Donbas

Russia could need 30 years to seize Donbas as Putin’s victory pitch falters

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin tried to convince U.S. President Donald Trump that Russian forces were heading toward an “inevitable victory” in Ukraine, arguing that Kyiv should cede all of Donbas to Russia, NYT reported on May 10.

11 May, 12:33 PM

Russian forces advance towards three settlements in Donetsk Oblast – DeepState

Russian forces advanced towards three settlements in Donetsk Oblast, DeepState monitoring group reported on May 10.

11 May, 09:45 AM

Kremlin issues new threats to Ukraine, demanding 'painful decisions' on territory

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov issued a fresh ultimatum to Ukraine, claiming Kyiv must yield to Moscow's demands or face "even more painful decisions" as the war continues, Russian state propaganda service Vesti reported on April 26.

26 April, 09:55 PM

Russian troops advance in Rodynske, Donetsk Oblast

Russian forces advanced in the town of Rodynske in Donetsk Oblast, the DeepState monitoring project reported on April 24.

25 April, 11:30 AM

Ukraine offered to rename Donbas sliver to ‘Donnyland’ — report

Ukrainian negotiators suggested naming the bit of Donbas that Russia is trying to conquer after U.S. President Donald Trump, calling it “Donnyland,” The New York Times reported on April 21.

21 April, 10:31 PM

Russian forces massing south of Myrnohrad in Donbas

Russia is concentrating forces south of Myrnohrad, Donetsk Oblast, quartering infantry in residential buildings for cover, Ukraine’s 7th Rapid Reaction Corps said on April 17.

18 April, 12:24 AM

Kremlin commits reserves to capture Donbas by September — HUR

Russia’s missile strikes on Ukraine are intensifying as part of a broader Kremlin plan to destroy critical infrastructure ahead of a renewed spring–summer offensive, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR) said.

17 April, 01:37 AM

Russian FAB bomb hits central Slovyansk, damages 39 apartment buildings

Russian forces dropped a FAB high-explosive aerial bomb on the center of Slovyansk, destroying a historic children’s sports facility, damaging at least 39 apartment buildings, and injuring one man, the head of the Slovyansk City Military Administration, Vadym Liakh, reported on April 15.

15 April, 12:04 PM

Zelenskyy warns Donbas troop pullback would split Ukraine and open door to Putin

A withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from Donbas would divide the nation and give dictator Vladimir Putin an opening for renewed aggression, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview on The Rest Is Politics podcast on April 10.

10 April, 03:34 PM

Russian forces advance in Donetsk Oblast — DeepState

Russian forces advanced in the village of Hryshyne and near the settlement of Kotlyne in Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast, DeepState OSINT (open-source intelligence) project reported on April 7.

8 April, 02:53 AM

Slovyansk and Kramatorsk continue to live normal life despite looming offensives - video interview

Frontline approach to Slovyansk and Kramatorsk is not yet critical, and these cities continue to live a normal life, Serhii Harmash, journalist and editor-in-chief of the Ostrov publication, said in an interview with Radio NV on April 6.

7 April, 08:00 AM

Pulling out of Donbas would legitimize Russian conquest — Serhiy Harmash

Ukraine will lose Donbas forever if it accedes to Russian demands and withdraws forces from Donetsk Oblast, Serhiy Harmash, editor-in-chief at Ostrov, told NV Radio on April 6.

6 April, 10:35 PM

EU’s Kallas rejects appeasing Moscow

Ceding Donbas to Russia and otherwise appeasing the Kremlin will not help end the Russo–Ukrainian war, EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, said on March 31.

31 March, 10:10 PM

Zelenskyy: Russia gives Ukraine two months to cede Donbas

Moscow is demanding Ukraine withdraw its forces from Donetsk Oblast within two months, claiming it will otherwise conquer the territory and impose harsher peace terms, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on March 31.

31 March, 09:08 PM

Russian forces pushing in multiple directions near Pokrovsk

Russian troops have stepped up their offensive in the Pokrovsk agglomeration, with street fighting continuing in Hryshyne, but Ukrainian Defense Forces are holding back the attacks and destroying enemy personnel and equipment, the 7th Rapid Reaction Corps of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces reported on March 28.

28 March, 02:22 PM

Rubio denies tying U.S. security guarantees to ceding Donbas

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s statement that Washington demanded Ukraine pull its forces from Donbas in exchange for security guarantees “a lie.”

27 March, 10:30 PM

Zelenskyy: U.S. wants Ukraine to withdraw from Donbas

The United States has agreed to provide Ukraine with security guarantees only if Kyiv withdraws from Donbas, thereby fulfilling a key Russian demand, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with Reuters published on March 25.

25 March, 10:40 PM

Ukrainian war documentary to screen in Paris

Ukrainian documentary film Peace for Nina, directed by Zhanna Dovhych, will be shown in the international competition at the 45th Jean Rouch International Documentary Film Festival on May 10.

25 March, 09:06 PM

Russian drone hits evacuation crew in Donetsk Oblast, one killed, others hurt

A Russian drone struck an evacuation team from the Proliska humanitarian mission in Donetsk Oblast on March 20, leaving one killed and others injured, mission head Yevhen Kaplin said.

20 March, 10:33 AM

Russia redeploys elite airborne units south after Ukraine counteroffensive — ISW

Russia has redeployed elite airborne and naval infantry units from the Pokrovsk sector and the area around Dobropillia to southern Ukraine in response to recent Ukrainian battlefield gains in Zaporizhzhya and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts, the Institute for the Study of War reported on March 7.

8 March, 01:40 PM

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