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Ukraine

Entities from Ukraine

180 entities tracked across Lowdown briefings.

People

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Andrii HrytseniukUAUkrainian defence-tech executive who ran the Brave1 cluster from May 2025 to October 2026.
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Andrii SybihaUAUkraine's foreign minister since September 2024, reappointed by the Verkhovna Rada in August 2026.
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Artem NekrasovUAFirst Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine.
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BrovdiUAMajor commanding Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces, the armed forces' drone branch, since June 2025.
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Davyd ArakhamiiaUALeader of the Servant of the People faction in Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada.
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Denis PushilinUARussian-installed head of occupied Ukraine's Donetsk region, styled the Donetsk People's Republic, since 2018.
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Ihor KlymenkoUAUkraine's Interior Minister, floated to become Defence Minister in July 2026 before declining and taking the NSDC secretary post.
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Katarina MathernovaUAEU Ambassador to Ukraine since 2022; former Slovak diplomat.
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Kyrylo BudanovUAHead of Ukraine's presidential office since January 2026; military intelligence chief from 2020 to 2026.
Kyrylo SazonovUAUkrainian soldier-analyst whose Telegram battlefield assessments shape informed readings of the war.
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Mykhailo DrapatyiUAUkrainian general, former Joint Forces commander, appointed commander-in-chief on 21 July 2026.
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Mykhailo FedorovUAUkraine's former Defence Minister, dismissed 15 July 2026; architect of Diia and the drone programme.
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Mykhailo ShelembaUAChief executive of DVL, the Datagroup-Volia-lifecell group.
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Oleh IvashchenkoUALieutenant general heading Ukraine's military intelligence directorate, the GUR, since January 2026.
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Oleksandr SyrskyiUAUkraine's Commander-in-Chief; accused by his sacked Defence Minister of blocking ministry initiatives in July 2026.
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Rustem UmerovUAUkraine's Foreign Intelligence Service chief since August 2026; former defence minister and security council secretary.
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Sergiy KyslytsyaUAFirst Deputy Head of Ukraine's Presidential Office since January 2026; former UN ambassador.
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Serhii KoretskyiUAPrime Minister of Ukraine since July 2026; former chief executive of state energy company Naftogaz.
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Vadym SkibitskyUAUkrainian major general and deputy head of the HUR military intelligence agency.
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Volodymyr ZelenskyyUAPresident of Ukraine; escalating deep strikes into Russia and Belarus as Putin summit hopes stall.
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Yevhen KhmaraUAUkraine's Defence Minister since August 2026; former acting head of the SBU security service.
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Yulia SvyrydenkoUAFormer Prime Minister of Ukraine (2025-2026); president of KSE Business School since September 2026.

