US President Donald Trump’s 50-day pause ahead of possible secondary sanctions on Russia gifts the Kremlin a window to exploit the incremental gains of recent weeks in Ukraine’s east.

Our algorithms assess if these fires are linked to the conflict—letting us map Russia’s summer offensive in near real time. Heavy fire continues across the Dnieper river in the Kherson region. Much of this is caused by Russian drone strikes on farmland rather than a serious attempt to advance.

One of those key frontline areas is Pokrovsk, a strategic hub in eastern Ukraine, which Moscow has been trying to capture for more than two years. According to the head of Ukraine's army Gen Oleksandr Syrskyi, Russia has concentrated some 111,000 troops in that area.

President Donald Trump’s ultimatum to Russia to accept a peace deal in Ukraine within 50 days or face bruising sanctions has given the Kremlin extra time to pursue its summer offensive.

In accordance with the security protocols of the Ukrainian military, soldiers featured in this story are identified by first names and callsigns only. POKROVSK, Donetsk Oblast – Light rain and the dying light of a cool summer evening accompany the Ukrainian drone team’s preparation to begin their shift.

President Trump has effectively handed Vladimir Putin an extraordinary green light: 50 days to finish off his brutal summer offensive in Ukraine before facing any consequences.

Ukrainian authorities believe that Russia plans to use the 50-day pause ahead of possible new sanctions announced by US President Donald Trump to develop an offensive against key Ukrainian positions,

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia pounded Ukraine’s capital with another major missile and drone attack overnight into Thursday, killing at least two people and causing fires across Kyiv a day after the heaviest drone attack so far in the more than three-year war, Ukrainian officials said.

I was prepping an ISR drone over the Siverskyi Donets—a cheap DJI Mini II, the AK-47 of hobby drones—when the thought hit me: This war needs to end by the end of the summer. I hope we’ll be in Moscow.