground robotic systems in January. He added that production and upgrades are accelerating. Ukraine uses its fleet of ground robots for many different missions, including carrying ammunition and gear, evacuating wounded soldiers, laying mines, demining, firing on Russian positions, and exploding near targets. Ukraine uses robots for a host of uses, including firing at Russian positions and carrying wounded troops. Serhii Mykhalchuk/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images The Ratel H can carry more than 880 pounds and can travel more than 37 miles. The company says it is multipurpose, able to transport cargo and evacuate wounded soldiers. The robot can also be equipped with weaponry and electronic warfare systems. The West is paying close attention to Ukraine's fight, seeking to learn lessons about what it would need to fight Russia. Ground robots are drawing close scrutiny in the West. Western militaries have fielded similar systems, but not at this scale or across so many roles, and Ukrainian companies are pushing the technology forward. Read the original article on Business Insider

Ukrainian soldiers are reportedly cutting any fiber-optic drone cables they encounter, even if they might belong to their own forces, due to the prevalence of enemy drones.

Images showing malnourished Ukrainian soldiers have been circulated, reportedly leading to the dismissal of a high-ranking commander after a soldier's wife shared the photos on social media.

Finnish media reports on images circulating in Ukrainian media showing emaciated Ukrainian soldiers, with a military scientist stating it was only a matter of time before such photos emerged.

Ukrainian soldiers reportedly did not receive food, leading to them losing consciousness, and the leaders responsible for the issue have since been fired.

Viral images depicting visibly weak and starved Ukrainian frontline soldiers have led to the sacking of two commanders.

Following the widespread circulation of photos showing starving Ukrainian soldiers, the Ukrainian armed forces acknowledged serious logistics disruptions on the Kupyansk front and subsequently…

Military chaplains are offering crucial moral support to Ukrainian soldiers on the front lines, who are facing daily death and destruction after four years of full-scale war. Many soldiers have increasingly sought the presence of priests, with one noting, "Everyone started to believe in God after the first bombing."

Ukrainian soldiers are reportedly battling addiction, frequently using substances to cope with untreated PTSD and anxiety stemming from their experiences fighting in the war.

A theatre in Kyiv provides a space for wounded Ukrainian soldiers, wives, and widows to workshop ideas and stage plays, turning their war experiences into a form of catharsis for themselves and their audiences.

Ukrainian forces reportedly utilized an unmanned aerial system (drone) to transport a cat and a dog away from the war's front line. The rescue effort was confirmed by the Ukrainian organization UAnimals.

Reports indicate that Ukrainian soldiers, including Taras, Maksym, and Lew, have abandoned the fight on the Eastern Front, citing exhaustion from killing and suffering, and have gone underground as deserters.

Volunteers from Wicklow have delivered a refrigerated truck to Ukraine, fulfilling a 'gruesome' aid plea to allow soldiers' bodies to be returned to their families with dignity.

Two servicemen held their positions in encirclement in Donetsk Oblast for a year before the Skelia regiment successfully evacuated them from the trap.

Australian instructors are training Ukrainian soldiers as part of the multinational training operation Interflex in the UK.

Latvian surgeons have successfully performed complex operations on a severely wounded Ukrainian soldier, helping him return to a full life. Latvian medics continue to assist many injured Ukrainian soldiers both in Ukraine and Latvia.

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy stated that Ukrainian soldiers would be given the address of anyone blocking the 90 billion euro EU loan, implying they would 'discuss' the matter in their own way.

Ahead of the fourth anniversary of Russia's invasion, American students sent hundreds of letters to Ukrainian soldiers, particularly those in the 122nd Territorial Defense Brigade, expressing support.

A podcast discusses the Huta Pieniacka massacre on February 28, 1944, where Ukrainian soldiers and nationalists killed villagers.

Nearly 400 letters of support, titled 'You are not alone,' have been sent to Ukrainian soldiers by students in the United States.

Messages are circulating on Facebook groups and Telegram channels about a supposedly unmasked Ukrainian 'crisis actor,' claiming a boy named Ruslan participates in funerals and pretends to be the son of fallen Ukrainian soldiers.

Moscow has reportedly handed over the bodies of a thousand Ukrainian soldiers, a development in the ongoing conflict.

Ukrainian soldiers from the 24th King Danylo Separate Mechanized Brigade, Oleg and Ivan, expressed surprise at the strong support for Ukraine in Lithuania and Estonia, suggesting it sometimes surpasses internal Ukrainian support.

The drone fight is rapidly evolving, and schools need to stay on top of its developments. FLORENT VERGNES/AFP via Getty Images Ukraine's drones are game-changing, but it's often fighting with what's available. A more sophisticated Western force might not need to lean as heavily on this technology. A NATO veteran who fought in Ukraine said soldiers were often frustrated to not have other options. Ukrainian soldiers are often relying heavily on drones, even using them when other weaponry woul...

