| 单词 | Donetsk |
| 例句 | In early 2014, after Russia annexed Crimea, pro-Russia separatists in the north of Ukraine, with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s backing, seized parts of the border area near Donetsk. The Russian Tom Clancy Is on the Front Lines for Real 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z "M" first arrived at the Donetsk orphanage at age 4 — but a complex, bureaucratic oversight led to an 11-year delay in her being available for adoption. Russia-Ukraine war: Kentucky mom of 8 is desperate to rescue teen girl from Russia's attacks 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z In 2013, the Yara Arts Group traveled to Donetsk, Ukraine, for a theater program that asked residents to describe their dreams for the future. Review: ‘Hitting Bedrock’ at La MaMa Taps Into War’s Confusion 2015-03-01T05:00:00Z The Thompsons had been scheduled to travel to Donetsk earlier this week for court proceedings to finalize the girl's adoption — but the war horribly scrambled those plans. Russia-Ukraine war: Kentucky mom of 8 is desperate to rescue teen girl from Russia's attacks 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z It is set in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine in July 2014, when an antiaircraft missile downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, killing the 298 people on board. ‘Klondike’ Review: Domestic Violence 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z But for all those in the audience at the Donetsk National Ukrainian Music and Drama Theatre, the night's performance offers solace from the conflict being waged around them. Despite conflict, the show goes on in east Ukraine 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z In 2014, she stirred controversy when she made the donation of a million rubles — then roughly $18,500 — to the opera house in Donetsk. The Netrebko Question 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z In 2014, she donated to an opera house in Donetsk, a war-torn city in Ukraine controlled by Russian separatists, and was photographed holding a separatist flag. The Netrebko Question 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z When in 2014 she donated to an opera house in Donetsk, a war-torn city in Ukraine controlled by Russian separatists, she was photographed holding a separatist flag. Met Opera Ordered to Pay Anna Netrebko $200,000 for Canceled Performances 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z The facility is apparently demanding a signoff from the girl's orphanage in Donetsk — even though that facility is no longer operating because of the war. American mom in Ukraine races to get adoptive daughter out of Russian war zone 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z Some left a legacy that is being reclaimed today; the black, blue, and red flag of a pro-Bolshevik republic in Eastern Ukraine has been adopted by pro-Russian separatists in Donetsk. Stepping Across the Ice: Teffi (1872-1952) 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z Of course, now there is the situation with the action in Crimea and Russia’s support of separatists in Donetsk. Alexei Ratmansky’s Elective Affinity, Musically Speaking 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z "M" is right now trapped in western Ukraine, where she's been moved along with other children from her original orphanage in the Donetsk region. Russia-Ukraine war: Kentucky mom of 8 is desperate to rescue teen girl from Russia's attacks 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z I am a representative of military forces of the Donetsk People’s Republic. The Russian Tom Clancy Is on the Front Lines for Real 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z Many members of the Cxema team have recently been volunteering in humanitarian efforts, like Oleg Patselya, 21, who has been delivering medicine and food to soldiers at the front lines in Donetsk. For a Kyiv Techno Collective, ‘Now Everything Is About Politics’ 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z Once they can take Horlivka, “the direct route is open for the forces of the anti-terrorist operation to the capital of the Donbass region - the city of Donetsk,” Lysenko said. AP News in Brief at 8:58 p.m. EDT 2014-07-26T04:00:00Z One of those local fighters, Fyodor Berezin, became the deputy defense minister of what the rebels call the Donetsk People’s Republic, and now trains new recruits in tank artillery. The Russian Tom Clancy Is on the Front Lines for Real 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z On Thursday, locals reacted with sadness and resignation after a Malaysian Airlines plane was downed in the troubled airspace over the eastern city of Donetsk, about 450 miles away. Against the odds, Odessa Film Festival in war-torn Ukraine survives 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z Maria is among about 30 young patients undergoing treatment in the half-full Donetsk clinic which specializes in children's neurological disorders. Ukraine conflict hampers recovery of sick children 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z “The donation was handed to an official to ensure that it would reach its intended destination, the opera house in Donetsk,” she said. Donation to Ukrainian Opera House Puts Netrebko in a Political Spotlight 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z There are 74 recipes so far, including some from the Donetsk region’s longstanding Greek community in which her father’s family has roots. Rescuing the Cuisine of Besieged Mariupol, Recipe by Family Recipe 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z Parts of the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine are still under Moscow’s control, and the rest of the region is struggling to rebuild from the war. Prom Pictures of Ukrainian Teens on the Verge of an Uncertain Adulthood 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z "Kids like Maria are much more afraid than others," said Maria's grandmother Tamara, who brought the girl through fighting and roadblocks for treatment in Donetsk, the region's largest city and now the separatists' main stronghold. Ukraine conflict hampers recovery of sick children 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z Yet Loznitsa’s is a deeply cynical outlook, one that is most apparent in his narrative features, like “Donbass,” a grim satire about corruption and propaganda in the separatist regions of Donetsk and Luhansk. What Does It Mean to Live in Ukraine? Filmmakers Offer Their Answers. 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z "M" and the 42 other children who are ages 7 to 17 cannot leave for Poland without the permission of the now-absent director of their original Donetsk region facility. American mom in Ukraine races to get adoptive daughter out of Russian war zone 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z She was referring to the Donetsk area, where the girl's earlier home, the Emerald City orphanage, was located. American mom in Ukraine races to get adoptive daughter out of Russian war zone 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z One example was Donetsk, Ukraine, which was called Stalino for several decades under the Soviet Union. These Artists Bring Pickles to the Party 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z Ms. Netrebko made the donation on Sunday in St. Petersburg, giving a check for a million rubles — roughly $18,500 — for the opera house in Donetsk. Donation to Ukrainian Opera House Puts Netrebko in a Political Spotlight 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z Best result for Russian-speaking people in Donetsk is the complete destruction of the regime in Kiev. The Russian Tom Clancy Is on the Front Lines for Real 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z The port is a strategic link between the rebel-held regional capital Donetsk to the north, the sea, and the land route to the Crimean peninsula, which Russia annexed in March. Ukraine steelmen hold their ground as frontline marches towards port 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z I got word to Berezin on the front lines and he agreed to journey to a Donetsk pub known as Three Fat Men. The Russian Tom Clancy Is on the Front Lines for Real 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z Early in the week, he was fastidiously correcting Mark Chapman's pronunciation of Donetsk; by Thursday, he was in full-on holiday mood. Rewind radio: Euro 2012; In Our Time 2012-06-16T23:05:48Z Photographs at the time showed him visiting the frontlines of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the Donetsk region. Sean Penn in Ukraine to continue work on documentary 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z Before the uprising began in April, performances were in Ukrainian or Russian, the native language for about three quarters of the population in the Donetsk region. Despite conflict, the show goes on in east Ukraine 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z In a separate statement, Ukraine's energy ministry said Russian shelling had targeted a power station in the eastern Donetsk region and damaged equipment. Ukraine shoots down 16 drones, one missile in latest Russian attacks - air force 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z Ukraine's four-month-old counteroffensive has secured only incremental gains, with heavy battles taking place in recent days around the shattered city of Avdiivka in the Donetsk region. Russia not exporting Lancet drones as domestic demand high - TASS 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z Many are from Donetsk region, which has been hit harder by fighting than any other province. Ukrainian families divided as some flee fierce fighting in east 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z "Quite simply, Avdiivka and its strategic position is geographically located on heights and you can see Donetsk...from here," Barabash said. Ukraine says Russians intensify bombardment of Avdiivka 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z Bakhmut, north of the city of Donetsk, was captured by Russian forces in May after months of heavy combat, but Ukrainian troops have since retaken nearby villages. Zelenskiy tells Ukrainians to prepare for Russian winter onslaught 2023-11-12T05:00:00Z It’s considered the gateway to parts of the eastern Donetsk region under Kyiv’s control. Russia ramps up attacks on key cities in eastern Ukraine 2023-11-12T05:00:00Z Ukrainian forces regard Avdiivka as a gateway for future advances to recapture territory in the east - the large Russian-held town of Donetsk is 20 km away. Ukrainian forces hold line in shattered eastern town of Avdiivka -military 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Given the location of the unit, Hird said she expected the Ukrainian POWs would be deployed to the front lines in the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions. Russia reportedly is using Ukrainian POWs to fight in their homeland on Moscow’s side 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z In the Donetsk region, three residents in the village of Bahatyr were killed in shelling. Ukraine takes credit for the car bomb killing of a Russia-backed official in Luhansk 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Avdiivka has become a hallmark of Ukrainian resistance - and is seen as a gateway if Ukraine is to retake main areas in the east, including the town of Donetsk, 20 km away. Ukraine says troops repel Russian attacks along front line 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z HAMBURG, Germany — Barcelona missed its chance to reach the knockout rounds of the Champions League with games to spare after a 1-0 loss to Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday. Barcelona’s winning run in Champions League ends with 1-0 loss to Shakhtar Donetsk 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z There have been limited Ukrainian successes in the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions. Ukraine war: Kherson shelling forces elderly from homes 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z The Spanish champion also will advance with another win Tuesday when it faces Shakhtar Donetsk. Man City, Bayern, Madrid and Barcelona can advance in Champions League by extending perfect starts 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z Russian accounts of the fighting said Moscow's forces beat back Ukrainian attempts to advance near Kupiansk and struck Ukrainian forces in a series of towns south and west of Donetsk. Russian forces want to capture big coking plant in key town, mayor says 2023-11-04T04:00:00Z Ukrainian forces repelled a new Russian assault near the town of Vuhledar in eastern Donetsk region and continued its attempt to press forward in the south, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday. Lebanon says fires destroy 40,000 olive trees, blames Israeli shelling 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z Ukrainian forces repelled a new Russian assault near the town of Vuhledar in eastern Donetsk region and continued its attempt to press forward in the south, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday. Africa-US trade programme needs at least 10-year extension, AU says 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z It has lost - reportedly - thousands of men trying to take the fiercely contested town of Avdiivka in the Donetsk region. Ukraine war: Kherson shelling forces elderly from homes 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z Ukrainian forces repelled a new Russian assault near the town of Vuhledar in eastern Donetsk region and continued its attempt to press forward in the south, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday. Pope, on visit to military cemetery, says there are no real winners in war 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z Ukrainian forces repelled a new Russian assault near the town of Vuhledar in eastern Donetsk region and continued its attempt to press forward in the south, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday. Bank of England keeps rates at 15-year high 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z Ukrainian forces repelled a new Russian assault near the town of Vuhledar in eastern Donetsk region and continued its attempt to press forward in the south, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday. Ukraine warns of border delays due to Polish haulier protest 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z Russia has for weeks trained much of its military firepower on Avdiivka, a strategically significant town in the eastern region of Donetsk. Ukraine war: Russia hits most settlements in one day, says Kyiv 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z This train has brought several families from the Donetsk region to relative safety further west. Ukraine war: Russian attacks force evacuations of children 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z Ukraine's military says all Moscow's attacks have been "unsuccessful", reporting heavy Russian casualties around Avdiivka - a gateway to the Russian-held regional capital of Donetsk. Ukraine war: Whole family shot dead in Russian-occupied Ukrainian town 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z Russian forces have kept pushing this week near the ruined Donetsk city of Avdiivka suffering heavy losses, the U.S. Belarus' Lukashenko says Ukraine-Russia war at stalemate, urges talks 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z The apparent lull in aerial attacks at the start of the weekend follows several weeks of intense fighting close to the key city of Avdiivka, which lies in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine. Russia accuses Ukraine of damaging a nuclear waste warehouse as the battle for Avdiivika grinds on 2023-10-28T04:00:00Z Taking Avdiivka - which lies near the Russian-occupied city of Donetsk - would allow Russian troops to push the front line back, making it harder for the Ukrainian forces to make further advances into Donetsk region. Ukraine war: Russia executing own retreating soldiers, US says 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z The orders - which are made whenever conditions are considered too dangerous - came after Russia renewed offensives in parts of the Donetsk region and fighting intensified in Kherson region. Ukraine war: Russian attacks force evacuations of children 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z The Ukrainian-controlled Donetsk prosecutor's office, citing preliminary information, said the attackers in army uniforms shot the family dead after their demand to vacate the house had been rejected. Ukraine war: Whole family shot dead in Russian-occupied Ukrainian town 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z The White Burger chain operated mainly in Donetsk and Luhansk regions before the war. Business owners in a Ukrainian front-line city adapt even as ‘a missile can come at any moment’ 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Barcelona is in a similar situation after a 2-1 win over Shakhtar Donetsk maintained a perfect start to its Champions League campaign too. Haaland and Mbappé on target in Champions League wins for Manchester City and PSG 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Over the past two weeks, Russia has concentrated on Avdiivka in Donetsk, a town known in peacetime for its big coking plant and now seen as a bulwark of Ukrainian resistance. Russia disregards losses, presses on in Ukraine's Avdiivka 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Parents have been told they must move their families to safety from 31 settlements in Kherson and Donetsk regions. Ukraine war: Forced evacuations as Russian attacks intensify 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Russia has focused on advancing in the east -- in the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk -- after failing to move on Kyiv in the early days of its invasion, launched in February 2022. Russian forces pound eastern Ukraine's Avdiivka 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z The town is sometimes described as the gateway to the city of Donetsk, which has been occupied by Russia and its proxy forces since 2014. Ukraine war: Avdiivka civilians cling on amid Russian assault 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z The regions of Kherson in the south, Donetsk in the east and Sumy in the northeast were also targeted in the attack, the Interior Ministry said. Ukraine repels Russian drone strike, but debris damages Odesa warehouse - Kyiv 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z Both towns are in the eastern Donetsk region. Six killed in Russia's missile attack on Kharkiv postal centre, Ukraine says 2023-10-22T04:00:00Z In the Donetsk region a special police unit known as the White Angels is responsible for getting people to safety. Ukraine war: Forced evacuations as Russian attacks intensify 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z "This is not surprising as over the past five days, the enemy has lost about 2,400 dead and wounded in Donetsk region." Russian forces pound eastern Ukraine's Avdiivka 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Avdiivka, home to a big coking plant, has long been under attack, has become a symbol of Ukrainian resistance and is seen as a gateway to the nearby Russian-held city of Donetsk. Ukraine repels new Russian onslaught on eastern front, Zelenskiy says 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z Avdiivka lies in the northern suburbs of the city of Donetsk, in a region of the same name that Russian forces partially occupy. Russia’s assault on a key eastern Ukraine city is weakening, Kyiv claims, as the war marks 600 days 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z Local officials said two more people had died in the Donetsk area and that a 57-year-old man and a 54-year-old woman had been killed by an airstrike that destroyed their home in the Kharkiv region. 