1 day ago · Further north, in the town of Mezhove, Eugeny “The Bulgarian,” a sergeant in the 35th Marine Infantry Brigade, echoes Root’s assessment. “We are fighting for every inch of land. The battle is very tough, because Donbas [the region in which Donetsk is located] remains Russia’s main target,” he says. The sergeant surveys the situation ...

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the area around Donetsk has seen full-scale fighting between Ukrainian forces against Russian forces and their DNR counterparts. Russian-installed local officials have repeatedly accused Ukrainian armed forces of …

6 days ago · KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia on Friday claimed it had captured another village in its relentless offensive in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region and as it closes in on the critical Ukrainian logistics hub of Pokrovsk after almost three years of war.. The Russian claim that its forces took Novovasylivka could not be independently confirmed, and Ukrainian officials made no immediate comment.

1 day ago · For example, Russian-occupied Donetsk produced 2.9 million tons of coal in 2022, a small fraction of the 37.8 million tons produced in the region in 2013. Claims that value the coal deposits in occupied territory at $11.9 trillion appear to be grossly exaggerated. The coal mines of Donetsk and Luhansk were already a waning asset before Russia ...

On 21 February 2022, Russia recognised the DPR and LPR as sovereign states. Three days later, it launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, partially under the pretext of protecting the republics. Russian forces captured more of Donetsk Oblast, which became part of the DPR.

Jan 29, 2025 · Russia Seizes Another Ukrainian Town in Push to Take All of Donetsk Moscow’s troops used the same pincer tactic on Velyka Novosilka that has enabled their recent capture of town after town in ...

Jan 13, 2025 · Ukraine’s army is under severe strain along parts of the approximately 1,000-kilometer (600-mile) front line, especially in the eastern Donetsk region where Pokrovsk is located. After almost three years of war, Ukrainian units are depleted and are outnumbered by …

Jan 6, 2025 · Russia’s Defense Ministry is claiming that its troops in eastern Ukraine have captured the town of Kurakhove after a monthslong battle. But the Ukrainian force defending the town dismissed the claim Monday while acknowledging that Russian forces were conducting assaults against urban areas.

Jan 26, 2025 · Donetsk, city, southeastern Ukraine, on the headwaters of the Kalmius River. It is the capital of Donetsk oblast (province) and the most prominent city in the Donets Basin industrial region. In 2014 Donetsk was occupied by Russian-backed militants who claimed to represent the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic.

Jan 7, 2025 · Russia has claimed that its forces captured a battered but strategic town in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, while the Ukrainian military said it struck a command post during its...