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Ukrainian Defense Forces organisation

Named in 140 reports across 10 stories - 5 Aug – 1 Nov

also appears as Ukrainian defense forces

5 Aug 20261 Nov 2026
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  1. 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 Ukrainian Defense Forces. Lines between the outer names are their own relationships - names that appear together even without Ukrainian Defense Forces.

Kostiantynivka and Pokrovsk share 11 reportsPokrovsk sector and Russian forces share 7 reportsCrimea and Defense Forces share 5 reportsKostiantynivka and Russian forces share 5 reportsDonetsk and Ukrainian forces share 4 reportsCrimea and Donetsk share 4 reportsPokrovsk and Russian forces share 4 reportsDefense Forces and Donetsk share 3 reportsRussia and Ukrainian forces share 2 reportsRussian forces and Ukrainian forces share 2 reportsCrimea and General Staff share 2 reportsGeneral Staff and Ukrainian forces share 2 reportsDefense Forces and General Staff share 1 reportDefense Forces and Russia share 1 reportDonetsk and Pokrovsk share 1 reportDonetsk and General Staff share 1 reportGeneral Staff and Russia share 1 reportCrimea and Ukrainian forces share 1 reportDefense Forces and Pokrovsk sector share 1 reportPokrovsk sector and Ukrainian forces share 1 reportUkrainian Defense ForcesDefense ForcesDefense Forces - 24 shared reports (organization)Russian for…Russian forces - 18 shared reports (organization)Ukrainian f…Ukrainian forces - 18 shared reports (organization)Pokrovsk se…Pokrovsk sector - 16 shared reports (place)DonetskDonetsk - 14 shared reports (place)KostiantynivkaKostiantynivka - 13 shared reports (place)PokrovskPokrovsk - 12 shared reports (place)CrimeaCrimea - 11 shared reports (place)General Sta…General Staff - 11 shared reports (organization)RussiaRussia - 10 shared reports (place)

The stories

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

465 outlets44 reports name Ukrainian Defense Forces1 Jul 2016 – 1 Nov 2026

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

99 outlets36 reports name Ukrainian Defense Forces5 Aug – 1 Nov

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

53 outlets8 reports name Ukrainian Defense Forces10 Aug – 1 Nov

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

37 outlets5 reports name Ukrainian Defense Forces27 Aug – 1 Nov

Russian forces lose another 1,130 troops and two air defense systems in war against Ukraine

20 outlets2 reports name Ukrainian Defense Forces5 Aug – 1 Nov

Defense Forces strike Russian radar station and UAV repeaters in Crimea

8 outlets1 report names Ukrainian Defense Forces7 Aug – 21 Aug

Ukraine Repels Russian Assaults Across 12 Frontline Axes on Tuesday

6 outlets41 reports name Ukrainian Defense Forces4 Aug – 1 Nov

Su-27 fighter pilot destroys Russian artillery position in Zaporizhzhia region

1 outlets1 report names Ukrainian Defense Forces7 Aug – 13 Aug

Ukraine eliminates suspected killer of military intelligence General Shapoval in occupied Donetsk – media

1 outlets1 report names Ukrainian Defense Forces7 Sept

Defense Forces test new robotic turrets with assault rifles on front line

1 outlets1 report names Ukrainian Defense Forces27 Aug

Who keeps naming them

Ukrinform (Ukraine)124Kyiv Post (Ukraine)16

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