Irish band U2, British musician Ed Sheeran and Taras Topolia, lead singer of the Ukrainian band Antytila, have released a music video for the song "Yours Eternally" from their EP Days of Ash to mark t

Kremlin propagandists are spreading false claims about terror allegedly carried out by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Huliaipole, Zaporizhzhia region.

The war in Ukraine has evolved into a conflict of microchips and mud, with Ukrainian soldiers in Donbas using Kalashnikovs to defend against daily swarms of Russian drones.

Anti-drone netting covering tanks at an oil depot in Velikiye Luki, Russia. Satellite image ©2026 Vantor Ukraine carried out a long-range drone attack against a Russian oil depot on Wednesday night. A Ukrainian security source said anti-drone netting at the facility failed to stop the attack. Anti-drone netting has emerged as a common makeshift defense tactic on and off the battlefield. Ukrainian drones struck a Russian oil depot overnight, breaking through the netting that had been installed earlier to protect the site from such attacks, a security official told Business Insider on Thursday. Long-range Ukrainian drones struck an oil depot in Velikiye Luki, a city in western Russia's Pskov region, a source in the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said. They were only authorized to speak on the condition of anonymity to discuss military operations. The source said protective anti-drone nets had been stretched above fuel tanks at the oil depot. The facility belongs to the company Pskovnefteproduct and is located nearly 500 kilometers (310 miles) from the Ukrainian border. The nets were unable to prevent the strike from doing damage, the source added. Satellite imagery captured in December by US spatial intelligence firm Vantor and analyzed by Business Insider, shows what appears to be anti-drone netting covering roughly 15 tanks at the depot in Velikiye Luki. Anti-drone netting is seen in this December 14, 2025, image of storage tanks at Velikiye Luki. Satellite image ©2026 Vantor Anti-drone netting covering tanks at an oil depot in Velikiye Luki, Russia. Satellite image ©2026 Vantor Several explosions and a large fire were reported at the oil facility, the source said, citing local channels on the Telegram messaging app. Video footage shared on social media shows a massive blaze burning through a structure resembling anti-drone netting. This kind of netting has been spotted at other oil facilities in Russia in recent months. The tactic underscores how the country is turning to crude-looking, improvised defenses to protect energy infrastructure from ongoing Ukrainian attacks. "Vietnam, run!" - overnight, drones from the Special Operations Center "Alpha" of the Security Service of Ukraine successfully struck the Velikolukskaya oil depot. A large fire broke out at the site. Anti-drone nets had been stretched over the fuel storage tanks, but they did not… pic.twitter.com/bLBxuHNxtm — WarTranslated (@wartranslated) February 19, 2026 Concerns over the high drone saturation have led to similar measures on the battlefield. Anti-drone netting is common near the front lines. Ukrainian soldiers are using this material to cover critical logistics routes. And both militaries have added cage-like fencing to their armored vehicles to protect against drones. Additionally, Russia has also installed makeshift defenses, such as large, floating barriers, to protect its ports from the Ukrainian naval drones that have wreaked havoc on its Black Sea Fleet. The Ukrainian attack on Wednesday night marked Kyiv's latest deep-strike drone operation against the vast Russian energy sector, a major source of revenue that fuels Moscow's ongoing war efforts. "The SBU continues to work methodically on facilities that provide the Russian army with fuel," the security source said in a translated statement. "The destruction of oil depots directly affects the enemy's ability to conduct combat operations, advance and transfer reserves. Such operations are an element of the systematic weakening of the military potential of the Russian Federation," they added. Anti-drone netting has become increasingly common near the front lines in Ukraine. Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty Images Neither Russia's defense ministry nor its US embassy responded to a request for comment on the attack. Moscow said its air defenses shot down roughly 300 Ukrainian drones over the past 24 hours. Since last August, Ukraine has been intensifying its long-range drone attacks on Russia's energy sector, targeting oil refineries, terminals, tankers, and platforms at sea. Kyiv has described the deep-strike campaign as its way of imposing "long-range sanctions" on Moscow. Many of these attacks — at least four in the past week, including the most recent strike — have been carried out by the SBU's Alpha group, an elite unit considered to be among the best of Ukraine's special forces. Its personnel have also been involved in ground operations. Meanwhile, Russia has significantly stepped up its missile and drone strikes against Ukraine's energy infrastructure this winter compared to previous years of the war. Since October, Ukrainian energy facilities have been the main target of Russian barrages, Britain's defense ministry said on Thursday. Russia has launched more than 20,000 drones, and its aircraft have fired over 300 missiles, "in attempts to systematically destroy Ukraine's electrical grid and heat generation capacity," the ministry said in an intelligence update. Read the original article on Business Insider