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Russian forces organisation

Named in 855 reports across 55 stories - 2 Aug – 20 Oct

also appears as Russian Forces

2 Aug 202620 Oct 2026
21 edits12 entries
  1. Kyiv Post (Ukraine)seen 20 Oct, 10:50headline rewrittenthe story

    Russian Drone Strikes Park in Kharkiv Region, Leaves Infant and 5 Others Dead, 15 WoundedInfant Dies in Stroller as Russian Drone Kills Six, Including Two Children, in Kharkiv Park

  2. Kyiv Post (Ukraine)seen 15 Oct, 09:40headline rewrittenthe story

    Russia Strikes Kyiv With Ballistic Missiles After Deadly Drone Attack Kills TwoRussia Strikes Kyiv With Ballistic Missiles After Deadly Drone Attack Kills 2

  3. Ukrinform (Ukraine)seen 25 Sept, 02:05headline rewrittenthe story

    Russian strikes shopping center in Zaporizhzhia, fire breaks outRussia strikes shopping center in Zaporizhzhia, fire breaks out

  4. Kyiv Post (Ukraine)seen 22 Sept, 15:47headline rewrittenthe story

    Russian Ballistic Strikes Hit Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih and Pavlohrad, Kill 2Russian Ballistic Strikes Hit Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih and Pavlohrad, Kill 4

  5. Kyiv Post (Ukraine)seen 22 Sept, 09:11headline rewrittenthe story

    Russian Ballistic Strikes Hit Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih and Pavlohrad, 3 WoundedRussian Ballistic Strikes Hit Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih and Pavlohrad, Kill 2

  6. Ukrinform (Ukraine)seen 20 Sept, 12:36headline rewrittenthe story

    Russia’s war casualty toll in Ukraine up by1,560 over past dayRussia’s war casualty toll in Ukraine up by 1,560 over past day

  7. Bloomberg Politicsseen 17 Sept, 14:54headline rewrittenthe story

    Russia Hits Kyiv as Ukraine Strikes Major Russian Oil RefineryUkraine Hits Key Russian Oil Refinery as Moscow Strikes Kyiv

  8. Kyiv Post (Ukraine)seen 15 Sept, 17:06headline rewrittenthe story

    Gas Stations Hit, Explosions Rock Kyiv as Russia Launches 200-Drone AttackRussian Drones Hit Kyiv Gas Stations, Kill 1 as 200 UAVs Attack Ukraine

  9. Kyiv Post (Ukraine)seen 14 Sept, 20:51headline rewrittenthe story

    ‘Fully Surrounded’: Russian Forces Suffer Major Defeat in Donbas After Losing 240 Sq. Km‘Fully Surrounded’: Russian Forces Suffer Major Defeat in Donbas

  10. Kyiv Post (Ukraine)seen 12 Sept, 14:02headline rewrittenthe story

    Russian Strikes Kill 2, Injure 5 in Kryvyi Rih and KharkivRussian Strikes Kill 3, Injure 5 in Kryvyi Rih and Kharkiv

  11. Kyiv Post (Ukraine)seen 4 Sept, 01:24headline rewrittenthe story

    10 Wounded, Including 1 Child, in Russian Strikes on Kyiv13 Wounded, Including 1 Child, in Russian Strikes on Kyiv

  12. Ukrinform (Ukraine)seen 3 Sept, 03:04headline rewrittenthe story

    War update: 173 Clashes on the Front Line, Ukrainian Forces Neutralize Over 70 Russian Troops in Pokrovsk SectorWar update: 173 clashes on front lines, Ukrainian forces neutralize over 70 Russian troops in Pokrovsk sector

Closest companions, sized by how often they share a report with Russian forces. Lines between the outer names are their own relationships - names that appear together even without Russian forces.