Organisations

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Brave1UAUkrainian state defence-innovation cluster backing frontline drone and robot makers.
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Chornobyl MuseumUAKyiv museum documenting the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, holding primary artefacts and survivor testimonies.
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Coordination HeadquartersUAUkrainian body that negotiates POW exchanges with Russia, headed by presidential chief of staff Budanov.
D
DatagroupUAOne of Ukraine's largest telecoms operators.
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DeepStateUAUkrainian open-source territorial tracking project that maps front-line changes in near-real-time.
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Defense Drones Tech CorpUAUkrainian FPV drone manufacturer; returning Gauntlet Phase 1 winner competing for Pentagon's $1.1 billion drone procurement.
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EnergoatomUAUkraine's state nuclear energy generating company, operator of its four nuclear power plants and the recipient of the Urenco enriched-uranium supply deal.
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Euromaidan PressUAUkrainian English-language news outlet covering the Russia-Ukraine war; source on Gerasimov false claims.
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External Radiation Control LaboratoryUAZNPP off-site radiation monitoring facility 4 km from the plant; first-alert sensor layer destroyed by drone on 3 May 2026.
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Fire PointUAUkrainian manufacturer of FP-1 drones and the Flamingo cruise missile.
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First VPNUAVPN service sold to cybercriminals, dismantled by French and Dutch police in May 2026.
FI
Foreign Intelligence Service of UkraineUAUkraine's foreign intelligence agency, created in 2004; headed by Rustem Umerov since August 2026.
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General CherryUAUkrainian interceptor drone maker; advanced to Pentagon's Gauntlet II finals; Gulf exports still suspended.
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GURUAUkraine's military intelligence directorate, under the defence ministry; runs covert operations as well as intelligence.
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KSE InstituteUAKyiv-based think tank publishing the Russian Oil Tracker and Shadow Fleet monthly data since 2022.
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Kyiv IndependentUAUkrainian English-language outlet that broke from the Kyiv Post in 2021.
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Kyiv PostUAEnglish-language Ukrainian newspaper based in Kyiv; key source on Ukraine's energy strike campaign.
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Ministry of Energy of UkraineUAUkrainian government ministry for energy, led by First Deputy Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal.
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MirasvitUAMirasvit is a Magento extension vendor whose Full Page Cache Warmer module contained the PHP object-injection flaw CVE-2026-45247.
NaftogazUAUkraine's state oil and gas company, now managing Druzhba pipeline repairs for the EU.
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National Anti-Corruption Bureau of UkraineUAUkraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau; investigating Fire Point, the Flamingo missile manufacturer, as of April 2026.
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National Art MuseumUAKyiv's 40,000-work national art collection; closed indefinitely after Russian missile blast on 24 May 2026.
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National Bank of UkraineUAUkraine's central bank, which sets the key policy rate.
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Office of the President of UkraineUAStaff office supporting Ukraine's President; headed by Kyrylo Budanov since 2 January 2026.
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Oleksandr Dovzhenko Film StudiosUAUkraine national film studio in Kyiv, founded 1928, whose costume archive was destroyed in the 14-15 June 2026 Russian barrage.
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Omega Special Purpose CenterUAUkrainian National Guard special-operations unit developing uncrewed naval and diving systems
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Quantum WIY IndustriesUAQuantum Systems and WIY Drones joint venture building interceptor drones in Ukraine.
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RoboneersUAUkrainian defence-tech firm making the ShaBlya weapon station and Rys ground robots.
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RubikonUAA Russian military drone technology centre based in Starobilsk, Luhansk Oblast, struck by Ukraine in May 2026.
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Security Service of UkraineUAUkraine's primary domestic intelligence and counter-intelligence agency; runs special operations.
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SkyetonUAUkrainian drone manufacturer and maker of the Raybird surveillance platform, bidding for the UK's Project Corvus Watchkeeper replacement contract with a Plymouth production line.
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SkyFallUAUkrainian drone maker of Shrike and Vampire; Japan contracted its interceptors in October 2026.
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SpetstechnoexportUAUkraine's state arms export agency under Ukroboronprom; co-developer of next-gen unmanned systems.
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SSU AlphaUAElite special-operations unit of Ukraine's Security Service; conducted the April 2026 Samara dispatch station strike.
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State Emergency Service of UkraineUAUkraine's civil protection and rescue service, headed by Andrii Danyk since 2024.
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State Service for Export ControlUAUkrainian government agency controlling defence exports; suspended drone sales to Gulf in April 2026.
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TAF IndustriesUAUkrainian drone maker producing cut-price interceptors now drawing Gulf state export orders.
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Territorial Recruitment CentreUAUkraine's draft office, formally the Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Centre.
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The Fourth LawUAUkrainian AI and computer-vision firm making autonomous drone guidance modules; partnering in Lithuania's Build with Ukraine factory.
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Ukraine's Defence Procurement AgencyUAUkrainian state agency that contracts weapons for the defence ministry.
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Ukraine's Ministry of DefenceUAUkraine's government ministry for defence, which buys and approves equipment for the Defence Forces.
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Ukrainian General StaffUAUkraine's supreme military command; publishes daily combat and casualty data that is the primary official record of the war.
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Ukrainska PravdaUAUkrainian online newspaper founded in 2000 by Heorhiy Gongadze and Olena Prytula.
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UkrspecsystemsUAUkrainian drone manufacturer operating first unmanned aircraft factory on NATO soil.
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United24 MediaUAUkrainian media initiative covering Ukraine's defence efforts and battlefield technology.
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Verkhovna RadaUAUkraine's unicameral parliament, based in Kyiv.
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Wild HornetsUAUkrainian drone manufacturer; Sting interceptor at $2,100–$2,500/unit, blocked by export ban
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WIY DronesUAUkrainian maker of Strila interceptor drones; Quantum Systems' partner in Quantum WIY Industries.
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YasensvitUAUkrainian egg producer whose code 3UA1012066 products were recalled in Britain after Salmonella findings.