6 killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine as Kyiv continues drone counterstrikes 2023-10-15T04:00:00Z Barabash also reported that Moscow was deploying additional forces to encircle the strategically important city in the eastern Donetsk region, situated just north of the Moscow-held regional capital, also called Donetsk. Fierce fighting persists in Ukraine’s east as Kyiv reports nonstop assaults by Russia on a key city 2023-10-14T04:00:00Z It says Moscow aims to encircle and capture the town, just northwest of the Russian-occupied city of Donetsk, and draw in Ukrainian troops from other fronts. Russia pummels east Ukrainian town of Avdiivka in heavy fighting 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Avdiivka is home to a big coking plant in the southwest of the Donetsk region and lies just northwest of the Russian-held city of Donetsk. Fierce fighting rages around Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z Avdiivka’s location grants Ukrainian forces artillery advantages over the city and could serve as a springboard for them to liberate Donetsk. Russia’s assault on a key eastern Ukraine city is weakening, Kyiv claims, as the war marks 600 days 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z Avdiivka is described as a gateway to the city of Donetsk, the capital of Ukraine's eastern Donbas region. Ukraine war: Russia attacks Avdiivka stronghold in eastern Ukraine 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z But Avdiivka, home to a large coking plant to the southwest in Donetsk region, has been under attack for virtually the same length of time. Russian forces launch big push on key eastern Ukraine city 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z Avdiivka is home to a big coking plant and has become a symbol of resistance as it has prevented Russia taking full control of the Donetsk region, which Russia says it has annexed. Russia pummels east Ukrainian town of Avdiivka in heavy fighting 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Ukrainian prosecutors in Donetsk region, the focal point of Russia's campaign in the east, said Russian forces had shelled areas east of the Russian-held town of Donetsk, killing one person. Ukrainian forces make headway in east, south -officials 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z Russian accounts of the fighting said Moscow's forces had repelled two Ukrainian attacks west of the Russian-held city of Donetsk. Ukraine reports success in the east, intense fighting further north 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z Although Russia and its proxy forces have occupied Donetsk city since 2014, they have been unable to use its resources as a key military communications hub because it is too close to the front line. Ukraine war: Russia attacks Avdiivka stronghold in eastern Ukraine 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z The Institute for the Study of War, in an assessment issued on Monday, said Ukrainian forces had made marginal gains in the area straddling Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions. Ukraine troops advance on southern front - general 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z The force cannot fill existing gaps - let alone recruit the 40,000 extra personnel that the Interior Ministry says is needed in Donetsk and Luhansk, areas of Ukraine that Russia partly occupies. Russia police crisis: Burned out, disappointed and demoralised 2023-09-30T04:00:00Z Ukrainian tank crews training in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine said that once they were deployed, the Abrams tanks would be a big step up from the Soviet-era tanks they are currently operating. Ukrainian soldiers heartened by delivery of U.S. Abrams tanks 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z The General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces, in its evening report, said Kyiv's forces had "achieved success" south of Andriivka - a village south of Bakhmut captured by Ukrainian troops last month in Donetsk region. Ukraine reports success in the east, intense fighting further north 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z President Volodymyr Zelenskiy referred briefly in a post on the Telegram messaging app to "our advance in the Donetsk sector" in the east, but provided no details. Ukrainian troops repel Russian attacks on eastern front -officials 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z In the east of the Donetsk region, Russians attacked residential areas of 10 cities and villages, killing two people in the village of Zarichne. Russia strikes Odesa, damaging port, grain infrastructure and abandoned hotel 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z The decree forbade assemblies, rallies and demonstrations as well as other mass events in Russia-controlled parts of Donetsk region unless they were permitted by Operational Headquarters for Military Threat Response in Donetsk People's Republic. Russian-installed head of Donetsk imposes 5-hour curfew 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z But unlike Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region, the capital has powerful air defense protection, which gives residents an illusion of safety. A Ukrainian train is a lifeline connecting the nation’s capital with the front line 2023-09-23T04:00:00Z These areas – Donetsk and Luhansk, known together as “Donbas” – have strong ties to Russia. Will Russia Invade Ukraine? Talks Could Lower Tensions 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z Mr. Putin signed orders on Monday saying that Russia “recognized” two parts of Eastern Ukraine – Donetsk and Luhansk – as independent countries. Russia ‘Recognizes’ Areas of Ukraine, Sends Soldiers 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z Mr. Putin used the rebel-held areas of Donetsk and Luhansk as an excuse for the attack, but his target is clearly the whole country. Russia Invades Ukraine, World Leaders Condemn Attack 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z Above, a school in the Donetsk region that was hit on August 30. New School Year Starts in Ukraine 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z Luhansk and Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine, make up the Donbas regions. Russia Claims Four Large Areas of Ukraine 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z It argues that the attack was based on false claims of acts of genocide in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions of eastern Ukraine. Ukraine lawyers insist that UN’s top court has jurisdiction to hear Kyiv’s case against Russia 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z These areas – Donetsk and Luhansk, known together as “Donbas” – have strong ties to Russia. Russia ‘Recognizes’ Areas of Ukraine, Sends Soldiers 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z Between February and July 2023, about 160,400 tonnes of coal from the annexed eastern Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Luhansk arrived in Turkey, the data showed. Coal from Russian-annexed Ukraine sold in NATO member Turkey - data, sources 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z The club represents the city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine but hasn’t played there in nearly a decade since the city was taken over by Russia-backed separatist forces in 2014. For Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League, representing Ukraine is a duty to the country 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z On Saturday, Ukraine took back the city of Lyman in Donetsk. Russia Claims Four Large Areas of Ukraine 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z Fighting continued Monday as troops tried to hold the village south of the Russian-held city of Bakhmut in the eastern Donetsk region. Ukraine fires 6 deputy defense ministers as heavy fighting continues in the east 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z It’s not clear yet whether Russia’s soldiers will remain in the parts of Donetsk and Luhansk that the rebels currently hold, or whether they will try to take over the regions completely. Russia ‘Recognizes’ Areas of Ukraine, Sends Soldiers 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z The Russian-installed authorities in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, as well as the Ukrainian government, did not comment on the coal exports. Coal from Russian-annexed Ukraine sold in NATO member Turkey - data, sources 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z The village lies south of the Russian-held city of Bakhmut in the eastern Donetsk region, and its recapture comes days after Ukrainian forces said they liberated the nearby village of Andriivka. First two cargo ships arrive in Ukrainian port after Russia’s exit from grain deal 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z The Ukrainian military said earlier on Sunday that Kyiv's troops "achieved success in the Klishchiivka district of the Donetsk region, forcing the enemy out of their positions." Ukraine general says Klishchiivka village near Bakhmut recaptured 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z Russians attacked residential areas in eight cities and villages in the Donetsk region, including Avdiivka and Kurdiumivka, killing one and wounding four, it said. Ukraine fires 6 deputy defense ministers as heavy fighting continues in the east 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z He said 31 Ukrainian children ended up at Donetsk Hospital Nr. 'Bring them back': Ukrainian orphans demand return of children in Russia 2023-09-16T04:00:00Z She endorsed Mr Putin as president in 2012 and two years later she was photographed holding a pro-Russian proxy flag, having donated money to an opera house in the occupied Ukrainian city of Donetsk. Berlin protesters condemn Russian soprano Netrebko's opera performance 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z The reported victory in the Donetsk province village illustrates progress and the challenges they face even with supplies of NATO-standard gear and Western weapons. Ukrainian forces reclaim a village in the east as part of counteroffensive 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z "In the course of assault operations, they seized Andriivka in Donetsk region," the General Staff said. Ukraine troops capture village south of Bakhmut, military says 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z "In the course of assault operations, they seized Andriivka in Donetsk region," the General Staff of Ukraine's armed forces said in a morning report. Ukraine troops capture eastern village of Andriivka, military says 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z Denis Pushilin, the acting head of the Russian-occupied part of the Donetsk region, also said in a statement Sunday that polling station staff there had been “wounded and injured,” without giving details. Russia’s election commission says the ruling party wins the most votes in occupied Ukrainian regions 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z Three months on, the frontline had shifted south and it was finally safe enough for the three-man team of Ukrainian soldiers to start their operation in this liberated part of Donetsk region. Ukraine collects Russian bodies on 'road of death' in retaken southeast 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z Ukraine, which in June began a gruelling counteroffensive to liberate the lands, has been slowly regaining territory in the Zaporizhzhia region and has also claimed some advances in Donetsk around the city of Bakhmut. Russian regional vote delivers strong result for Putin amid claims of rigging 2023-09-10T04:00:00Z A Canadian aid worker also died in the attack on Saturday in Chasiv Yar, in the region of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, authorities said. Spanish aid worker killed in missile attack in Ukraine, foreign minister says 2023-09-10T04:00:00Z "In the Donetsk direction, units of the Southern grouping of troops, in cooperation with aviation and artillery, repelled 12 attacks," the Russian defence ministry said. Russia says it has repelled numerous Ukrainian attacks along front line 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z The elections, which conclude on Sunday, and are taking place in four regions that Russia does not even fully control - Donetsk and Luhansk in the east, and the southern regions of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson. Ukraine war: Russia holds local elections in occupied Ukraine 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z Also on Friday, a funeral was being held for an 18-year-old who was among 16 people killed Wednesday in a Russian attack on a market in Kostiantynivka in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region. Russian missile attack kills policeman, injures 44 others in Zelenskyy’s hometown in central Ukraine 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z In the Donetsk and Luhansk provinces, thousands of candidates are also competing for seats on dozens of local councils. Russia holds elections in occupied Ukrainian regions in an effort to tighten its grip there 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z Kostiantyn and Diana are originally from the eastern city of Donetsk, in the Donbas region. Ukraine war: Curfews and closures mark a Friday night in Kyiv 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z The attack in Izmail came one day after a Russian missile struck a busy market in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kostiantynivka in Donetsk, killing 17 and wounding at least 32. Russia attacks port area of Izmail for 4th time in a week as Blinken visits Ukraine 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z The attack came one day after a Russian missile struck a busy market in the eastern city of Kostiantynivka in Donetsk, killing 17 and wounding at least 32. Russian officials say 5 drones were shot down, including 1 that targeted Moscow 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z On Wednesday, 17 people, including a child, were killed in an attack on the city of Kostyantynivka, in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region. Ukraine war: US to arm Kyiv with depleted uranium tank shells 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z Some voters in Donetsk shared Sergei’s sentiment, expressing love for Russia and saying they want to be part of it. Russia holds elections in occupied Ukrainian regions in an effort to tighten its grip there 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z The city is in the country's eastern Donetsk region, near the front line. Ukraine: Russian missile attack pulverises market 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z Kostyantynivka, in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, is near the front line. Ukraine war: 16 killed in missile attack on market town 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z Elsewhere in Ukraine, three people were killed in two separate attacks by Russian shelling in the Donetsk area Sunday. Ukraine President Zelenskyy says defense minister Oleksii Reznikov will be replaced this week 2023-09-03T04:00:00Z Elsewhere in Ukraine, two people were killed and two others were wounded during Russian shelling Sunday on the village of Vuhledar in the Donetsk area. Russia attacks a Ukrainian port before key grain deal talks between Putin and Turkey’s president 2023-09-03T04:00:00Z Maliar said professional airborne units