Donbas

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

Russian offensive plans extend beyond Donbas, Zelenskyy says

Russian operational planning for 2026–27 includes new offensives in southern Ukraine, even if Moscow currently lacks reserves to implement them, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on March 2.

2 March, 10:04 PM

Zelenskyy warns Donbas withdrawal would divide and weaken Ukraine

Ukraine’s withdrawal from remaining parts of the Donbas, as demanded by the Kremlin in peace talks, could split society and weaken the country, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, stressing in an interview with the BBC that Donbas is more than just territory on Feb. 23.

23 February, 10:29 AM

Peace talks stall on territorial questions, Zelenskyy admits

The Geneva round of trilateral Ukraine–U.S.–Russia peace talks yielded no progress on key territorial issues, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Feb. 20.

20 February, 09:56 PM

Zelenskyy answers whether he would order Putin’s killing in interview

Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed whether he would order the killing of Vladimir Putin and spoke about assassination attempts against him during the war, in an interview with British journalist Piers Morgan on Feb. 19.

19 February, 11:19 AM

Ukraine–Russia peace talks refocus on Donbas demilitarized zone, NYT reports

The most recent round of trilateral Ukraine–U.S.–Russia talks revived the proposal for a demilitarized zone in Donbas, The New York Times reported on Feb. 18, citing three people familiar with the discussions.

19 February, 12:34 AM

Putin prepared to prolong war for two years to control Donbas

Vladimir Putin is prepared to continue the war against Ukraine for up to two more years to secure full control of the Donbas, The New York Times reported, citing military and Western intelligence sources on Feb. 18.

18 February, 05:33 PM

Zelenskyy: Ukrainians will reject deal ceding Donbas to Russia

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thinks the Ukrainian people will reject any peace agreement that requires unilateral withdrawal of Ukrainian forces from Donbas and hands the region to Russia, Zelenskyy said in an interview with Axios on Feb. 17.

17 February, 10:29 PM

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