Nations & Places

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ArmyanskUANorthern Crimea city; became the main reroute point after Ukraine severed the Chonhar Bridge supply corridor.
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AvdiivkaUADonetsk region industrial town, taken by Russia after Ukraine withdrew in February 2024.
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AzovstalUAMariupol steelworks where Ukrainian forces made their last stand in 2022; source of prisoners returned in 2026.
Bernardine monasteryUA16th-century monastery complex in Lviv, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Bila TserkvaUAA Ukrainian city of approximately 200,000 in Kyiv Oblast, 80 km south of the capital.
B
BilytskeUASmall city in Dobropillia hromada, Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, south-east of Dobropillia.
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BuchaUAUkrainian suburb of Kyiv; site of the 2022 massacre of over 400 civilians.
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CherkasyUAUkrainian city on the Dnipro river; targeted in post-Easter drone barrage.
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Chonhar BridgeUARoad bridge across the Chonhar strait connecting mainland Ukraine to Crimea; one of Russia's key supply routes to the occupied peninsula.
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ChornobylUADecommissioned Ukrainian nuclear plant; its spent-fuel building was struck by a Russian Shahed drone on 7 June 2026.
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CrimeaUAUkrainian peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014; internationally disputed.
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DniproUAUkraine's fourth-largest city; sits near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant; repeatedly struck by Russian barrages.
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Dnipro Hydroelectric DamUASoviet-era hydroelectric dam on the Dnipro river at Zaporizhzhia; its road-rail bridges were glide-bombed on 20-21 June 2026, severing east-bank Russian logistics.
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Dnipropetrovsk OblastUAUkrainian region in the centre-east, capital Dnipro, bordering the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia fronts.
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DobropilliaUACoal-mining town in Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, on a western approach to Kramatorsk.
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DonbasUAEastern Ukraine industrial region; Russia's primary territorial objective since 2014 and the core dispute blocking any ceasefire.
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DonetskUAMajor eastern Ukrainian city; under Russian control since 2014, centre of the Donbas war.
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Donetsk OblastUAUkrainian oblast; partially occupied, primary land battlefield of the war since 2022.
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Dormition CathedralUAEleventh-century cathedral at the heart of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra; set ablaze during Russia's 14-15 June barrage and later extinguished.
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Dorozhnie (Donetsk Oblast)UASettlement in Shakhove hromada, Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, east of Dobropillia.
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DruzhkivkaUAIndustrial city in northern Donetsk Oblast; part of Ukraine's Fortress Belt defensive zone.
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EnerhodarUAUkrainian city in Zaporizhzhia Oblast; location of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.
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HenicheskUAHenichesk is a port town in Russian-occupied Kherson Oblast on the north shore of the Azov Sea whose road bridge was reduced to a single lane by June 2026, constraining Russian east-bank logistics.
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HryshyneUASettlement north-west of Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast; seized by Russian forces in March 2026.
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HuliaipoleUAFront-line Zaporizhzhia town where Russia concentrated its highest offensive intensity in March 2026.
Ivano-FrankivskUACity in western Ukraine, administrative centre of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast.
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IvanopilliaUAVillage south of Kostiantynivka in Kramatorsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast; Russia claimed it November 2025.
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Kerch StraitUANarrow strait between Crimea and Russia; critical logistics artery for the Russian occupation now under Ukrainian drone pressure.
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KhersonUASouthern Ukrainian oblast partly occupied by Russia; site of Ukraine's 2022 Dnipro crossing counteroffensive and one of four regions Moscow demands Kyiv cede.
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Kinburn SpitUAOccupied Black Sea shoreline where Ukraine landed an armed ground robot.
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Kirovohrad OblastUARegion of central Ukraine with its capital at Kropyvnytskyi.
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KolodiaziUAVillage in Lyman hromada, Kramatorsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, north-east of Lyman.
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Kosmonavtiv StreetUAStreet in Odesa's Cheremushki district where the 2 August shooting occurred.
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KostiantynivkaUAFortified Donetsk city on the M32; Russia's still-unmet main effort into August 2026.
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KotlynneUADonetsk settlement; Russian advance recorded by ISW on 8 April 2026 alongside Pishchane and Novopavlivka.
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KramatorskUAIndustrial city in eastern Donetsk Oblast; anchor of Ukraine's eastern defensive line alongside Sloviansk.
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KropyvnytskyiUACity in central Ukraine, administrative centre of Kirovohrad Oblast; named Kirovohrad until 2016.
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Kryva LukaUASettlement east of Sloviansk; Russian 3rd Army elements stalled here since 22 March 2026.