have also been deployed from around Avdiivka, further south in the Donetsk region where the two armies are also locked in battles. Russians press Ukraine in the northeast to distract from more important battles in counteroffensive 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z Donetsk is the regional capital of the eastern Ukrainian province of the same name, which was among the four Ukrainian provinces illegally annexed by Russia in September. Russia says it thwarted attacks on Crimea bridge. Shelling and strikes leave at least 2 dead 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z The educational institution has welcomed approximately 200 internally displaced children from Kharkiv, Kherson, Luhansk, and Donetsk regions that are close to the front line. It’s joy mixed with sorrow as Ukrainian children go back to school in the midst of war 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z German side Union Berlin will make their Champions League debut this season, while Ukrainian champions Shakhtar Donetsk will play their games in Hamburg because of the continuing invasion of their country by Russia. Five British teams await Champions League draw 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z Moscow's stated war aim is the "liberation" of Donbas, which is made up of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions. Russia’s kamikaze drones raining down on Ukraine's east 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z The unknown soldiers lie piled high in a small brick mortuary, not very far from the front line in Donetsk, where 26-year-old Margo says she speaks to the dead. ‘Dying by the dozens every day’ - Ukraine losses climb 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z Russian shelling killed a man working outside his home in the early evening in Toretsk, in eastern Donetsk region, prosecutors said. Five killed in Russian attacks in Ukraine, Ukrainian officials say 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z Three local residents were wounded in a separate attack on a supermarket in the town of Kurakhove in the eastern Donetsk region, the prosecutor's office said. One killed, 16 wounded in Russian attacks on Ukraine's Independence Day 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z Prigozhin claimed full credit in January for capturing the Donetsk region salt mining town of Soledar in Ukraine, and he accused the Russian Defense Ministry of trying to steal Wagner’s glory. Wagner mercenary leader, Russian mutineer, ‘Putin’s chef’: The many sides of Yevgeny Prigozhin 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z Kyiv this week has claimed counteroffensive gains on the southeastern front, regaining control of the village of Urozhaine in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region on Wednesday. Russian missile attack kills 7 in northern Ukrainian city as Zelenskyy visits NATO candidate Sweden 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z They were dying "by the dozens" every day, one senior sergeant fighting around the Donetsk village of Velyka Novosilka told me in June. ‘Dying by the dozens every day’ - Ukraine losses climb 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z Ukraine this week has claimed counteroffensive gains on the southeastern front, regaining control of the village of Urozhaine in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region on Wednesday. Zelenskyy visits NATO candidate Sweden for 1st time since full-scale war with Russia 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z In a separate case, the prosecutors said, four people were injured after Russia shelled the residential area of the city of Chasiv Yar, located in the Donetsk region close to Bakhmut. One dead after Russia shells village near Ukrainian Kherson - prosecutor's office 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z Urozhaine in Donetsk region was the first village the Kyiv government said it had retaken since July 27, signaling the challenge it faces in advancing through heavily mined Russian defensive lines without powerful air support. Ukrainian forces could fail to retake strategic city of Melitopol -US official 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z "The enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the area of Senkivka in Kharkiv region and Bohdanivka in Donetsk. There are serious battles here," he said. Ukraine claims gains on southeastern front, fighting rages in east 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, Ukrainian officials announced the capture of Urozhaine, a small hamlet in Donetsk region, from Russian forces. Container ship Joseph Schulte leaves Odesa amid Russia Black Sea attack fears 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z On the war’s front line, Ukrainian officials claimed another milestone in Kyiv’s grinding counteroffensive, with Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar saying troops have retaken a village in the eastern Donetsk region. Russia hits Ukrainian grain depots again as a foreign ship tries out Kyiv’s new Black Sea corridor 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z Russian forces also hit a grocery warehouse in Kramatorsk, a city in the front-line Donetsk region in the east, killing one person and wounding another. Russia unleashes a missile barrage on Ukraine, killing and wounding civilians 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z Russia, which early last year launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine that it calls a "special military operation," says Ukrainian forces shell the Russian-controlled parts of the Donetsk region on a daily basis. One killed, six wounded in Donetsk, says Russian-installed official 2023-08-12T04:00:00Z In eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk province, Russia shelled 16 cities and villages, and three people were killed, the office reported. Russia says it intercepted Moscow-bound drones for a second straight day 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z The Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine had been partly under the control of pro-Russian separatists since 2014 until Moscow announced last year that it was annexing the province. Child killed, two injured by shelling in Donetsk - Russian-installed official 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z Two Russian missiles hit the city center of Pokrovsk, in the Donetsk region, just 37 minutes apart and in nearly the same location on Monday evening. A Missile Strikes the Heart of a Ukrainian City — and Then Another 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z Two Russian missiles slammed into the downtown area of Pokrovsk, in the eastern Donetsk region that is partially occupied by Russia, on Monday evening, local authorities said. Death toll rises to 7 after Russian missiles slam into Ukrainian city’s downtown area 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z Pavlo Krylenko, the head of the Donetsk region, said the strikes damaged two "private sector residential buildings, a hotel, catering establishments, shops and administrative buildings". Ukraine war: Several killed in Russian missile strike eastern Ukraine, officials say 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z Her grandfather was from the Donetsk region of Ukraine, a family tie that compounds her anguish. Putin’s Forever War 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z Russia, which early last year launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine that it calls a "special military operation", says Ukrainian forces shell the Russian-controlled parts of the Donetsk region on a daily basis. Child killed, two injured by shelling in Donetsk - Russian-installed official 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z This domestic drama plays out in the village of Hrabove, Donetsk, on and around July 17, 2014, when Russian-controlled separatists shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, traveling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. Review: Horror of a passenger jet's downing is revisited, obliquely, in the arresting 'Klondike' 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z Russia still occupies nearly one-fifth of Ukraine - including the cities of Donetsk, in the east, and Mariupol, which it captured after months of siege - and its forces are well dug in. Ukraine counter-offensive two months in: Can it still succeed? 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z The Ukrainian president’s office said two people were killed over the past day in Russian attacks — one in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk province and one in Zaporizhzhia province. Russian shelling hits a landmark church in the Ukrainian city of Kherson 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z Russian accounts of the fighting on the frontline said 12 Ukrainian attacks had been repelled in Donetsk region - a focal point of Russian advances for months. Ukraine says Russians fail to advance but are well dug in 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z In Ukraine's Russian-occupied eastern Donetsk region, the Russian-installed governor said two people had been killed and four injured in Ukrainian shelling of what he said was a civilian bus in Donetsk city, the regional capital. Girl and her mother killed in Russian strikes as Ukraine reports frontline progress 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z Donetsk’s Russian-installed mayor separately published on Telegram pictures of a burnt-out bus. Two killed in shelling of Donetsk city -Russian-installed governor 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z It says its troops have recently retaken the village of Staromaiorske in the Donetsk region. Ukraine counter-offensive two months in: Can it still succeed? 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z Zelenskyy on Saturday traveled to the war-torn Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine, which Russia has illegally annexed, but only partially occupies, and met with members of the country’s Special Operation Forces. Ukraine moves official Christmas Day holiday to Dec. 25, denouncing Russian-imposed traditions 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z The Ukrainian military reported that its forces took control of the village of Staromayorske in the Donetsk region. Russia says a Ukrainian drone was shot down outside Moscow 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z Maliar reported Ukrainian "successes" in the southeast, including near Staromayorske, a village near a cluster of hamlets that Ukraine recaptured in the Donetsk region this summer. Ukrainian troops advancing gradually in south, set to receive 1,700 drones - Kyiv 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z The city of Donetsk has been under Russian control since 2014, but Ukrainian troops continue to hold positions on its outskirts and the city regularly comes under artillery fire. Two killed in shelling of Donetsk city -Russian-installed governor 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z Belavin, who hails from the embattled city of Sloviansk in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk province, carried out the railway attack near the village of Robchik, Russia’s Investigative Committee said, on behalf of Ukrainian military intelligence. Russian court sentences man to 22 years in prison for railway attack 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z Later, a soldier named Maksym, who was injured while fighting in the Donetsk region, awakens in the intensive care unit to the sight of his wife, and then a relieved kiss from her. ‘Our own front line’: Ukrainian surgeons see wave of wounded soldiers since counteroffensive began 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z Ukrainian officials, in turn, said that Russians used cluster munitions in an attack on Kostiantynivka, in the eastern Donetsk region, late Monday. UN watchdog says landmines are placed around Ukrainian nuke plant occupied by Russia 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z Andriy Kovaliov, spokesperson for the Armed forces General Staff, said Ukrainian troops had moved forward in the direction of the southeastern village of Staromayorske, near settlements recaptured by Ukraine last month in the Donetsk region. Ukraine reports small advances against Russian forces 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z Also on Saturday morning, Ukraine’s interior ministry said that two civilians died as Russian forces Friday struck Kostiantynivka, a city in the Donetsk region, from multiple rocket launchers. Russian strikes kill at least 8 civilians as fierce fighting continues in Ukraine’s south and east 2023-07-22T04:00:00Z In May 2014, he was appointed defense minister of the Donetsk People’s Republic, a separatist entity that claimed the territory of the Donetsk region of Ukraine. Russia Detains Igor Girkin, a Critic of Putin’s War Effort in Ukraine: What to Know 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z A married couple in their fifties had also been killed early on Friday in Russian shelling of the city of Kostiantynivka in the eastern region of Donetsk, the general prosecutor’s office said. Russia hits Ukraine's grain for fourth day and practises seizing ships in Black Sea 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z Rockets hit a recreational pond, killing a 10-year-old boy and wounding four other children ranging in age from 5 to 12, according to Pavlo Kyrylenko, head of the Donetsk regional military administration. UN watchdog says landmines are placed around Ukrainian nuke plant occupied by Russia 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z He joined the army in 2017 and until 2019 fought in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, where Russia backed separatists in an armed confrontation with the Ukrainian military. In Ukraine, a family’s ordeal to identify and honor a veteran killed in Bucha ends after 16 months 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z The Ukrainian authorities say the army has so far advanced the deepest in southern areas of the Donetsk region, but no more than about five miles from the former front line at Velyka Novosilka. After Suffering Heavy Losses, Ukrainians Paused to Rethink Strategy 2023-07-15T04:00:00Z Russian accounts said its forces had repelled Ukrainian attacks in eastern Donetsk region, including around Bakhmut. Zelenskiy warns of Russian efforts to halt Kyiv's troops, general notes advances in south 2023-07-15T04:00:00Z Zaporizhzhia and the eastern Donetsk region have become the focus of Ukraine's counteroffensive, which was launched over a month ago, but has struggled to penetrate well established Russian defensive lines. Ukraine war: Russian general fired after criticising army leaders 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z The Russian Defence Ministry said its forces had repelled nine attempted Ukrainian advances in eastern Donetsk region, including one drive near Kliishchivka. Ukraine, Russia report heavy fighting in east, south 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z In other comments, Shoigu said Russia was "significantly reducing" the potential of Ukraine's counteroffensive and that Russian forces had gained ground during their own counterattack in the direction of Lyman in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region. Russia says it may use similar weapons if U.S. supplies cluster bombs to Ukraine 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z In the Donetsk region, the Russians used aircraft, missile systems and heavy artillery to shell residential areas of 6 cities and villages, injuring one person, the office reported. Kremlin says Putin met with Wagner leader days after abortive mutiny 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z Russians who are missing but not officially recognized as dead, as well as citizens of Ukraine fighting in units of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk republics, are not included in these counts. How many Russians have died in Ukraine? Data shows what Moscow hides 2023-07-09T04:00:00Z The city of Lyman is a key railway junction in the eastern Donetsk region. Russian artillery shelling kills eight civilians in Lyman, Ukraine, military says 2023-07-08T04:00:00Z At least eight people have been killed in an attack on a residential area in the eastern Donetsk region of Ukraine, the country's authorities have said. Ukraine war: Eight killed in Russian strike in Lyman, say authorities 2023-07-08T04:00:00Z More recently, in March, a Russian missile and drone barrage hit a number of urban areas, including a sustained bombardment in Bakhmut, in the eastern Donetsk region. Why the US is willing to send Ukraine cluster munitions now 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z A video shared online by Ukraine’s military showed a huge fireball lighting up the night sky over Makiivka, in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine. Ukraine Strikes a Russian-Occupied City, Igniting a Huge Blast 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z Russia-installed representatives in part of Ukraine's Donetsk region now controlled by Moscow and where Makiivka is situated said on the Telegram messaging app that one man died and at least 36 people were injured. Moscow says civilians hit in Makiivka attack that Kyiv says destroyed Russian unit 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z In 2021, she founded the New York Literature Festival, which takes place in a small town called New York in the Donetsk region of Ukraine. Ukrainians honor award-winning writer killed in Russian missile attack on restaurant 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z In 2021, she won the Joseph Conrad Korzeniowski Literary Prize, given to a Ukrainian writer under 40, and started a small literature festival in the Donetsk region. Ukrainian Writer Victoria Amelina Dies After Kramatorsk Strike 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z Embassy, giving it a new address: 1 Donetsk People’s Republic Square. Russia’s Embassy in Washington Becomes a Different Kind of Battle Zone 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, Ukraine’s military reported that the most intense fighting continued in Ukraine’s industrial east, with attacks focused around Bakhmut, Marinka and Lyman in the country’s Donetsk province, where 46 combat clashes took place. Russia launches first drone strike on Kyiv in 12 days 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z The Ukrainian General Staff reported that fierce clashes continued in three areas in Donetsk where it said Russia has massed troops and attempted to advance. 