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Russian forces ramp up attacks near Toretsk

Russian forces significantly intensified their activities in the Toretsk sector, Ukraine's General Staff reported on Telegram on July 3.

3 July 2024, 11:49 AM

Explosions shake Donetsk: over 20 blasts and rising smoke — photo, video

More than 20 powerful explosions rocked the Russian-occupied city of Donetsk on June 22, according to reports from the Russian propaganda outlet TASS, with local Telegram channels also sharing videos.

22 June 2024, 11:46 AM

Russia sentences four Ukrainian soldiers to life imprisonment for alleged civilian attacks

The court of the so-called Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) sentenced four soldiers from Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya battalion to life imprisonment for allegedly attempting to murder civilians in Mariupol in 2022, according to the Russian Telegram channel Astra on May 24.

24 May 2024, 06:55 PM

Eyewitnesses report casualties in Donetsk Lenin district strike - photos, video

A missile strike in Donetsk’s Lenin district has left several people injured and dead, according to Russian Telegram channel Mash on May 11.

11 May 2024, 05:10 PM

Russians conducted massive air strike on Donetsk Oblast, at least four people reported dead

Four people reported dead, five others got injured as a result of Russian air strikes and shelling of Donetsk Oblast today, reported Head of the Regional Administration in Telegram on April 25.

25 April 2024, 04:56 PM

Pro-Russian U.S. propagandist dies in occupied Donetsk

Russell Bentley, a U.S. national with Russian citizenship known for fighting alongside Russian proxies in Donbas, has died in occupied Donetsk, Kremlin propagandist Margarita Simonyan announced on April 19.

20 April 2024, 12:33 AM

Fortified Chasiv Yar difficult for Russia to capture — Estonian intelligence

Although Russia has been gradually gaining ground in Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast, seizing Chasiv Yar would be a substantial challenge for Moscow, head of Estonia’s Defense Intelligence, Col. Ants Kiviselg, said on April 19.

19 April 2024, 08:34 PM

From Lviv to Odesa: Ukrainian cities across the country face power outages following Russian attack

Emergency power cuts have been introduced in regions across Ukraine, while locals are being advised to steer clear of using elevators, following Russia’s mass missile attack on March 22.

22 March 2024, 04:00 PM

Former CIA director explains why capturing Avdiivka had no strategic purpose for Russia

Ukrainian troops should really have been withdrawn from the encircled Avdiivka (Donetsk Oblast), though Russia paid an enormous price to capture this demolished city, former CIA director (2011-2012) David Petraeus said in an interview with NV.

19 March 2024, 12:40 PM

Voting under occupation: How Russia's election unfolds in Donetsk and Luhansk

Early voting ahead of “Russia's presidential election” has commenced in parts of Ukraine currently under Russian occupation, the U.S.-based think tank Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on March 10.

11 March 2024, 11:35 AM

Command errors affected Ukrainian defense resilience, admits Syrskyi

Ukrainian armed forces continue to face offensive operations from Russian troops on multiple directions, with particularly tense situations in the Avdiivka and Zaporizhzhya fronts, Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi reported on Feb. 29 on Facebook.

29 February 2024, 11:55 AM

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