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Kryvyi RihUAIndustrial city in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and Volodymyr Zelenskyy's home city.
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KupianskUARail-junction city on the Oskil River in Kharkiv Oblast; centre of Kupiansk Raion.
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KyivUACapital of Ukraine; opened EU accession talks in June under sustained Russian bombardment.
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Kyiv-Pechersk LavraUAOrthodox monastery complex in Kyiv founded in 1051, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list and regarded as the spiritual centre of Ukrainian Orthodoxy.
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LuhanskUALuhansk Oblast capital; occupied by Russia since 2022, site of struck Rubikon drone HQ.
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Luhansk OblastUAEastern Ukrainian oblast; over 99% Russian-controlled since 2022, formally annexed by Russia.
LvivUALargest city in western Ukraine and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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LymanUAUkrainian-controlled city in Donetsk Oblast; centre of Russia's false Luhansk occupation claims.
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LypivkaUAVillage in Soledar hromada, Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast, south-east of Sloviansk.
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LypoveUAVillage in Lyman hromada, Kramatorsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, north of Lyman.
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MariupolUAUkrainian port city occupied by Russia since May 2022; key symbol in prisoner exchange and ceasefire talks.
M
MatiasheveUAVillage in Kryvorizka hromada, Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, just south of Dobropillia.
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MayakUAUkrainian production facility named by Russia as one of the targets in its 14-15 June strike, alleged to build the Flamingo cruise missile.
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NovopavlivkaUAUkrainian settlement near Pokrovsk axis; Russian advance recorded by ISW on 8 April 2026.
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NovoyehorivkaUAContested settlement in Luhansk Oblast named in Ukraine's rebuttal of Russia's false occupation claim.
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Novyi DonbasUASettlement in Dobropillia hromada, Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, east of Dobropillia.
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OdesaUAUkraine's largest Black Sea port, now hit by a rising wave of recruitment-office attacks.
O
OleksandrivkaUAFront-line village naming Ukraine's Oleksandrivka direction, where Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts meet.
O
OleshkyUARussian-occupied town on the left bank of the Dnipro in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine.
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OrikhivUAFront-line Zaporizhzhia town; target of Russia's planned spring offensive disrupted by Ukraine's counterattack.
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PishchaneUADonetsk frontline village; ISW recorded Russian advance near Pishchane in its 8 April 2026 assessment.
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PokrovskUADonetsk Oblast road and rail junction city; fell to Russia in December 2025.
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PoltavaUACentral Ukrainian city 350km from the front; struck in Russia's record 948-drone barrage.
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Rai-OleksandrivkaUAVillage in Ukraine's Donetsk region.
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RivneUACity in north-western Ukraine, administrative centre of Rivne Oblast.
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Saky airbaseUARussian naval-aviation airbase in occupied Crimea, a recurring target of Ukrainian long-range strikes.
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SevastopolUABlack Sea port city in Crimea, Russian-occupied since 2014; home of Russia's Black Sea Fleet.
SD
Siverskyi Donets-Donbas canalUAUkrainian canal in Donetsk Oblast; reached by Russian forces during the Slovyansk push in early June 2026.
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SlovianskUANorthern anchor city of Ukraine's Donetsk fortress belt, paired with Kramatorsk.
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SnizhneUAA city in Russian-occupied Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine.
S
StarobilskUAA city in Russian-occupied Luhansk Oblast, eastern Ukraine.
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SumyUACapital of Sumy Oblast in north-eastern Ukraine, about 50 km from the Russian border.
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SvitleUASettlement in Dobropillia hromada, Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, south-east of Dobropillia.
TC
T-22-09 corridorUARoad supply corridor Russia opened in 2022 through occupied Ukrainian territory to bypass the Kerch Strait Bridge.
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UkraineUAEastern European country under Russian full-scale invasion since February 2022.
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VasiukivkaUAVillage north of Bakhmut in Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast; Russia claimed it November 2025.
VinnytsiaUACity in central Ukraine, administrative centre of Vinnytsia Oblast.
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ZakitneUASettlement east of Sloviansk; Russian 3rd Army stalled since 22 March 2026, per ISW.
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ZaporizhzhiaUAUkrainian city on the Dnipro; site of ZNPP, Europe's largest nuclear plant, struck May 2026.
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Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power PlantUAEurope's largest nuclear power plant, at Enerhodar; Russian-occupied since March 2022, reactors shut down.
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Zelena DolynaUAVillage in Lyman hromada, Kramatorsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, north of Lyman.
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ZvanivkaUAVillage in Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast; Russia claimed its capture in November 2025.