3 killed, 17 wounded in Ukraine from Russian attacks, as Spain highlights European support for Kyiv 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z The Donetsk region prosecutor's office said four men aged 54 to 69 and two women aged 24 and 34 were injured and taken to hospital, and that it had launched an investigation into the attack. Donetsk region school suffers direct hit, two dead, say Ukraine police 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z Once a bedroom community for the nearby city of Donetsk, Avdiivka has long stood at the front line of war. Russia Destroyed Their Town. They’re Not Leaving. 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z Ukraine’s recapture of the small village of Neskuchne in the eastern Donetsk region on June 10 encapsulates the opening strategy of a major counteroffensive launched earlier this month. Ukraine aims to wear down and outsmart a Russian army distracted by infighting 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z She also said that Ukrainian troops had gained about 1,300 yards in the direction of Klishchiivka, a village in the eastern region of Donetsk that was captured by Moscow’s troops in January. As Putin Poses for Selfies, U.S. Says Russia May Have Detained a Top General 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Kramatorsk, in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, was home to 150,000 people before the war, but many have fled as Russia has set its sights on taking the whole region. As rescuers sift through the rubble of a Kramatorsk restaurant, distraught relatives wait for news. 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z Kramatorsk is in Donetsk, one of four Ukrainian provinces that Russia annexed last September but does not fully control. Russian missile kills 11 in a pizza parlor and Ukraine arrests man accused of directing the strike 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z Maliar said heavy fighting was continuing in the east, where Russia has concentrated its forces for months as part of a drive to secure full control Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Ukrainian forces advance 'slowly but surely' at front, official says 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z Kramatorsk lies just 20 miles from the front lines and the devastated city of Bakhmut, in the Donetsk region — near enough to be a frequent target of Russian missiles and a way station for troops. A Night Out for Dinner Ends in Destruction and Death 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z Kramatorsk, an eastern city in the Donetsk region, is under Ukrainian control but it is close to Russian-occupied parts of the country. Ukraine war: Three teens among 11 killed in Kramatorsk attack 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z Ukrainian officials had also warned that Bakhmut’s fall could have a domino effect, clearing the way for Russian forces to advance on Kramatorsk, the city of Sloviansk and the rest of Donetsk. As rescuers sift through the rubble of a Kramatorsk restaurant, distraught relatives wait for news. 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z It’s located in Donetsk, one of four Ukrainian provinces that Russia claimed to annex last September but does not fully control. 9 killed, including 3 children, as Russian missile slams into pizza restaurant in east Ukraine city 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z Kramatorsk lies west of front lines in Donetsk province and is a likely objective in any westward advance by Russia. Death toll rises to nine in Russian attack on Ukraine's Kramatorsk - mayor 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z Kramatorsk is a major city west of the front lines in Donetsk province and a likely key objective in any Russian advance to move westward to capture all of the region. Russian missiles hit restaurant in Ukraine's Kramatorsk, three dead 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z Airborne forces have since made "small advances" east from that village, in Donetsk, the UK's MoD says. Ukraine likely to have retaken land occupied by Russia since 2014, UK's MoD says 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z "The roads of Donetsk region, gas station, communication with our warriors. Thank you for everything you do for Ukraine! Thank you for protection! I wish you all good health and good luck in battle!" Zelenskiy hands out awards, poses for selfies with Ukrainian troops 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z She said Russian forces still aimed to gain control of the whole of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions in eastern Ukraine. Ukraine says it advances in south, stops Russian attack in east 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z The two villages in Donetsk region lie near a string of small settlements recaptured by Ukraine earlier this month. Ukraine military reports 'partial success' in southeast, east fighting 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z Ukraine has so far recaptured only a smattering of villages in the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions, with progress often measured in yards, not miles. Your Thursday Briefing 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z The counteroffensive in southeastern Ukraine, now in its third week, has so far recaptured only a smattering of villages in the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions, with progress often measured in yards, not miles. Battling Russia, Ukrainian Leaders Also Fight High Expectations 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z FBI, said courts operating on territory in parts of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions controlled by Russian forces had been working hard to jail people who had fought on the Ukrainian side against Russian forces. Russian investigator says over 30 Ukrainian 'nationalists' jailed for war crimes 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z Ukraine says its counter-offensive has reclaimed eight villages so far in the southern region of Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk to the east. Ukraine war: Zelensky admits slow progress but says offensive is not a movie 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z Ukraine is also fighting to hold back an advance of Russian troops in the east, with "especially heavy fighting" taking place along near Lyman in the Donetsk region, he said. Ukraine reports 'partial success' in southern fighting, digging in 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z Moscow has launched “offensive actions” in both the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, but all of the attacks have been repelled, Ukrainian officials said. Your Wednesday Briefing 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z At the same time, Russian forces have attempted to go on the offensive elsewhere in Donetsk and the Luhansk region, potentially diverting Ukrainian resources. Battling Russia, Ukrainian Leaders Also Fight High Expectations 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z On Monday, the Russian Defence Ministry said its forces had thwarted a Ukrainian attempt to take the village of Novodonetske in the eastern Donetsk region, one of the areas where Kyiv's counteroffensive has been focused. Ukraine says eight villages retaken from Russian forces in two weeks 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z Ukraine's advance in southern Donetsk has stuttered, but continues. Ukraine war: BBC on the front line as Ukraine attacks Russian trenches 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z There was no comment from Ukraine, which last week said it had recaptured another nearby settlement, Lobkove, and a string of villages further east, in Donetsk region, at the start of its long-awaited counteroffensive. Russia reports fierce fighting as African peace mission leaves empty-handed 2023-06-18T04:00:00Z According to British intelligence, the most intense fighting has centered on the southeastern Zaporizhzhia province, around Bakhmut and further west in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk province. Both sides suffer heavy casualties as Ukraine strikes back against Russia, UK assessment says 2023-06-18T04:00:00Z How can Mr. Putin contemplate an exclusion zone, he said, “if we were unable to drive the enemy away even from Donetsk?” Putin Asserts Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Has ‘No Chance’ at Economic Forum 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z Kovalev said Ukraine’s troops also advanced in some areas around Vuhledar, a mining town in Donetsk that was the site of one of the main tank battles in the war so far. Missiles target Kyiv as visiting African leaders push Ukraine and Russia for peace and grain 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z In its daily update on fighting, Russia's defence ministry said it had inflicted significant losses on the enemy during what it described as unsuccessful Ukrainian counteroffensive operations in the South Donetsk and Donetsk directions. Russia says it inflicted heavy losses on Ukrainian forces trying to push forward 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z British defence intelligence said heavy fighting in recent days had been focused on Zaporizhzhia, western Donetsk and around Bakhmut, which Russian mercenaries captured last month after the longest battle of the war. Russia reports fierce fighting as African peace mission leaves empty-handed 2023-06-18T04:00:00Z The small, ruined city of Bakhmut in Ukraine's Donetsk region has seen some of the fiercest and bloodiest fighting since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022. Russia mounts 'desperate resistance' near Bakhmut, Ukraine says 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z Kovalev also said that Ukrainian troops advanced in some areas around Vuhledar, a mining town in Donetsk that was the site of one of the main tank battles in the war so far. African leaders set to meet with presidents of Ukraine, Russia in bid to end war 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z But after initially retaking some small settlements and villages, Ukraine’s advances in the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions are better measured in yards than miles, according to independent analysts. Your Friday Briefing 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z Independent analysts say that in recent days, Kyiv’s advances in the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions are better measured in yards than miles. Counteroffensive Is Grueling and Costly, but Promising, Ukraine and U.S. Say 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z He confirmed Russian troops that invaded in February 2022 had been forced out of seven settlements in the eastern region of Donetsk and in the southern region of Zaporizhzhia. Ukraine reports advances in early stages of counterattack 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z On Wednesday night Russian missile strikes killed three people in the Black Sea city of Odesa and three more in the Donetsk region, Ukrainian officials said. Video shows woman freed from Kramatorsk rubble 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z In its daily update, the Ukrainian military’s general staff said fighting was underway in several villages in western Donetsk and eastern Zaporizhzhia. Your Thursday Briefing 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z The defendants are facing charges of involvement in a terrorist organization and taking part in action to overthrow the Russia-backed authorities in the Donetsk region. Captured Ukrainian soldiers face trial in Russia 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z On Tuesday, the BBC was granted access to some of the first settlements in eastern Donetsk, where the Ukrainian flag is now flying. Ukraine war: At least three killed in Odesa strikes, Kyiv says 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z So far, Ukraine’s push to retake territory captured by Russia appears to be focused on the eastern and southern Donetsk region, near the boundary with the Zaporizhzhia region. What to Know About Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Against Russia 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z Ten towns and villages along the front line in Donetsk were struck as Kyiv’s troops slowly advance, according to Ukraine’s presidential office. Russia steps up aerial strikes on Ukraine, killing at least 6 amid Kyiv counteroffensive 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z On Tuesday the BBC was granted access to some of the first settlements in eastern Donetsk where the Ukrainian flag is now flying. Putin claims Ukraine counter-offensive is failing 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z Out of this cluster of four settlements in the eastern Donetsk region, Neskuchne has seen the heaviest fighting according to the battalion which liberated it. Ukraine offensive: BBC visits village liberated from Russian control 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z The 79th Brigade was hunkered down in an airport in Donetsk, the biggest city in the Donbas, trying to fight off an onslaught by separatist proxy forces and Russian troops backing them. Every Block Is Another Battle: Ukraine’s Latest Eastern Stand 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z In its daily update on Wednesday, the Ukrainian military’s general staff said fighting was underway in several villages in western Donetsk and eastern Zaporizhzhia. What to Know About Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Against Russia 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z Kovalov said Ukrainian forces had made advances in several sections and fighting was continuing in or near at least two Donetsk province communities. Russia steps up aerial strikes on Ukraine, killing at least 6 amid Kyiv counteroffensive 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z Ukrainian forces have focused on the Zaporizhzhia region and an area near the devastated Donetsk city of Bakhmut, among other locations. Ukraine claims recapture of seven villages in early stages of counteroffensive 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z First off, let's not get distracted by the recent hard-fought but tiny territorial gains Ukraine has been making as it retakes obscure, half-abandoned villages in the eastern Donetsk and south-eastern Zaporizhzhia regions. The Ukraine offensive: What will win it or lose it? 