Donetsk Oblast fighting

ISW map refutes Russian Defense Ministry claims of encircling Dobropillya

Russian claims regarding the encirclement of Dobropillya in Donetsk Oblast are false, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on Sept. 24.

25 September, 11:55 AM

Ukraine reports new advances in Operation Vivaldi offensive in northern Donetsk

Ukrainian forces are continuing their Operation Vivaldi offensive in northern Donetsk Oblast and have made further advances, Petro Horbatenko, chief of staff and deputy commander of the Third Army Corps, said on Suspilne on Sept. 19.

19 September, 09:56 PM

ISW maps show Russian offensive has sharply slowed

The Institute for the Study of War has challenged a series of claims by Russian President Vladimir Putin about battlefield developments in Ukraine, saying he significantly exaggerated Russian advances and falsely portrayed a Russian victory as inevitable.

3 September, 05:28 PM

Residents must flee Kostiantynivka on foot as vehicles face Russian strikes

Evacuation by vehicle from Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast had become impossible as of July 17 because of the danger to transport, leaving residents with only one way to escape: on foot, Donetsk Oblast police spokesperson Pavlo Diachenko said on Espreso TV.

17 July, 12:44 PM

Ukraine advances near key Donetsk cities as Russia escalates infantry attacks

Ukrainian defense forces have advanced in the Slovyansk and Kostiantynivka sectors of Donetsk Oblast, the Institute for the Study of War reported on April 30.

1 May, 11:05 AM

Ukrainian troops clear key village of Minkivka in Donetsk Oblast

Ukrainian troops have cleared the village of Minkivka in Donetsk Oblast, a key settlement along the Bakhmut-Sloviansk highway, the 425th Separate Assault Regiment Skala said on March 24.

24 March, 03:17 PM

Ukraine holds lines in Donetsk Oblast, conducts new offensives

Ukrainian Defense Forces units in Donetsk Oblast are holding their designated lines and launching their own active offensives in specific frontline sectors, AFU Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi reported on March 10.

10 March, 12:16 PM

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

Russia seizes less than 1% of Ukraine in 2025 — ISW

Russian invading forces have seized just 0.77% of Ukraine’s territory over the past year — while suffering disproportionately high losses, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on Dec. 9.

10 December 2025, 09:47 AM

Russian troops tighten grip on Siversk, Donetsk Oblast

Russian invading forces continue to pull infantry into Siversk, Donetsk Oblast, the city is “slowly passing into enemy hands”, DeepState analytical project wrote on Dec. 8.

9 December 2025, 09:30 AM

Third Corps debunks Russia's claims of 'breakthrough' in Lyman

Information from Russia's military command about a "breakthrough" by its forces into Lyman in Donetsk Oblast does not correspond to reality, the Third Army Corps of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on Telegram on Dec. 3.

3 December 2025, 04:42 PM

Russia's Rosgvardia rear units thrown into assaults at Chasiv Yar

Russian Federal National Guard Troops Service (Rosgvardia) are being transferred into assault detachments fighting in the Chasiv Yar area of Donetsk Oblast, Atesh partisan movement wrote on Oct. 30.

30 October 2025, 01:20 PM

Russian forces advance in Donetsk, Ukraine liberates villages in counterattack

Russian occupying forces have captured the village of Voskresenka in Volnovakha district, Donetsk Oblast, the independent monitoring project DeepState reported on Sept. 2.

2 September 2025, 04:15 PM

Ukrainian forces destroy Russian sabotage units in Pokrovsk sector

Russian sabotage units have infiltrated the villages of Vesele, Vilne, Rubizhne, and Kucheriv Yar in the Pokrovsk sector of Donetsk Oblast, but some have already been eliminated by Ukrainian forces, General Staff spokesperson Andriy Kovalev said on Aug. 13.

13 August 2025, 04:46 PM

Donetsk Oblast fighting