The way I understand it that before the brigades were mostly independent of each other and had no overarching regional command that helped coordinate brigades in any given region. The corps, which consist of many brigades (normally, a corps is made up of 2-6 divisions, which themselves contain 2-4 brigades), will become an overarching command structure in any region to coordinate the defenses better than before, where it came from the top brass directly to the brigades individually, creating some friction and a lack of coordination between those individual brigades.

Just FYI, a NATO-standard brigade generally contains ~5000 troops, a division 10000-15000 troops, so 2-3 brigades, and a corps between 40000 and 80000, so normally 3-6 divisions worth of personnel. The Ukrainian Corps however seem to be a bit smaller, containing only 4-5 brigades plus a recon regiment (or even just a recon bataillon, which is even smaller), plus some smaller combat units (probably independent regiments and battalions) plus logistics, which will probably just be enough for 30k-35k military personnel in an Ukrainian Corps at full strength.

Tactically, this gives Ukraine some bigger groups to handle both the offensive and defensive tasks, and allowing them to do so in a semi-regional fashion instead of just local as they did so far. This will increase coordination, and with it, effectiveness on the battlefield - especially when it comes to making good use of artillery, air support and attack drone usage.

🇬🇧 The UK has officially confirmed it will host the "Ramstein" meeting instead of the US. The meeting will take place in Brussels on February 12, as announced by UK Defense Minister John Healey. The contact group will gather ahead of NATO defense ministers' meeting to discuss support for Ukraine.

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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 6 February 2025 at 11:55

BREAKING: Minister of the French Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu announced that the first Mirage 2000-5F fighters have been delivered to Ukraine.

"With Ukrainian pilots trained for several months in France on board, they will now participate in defending Ukraine's sky," he added.

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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 6 February 2025 at 09:52

🇺🇸 Ukraine continues to receive US military aid, but new packages are not yet being discussed, Zelensky said.

"We have not seen a reduction in US support. It continues, for which I am grateful. But it's too early to talk about new packages," he said.

www.radiosvoboda.org/a/news-zelen...

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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 5 February 2025 at 21:12

Trump’s Representative, Keith Kellogg, responded to Zelensky’s statement on nuclear weapons. Zelensky suggested if NATO membership is out of reach, Ukraine may turn to nuclear options. Kellogg called the chances of Ukraine regaining nuclear weapons "minimal to none."

www.foxnews.com/world/zelens...

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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 6 February 2025 at 11:39

The leadership of Azov and the 3rd Assault Brigade will form the backbone of two new corps in the Ukrainian Army. The restructuring will create tactical units, reinforcing front-line sectors with 12-15k soldiers, heavy weapons, artillery, and support units.

mil.in.ua/uk/news/koma...

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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 5 February 2025 at 16:16

Brigadier General Yuriy Shchyhol showcasing several types of Ukrainian kamikaze drones. According to him, Ukraine is producing 500 long-range strike drones a month.

www.thetimes.com/article/48e3...

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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 5 February 2025 at 22:04

Confirmed. 150 Ukrainian defenders have returned from Russian captivity. Among them are soldiers, sergeants, officers, marines, paratroopers, border guards, and a policeman. Some had been held for over two years. The exchange was facilitated by the UAE.

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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 5 February 2025 at 13:27

Today, 150 Ukrainian defenders returned from Russian captivity. This is the moment they were reunited their families and loved ones. Some of them were held captive for more than 2 years.

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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 5 February 2025 at 16:38

🇻🇦 Pope Francis -during a video conference with 250 young Ukrainians from Kyiv and various cities in Europe and the Americas- urged Ukrainian youth to "forgive their enemies" and resist the instinct to "strike back" in war.

🤦‍♂️

www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...

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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 6 February 2025 at 08:05

3 years into Russia’s invasion, support among Russians remains high. According to VTsIOM, a Russian Public Opinion Research Center, 67% back the invasion, while 65% see it as successful. Optimism peaked in March 2022 (70%) but declined as the war dragged on.

wciom.ru/analytical-r...

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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 6 February 2025 at 09:25

Russian military channel Rybar reports that Russia lost Cherkasskaya Konopelka. On our map, this means that Kolmakov, previously a gray zone, has also come under Ukrainian control. He added that there are several attacks ongoing in different directions with unclear outcomes.

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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 6 February 2025 at 11:51

SBU is systematically destroying Russian equipment and air defenses, taking out 6 tanks, 18 AFVs, 19 artillery systems, 3 air defense systems, 204 vehicles, 39 UAVs, 128 fortifications and firing positions, as well as 6 ammo depots and 1 fuel storage.

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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 6 February 2025 at 13:04

In addition to the French Mirage 2000-5F fighters, Ukraine also received F-16 aircraft from The Netherlands, Defense Minister Umerov announced.

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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 6 February 2025 at 14:14

MBT's

• Abrams
• Challengers
• T-Series
• Leopards

Aircraft

• F-16s
• Mirages
• SUs
• MiGs

What does Ukraine do after the war? Double down on being one of the most diverse militaries in the world or streamline it all? Goddamn the logistics and maintenance must be an absolute fucking nightmare but understandable in current circumstances. I feel like after the war it would make more sense to convert their military to European focused.

Russia-Ukraine War Update for 5 February 2025 2/2

Russian forces only carried out 85 assaults on the 4th, 12 in Kursk, 73 in Ukraine. Lowest number since mid-June.

7-day moving average dropped to 121.

As of 22:00 Hrs Kyiv Time on the 5th, only 80 attacks recorded, 71 in Ukraine, 9 in Kursk.

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— Malcontent News (@malcontentnews.bsky.social) 5 February 2025 at 23:22

Seems that the Russian army has reached a new, qualitatively different stage of development, one that Putin had been promising. Due to a shortage of military equipment, the use of animal-drawn transport has increased, particularly DONKEYS, for transporting ammunition and performing other tasks.

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— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) 5 February 2025 at 23:28

Poor Donkeys...Russia back to living in WW1.

Absolutely.  I definitely agree that they should move to something made in Europe.  They may want to go with either the Mirage or Gripen for aircraft, and they'll definitely be ditching the old MIGs and even the SUs.  As far as tanks go, it seems like a harder choice to make as they are more equal.

I don't know if that is smart or pathetic.  On one hand they are invading a country and start to have to do this kind of thing which sounds laughable but then again the donkeys will be passed over by the drones.  

Trump’s “peace plan” for Ukraine will NOT be presented at the Munich Security Conference (Feb 14-16), despite prior reports. His rep, Keith Kellogg, denied it on Newsmax. Bloomberg had suggested the plan could include freezing the conflict & vague security guarantees.

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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 6 February 2025 at 15:33

Concepts of a Plan.