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z The name stuck, and the Cyborgs’ last stand at the Donetsk airport went down among Ukrainians as one of the early war’s most heroic battles even though they eventually lost it. Every Block Is Another Battle: Ukraine’s Latest Eastern Stand 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine and Zaporizhzhia to its southwest are among five regions, including the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea, that Moscow claims to have annexed from Ukraine. Russia says it repelled Ukrainian offensives in Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia regions 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z A day earlier, Ukrainian officials said three other small villages clustered together south of the town of Velika Novosilke in the eastern Donetsk region had been liberated. Ukraine claims recapture of 4th village in eastern Donetsk as counteroffensive operations roll on 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z In Donetsk, Russian shelling hit nine towns and villages and left one civilian dead and two others wounded. Ukraine claims recapture of seven villages in early stages of counteroffensive 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z Moscow said on Friday that the Akhmat forces were waging an offensive near the town of Maryinka, in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk. Chechen force signs contract with Russia's defence ministry that Wagner's Prigozhin refused 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z The governor of the Donetsk region in Ukraine said one civilian was killed and two were wounded by Russian fire in the Avdiivka region on Sunday. Ukraine says heavy battles going on after first counteroffensive gains 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z The Ukrainian military claimed to have made its first territorial gains: three small settlements in the eastern region of Donetsk. Your Monday Briefing 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z Ukrainian leaders say the initial results have been positive, claiming Sunday that at least three villages in the western Donetsk region once held by Russia and its local separatist allies have now been retaken. Both sides seek high ground in PR wars as Ukraine offensive kicks off 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z And the state border guard published videos showing Kyiv's forces announcing that "Neskuchne of the Donetsk region is under the Ukrainian flag again", before shouting the now standard battle cry of "Glory to Ukraine". Ukraine counter-offensive: Kyiv says it has liberated villages in Donetsk region 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z It said in a statement that Ukrainian attempts at offensive operations on the southern Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia axes of the frontline over the past 24 hours have been “unsuccessful.” Ukraine says it recaptured a village; Russia insists it is repelling attacks 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z Ukrainian Land Forces said on Sunday that soldiers of the 68th Separate Hunting Brigade had liberated the village of Blahodatne in the Donetsk region. Ukraine says Russia blew up dam to prevent offensive in south 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z The Ukrainians have attacked in several places in Zaporizhzhia and the adjacent Donetsk region, looking for weaknesses to exploit, and are expected to shift troops and equipment to concentrate on those vulnerabilities. Battles Rage as Ukraine Tries to Retake Russian-Occupied Territory 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z Ukraine reported heavy fighting in the eastern region of Donetsk on Friday and a military spokesperson said Ukrainian forces had gained more ground near the devastated city of Bakhmut. Russia has received hundreds of Iranian drones to attack Ukraine - White House 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z Others have speculated that Kyiv wants to break the land bridge between occupied Crimea and Donetsk, isolating Russian troops on the peninsula. Ukraine counter-offensive: Kyiv says it has liberated villages in Donetsk region 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z According to Rogov, the Ukrainian forces have briefly seized another village in the neighboring Donetsk region, but were swiftly routed by the Russian troops. Ukraine says it recaptured a village; Russia insists it is repelling attacks 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z Ukraine reported heavy fighting in the eastern region of Donetsk on Friday and a military spokesperson said Ukrainian forces had gained more ground near the devastated city of Bakhmut. NATO condemns Russia's withdrawal from conventional armed forces treaty 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z Ukraine reported heavy fighting in the eastern region of Donetsk on Friday and a military spokesperson said Ukrainian forces had gained more ground near the devastated city of Bakhmut. Italy's former PM Berlusconi hospitalized in Milan - sources 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z Ukraine reported heavy fighting in the eastern region of Donetsk on Friday and a military spokesperson said Ukrainian forces had gained more ground near the devastated city of Bakhmut. Serbia's Vucic demands Kosovo concessions on autonomy for local Serbs before new vote 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z Ukraine reported heavy fighting in the eastern region of Donetsk on Friday and a military spokesperson said Ukrainian forces had gained more ground near the devastated city of Bakhmut. Trump documents case: Can he still run for president after indictment? 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z Yurkov worked in another mine in the Donetsk region before fleeing his home in the city of Maryinka last year with his pregnant wife. Russian invasion increases challenges, risks for Ukraine coal mines 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z The main thrusts are expected in a different theater of the war, on the open plains of the Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk regions to the east. Dam’s Destruction Reshapes Ukraine, but Not Arc of the War 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z A spokesman for Russia's Vostok group of forces said 13 Ukrainian tanks were destroyed in battles in the Zaporizhzhia region and eight in the Donetsk region. Russia reports heavy fighting in Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z Ukraine is widely expected to mount a multipronged assault along a front that arcs for hundreds of miles, focusing on a swath of the Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk regions. Ukraine Mounts Multiple Attacks on Russian Occupiers 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z It follows a claim earlier this week by the Russian Ministry of Defense that the counteroffensive had begun in the Donetsk region, to the east of the Zaporizhzhia region. Ukraine on the Attack in the South, Part of What Russia Calls a Counteroffensive 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z The Russian authorities reported yesterday that major Ukrainian attacks had started at five different locations in the eastern region of Donetsk. Your Tuesday Briefing 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z As they saw it, the destruction seemed intended primarily to inflict economic and humanitarian hardship on Ukraine in retaliation for the opening of the counteroffensive in the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions. Dam’s Destruction Reshapes Ukraine, but Not Arc of the War 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z The destruction occurred a day after American officials said they had detected what could be the beginning of Ukraine’s long-anticipated counteroffensive to repel Russian forces east of the Dnipro in the Donetsk region. Destroyed Ukrainian Dam Floods War Zone and Forces Residents to Flee 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z “The enemy knows that Ukraine will win. They see it. They feel it thanks to your strikes, soldiers, and in particular in the Donetsk region.” As Ukrainian Attacks Surge, U.S. Officials See Signs of Counteroffensive 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z Russia also said that a major operation had begun at five locations along the front in one eastern region, Donetsk, but that it had repelled them. Your Tuesday Briefing: Is Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Here? 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z Analysis: The dam is far from the intensive fighting in the eastern Donetsk region. Your Wednesday Briefing: A Dam Destroyed in Ukraine 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z However, Russian bloggers affiliated with the Russian military reported that Ukraine’s forces had advanced in some areas, including by capturing the village of Novodonetske in the Donetsk region. Fighting is raging at several points on the front line, Russian and U.S. officials say. 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z Moscow said this week Kyiv had launched a series of assaults in its partially occupied region of Donetsk, which it said it thwarted, and described them as the start of the planned Ukrainian counter-offensive. Kiyv reports gains near Bakmhut, denies broad counter-offensive under way 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z Russia said the attack was part of a Ukrainian "long-promised offensive" in the Donetsk region, which took place over Sunday and Monday. Ukraine war: Wagner boss rubbishes Russian claims of Ukrainian casualties 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z Bloggers affiliated with the Russian military reported that Ukraine’s forces had advanced in some areas and had taken a village in Donetsk, but the claims could not be corroborated. Your Tuesday Briefing: Is Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Here? 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z Russia said on Monday that Ukraine had begun its long-awaited counter-offensive by trying to pierce the Russian front in the south of the Donetsk region. Russia's Shoigu: Ukraine's counter-offensive has been thwarted 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z It also found that Russia had "overall control" over forces in the breakaway Donetsk People's Republic in eastern Ukraine since mid-May 2014. Russia, Ukraine face off at World Court over MH17 airliner downing 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z On Monday, Russia said that Ukraine forces had begun a major offensive in the southern region of Donetsk, although it was unclear whether the attack formed the beginning of Ukraine's long-anticipated counteroffensive. Russia says it thwarts another major Ukrainian offensive in Donetsk 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z Moscow said in the early hours of Monday that it had thwarted a major Ukrainian offensive involving six mechanised and two tank battalions in the southern part of Ukraine’s Donetsk region. Ukraine has enough weapons to begin counter-offensive, says foreign minister 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z Russian officials and military bloggers suggested the latest attacks in the southern part of the Donetsk region and the neighboring Zaporizhzhia region that began Sunday could herald the start of that big push. Counteroffensive? Probing defenses? What’s playing out on Ukraine’s battlefields? 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z Earlier, Russia's defence ministry said it thwarted a major Ukrainian attack in Donetsk. Ukraine war: 'Offensive actions' under way in east, Kyiv says 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z Moscow said it had thwarted a major Ukrainian assault involving six mechanised and two tank battalions in the south of Ukraine's Donetsk region. Kyiv dismisses Russian reports of Ukrainian counteroffensive 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z Russia’s Defense Ministry announced early Monday its forces had thwarted a large Ukrainian attack in the eastern province of Donetsk. Biden set for critical talks on Ukraine this week with Denmark’s Frederiksen, U.K.’s Sunak 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed it had pushed back a “large-scale” assault Sunday at five points in Donetsk province. Russia claims Ukraine is launching major attacks; Kyiv accuses Moscow of misinformation 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z This version has been corrected to show that Donetsk is located in eastern Ukraine. Russia claims it thwarted Ukrainian attacks in provinces annexed by Moscow 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z The Russian defence ministry said Ukraine had also launched the "large-scale offensive" in the Donetsk region on Sunday using six mechanised and two tank battalions. Ukraine war: 'Offensive actions' under way in east, Kyiv says 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z Russia's defence ministry said Ukraine had attacked on Sunday morning with six mechanised and two tank battalions in southern Donetsk, where Moscow has long suspected Ukraine would seek to drive a wedge through Russian-controlled territory. Russia says it thwarted Ukrainian offensive, Russian mercenary leader reports lost ground elsewhere 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z The ministry said Ukraine had launched the offensive in the Donetsk region on Sunday using six mechanised and two tank battalions. Russia says it thwarted major Ukrainian offensive 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov claimed that 250 Ukrainian personnel were killed in the fighting in Donetsk province, and 16 Ukrainian tanks, three infantry fighting vehicles and 21 armored combat vehicles were destroyed. Russia claims Ukraine is launching major attacks; Kyiv accuses Moscow of misinformation 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z The Russian Defense Ministry said the alleged Donetsk attack started Sunday morning, and it was unclear why it waited until Monday to announce it. Russia claims it thwarted Ukrainian attacks in provinces annexed by Moscow 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z Video of what Russia said was the battle in Donetsk showed military vehicles under heavy fire in fields. Ukraine war: 'Offensive actions' under way in east, Kyiv says 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z The daily report from Ukraine's General Staff said only that there were 29 combat clashes in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of eastern Ukraine. Russia says it thwarted Ukrainian offensive, Russian mercenary leader reports lost ground elsewhere 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z "On the morning of 4 June, the enemy launched a large-scale offensive in five sectors of the front in the South Donetsk direction," the Russian defence ministry said on Telegram. Russia says it thwarted major Ukrainian offensive 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z The Russian Defense Ministry said the alleged Donetsk attack started Sunday morning. Russia claims Ukraine is launching major attacks; Kyiv accuses Moscow of misinformation 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z "On the morning of June 4, the enemy launched a large-scale offensive in five sectors of the front in the South Donetsk direction," the ministry said on the Telegram messaging app. Russia says its forces thwarted major Ukrainian offensive 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z Serhiy is one of many who stayed in Pokrovsk for his job at the local coal mine - an industry ingrained in the Donetsk region's DNA, and a major employer here. Ukraine war: 'It's better to die at home than abroad' 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z On Saturday Ukraine's military said in a daily report that Mariinka in the Donetsk region in the east was the focus of fighting. Zelenskiy says Ukraine ready to launch counteroffensive 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z Within Ukraine, Russia said a new offensive in the eastern Donetsk province had been launched by Chechen special forces, while a Russian-installed official said Ukrainian forces had hit a "hospital camp" in Zaporizhzhia region. Ukraine repels new Russian air barrage as Moscow contends with cross-border attacks 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z The Russian Defense Ministry spokesman said Ukraine used six mechanized and two tank battalions in the Donetsk attacks. Russia claims Ukraine is launching major attacks; Kyiv accuses Moscow of misinformation 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z It said he had been wounded in Bakhmut, the city in Donetsk province that Prigozhin said Wagner had taken in mid-May, after a battle that had raged since last year. Iraqi killed fighting for Russia's Wagner in Ukraine -RIA FAN news outlet 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z "Every day, the Russians purposefully hit civilians in the Donetsk region," Kyrylenko said on the Telegram messaging app. Two dead, eight wounded in Russian attack in Donetsk region - governor 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z The reference to the Russian regions as republics appeared to be a nod towards Moscow backing separatist entities calling themselves "people's republics" in Ukraine's Donetsk and Luhansk regions which border Russia. Ukraine aide proposes post-war demilitarised zone in Russia 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z Also, a Russian S-300 missile hit a dam in the Karlivka district of Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk province, placing nearby settlements under threat of severe flooding. Russia says Ukraine attacks border regions; Moscow’s forces strike Dnipro clinic 2023-05-26T04:00:00Z The largest number of child casualties comes from Donetsk, the epicenter of many battles, where 462 children have been killed or wounded, according to Ukrainian officials. Scarred by war, Ukrainian children carry on after losing parents, homes and innocence 2023-05-26T04:00:00Z A Ukrainian soldier from the 79th Brigade smoking in a trench system 300 yards from a Russian position near the town of Maryinka in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, on May 20. At War: Portraits of Ukrainian Defiance, Suffering and Grief 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z The Donetsk region has seen some of the fiercest battles of Russia's war on Ukraine. Two dead, eight wounded in Russian attack in Donetsk region - governor 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z Bakhmut lies in Donetsk province, one of four provinces Russia illegally annexed last fall and only partially controls. Russia’s Wagner boss says more than 20,000 of his troops died in Bakhmut battle 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z A first group of approximately 350 children arrived from the occupied Donetsk region on Sept. 5 and 6, followed by the second and third group in late September and mid-October, it said. Belarus accused of role in transfers of Ukrainian children 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z That figure does not include casualties from the Russian-occupied city of Mariupol, which is also part of Donetsk province, where Ukrainian officials have found it difficult to track the dead and wounded. Scarred by war, Ukrainian children carry on after losing parents, homes and innocence 2023-05-26T04:00:00Z A Ukrainian Army soldier jumping over a gap in a defensive trench outside Kostyanynivka, in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, on May 24. At War: Portraits of Ukrainian Defiance, Suffering and Grief 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z Ukraine's military said in a daily update that its forces had repelled numerous enemy attacks on the city of Marinka, which lies in the eastern region of Donetsk. Ukraine's Zelenskiy visits front line to meet marines 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z And Russia still wants to