Newly-surfaced battlefield maps and open-source intelligence comparisons expose how the Kremlin’s own briefings distort front lines for Vladimir Putin, even as Russian bloggers quietly concede his latest “liberation” claim is at least premature.

War in Ukraine - Latest update, key takeaways and map from the Institute for the Study of War on July 3, 2026

KYIV, July 4 — Ukraine’s army today dismissed Russian claims to have seized the eastern stronghold of Kostyantynivka, saying the situation was “difficult” but that troops...