Russia reportedly redeployed a battalion of the 76th Airborne Division to Kursk Oblast in an effort to gather an operationally significant force for a possible offensive operation against northeastern Ukraine and the administrative center of Kharkiv,

On May 4, a Russian military blogger posted footage of reportedly the Russian “Lavina” Battalion of the 132nd Motorized Rifle Brigade raising a flag in Arkhanhelske, which was geolocated by ISW to northern part of the village.

The Russian military reportedly redeployed a battalion of the 76th Airborne (VDV) Division to Kursk Oblast as part of a larger ongoing Russian effort to gather an operationally significant force for a possible future Russian offensive operation against northeastern Ukraine and Kharkiv City.

Kremlin says tactical drills are a response to statements from the West about possibly sending troops to Ukraine

Russia’s army made further incremental gains in its quest to capture a strategically important town of Chasiv Yar in the eastern Donetsk region, while missile and drone strikes disrupted power supplies in the north and east of Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered nuclear weapons drills near Ukraine, Moscow said Monday, in response to "threats" from Western officials to deploy NATO troops to Ukraine.

The American analytical organization ISW reports that Russia is amassing significant forces for a potential offensive operation against northeastern Ukraine. This preparation involves forming a northern group of forces with elements from the Leningrad Military District,