capture the entire Donetsk region — a goal that was emphasized several months after the assault on Kyiv failed. Russia TV celebrates as it reports the capture of Bakhmut, comparing it to Berlin in 1945 2023-05-21T04:00:00Z Russian forces will still face the massive task of seizing the remaining part of the Donetsk region still under Ukrainian control, including several heavily fortified areas. Zelenskyy says ‘Bakhmut is only in our hearts’ after Russia claims control of Ukrainian city 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z Victory in Bakhmut does not necessarily bring Russia any closer to capturing the Donetsk region - Putin’s stated aim of the war. ‘Exhaust them’: Why Ukraine has fought Russia for every inch of Bakhmut, despite high cost 2023-05-21T04:00:00Z The 59th Motorized Brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces firing a 152-milimeter howitzer at Russian positions in the Donetsk region on May 6. At War: Portraits of Ukrainian Defiance, Suffering and Grief 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z Fighting has been fierce in Donetsk, one of four regions that Russia proclaimed as its own last September after what Ukraine and its allies denounced as a "sham" referendum following Moscow's full-scale invasion. Ukraine's Zelenskiy visits front line to meet marines 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z Russia has likely redeployed several battalions to reinforce the Bakhmut sector following recent Ukrainian gains on the flanks of the town that lies within the contested Donetsk Oblast. Pentagon announces another weapons drawdown for Ukraine 2023-05-21T04:00:00Z Russian forces still face the enormous task of seizing the rest of the Donetsk region under Ukrainian control, including several heavily fortified areas. Zelenskyy says ‘Bakhmut is only in our hearts’ after Russia claims control of Ukrainian city 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z Russian forces still seek to seize the remaining part of the Donetsk region still under Ukrainian control, including several heavily fortified areas. Zelenskyy denies Ukrainian city of Bakhmut occupied by Russian forces 2023-05-21T04:00:00Z A morning jogger running past municipal workers cutting grass in the Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk in the eastern Donetsk region, on May 3. At War: Portraits of Ukrainian Defiance, Suffering and Grief 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z If Russia took the city, it would provide a stepping stone to advance on two bigger cities it has long coveted in the Donetsk region: Kramatorsk and Sloviansk. Russia's Prigozhin says Bakhmut will not fall in next two days 2023-05-19T04:00:00Z In occupied Donetsk, Ukrainian shelling left five dead and 15 injured, that city's Russian-backed mayor said. Ukraine war: Boy of 5 among civilians killed in shelling 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z The provinces of Donetsk and neighboring Luhansk make up the Donbas, Ukraine’s industrial heartland where a separatist uprising began in 2014 and which Moscow illegally annexed in September. Zelenskyy says ‘Bakhmut is only in our hearts’ after Russia claims control of Ukrainian city 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has said that seizing the city would allow Russia to press its offensive farther into the Donetsk region, one of the four Ukrainian provinces that Moscow illegally annexed in September. Zelenskyy denies Ukrainian city of Bakhmut occupied by Russian forces 2023-05-21T04:00:00Z The blast occurred seconds earlier where volunteers were distributing humanitarian supplies to residents in the frontline town of Krasnohorivka in the Donetsk region on April 27. At War: Portraits of Ukrainian Defiance, Suffering and Grief 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z Once a city of about 70,000 people in the Donetsk region, known for its sparkling wine and salt mines, Bakhmut has become emblematic of the savagery of this war. Gains Near Bakhmut Raise Ukraine’s Hopes of a Turning Tide 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z The city in the east of Ukraine has been controlled by pro-Russian separatists since 2014 and the wider Donetsk region became one of four illegally annexed by Russia last year. Ukraine war: Boy of 5 among civilians killed in shelling 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z The Dutch ruling also found that Russia had "overall control" over the forces of the Donetsk People's Republic in Eastern Ukraine from mid-May 2014. Ukraine and Russia face off in June at World Court over flight MH17 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z "Every new day spent in the Donetsk region increases the risk of becoming a victim of Russian aggression," he said. Four killed in Russian attack on hospital in city of Avdiivka - Ukraine 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z Ukrainian soldiers watching the horizon where Russian troops are stationed at a frontline position in southern Bakhmut, in the Donetsk region, on April 7. At War: Portraits of Ukrainian Defiance, Suffering and Grief 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z The missiles targeted the city’s industrial zone and caused no casualties, Donetsk regional governor Petro Kyrylenko said in a Telegram post. Ukraine shoots down 35 drones over Kyiv as attacks kill 3 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z Yevgeny Prigozhin, a wealthy entrepreneur with close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin, has led the push to jump-start Russia’s stalemated offensive in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk province. No love lost between Russian military and Wagner mercenaries amid Ukraine war 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z He was later pardoned by officials of the self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic. The rise and violent demise of pro-Russian war blogger Vladlen Tatarsky 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z There is also an unknown number of men forcibly conscripted in the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics to fight alongside pro-Russian separatists, and smaller volunteer units. Russia needs more troops but is wary of public anger, leaked documents say 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z A Ukrainian soldier smoking a cigarette after returning from a frontline position in southern Bakhmut, in the Donetsk region, in eastern Ukraine, on April 7. At War: Portraits of Ukrainian Defiance, Suffering and Grief 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z The Russian-installed mayor of Donetsk, Alexei Kulemzin, said on Telegram that 19 people had been wounded by shelling on Friday in various parts of the city, in addition to the seven who had been killed. Russia says Ukrainian rocket attack kills seven civilians in Donetsk 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z The Russian forces, meanwhile, have continued their nearly nine-month effort to capture the Ukrainian stronghold of Bakhmut in the eastern Donetsk region. Drones attack Sevastopol, crashed drone found near Moscow 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z It has used this type of bomb, for example, to target Ukrainian defenses in Avdiivka in the Donetsk region. Russia bombed its own city, Defense Ministry says 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z According to Ukrainian officials, Russian shelling and missile strikes mostly targeted cities and villages in the embattled partially occupied regions of Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson. U.S. to begin training Ukrainian troops on Abrams tank 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z A scene of destruction in Siversk, a city north of Bakhmut in the Donetsk province of eastern Ukraine, on March 16. At War: Portraits of Ukrainian Defiance, Suffering and Grief 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z Donetsk, capital of the Ukrainian province of the same name, has been controlled by Russian proxy forces since 2014, but remains close to the front line of Russia's war with Ukraine. Russia says Ukrainian rocket attack kills seven civilians in Donetsk 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z The fiercest battles have been in the eastern Donetsk region, where Russia is struggling to encircle the city of Bakhmut in the face of dogged Ukrainian defense. US to begin training Ukrainian troops on Abrams tank 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z It is now the oldest women’s team in Ukraine’s Donetsk province, a region that has been largely devastated by the ongoing war. Women’s soccer team plays to keep Mariupol in spotlight 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Moscow controls about half of Donetsk, and capturing Bakhmut would be a stepping stone to seizing the remaining half. US sending $325 million in more military aid to Ukraine 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z Ukrainian soldiers on March 11 in a trench outside Toretsk, in Donetsk Province, where Russian forces regularly attacked with small arms, rocket-propelled grenades and artillery fire. At War: Portraits of Ukrainian Defiance, Suffering and Grief 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z Moscow controls about half of Donetsk, and capturing Bakhmut would be a stepping stone to seizing the remaining half. U.S. sending $325 million in more military aid to Ukraine 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z On Tuesday, Zelenskyy made his latest trip to visit units in Avdiivka, an eastern city in Donetsk province where fierce battles are taking place. Putin, Zelenskyy rally troops with war poised for new phase 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z Monday’s trip, timed to Orthodox Easter, which was Sunday, signaled that despite repeated military setbacks, Putin has not given up his plan to seize four eastern and southeastern Ukrainian regions: Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia. Putin visits two occupied regions in Ukraine, pushing illegal annexation 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z The “estimated center” of where they were directed, near Bakhmut in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, has seen the war’s heaviest fighting so far this year. Russia unveils secretive weapon to target SpaceX’s Starlink in Ukraine 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z The so-called Donetsk People's Republic is one of the four regions in Ukraine that Moscow proclaimed as its own last September in an exercise Ukraine and its allies called a "sham," coercive referendum. Russian-installed Donetsk chief meets Belarus president, wants more trade 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z He also called for the independence of the Russian-occupied Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine. US charges 4 Americans, 3 Russians in election discord case 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z Most of the casualties occurred in the Donbas, the eastern region made up of Luhansk and Donetsk provinces, the office said. Putin, Zelenskyy rally troops with war poised for new phase 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z British military intelligence said Sunday that Teplinsky, who was born in the Donetsk region of Ukraine, has been given a major role in the war after his apparent dismissal in January. Putin visits two occupied regions in Ukraine, pushing illegal annexation 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z "On the Donetsk direction, the fiercest fighting has been continuing in the city of Artyomovsk," the ministry said in a daily statement, referring to the settlement by its Soviet-era name. Russia says Wagner fighters seize two more parts of Bakhmut 2023-04-15T04:00:00Z The plant is located in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, close to the border with Luhansk. Exclusive: Chinese firm imported copper from Russian-controlled part of Ukraine - data 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z The mainly Russian-speaking region of Donetsk is one of four that Russia claims to have annexed from Ukraine following what Kyiv and its Western allies say were sham referendums. Russia's Wagner mercenaries control over 80% of Bakhmut, leader says 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z Madrid has won six of its eight Champions League games this season, with a loss at Leipzig and a draw at Shakhtar Donetsk in the group stage. Focus on coaches as Madrid hosts Chelsea in Champions League 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z The majority of the deaths were recorded in territory controlled by the Ukrainian government and under attack by Russian forces, including 3,927 people in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, which have witnessed intense fighting. U.N. tally of confirmed civilian deaths in Ukraine approaches 8,500 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z The city at the edge of Russia-controlled territory in Donetsk isn’t a strategic prize, though it is a roadway hub that opens up to six other cities. On the front line in Bakhmut, as Ukraine and Russia battle for control 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z Both Donetsk and Luhansk were among four Ukrainian regions that President Vladimir Putin claimed last September as part of Russia. Exclusive: Chinese firm imported copper from Russian-controlled part of Ukraine - data 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z Russia’s assault on the city in the Donetsk region began last summer and has since taken on a symbolic significance for both sides that goes beyond its immediate strategic value. Russia Adopts ‘Scorched Earth’ Tactics in Bakhmut, a Ukrainian Commander Says 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z Russia's assault on Bakhmut, a small city in the Donetsk region, has been the focus of the biggest battle of Moscow's full-scale invasion launched in February 2022. Ukraine says Russia switching to 'scorched earth' tactics in Bakhmut 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z Russian forces have pressed their offensive in the eastern Donetsk region where several cities and towns have under heavy bombardment. U.N. tally of confirmed civilian deaths in Ukraine approaches 8,500 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z The forces had destroyed Ukrainian army warehouses storing missiles, ammunition and artillery in the regions of Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk, the ministry added. Russian forces step up strikes on two key Ukrainian cities 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z As of early 2023, its only owner was the Ukrainian Donetsk regional state administration. Exclusive: Chinese firm imported copper from Russian-controlled part of Ukraine - data 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z In an underground operations center for the 59th brigade in the Donetsk region, drone footage from 30 miles away played on four mounted monitors. Facing critical ammunition shortage, Ukrainian troops ration shells 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z They had already been forced out of their home in Donetsk when the region was seized by Russian separatists in 2014 and their business was destroyed. The Ukrainian refugees making a living somewhere new 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z It also said Russian forces had destroyed Ukrainian army warehouses storing missiles, ammunition and artillery in Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk regions. Ukraine's Zelenskiy denounces Russian strikes on Orthodox Palm Sunday 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z Since then, Russia’s military has sought to oust Ukraine’s troops from those areas, especially Luhansk and Donetsk provinces, which make up the industrial region known as the Donbas. Ukraine attacks continue amid Easter pleas for peace 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z The Ukrainian government, as well as the Russian-appointed Donetsk People’s Republic administration, did not immediately comment to Reuters about cooperation with Chinese companies and shipments of goods to China. Exclusive: Chinese firm imported copper from Russian-controlled part of Ukraine - data 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z The Wagner group has been spearheading efforts in recent months to capture the city of Bakhmut in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region. Hundreds attend Moscow funeral of pro-war blogger 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z A man named Yurii left the embattled Donetsk province town of Vuhledar, where he worked as a coal miner for 20 years. Ukraine’s coal miners dig deep to power a nation at war 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z Ukraine's military reported Russian attacks and shelling throughout the front, with the heaviest fighting still focused on two cities in eastern Donetsk region -- Bakhmut and Avdiivka. Ukraine's Zelenskiy denounces Russian strikes on Orthodox Palm Sunday 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z Four civilians were killed on Thursday in the Russia-controlled Donetsk region when shells hit a car park, Russia's Tass news agency said. Ukrainian forces cling onto besieged city, China pressed to help end war 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z U.S. sanctions imposed on Feb. 21, 2022, three days before Russia invaded Ukraine, prohibit U.S imports from or exports to the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics. Exclusive: Chinese firm imported copper from Russian-controlled part of Ukraine - data 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z Four civilians died in Donetsk when shells hit a car park, and another