DeepState
DeepState is a Ukrainian analytical project that maps the frontline and tracks territorial changes during the Russian-Ukrainian war, using open-source data cross-referenced with photo and video evidence. It maintains an interactive battle map and publishes its findings through a Telegram channel and a YouTube channel featuring frontline analysis. The project emerged as an independent volunteer initiative and became widely cited by media and military observers for its near real-time situational awareness.
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Ukraine's General Staff reports 264 combat clashes; heaviest fighting on Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka axes
Ukraine's General Staff reported 264 combat clashes over the past day, with the heaviest fighting on the Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka directions. Russian forces carried out 73 airstrikes, dropped 238 guided aerial bombs, deployed 8,985 kamikaze drones, and conducted 2,468 shellings of populated areas and Ukrainian positions. Ukrainian aviation, missile troops, and artillery struck an enemy troop concentration area, an artillery system, and a UAV launch pad.
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Russian Major General Anton Grunis killed in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine's drone forces claim strike
Russian Major General Anton Grunis, commander of the 4th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade, was killed in Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast. Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces commander Robert "Madyar" Brovdi said the 427th Separate Unmanned Systems Battalion "Rarog" carried out the strike on September 12. Grunis had earlier briefed Vladimir Putin about the alleged capture of Kostiantynivka, a claim Ukraine denies.
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Ukraine's Third Army Corps confirms "Vivaldi" offensive near Lyman
Ukraine's Third Army Corps publicly confirmed on September 15 that it has been running an offensive operation codenamed "Vivaldi" in the northern part of Donetsk Oblast, east and northeast of Lyman. The corps revealed details of the first phase, which targeted Russian troop infiltration and logistics, and reported Russian losses in personnel, drones and equipment. The announcement broke months of operational secrecy around the fighting.