Donetsk

Russian recruiters target drunk men in Donetsk bars and streets for forced enlistment

Russian recruiters in occupied Donetsk are using a new tactic to draft men into the military by picking up potential conscripts from streets and bars and bringing them to recruitment offices while severely intoxicated, according to the Atesh partisan movement.

28 August, 11:40 AM

Ukraine's General Staff confirms strikes on Russian command posts in Donetsk

Ukraine's Defense Forces struck the main and reserve command posts of Russian forces in occupied Donetsk on Aug. 26 and overnight into Aug. 27, according to the Ukrainian General Staff.

27 August, 03:15 PM

Russian authorities transfer Ukrainian journalist Iryna Levchenko to Donetsk

Russian occupation authorities transferred Ukrainian journalist Iryna Levchenko from Krasnodar to Donetsk, even though a final court hearing in what her supporters describe as a fabricated case against her had been scheduled to take place in Rostov-on-Don, her sister, Olena Rudenko, told the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine (NUJU) on July 31.

31 July, 11:50 AM

Drones strike occupied Donetsk overnight, triggering explosions and fire

Drones attacked occupied Donetsk, triggering several explosions and a fire, local Telegram channels reported early on July 1.

1 July, 09:20 AM

Ukrainian drones damage Donetsk airport

The Ukrainian military damaged enemy UAV infrastructure at the airport in occupied Donetsk, Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces announced on June 4.

4 June, 09:21 PM

Ukraine says no plans to withdraw from Pokrovsk

Ukraine’s Defense Forces have no plans to leave Pokrovsk, where Ukrainian troops continue holding positions in the northern part of the city, according to a source familiar with the situation on the Pokrovsk front cited by RBC-Ukraine.

13 May, 12:35 PM

Ukrainian drones monitor Russian supply lines around Donetsk

Strike drone pilots from the Azov 1st Corps National Guard of Ukraine are controlling Russian logistics routes near occupied Donetsk, the unit said on Apr. 16.

16 April, 05:46 PM

Ukraine strikes Russian Shahed drone site near Donetsk airport with ATACMS and SCALP

Ukrainian defense forces struck a site used to store, prepare and launch Russian Shahed drones near Donetsk airport overnight, using ATACMS and SCALP missiles, Ukraine’s General Staff said on March 7.

7 March, 03:36 PM

Investigators identify Russian doctors in POW abuse case

Investigative journalists from Schemes (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty) have published evidence pointing to the possible involvement of Russian doctors in the torture of Ukrainian prisoner of war Andrii Pereverzev, on Jan. 20.

21 January, 08:09 AM

Drones target Donetsk substation, cities report blackouts

Occupied Donetsk and several other towns in Oblast again experienced power outages following an attack by unidentified drones on a power substation, local Telegram channels wrote on Nov. 17.

18 November 2025, 08:48 AM

Strikes hit occupied Donetsk, lights go dark in several districts - video

Drones attacked the occupied city of Donetsk, leaving parts of the city without electricity, local Telegram channels reported late on Nov. 16.

17 November 2025, 09:09 AM

Precise strike levels Russia’s ammo depot in occupied Donetsk

A large ammunition depot in the Russian-occupied city of Donetsk was hit by a missile strike late on Nov. 5, Ukrainian journalist Denys Kazanskyi reported shortly after the attack.

6 November 2025, 08:52 AM

Drones hit occupied Donetsk, casualties reported - video

The Russian-occupied Donetsk was attacked by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), residential houses caught fire, Russian Telegram channel Astra wrote on Oct. 26.

27 October 2025, 11:03 AM

Russia redeploys 98th Airborne Division from Chasiv Yar area to reinforce troops in Kherson Oblast

Russia is likely redeploying elements of its 98th Airborne Division from the Kramatorsk area near Chasiv Yar to the Kherson front, the Institute for the Study of War said in its latest report on Oct. 2.

2 October 2025, 01:48 PM

Six years in Russian captivity: women tell their story

Three civilian women from Donetsk, Yulia Panina, Maryna Bereznyatska, and Svitlana Holovan, captured by Russia in 2019, were released in a prisoner exchange on Aug. 14, 2025, and spoke to reporters about their captivity, hromadske reported on Aug. 22.

22 August 2025, 05:06 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

Ukraine hits Novoshakhtinsk oil plant and UAV hub in Donetsk - General Staff

Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck the Novoshakhtinsk Oil Products Plant in Russia’s Rostov Oblast and a number of other key military facilities, the AFU General Staff reported on Aug. 21.

21 August 2025, 03:15 PM

Explosions shake occupied Donetsk in reported drone strike

Russian-occupied city of Donetsk came under drone attack, a series of explosions was heard across the city, local Telegram channels wrote on Aug. 18.

18 August 2025, 07:24 AM

Teen flees Donetsk, slams Russian propaganda in schools

A 19-year-old woman, after reaching adulthood, decided to leave temporarily occupied Donetsk for Ukrainian-controlled territory, sharing her journey with public broadcaster Suspilne Donbas on Aug. 10.

11 August 2025, 07:41 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

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