six people were injured, Tass said. Russia says seven civilians killed in Ukraine shelling attacks - agencies 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z She added that Russia had “taken in” more than 5 million people from Ukraine and Donbas regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, which were illegally annexed by Russia last year, 700,000 of them children. Russia’s U.N. session amplifies disinformation on Ukraine child abductions 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z The battle for Bakhmut, one of the last urban centres yet to fall to Russia in eastern Donetsk province, has proven one of the bloodiest of Russia's invasion, now in its 14th month. Ukraine pushes for Western warplane 'coalition' 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z The months-long battle for Bakhmut, one of the last urban centres in the eastern Donetsk province yet to fall to Russian forces, has proven one of the bloodiest of the war. Ukrainian forces cling onto besieged city, China pressed to help end war 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z China’s Ministry of Commerce did not respond to Reuters’ requests for comment about the shipments of copper alloys from the Debaltsevsky Plant or cooperation with businesses in the Donetsk region. Exclusive: Chinese firm imported copper from Russian-controlled part of Ukraine - data 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z After failing to capture Kyiv in the initial weeks of the fighting, Russia has focused its military efforts on gaining control of Ukraine’s industrial heartland of the Donbas that includes the Donetsk and Luhansk provinces. Putin: West helped Ukraine mount acts of sabotage 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z “They were not evacuated, but were first transferred to a hospital” in Donetsk in Donbas. Russia’s U.N. session amplifies disinformation on Ukraine child abductions 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z Bakhmut, in Ukraine's Donetsk region, has been one of the bloodiest and longest battles of Russia's full-scale invasion, now in its second year. Ukraine will take 'corresponding' decisions if troops risk encirclement in Bakhmut - Zelenskiy 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z Mission said Wednesday’s meeting is aimed at providing “objective information” about children in conflict areas in eastern Donbas, which includes Donetsk, and Russian measures to evacuate them from danger. Russia invites children’s official sought by ICC to brief UN 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z One is a Russian adviser on humanitarian affairs to Ms. Lvova-Belova’s office, and three are local child protection officials from Donetsk, one of four Ukrainian regions that Russia illegally annexed last fall. Days into Russia’s U.N. Security Council presidency, Britain draws a line. 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z Born in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, he said he joined Russian-backed separatists when they released him from jail, where he was serving time for armed robbery. Darya Trepova: Russia cafe bomb suspect charged with terrorism 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z The Commission said Donetsk and Luhansk, two Ukrainian regions claimed and partially controlled by Russia, had asked Russia to accept civilians, including orphans and children whose parents were missing. Russian children's commissioner rejects ICC war crime allegations as false 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z Lying on the edge of a chunk of Donetsk province under Russian control, Bakhmut had a population of 70,000 before Moscow invaded Ukraine in February last year. Ukraine battles on in Bakhmut as Finland joins NATO 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z The first was the battle for the town of Vuhledar in Donetsk, in which elite Russian forces sustained severe losses, including tanks and other armored vehicles. Russia’s assault in eastern Ukraine appears stalled. 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z He noted earlier reports that Russian shelling had killed six people in the city of Kostyantynivka in Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine. Ukraine's Zelenskiy: Situation in Bakhmut 'especially hot' 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z Russian troops are trying to capture the key Ukrainian stronghold of Bakhmut as part of their efforts to take all of Donetsk province, which is part of Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland of the Donbas. Ukrainian official offers plan for a Crimea without Russia 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z In Avdiivka and Druzhkivka, another town in the eastern Donetsk region, Russia fired ballistic missiles at civilian targets, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in its morning update early Sunday. Zelensky Denounces ‘Absurd’ U.N. Security Council Presidency for Russia 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z Two Russian missiles hit the city of Kramatorsk in the eastern Donetsk region, damaging eight residential buildings. Russia sends bombs as Ukraine marks grim Bucha anniversary 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z The sequence also includes the separatist, Russian-aligned portions of the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, denoted by the dotted line within a region known as the Donbas. Ukraine Goes Dark: Images From Space Drive Home the Nation’s Anguish 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z The mining city of Bakhmut and surrounding towns in the eastern industrial region of Donetsk have been the focal point of assault for much of the 13-month-long invasion by Russia of neighbouring Ukraine. Ukraine sees Russian progress in eastern frontline city of Bakhmut 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z Ukrainian authorities reported that Russian shelling killed another six civilians later Sunday in Kostiantynivka, a small city in Donetsk province. Ukrainian official offers plan for a Crimea without Russia 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z Russian efforts to capture Avdiivka began over a year ago, but the attempt to take the areas near Donetsk, the Russian-held regional capital, has recently intensified. Your Wednesday Briefing 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z Throughout the Donetsk region, one civilian was killed and five others wounded by the strikes, the office said. Russia sends bombs as Ukraine marks grim Bucha anniversary 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z Life in areas controlled by the separatist groups — the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Luhansk People’s Republic — limps ahead. Ukraine Goes Dark: Images From Space Drive Home the Nation’s Anguish 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z The two towns along with nearby communities in the industrial Donetsk region continued to receive the brunt of Russia's attacks, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said in its Tuesday evening statement. Russian forces making no headway in Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Ukraine says 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z As Russia wages an offensive across a broad front in eastern Ukraine, in the last few weeks it has intensified its bombardment of Avdiivka and outlying villages, near the Russian-held regional capital, Donetsk. Amid Ruins and Explosions, Some Ukrainians Refuse to Leave Home 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z In the eastern Donetsk region, Russian shelling hit 12 towns and villages, killing two people and wounding 34. Ukrainian president extends tour of war’s front-line areas 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z Russian troops are making only “marginal progress” in efforts to encircle the town of Avdiivka in Ukraine’s disputed Donetsk region while taking heavy losses, including the destruction of several armored vehicles, U.K. officials said Tuesday. U.K. officials: Russia taking heavy losses with minor gains in latest Donetsk fighting 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z In the eastern Donetsk region, Russian shelling hit 12 towns and villages, killing two and wounding 34. Ukraine president extends tour of war’s front-line areas 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z Since the start of the war 13 months ago, Russian forces have repeatedly tried to seize Avdiivka, which is near the Russian-held city of Donetsk. U.N. Official Heads to Ukrainian Nuclear Plant as Safety Fears Grow 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has said that his top priority is conquest of the eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions, which his forces mostly control. Amid Ruins and Explosions, Some Ukrainians Refuse to Leave Home 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z In the eastern Donetsk region, some 10 cities and villages were shelled by Russian forces over the previous 24 hours, Ukraine’s presidential office reported Monday. Russian shelling of Ukraine city kills 2, wounds 29 people 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z The former Shakhtar Donetsk boss succeeded Graham Potter at the Seagulls and has taken them to seventh in the Premier League and pushing for European qualification. Who should be Conte's long-term Spurs successor? 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z On the battlefield, Russian forces hit military targets in Kharkiv, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, causing significant Ukrainian casualties, Russia's defence ministry said on Sunday. NATO slams Putin rhetoric on nuclear weapons in Belarus 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z On Sunday, Russian shelling targeted two high-rise buildings in Avdiivka, which is just 10 km from the northern outskirts of the city of Donetsk, which has been under Moscow's control since 2014. Ukraine's Avdiivka becoming 'post-apocalyptic', city shuts down, official says 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z That is evident in Avdiivka, which lies just outside Donetsk city, controlled by Russians since the Kremlin’s separatist proxy forces seized it in 2014. Amid Ruins and Explosions, Some Ukrainians Refuse to Leave Home 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z A Ukrainian official said this week that about 3,500 people, including 32 children, remained in the city of Bakhmut, in Donetsk Province. Thousands of Ukrainians Endure Dire Conditions Around Bakhmut, Aid Groups Say 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z Its capture would bring Russia slightly closer to controlling the whole of Donetsk region, one of four regions in eastern and southern Ukraine illegally annexed by Russia last September. Ukraine war: Battle for Bakhmut 'stabilising' - Ukraine commander 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z Five people died in Kostiantynivka, a town in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk province, when a Russian missile hit an aid station. Russian strikes in Ukraine kill 10 civilians, wound 20 more 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z But here in the south of Donetsk province, Ukrainian tanks and infantrymen are standing firm. Ukraine war: The front line where Russian eyes are always watching 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z The soldiers were all wounded recently in fierce fighting in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, where Russian forces have been pressing advances. ‘On tour in hell’: Wounded Ukrainian soldiers evacuated 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z Mariupol is in the Donetsk region, one of the four regions Putin moved in September to annex. Putin makes surprise trip to Mariupol, first to occupied Donbas in Ukraine 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z Mr. Putin flew by helicopter from Crimea and then toured Mariupol in Donetsk Province in the east, according to the state news outlet Tass on Sunday. Putin Makes Surprise Visit to Occupied Ukraine 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z Fighters from the Wagner Group, a private Russian military company known for fierce tactics, have taken key roles in Ukraine, particularly in Russia’s grinding campaign to seize the eastern Donetsk province town of Bakhmut. Facing arrest warrant, Russia’s Putin visits annexed Crimea 2023-03-18T04:00:00Z In February, the Russians tried to break through the front line 30km away, a bold move that would have put the rest of unoccupied Donetsk at risk. Ukraine war: The front line where Russian eyes are always watching 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z Zelenskiy also made no direct reference to Bakhmut, the focal point for eight months of Russian attempts to advance through the industrial Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine bordering Russia. US says video shows Russian jet intercepted spy drone near Ukraine 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z Donetsk, together with the Luhansk region, comprise most of the Donbas industrialised part of Ukraine that has seen the biggest battle in Europe for generations. Putin makes surprise trip to Mariupol, first to occupied Donbas in Ukraine 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z The city is in Ukraine's Donetsk, part of the largely Russian-speaking industrialised Donbas region which Moscow wants to annex with its self-declared "special military operation." Explainer: Bakhmut: Why Russia and Ukraine are battling so hard for one small city 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Russia is still concentrating the bulk of its offensive operations in Ukraine’s industrial east, focusing attacks on Bakhmut and other parts of Donetsk province. Facing arrest warrant, Russia’s Putin visits annexed Crimea 2023-03-18T04:00:00Z Some of the less-experienced troops serving at his position with the 36th Marine Brigade in the Donetsk region “are afraid to leave the trenches,” he said. Ukraine short of skilled troops and munitions as losses, pessimism grow 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Zelenskiy said in a video address late on Monday that Ukraine's future depended on the outcome in Bakhmut and other war-torn areas in the country's eastern Donetsk region. Russia, Ukraine battle for Bakhmut as ICC seeks war crime arrest warrants 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Russia's defence ministry said earlier in the day that its forces had killed more than 220 Ukrainian service members over the past 24 hours in the Donetsk direction. Ukraine, Russia locked in brutal battle in Bakhmut, casualties mount 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z More importantly, it would provide a stepping stone for Russia to advance on two bigger cities it has long coveted in the Donetsk region: Kramatorsk and Sloviansk. Explainer: Bakhmut: Why Russia and Ukraine are battling so hard for one small city 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z "In the Donetsk direction... more than 220 Ukrainian servicemen, an infantry fighting vehicle, 3 armoured fighting vehicles, 7 vehicles, as well as a D-30 howitzer were destroyed during the day," the defence ministry said. Russia says forces continue attack in Ukraine's Donetsk region 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z The mining city of Bakhmut is located in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk province, one of four regions of Ukraine that Russian President Vladimir Putin illegally annexed last year. Russian advance stalls in Ukraine’s Bakhmut, think tank says 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z Russia says taking Bakhmut would open a path to capture all of Donetsk, a central war aim. Russia, Ukraine battle for Bakhmut as ICC seeks war crime arrest warrants 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Donetsk region has seen some of the heaviest fighting since Russia sent troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24 last year. Russian shelling kills 3 Ukrainian civilians in Kherson, one in the east 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z Moscow needs to control both to complete what it calls its "liberation" of the "People's Republic of Donetsk." Explainer: Bakhmut: Why Russia and Ukraine are battling so hard for one small city 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Earlier, authorities had reported that Russian shelling over the previous 24 hours killed at least five people and wounded another 19 across Ukraine’s Kherson and Donetsk regions. UK: Russian advance in Bakhmut could come with heavy losses 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z Elsewhere in Ukraine, Russian attacks over the previous day killed at least five people and wounded another seven across Ukraine’s Donetsk and Kherson regions, local Ukrainian authorities reported on Sunday morning. Russian advance stalls in Ukraine’s Bakhmut, think tank says 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z A blacksmith in the Russian-controlled eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk is practically beating swords into ploughshares, and turning one man’s trash into treasures. The flowers of war: Ukraine smith turns guns, ammo into art 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z Bakhmut, known to Russians as Artyomovsk, is located in the breakaway Donetsk People’s Republic and serves as a major transportation hub for the movement of military troops in the region. Wagner Group commander says his troops are in Bakhmut as fighting continues 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z He claimed that they now control all districts east of the Bakhmutka River that crosses the city in the eastern Donetsk region. Russian Wagner Group chief claims extended gains in Bakhmut 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z The heavily industrialised Donbas region of eastern Ukraine comprises Donetsk and Luhansk, which with two other Ukrainian regions are claimed by Russia along as its own territory, claims Kyiv and the West reject as illegal. Pro-Ukraine group sabotaged pipelines, intelligence suggests, NYT reports 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z Bakhmut, which had a prewar population of more than 70,000, was an important center for salt and gypsum mining in the Donetsk region of the country’s industrial heartland known as the Donbas. Battle for Bakhmut takes center stage in war in Ukraine 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z Donetsk, the center of Ukraine’s industrial heartland of the Donbas, has been engulfed by fighting ever since the Moscow-backed separatist rebellion erupted in April 2014, weeks after Russia’s illegal annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula. The flowers of war: Ukraine smith turns guns, ammo into art 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z Residents removing rubble from inside a school that was bombed by Russian forces overnight in Kramatorsk, in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, on March 6, 2023. The Second Year of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine in Photos 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z For the Kremlin, capturing Bakhmut is essential for achieving its stated goal of taking control of the whole of Donetsk, one of the four Ukrainian regions that Moscow illegally annexed in September. Russian Wagner Group chief claims extended gains in Bakhmut 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z Mr. Ovlashenko was unexpectedly dispatched to Donetsk after just a week at the camp, his family said. He Heeded Russia’s Call to Enlist. Five Months Later, He Was Dead. 