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Ukraine’s Defense Forces organisation

Named in 53 reports across 11 stories - 3 Aug – 23 Oct

also appears as Ukraine’s defense forces

3 Aug 202623 Oct 2026

The web around Ukraine’s Defense Forces

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

Kostiantynivka and Pokrovsk share 3 reportsPokrovsk sector and Russian forces share 2 reportsDonetsk region and Ukrainian forces share 2 reportsCrimea and Ukrainian forces share 2 reportsRussian forces and Ukrainian forces share 1 reportPokrovsk and Russian forces share 1 reportCrimea and Donetsk region share 1 reportCrimea and Defense Forces share 1 reportKostiantynivka and Russian forces share 1 reportGeneral Staff and Russia share 1 reportUkraine’s Defense ForcesRussian forcesRussian forces - 9 shared reports (organization)Ukrainian f…Ukrainian forces - 8 shared reports (organization)Pokrovsk se…Pokrovsk sector - 6 shared reports (place)CrimeaCrimea - 4 shared reports (place)Defense For…Defense Forces - 4 shared reports (organization)PokrovskPokrovsk - 4 shared reports (place)Donetsk reg…Donetsk region - 3 shared reports (place)General Sta…General Staff - 3 shared reports (organization)Kostiantyni…Kostiantynivka - 3 shared reports (place)RussiaRussia - 3 shared reports (place)

The stories

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

414 outlets16 reports name Ukraine’s Defense Forces1 Jul 2016 – 24 Oct 2026

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

95 outlets12 reports name Ukraine’s Defense Forces5 Aug – 24 Oct

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

86 outlets2 reports name Ukraine’s Defense Forces5 Aug – 24 Oct

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

48 outlets2 reports name Ukraine’s Defense Forces10 Aug – 24 Oct

Lithuania builds new defensive line on border with Russia and Belarus

26 outlets1 report names Ukraine’s Defense Forces13 Aug – 20 Oct

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

19 outlets1 report names Ukraine’s Defense Forces5 Aug – 24 Oct

Ukraine Repels Russian Assaults Across 12 Frontline Axes on Tuesday

6 outlets15 reports name Ukraine’s Defense Forces4 Aug – 24 Oct

Ukraine Plans Fourth Phase of Operation Vivaldi, Zelensky Says

5 outlets1 report names Ukraine’s Defense Forces27 Sept – 24 Oct

Azov Regiment denies Russian claims of capturing three settlements near Dobropillia

7 outlets1 report names Ukraine’s Defense Forces17 Oct – 22 Oct

DIU ambushes two Russian special forces groups on Zaporizhzhia front

2 outlets1 report names Ukraine’s Defense Forces11 Oct – 23 Oct

Russia Captured More Territory Than Ukraine Reclaimed in July, DeepState Reports

1 outlets1 report names Ukraine’s Defense Forces3 Aug

People they appear with

Zelensky3

Places in the same coverage

Pokrovsk sector6Crimea4Pokrovsk4Donetsk region3Kostiantynivka3Russia3Donetsk regions2Krasnodar Krai2Luhansk region2Oryol region2Oskil River2Ukraine2Zaporizhzhia region2

Organisations in the same coverage

Russian forces9Ukrainian forces8Defense Forces4General Staff3Russian invaders3Ukrainian Defense Forces3

Who keeps naming them

Ukrinform (Ukraine)50Kyiv Post (Ukraine)3

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