Russia and Ukraine share 44 reportsDnipropetrovsk region and Russians share 15 reportsKyiv and Ukraine share 13 reportsRussian troops and Ukraine share 7 reportsDonetsk region and Russian troops share 6 reportsKyiv and Russia share 6 reportsDnipropetrovsk region and Russian troops share 4 reportsKyiv and Zaporizhzhia share 4 reportsDnipropetrovsk region and Zaporizhzhia share 4 reportsRussians and Zaporizhzhia share 4 reportsKharkiv and Kharkiv region share 4 reportsKyiv and Russians share 3 reportsKharkiv and Russians share 3 reportsDnipropetrovsk region and Ukraine share 3 reportsRussia and Zaporizhzhia share 3 reportsRussians and Ukraine share 3 reportsKharkiv and Zaporizhzhia share 2 reportsKharkiv region and Russian troops share 2 reportsDonetsk region and Ukraine share 2 reportsDonetsk region and Russians share 2 reportsKharkiv and Kyiv share 2 reportsUkraine and Zaporizhzhia share 2 reportsKharkiv region and Russians share 2 reportsKharkiv region and Ukraine share 2 reportsDonetsk region and Kharkiv share 2 reportsKharkiv region and Kyiv share 1 reportKyiv and Russian troops share 1 reportKharkiv and Russia share 1 reportDnipropetrovsk region and Kharkiv region share 1 reportDnipropetrovsk region and Kyiv share 1 reportKharkiv and Ukraine share 1 reportKharkiv and Russian troops share 1 reportDonetsk region and Kyiv share 1 reportDnipropetrovsk region and Russia share 1 reportRussian forcesUkraineUkraine - 166 shared reports (place)Dnipropetro…Dnipropetrovsk region - 92 shared reports (place)RussiansRussians - 69 shared reports (organization)KyivKyiv - 66 shared reports (place)RussiaRussia - 64 shared reports (place)ZaporizhzhiaZaporizhzhia - 56 shared reports (place)Kharkiv reg…Kharkiv region - 47 shared reports (place)Donetsk reg…Donetsk region - 41 shared reports (place)Russian tro…Russian troops - 38 shared reports (organization)KharkivKharkiv - 31 shared reports (place)

The stories

Russian warship makes ‘AGGRESSIVE’ approach with weapons drawn to US navy cruiser

409 outlets409 reports name Russian forces1 Jul 2016 – 20 Oct 2026

Evacuations continue daily as more than 83,400 civilians remain in Kramatorsk and Sloviansk communities

95 outlets245 reports name Russian forces5 Aug – 20 Oct

SpaceX says some travelers are skipping direct options just to fly on a plane with Starlink

78 outlets1 report names Russian forces5 Aug – 20 Oct

Russia wants 30,000 more North Korean soldiers to fight Ukraine. Is the West at risk?

64 outlets3 reports name Russian forces7 Aug – 20 Oct

Russia launches all-day bombing attack on Kyiv

58 outlets5 reports name Russian forces3 Sept – 20 Oct

Ex-Defense Minister Fedorov Says Ukraine Must Strike Russian Missile Launchers, Addresses Possible Return

53 outlets1 report names Russian forces6 Aug – 2 Oct

Poland: Prime Minister Tusk defies anti-Ukrainian violence

50 outlets1 report names Russian forces2 Aug – 20 Oct

Fire breaks out at fuel tank in Libya’s Zawiya oil depot

48 outlets34 reports name Russian forces10 Aug – 20 Oct

Ukraine’s ‘Sudden’ Victory in Lyman-Kharkiv: 5 Things to Know

36 outlets5 reports name Russian forces27 Aug – 20 Oct

Russia steps up efforts to restore influence in Czechia through new ambassador – expert

35 outlets1 report names Russian forces3 Sept – 20 Oct

‘Waiting for Death’: Russian-Occupied Oleshky Faces Starvation as Russia Blocks Aid and Evacuation

34 outlets4 reports name Russian forces17 Sept – 20 Oct

Russia Ukraine latest: Zelenskyy ‘done’ with Trump’s energy ceasefire

59 outlets1 report names Russian forces15 Oct – 20 Oct

Who keeps naming them

Ukrinform (Ukraine)693Kyiv Post (Ukraine)134Bloomberg Politics4South China Morning Post3Google News - Top Stories3The Hill3ABC News (Australia)2Le Monde English2Balkan Insight2Times of India2Euronews1bne IntelliNews1

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