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z For the Kremlin, capturing Bakhmut is essential for achieving its stated goal of taking control the entire Donetsk, one of the four Ukrainian regions that Moscow illegally annexed in September. Battle for Bakhmut takes center stage in war in Ukraine 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z Fierce fighting has focused on the city of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region, and the city of Donetsk itself also has been frequently hit by shelling. The flowers of war: Ukraine smith turns guns, ammo into art 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z Intense Russian shelling targeted the Donetsk region city and nearby villages as Moscow deployed more resources there in an apparent bid to finish off Bakhmut’s resistance, according to local officials. Russia steps up effort to take elusive prize of Ukraine city 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z It was simply the next in the line of fire of a Russian offensive to seize the eastern province of Donetsk. Ukrainian Soldiers, Nearly Encircled, Push Russians Back 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z And in this pocket of the front, near the destroyed town of Marinka in the Donetsk region, they have largely thwarted every Russian attempt to take new ground for a year. This Is What Trench Warfare on the Front Line Is Like 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z Moscow has held ground in the Donetsk region east of Bakhmut since 2014, and has consolidated its control of that territory over the past year. Russian Forces Attack Bakhmut From Three Directions 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z A month later, he exhibited his war art in a Donetsk museum. The flowers of war: Ukraine smith turns guns, ammo into art 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z Putin’s stated ambition is to seize full control of the four provinces, including Donetsk, that Moscow illegally annexed last fall. Russia steps up effort to take elusive prize of Ukraine city 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z Ukraine still controls about half the Donetsk region and military analysts say that Moscow will likely struggle to use Bakhmut as a springboard to sweep across the region. As Ukraine Clings to Bakhmut, What’s Its Strategy and What’s at Stake? 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z Now, the soldiers are charged with holding a position about 15 miles from the city of Donetsk, a stronghold of Russia and its proxy forces since 2014. This Is What Trench Warfare on the Front Line Is Like 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z This comes as Moscow maintains its months-long assault on Bakhmut, with Russian mercenaries claiming that they have "practically encircled" the city in the eastern Donetsk region. Ukraine war: US sends Kyiv more ammunition amid fears stocks running short 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z Bakhmut lies in Donetsk province, one of four provinces Russia illegally annexed last fall. Ukraine official: Forces may pull out of key city of Bakhmut 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z Russia controls about half of Donetsk province, and to take the remaining half of that province its forces must go through Bakhmut. Russia steps up effort to take elusive prize of Ukraine city 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z Ukrainian officials reported that fighting remained heavy in the city, in the Donetsk region. These Ukrainian villagers live in Cold War nuclear bunkers — and plan to stay 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z Russian forces have been attacking Bakhmut in Donetsk province for months, sometimes in waves and the site has become one of the bloodiest battles of the war. Ukraine clings to Bakhmut; US readies $400 million in new military aid 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z Russia illegally annexed the region’s two provinces, Donetsk and Luhansk, in October and holds significant territory there, including the regional capitals. Zelensky says the situation in Bakhmut is ‘getting more and more difficult.’ 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z Bakhmut was among cities and villages in the Donetsk region that came under Russian shelling, according to the General Staff update. Russia says Ukraine crossed border in sabotage raid; Kyiv denies 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z On the ground, fighting remained heavy around Bakhmut in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian officials said. Russia on alert after flurry of drone sightings 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z A Russian takeover of Bakhmut would open the way to seizing the last remaining urban centres in the industrial Donetsk province. Russians intensify assault on Bakhmut, Ukrainian forces try to dig in 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z In the Donetsk region, Ukrainian soldiers hunkered in muddy trenches after suddenly warmer weather softened the frozen ground on Monday. Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine focused on Bakhmut 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z Four people were killed in Kherson on Tuesday, according to local officials, and another civilian died in Kurakhivka, a town in the eastern Donetsk region around 50 miles southwest of Bakhmut, officials said. Zelensky says the situation in Bakhmut is ‘getting more and more difficult.’ 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z Battlefields around Vuhledar, southwest of Bakhmut and also in the Donetsk region, bear witness to the precious equipment and manpower that Russia is expending, with little territorial gain. On Ukraine front, civilians cling on as troops repel Russia 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z An elite Russian infantry unit has been decimated following several costly operations near a mining town in Ukraine’s disputed Donetsk Oblast that has become a focal point of the Kremlin’s renewed offensive. U.K. military officials: ‘Elite’ Russian unit being pummeled in Ukraine 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z Russia has stepped up its assaults in eastern Ukraine in recent weeks, as part of a renewed push to seize Donbas, which is made up of Donetsk and neighboring Luhansk. Deadly Russian Artillery Strikes Reported in Ukraine’s East and South 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z Apart from Bakhmut itself, six nearby Donetsk settlements came under Russian shelling, it said. Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine focused on Bakhmut 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z Nine others were injured in the Donetsk region. Zelensky says the situation in Bakhmut is ‘getting more and more difficult.’ 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z In Bakhmut, a soldier who allowed himself to be identified only by his war name, “Expert,” said the pulverized city in the Donbas’ Donetsk region “has become a stronghold ” for Ukraine. On Ukraine front, civilians cling on as troops repel Russia 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z Three civilians were killed in the eastern Donetsk region, where Bakhmut is, and two more civilians were killed in the Kherson region, officials said. Russian Artillery Strikes Reported in Ukraine’s East and South 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z Russia’s Defense Ministry did not mention Kreminna in its daily update on Sunday, but said its troops had been firing on positions near the town and elsewhere in Luhansk and in Donetsk, near Bakhmut. Deadly Russian Artillery Strikes Reported in Ukraine’s East and South 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z Although it would not represent a particularly important gain for Moscow’s forces, Russia believes it would open a tactical path to larger cities such as Kramatorsk and Sloviansk in eastern Donetsk province. Russia's war on Ukraine grinds into second year as Putin gambles on the long game 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z In a separate attack on a building used by the emergency services in the town of Sviatohirsk in the Donetsk region, a person died and four others were injured. Zelensky says the situation in Bakhmut is ‘getting more and more difficult.’ 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z Although Russia has seized most of the Luhansk region that also forms part of the Donbas, the adjacent Donetsk region remains roughly divided between Ukrainian and Russian control. On Ukraine front, civilians cling on as troops repel Russia 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z The report from Ukraine’s General Staff detailed clashes on Saturday along a frontline stretching around 60 miles from the towns of Lyman to Avdiivka, close to the eastern city of Donetsk, the regional capital. Russian Artillery Strikes Reported in Ukraine’s East and South 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z Moscow’s latest attacks killed three civilians in the eastern Donetsk region, where Bakhmut is, and two others in Kherson, Ukrainian officials said. Deadly Russian Artillery Strikes Reported in Ukraine’s East and South 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z But the Ukrainian bulletin said attacks were continuing, citing "unsuccessful offensives" near six settlements, including Yahidne and Berkhivka, in the Donetsk region, which Moscow claims to have annexed. Ukraine military says Russian offensive near Yahidne unsuccessful 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z The front line pivots about 30 miles away from Donetsk, moving southwest. Follow the 600-mile front line between Ukrainian and Russian forces Battlefields around Vuhledar, southwest of Bakhmut and also in the Donetsk region, bear witness to the precious equipment and manpower that Russia is expending, with little territorial gain for now. On Ukraine front, civilians cling on as troops repel Russia 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z Five wounded civilians were reported in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk province, where territory is roughly split between Russian and Ukrainian control. Ukraine: Zelenskyy seeks more sanctions, fighting grinds on 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z The report from Ukraine’s General Staff detailed clashes on Saturday along a front line stretching around 60 miles from the towns of Lyman to Avdiivka, close to the regional capital of Donetsk. Deadly Russian Artillery Strikes Reported in Ukraine’s East and South 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z “Russia must be held accountable for everything it has done since 2014 in the breakaway Luhansk and Donetsk regions, as well as for the actions of terrorists controlled by Russia,” he told Forbes.com. Ukraine’s richest man pursues his own battle with Kremlin over losses 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z Russian forces targeted 18 towns or villages in the Donetsk region with air and artillery strikes over the last 24 hours, including the city of Kramatorsk that hosts Ukrainian military headquarters for the region. Live: Live updates | Russia Ukraine War Anniversary 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z "In the Donetsk direction, units of the Southern Group of Forces inflicted a comprehensive fire attack on accumulations of the enemy's manpower and equipment along the entire line of contact." Russia says forces pressing attack along Ukraine's Donetsk front 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z It is in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk province, where territory is roughly split between Russian and Ukrainian control. Ukraine: Drone video shows cost of intense fighting in east 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z Mikhail had similar experiences, being moved frequently to fight around Bakhmut and the Donetsk region that Putin has reportedly pledged to conquer by the spring. Bloodied Wagner fighters captured in Ukraine recount path from prison to war 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z She was taken to a hospital in Russian-occupied Donetsk and, according to doctors, was set to be transferred to an orphanage in Russia. 'We will not forgive, or forget' - Six sporting lives lost in Ukraine 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z "In the east - it's very difficult, painful. But we are doing everything to withstand it," he continued, in reference to repeated attacks by Russian forces seeking to capture the eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk. Zelenskiy: Military situation in Ukraine's south quite dangerous in places 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z Fighting for Bakhmut, north of the regional capital Donetsk, has been so intense that commanders on both sides have referred to it as the "meat grinder". Russia steps up hostilities to deplete Ukraine's forces - Kyiv 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z In recent months, Russian forces have tried to encircle the Ukrainian stronghold of Bakhmut and push deeper into the Donetsk region. In Russia-Ukraine war, more disastrous path could lie ahead 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z "I think so much about my brother. He's in dangerous territory, in Donetsk," she said. How Ukraine helped the US rethink refugee policy 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z She cited what she called the suffering of many friends from the Donetsk region of Ukraine, where Moscow’s separatist proxies began fighting Kyiv eight years before Russia’s full-scale invasion last year. In a Celebration of War, Moscow Displays, and Demands, Unity 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z Russian troops trying to take Avdiivka, the second focal point of attacks in Donetsk region, were even using tear gas grenades, he said. Zelenskiy says Ukrainian forces holding line, Russia claims advance 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z Donetsk and Luhansk are two of four regions that Russia has declared part of Russia although it does not fully control of either. Russia steps up hostilities to deplete Ukraine's forces - Kyiv 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z Prigozhin has said that the defence ministry is trying to take credit for Wagner successes around the Donetsk region town of Bakhmut. Wagner's Prigozhin accuses Russian top brass of 'treason' 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z Analysts say the town has more symbolic than strategic value as a gateway to cities farther west in Donetsk region. Zelenskiy says Ukraine will defend Bakhmut within reason from Russia 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z “It took the decision alone to shatter the Minsk agreements, whose main objective, let us remember, was the reintegration of some regions of Donetsk and Luhansk under full Ukrainian sovereignty, in exchange for broad decentralization.” Russian envoy claims West is determined to destroy Russia 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z Russia's Defence Ministry said its forces were advancing on Bakhmut -- devastated after months of bombardment but seen by the Kremlin as a key staging post in capturing other towns further west in Donetsk region. Zelenskiy says Ukrainian forces holding line, Russia claims advance 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z Ukrainian officials said a 79-year-old woman was killed and at least seven people were injured in a strike in Pavlohrad, a city that lies between the Dnieper River and the eastern region of Donetsk. Lukashenko, before meeting Putin, says Belarus to join war only if attacked 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z |
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