Donetsk Oblast

Putin believes Russia can seize rest of Donetsk Oblast by year-end — Reuters

Russian President Vladimir Putin still expects his forces to seize more Ukrainian territory and believes Russia can capture the rest of Donetsk Oblast by the end of 2026, Reuters reported, citing a person close to the Kremlin.

6 September, 10:59 AM

Ukrainian officer: Russian bloggers' panic over Lyman may be valid

Panic expressed by Russian military bloggers over the situation on the Lyman front may be justified, Lt. Col. Rodion Kudryashov, deputy commander of Ukraine's 3rd Army Corps, said in an interview with Radio NV on Sept. 1.

2 September, 12:02 PM

Car of Olenivka prison deputy chief accused of torturing Ukrainian POWs blown up in Donetsk

A car belonging to Dmytro Neielov, first deputy head of the Olenivka prison who is accused of torturing Ukrainian prisoners of war and civilians, exploded in occupied Donetsk overnight, Ukrainian media reported, citing sources on Aug. 29.

30 August, 12:29 PM

Russian troops make gains near Rodynske in Donetsk Oblast – DeepState

Russian forces advanced near Rodynske in the Pokrovsk district of Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast, the DeepState monitoring group reported on Aug. 30.

30 August, 11:39 AM

Putin sets new unrealistic deadline for Russia to capture all of Donbas – ISW

Vladimir Putin continues to set unrealistic deadlines for Russian forces to seize all of Ukraine's Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, none of which have been met, ISW said in its assessment on Aug. 29.

30 August, 10:54 AM

Brit fighting for Russia killed in Donetsk

A 33-year-old UK citizen, Bradley Townsend, was killed in June 2026 by a drone strike near Lyman in Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast, The Telegraph reported on Aug. 24.

24 August, 10:43 PM

Soldiers spot SOS sign, save last villagers on Donetsk front

Ukrainian soldiers from the 3rd Mechanized Battalion of the 141st Separate Mechanized Brigade rescued two civilians who had remained the only residents of a frontline village in Donetsk Oblast, brigade representatives reported on Aug. 17.

21 August, 05:21 PM

Drones strike Russian-occupied Yenakiieve in Donetsk Oblast, sparking large-scale fire

Drones struck Russian-occupied Yenakiieve in Donetsk Oblast overnight on August 13, local monitoring channel Exilenova+ reported.

14 August, 07:16 AM

Russian grip on Donetsk Oblast tightens, analyst warns

Ukrainian defenses in Kostyantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, are buckling under Russian pressure, affecting the entire Kramatorsk–Sloviansk area, Roman Pohorilyi, co-founder and analyst for the OSINT project DeepState, told NV Radio on Aug. 5.

6 August, 01:40 AM

Russian bomb attack on Kramatorsk injures more than 20 people, damages buildings

Russian forces dropped two aerial bombs on the center of Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast, damaging residential and non-residential buildings and injuring more than 20 people, according to regional governor Vadym Filashkin.

4 August, 04:52 PM

Volunteer team evacuates remaining civilians from shelled Druzhkivka

Ukrainian volunteer Denys Khrystov, callsign "Holandets," documented the grueling conditions facing remaining residents in frontline Druzhkivka in a civilian evacuation operation featured on the Dim TV channel project Travel of Our Time.

28 July, 11:20 AM

Ukrainian border guards repel massive Russian tank breakthrough attempt near Dobropillia

Ukrainian border guards from the Phoenix unit of the Pomsta Brigade and other forces repelled a large-scale Russian breakthrough attempt near Dobropillia involving dozens of armored vehicles, the State Border Guard Service said on July 24.

24 July, 12:56 PM

Russia cut Donbas population by nearly 30%, Ukrainian intelligence says

The population of Ukraine's Donbas region has fallen by nearly a third due to actions by Russian invasion forces, dropping from about 7.37 million people in the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts in 2001 to roughly 3.75 million by early 2024, Ukraine's Defense Intelligence (HUR) reported on July 20.

21 July, 11:14 AM

Kremlin resettling Russians in occupied Donbas, HUR says

The population of Russia-occupied parts of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts has fallen by nearly one-third because of Russian occupation and related policies, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR) said in a statement on July 20.

21 July, 01:42 AM

Up to 145 Russian troops remain in Kostiantynivka, Syrskyi says

Up to 145 Russian troops remain in the city of Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine's commander in chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, reported on July 20, citing intelligence data.

20 July, 01:41 PM

Russian forces kill Ukrainian volunteer in Dobropillia; family identifies him from drone footage

Russian forces killed Ukrainian volunteer Volodymyr Diukarev, who had been reported missing since July 3, with a drone strike in Dobropillia, Donetsk Oblast, volunteer Denys “Hollander” Khrystov reported on Telegram.

16 July, 02:03 PM

Azov reveals Operation Hell that destroyed Russian logistics hub

Fighters from Ukraine's 1st Corps of the National Guard's Azov Brigade have revealed details of Operation Hell, saying they destroyed a key Russian logistics hub in occupied Donetsk Oblast, according to a video released by the unit's press service on July 12.

12 July, 04:17 PM

Ukraine strikes Russian military training ground near occupied Dokuchaievsk

Ukraine's Defense Forces struck the Russian Kalmiuske combined-arms training ground near the Russian-occupied town of Dokuchaievsk in Donetsk Oblast, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said on July 11.

11 July, 07:48 PM

ISW rejects Putin's claims of major Russian battlefield gains in Ukraine

Vladimir Putin used a staged meeting with military commanders to exaggerate Russia's battlefield gains and promote a narrative of continuous military success that does not reflect conditions on the front, the Institute for the Study of War said on July 5.

5 July, 09:15 AM

ISW rejects Putin's claim of full capture of Kostiantynivka

Vladimir Putin's claim that Russian forces have fully captured Kostiantynivka in Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast is false, with Russian troops present only in small sabotage groups scattered among Ukrainian positions, the Institute for the Study of War said on July 3.

4 July, 11:24 AM

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