Donbas

Ukraine’s defense forces foil Russian attempt to break through to Myrnohrad — DeepState

Ukraine’s defense forces over the weekend repelled an attempt by Russian troops to push through to Myrnohrad via Novoekonomichne in Donetsk Oblast, the DeepState analytical project reported Sept. 1.

1 September 2025, 05:24 PM

Ukrainian forces liberate Novomykhailivka, repel Russians in Zelenyi Hai

Ukrainian Defense Forces liberated the village of Novomykhailivka and repelled Russian invasion forces in the settlement of Zelenyi Hai, Donetsk Oblast, the monitoring portal DeepState reported on Telegram on Aug. 25.

25 August 2025, 02:31 PM

Ukrainian forces retake three Donbas villages – Syrskyi

Ukrainian defenders launched a counterattack and cleared Russian invaders from three villages in Donetsk Oblast, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi reported in a Facebook post on Aug. 24.

24 August 2025, 08:11 PM

Moscow’s demands to Kyiv: all of Donbas and no Western troops in Ukraine

The Kremlin is demanding that Ukraine cede control of the entire Donbas region, renounce its NATO aspirations, and bar foreign troops from its territory, Reuters reported on Aug. 21, citing two people familiar with Moscow’s position.

21 August 2025, 08:40 PM

Kremlin targets political control of Ukraine, not merely Donbas

Russia’s main objective in Ukraine is to achieve political control over the entire nation, rather than merely seizing specific territories such as Donetsk Oblast, the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War reported on Aug. 19.

20 August 2025, 12:19 PM

Russian Iskander missiles strike Slovyansk, injure one - photos

The Russian army attacked Slovyansk in Donetsk Oblast with two Iskander missiles on the evening of Aug. 18, according to a statement from the city military administration, as reported by Mayor Vadym Liakh on Telegram.

19 August 2025, 11:54 AM

Trump supports Putin’s demand for total Donbas control, frozen front lines

U.S. President Donald Trump supports Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s proposal for Moscow to gain full control over the Donbas region and freeze the front lines in other oblasts as part of a potential deal with Ukraine, Fox News reported on Aug. 16, citing a European diplomat.

17 August 2025, 09:36 PM

Trump says Putin wants full control over all of Donbas

U.S. President Donald Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s position on territorial demands remains unchanged, Bloomberg reported on Aug. 16.

16 August 2025, 10:47 PM

No breakthrough in Dobropillia, just infiltration – expert

Russian advances near Dobropillia in Donbas are not a breakthrough but an infiltration, Mykhailo Samus, director of the New Geopolitics Research Network, said in an interview with Radio NV on Aug. 13.

14 August 2025, 11:23 AM

Military expert explains Russia’s 'breakthrough' near Dobropillia and risks for Defense Forces, Kostiantynivka, Pokrovsk

Military expert Pavlo Narozhnyi, founder of the Reactive Post charity, told Radio NV about dangerous Russian advances near Dobropillia and their threat to Ukraine on Aug. 12.

12 August 2025, 02:20 PM

Examining transplant Russian judges doling out ‘justice’ in occupied Ukraine

After three and a half years of full-scale war, 20% of Ukrainian territory remains under Russian occupation. As part of its efforts to consolidate the imperial occupation of Ukraine’s Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhya, and Kherson oblasts, Moscow dispatched scores of judges to weaponize law itself. NV presents an investigation into this corps of transplant judges.

11 August 2025, 07:26 PM

Russian forces advance in Serebryansky forest and near Nykanorivka — DeepState

Russian occupation forces advanced in the Serebryansky forestry area in Luhansk and near Nykanorivka village in Donetsk, DeepState analysts reported on Aug. 10.

10 August 2025, 11:49 AM

Ukraine may lose critical Donbas defense line if territories are surrendered — ISW report

Surrendering all territories in Donetsk and Luhansk to Russia in exchange for a ceasefire would let occupiers avoid prolonged battles and force Ukraine to abandon its key defensive “belt of fortresses” built since 2014, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) warned on Aug. 8.

9 August 2025, 02:09 PM

Putin demands Donetsk Oblast in exchange for ceasefire—report

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has offered Washington to end hostilities in Ukraine in exchange for Kyiv ceding the entirety of Donetsk Oblast, The Wall Street Journal reported on Aug. 8, citing diplomatic sources.

9 August 2025, 01:08 AM

Moscow, Washington negotiating deal to cement Putin’s Ukraine land grab—report

The United States and Russia are working on a deal over Ukrainian territories linked to a planned meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin that could take place as early as next week, Bloomberg reported on Aug. 8.

8 August 2025, 07:57 PM

Russia captures Popiv Yar, advances near four more villages in Donetsk Oblast — DeepState

Russian forces have occupied the village of Popiv Yar in Donetsk Oblast, according to the monitoring platform DeepState.

5 August 2025, 01:06 PM

Thrust of Russia’s summer campaign aimed at Pokrovsk

Capturing Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, has emerged as the primary objective of Russia’s summer offensive, Ukrainian military spokesperson Victor Tregubov said on Aug. 4.

4 August 2025, 11:41 PM

OSINT analysts: Russia preparing Donetsk airport to launch Shahed drones at Ukraine, ISW warns

Russia is preparing to expand its use of temporarily occupied Ukrainian territory, including the area around Donetsk airport, as a launch site for drone attacks, according to an Aug. 3 report by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

4 August 2025, 12:28 PM

Russian forces advance in Chasiv Yar, Toretsk

The Russian army made advances in Chasiv Yar, Toretsk, Zelenyi Hai, and near Oleksiyivka and Andriyivka-Klevtsove in Donetsk Oblast, the DeepState monitoring project reported on Telegram on Aug. 1.

2 August 2025, 01:55 AM

Russian push in Chasiv Yar nears, threatens Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast defenses

Russian forces raised flags in the western and southern parts of Chasiv Yar and likely seized most of the town, according to geolocated data cited in a July 31 report by the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

1 August 2025, 12:13 PM

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