Donbas

Critical water shortage hits occupied Donetsk

Representatives of the Russian-backed "DPR" militant group said a water crisis may force the evacuation of occupied Donetsk, with even the Moscow Patriarchate's official website acknowledging the shortage on July 29.

29 July 2025, 04:34 PM

Russia tries to eliminate Ukraine’s drone forces chiefs

Russian forces tried to kill all senior leaders of the drone unit in a simultaneous attack, Robert “Magyar” Brovdi, commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Unmanned Systems Forces, said in a Facebook post on July 26.

27 July 2025, 02:23 PM

Russian attacks kill 8, injure 3 in Donetsk Oblast

Eight people were killed and three others injured in a series of Russian attacks involving drones and airstrikes on Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast on July 9, regional governor Vadym Filashkin reported on Telegram.

9 July 2025, 04:55 PM

Kostiantynivka holds as Russia pushes Donbas offensive

The Pokrovsk-Toretsk sector remains the most intense, with Russian forces pushing toward Kostiantynivka, Pavlo Narozhnyi, founder of the Jet Mail charity and military expert, said on Radio NV on July 8.

8 July 2025, 05:20 PM

Russia to refocus on Pokrovsk after entering Novoekonomichne

Russian invasion forces are likely redirecting their offensive priorities in Donetsk Oblast toward the Pokrovsk sector, moving away from Kostiantynivka, after weeks of unsuccessful efforts to advance toward the latter, according to a report by the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) on July 7.

8 July 2025, 11:10 AM

SBU drones destroy Russian ammo depot in occupied Khartsyzk - video

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service confirmed that on July 2, its drones struck Russian ammunition depots near the temporarily occupied town of Khartsyzsk in Donetsk Oblast.

3 July 2025, 01:42 PM

Russian troops advance near Pokrovsk, in Zaporizhzhya Oblast

Russian invasion forces made advances on two frontline sectors in Donetsk and Zaporizhzhya oblasts, according to the DeepState monitoring group’s report on July 2.

2 July 2025, 11:34 AM

Russian forces capture Donbas village, push near Pokrovsk

The Russian army has occupied Koptieve and made advances in Toretsk, Novoserhiyivka, Dyliyivka, Myrne, Razine, Vesele, and Komar in Donetsk Oblast’s Pokrovsk sector, the DeepState monitoring project reported on Telegram on July 1.

1 July 2025, 06:48 PM

Russian drone attack on Donbas town wounds five, including teenager

Russian forces struck a five-story residential building in Bilozerske, Donetsk Oblast, with a Shahed (Geran-2) drone overnight into June 26, causing a fire and injuring five civilians, according to the regional prosecutor’s office.

26 June 2025, 10:50 AM

Russian forces occupy Andriyivka, Kostiantynopil in Donetsk Oblast

Russian forces have occupied the villages of Andriyivka and Kostiantynopil in Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast, according to a June 25 report by the monitoring project DeepState.

25 June 2025, 04:57 PM

Ukrainian football coach Vitaliy Vankevych, 30, died while fighting Russian invaders

Vitaliy Vankevych, a football coach from Sheptytskyi in Lviv Oblast, futsal player, and assistant referee, died while defending Ukraine from Russian invaders at the age of 30, the Lviv Football Association reports on June 22.

22 June 2025, 04:56 PM

Military expert on threats in Sumy Oblast and where Russians attempted breakthrough

Pavlo Narozhny, founder of the Jet Mail charity and a military expert, spoke to Radio NV on June 19 about the hottest sector of the front and the dangers in Sumy Oblast.

19 June 2025, 07:40 PM

Russian column disrupted in Kostiantynivka by Ukrainian Defense Forces, as shown in video

In the Kostiantynivka direction, Ukrainian defenders successfully repelled a powerful mechanized assault by Russian invaders, as reported by The 36th Separate Naval Infantry Brigade, which published a video of the battle on Telegram on June 19.

19 June 2025, 05:00 PM

Russian forces advance near five settlements in Sumy, Donetsk oblasts

Russian forces advanced near Yablunivka in Sumy Oblast and Hrodivka, Komar, Zaporizhzhya (a village in Pokrovsk district), and Fedorivka in Donetsk Oblast, the monitoring project DeepState reported on June 16.

17 June 2025, 12:02 PM

Ukrainian forces repel Russians in Kotliarivka near Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled Russian troops near Kotliarivka on the Donetsk-Dnipropetrovsk oblast border, though the aggressor advanced near three settlements, the DeepState monitoring group reported on Telegram on June 14.

15 June 2025, 12:57 PM

‘Not Sumy and not Kharkiv’: Putin’s summer offensive has a primary target, but major breakthrough unlikely

A number of military analysts believe Russia’s summer offensive is already underway, with commanders hoping to achieve a breakthrough on the battlefield — particularly in the Donbas, British newspaper The Telegraph reported on June 6.

7 June 2025, 11:34 PM

Azov officer: Russia pushing through Pokrovsk axis with FPV drone strikes

Officer from Ukraine’s 12th Azov Brigade with the callsign Lyric speaks to Radio NV about Russia’s recent gains along the Pokrovsk-Toretsk axis and the Ukrainian Defense Forces' efforts to stabilize the front.

30 May 2025, 11:13 AM

Life in occupied Luhansk, told through pleas to Putin

NV has obtained rare firsthand accounts from residents in the heart of Russian-occupied Luhansk Oblast — personal appeals sent throughout 2024 to the Kremlin’s so-called “direct line” by people living in Slovianoserbsk district.

30 May 2025, 10:58 AM

Pokrovsk, Kostiantynivka at risk as frontline sags, military expert says

Russian forces are exploiting a significant frontline weakness between Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast, with rapid advances in the past two weeks threatening both cities by June–July 2025, military expert Ivan Stupak told Radio NV on May 27.

29 May 2025, 06:30 PM

Russian forces gain ground near three Donbas settlements

Russian forces advanced near Nova Poltavka, Malynivka, and Romanivka in Donetsk Oblast, the DeepState monitoring project reported on Telegram on May 19.

19 May 2025, 08:01 PM

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