Armed Groups

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123rd Separate Territorial Defence BrigadeUAUkrainian brigade that confirmed the Kinburn Spit ground-robot landing.
C9
Code 9.2UAUkrainian drone operations unit credited with striking the Chonhar Bridge on 7 June 2026.
UA
Ukrainian Air ForceUAUkraine's air force and air-defence branch, which counts and reports Russian drone and missile salvos.
UA
Ukrainian Armed ForcesUAUkraine's national military; all branches including army, navy, air force, and drone forces.
US
Unmanned Systems ForcesUAUkraine's dedicated drone-warfare branch; struck the Baltic Fleet at Kronstadt in June 2026.

Legislation

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Law No. 16119UAUkrainian law widening schooling in minority languages that are official EU languages, including Hungarian.
Ukraine weapons export ban (2022)UAPolicy restricting Ukrainian weapons exports. Officials are now discussing state-regulated export market; National Security and Defence Council to determine permissible sales.

Concepts

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Ferosplavna-1UAThe 330 kV backup feeder line to ZNPP; damaged 1.8 km from the switchyard; sole functional line in April 2026.
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Intergovernmental ConferenceUAAn Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) is the formal treaty-negotiating body through which EU candidate countries negotiate the terms of accession; Ukraine's IGC was opened by EU Council conclusions on 18 June 2026.
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MLRSUAMultiple-launch rocket system; a wheeled or tracked vehicle firing salvos of unguided rockets.

Events

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Zaporizhzhia counteroffensiveUAUkraine's 2026 southern push; 460 sq km reclaimed, first net territorial gain since 2023.

Products

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AN-196UAUkrainian long-range one-way attack drone designed by Antonov, also called the Liutyi.
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ARK-1UAUkrainian four-wheel-drive UGV airdropped behind Russian lines carrying anti-tank mines.
DP
Druzhba pipelineUASoviet-era oil pipeline damaged by Russian drone in January 2026; Hungary weaponised the shutdown to block €90 billion in EU aid to Ukraine.
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Konyk OneUATrinity Robotics 460kg logistics and casualty-evacuation UGV with a 300kg payload.
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Magura V5UAUkrainian autonomous naval drone that struck Russian ships in the Black Sea and Mediterranean.
RN
R-360 NeptuneUAUkrainian anti-ship cruise missile adapted to strike land targets.
RP
Rys ProUAModular Ukrainian-German uncrewed ground vehicle for evacuation, resupply, mine-laying and combat.
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Sargan-3000UAUkrainian armed uncrewed surface vessel with a 12.7mm remote weapon station.
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Shrike 10 FiberUASkyFall's fibre-optic FPV drone; scored 99.3/100 in the Pentagon's Drone Dominance Gauntlet.
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Ukrainian interceptor droneUACheap Ukrainian drones that destroy Shaheds; seven types now hunt Russia's jet-powered Gerans.

Technology

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Dniprovska 750 kV lineUA750 kV main feeder connecting ZNPP to Ukraine's national grid; disconnected 70+ days as of late May 2026.
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Ferosplavna-1 330 kV lineUAZNPP's sole remaining backup power line; reconnected 5 March under the fifth IAEA ceasefire; sole feed as of 10 April 2026.
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FP-1UAUkrainian long-range attack drone made by Fire Point for strikes on ground targets.
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FP-5 FlamingoUAUkrainian cruise missile; 3,000 km range, 1,150 kg warhead, struck Samara Oblast March 2026.
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FP-6UAUkrainian long-range one-way attack drone, a modified version of Fire Point's FP-1.
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RaybirdUAUkrainian-designed fixed-wing drone manufactured by Skyeton/Prevail, bidding for the UK's Project Corvus Watchkeeper replacement contract.
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Sea BabyUAUkrainian SBU-operated uncrewed surface vessel used repeatedly against Russian naval and shadow-fleet targets.
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UGVUAUnmanned ground vehicle: a crewless robotic platform able to carry weapons systems remotely.