Donetsk Oblast

SBU nabs spotters helping Russian bombings in Donetsk

Ukraine’s SBU counterintelligence service dismantled an FSB agent network in Donetsk involving four Kostiantynivka residents who helped coordinate Russian missile and bomb strikes on the city on May 28.

28 May, 03:53 PM

Russian troops advance in Toretsk and Pokrovsk

Russian troops advanced near four settlements in Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast, according to the DeepState project data released on May 28.

28 May, 02:56 PM

Ukraine braces for major Russian offensive this summer

Ukraine is preparing for a major Russian offensive in the coming months, The Washington Post reported on May 27, citing several Ukrainian military officials and analysts.

28 May, 12:40 AM

Ukraine likely withdraws from salient near Toretsk after months of intensive battles — ISW

Russian forces have likely eliminated a Ukrainian “salient” southwest of Toretsk after a four-month offensive aimed at flattening the frontline to push toward Kostyantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on May 25.

26 May, 11:40 AM

Russian troops advance near Vuhledar, Marinka, and Avdiivka — DeepState

Russian invaders have made gains near three settlements in Donetsk Oblast, according to a DeepState project report on May 23.

24 May, 03:03 PM

Kostiantynivka and Raihorodok hit by Russia: two dead

Russian invaders struck Kostiantynivka and Raihorodok in Donetsk Oblast, killing two civilians, prosecutors said on May 22.

22 May, 05:08 PM

Russian troops storm positions on motorcycles

Russian forces continue attacks near Toretsk in Donetsk, using motorcycles for rapid maneuvers in what Ukrainian military spokesman Viktor Trehubov called "ancient logic" to minimize losses, he said on the United News telethon on May 18.

18 May, 12:10 AM

Russia advances on Novopavlivka, Pokrovsk fronts, faces heavy losses in Bahatyr

Russian forces advanced near Rozlyv on the Novopavlivka front and in Novooleksandrivka on the Pokrovsk front in Donetsk Oblast, while suffering heavy losses in Bahatyr, Ukrainian monitoring group DeepState reported on Telegram on May 16.

16 May, 01:58 PM

Prystaiko: Putin fears truce may end war, wants full control of Donetsk first

Former Ukrainian Foreign Minister (2019–2020) and Ambassador to the United Kingdom (2020–2023) Vadym Prystaiko spoke with Radio NV’s Oleksiy Tarasov about why Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has no real interest in negotiations and how the Russians are merely going through the motions in Istanbul.

16 May, 01:15 PM

Russia amassing forces for new offensive, eying Kyiv outskirts

Russia is gathering forces for a new offensive in Ukraine, potentially targeting eastern regions and the outskirts of Kyiv, CNN reported on May 15, citing two U.S. officials familiar with the frontline situation.

15 May, 05:03 PM

Russian forces seize another village in Donetsk Oblast — DeepState

Russian occupation forces have taken control of the village of Nové in the Kramatorsk district of Donetsk Oblast, DeepState monitoring group reported on May 15.

15 May, 08:59 AM

Russia pays influencers to whitewash occupation of Mariupol

Russia is trying to paper over its war crimes in Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast, by using pro-Kremlin bloggers to portray the “restoration” of the occupied city, attracting Russian settlers to move there, CNN reported on May 14.

15 May, 01:19 AM

Russian forces push forward in Donetsk Oblast

Russian troops continue their offensive in Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast, the DeepState monitoring group reported on Telegram early on May 14.

14 May, 08:33 AM

Russia suffers high losses across key eastern frontline sectors

125 combat clashes occured across the front lines in the past 24 hours, the most intense battles taking place along the Pokrovsk, Lyman, and Novopavlivka axes, Ukrainian GenStaff wrote on May 13.

14 May, 08:18 AM

Russia gearing up for big offensive in Ukraine

The Russian military has been shifting troops to major flashpoints on the Ukrainian front, a move that likely signals preparations for another large-scale offensive, the Financial Times reported on May 13, citing Ukrainian intelligence sources.

13 May, 10:29 PM

St. Ambrose Church destroyed in Russian strike on Donetsk Oblast

Russian invaders destroyed the Church of St. Ambrose of Optina in Dobropillia, Donetsk Oblast, with a double drone strike, NV journalist Serhii Okunev reported from the scene on May 12.

12 May, 05:51 PM

With a grenade launcher, medic crushes invaders and rescues her unit

Svitlana, a combat medic from Ukraine’s 230th separate battalion, repelled a Russian assault and prevented encirclement during fierce fighting in the ruins of Staromayorske, Donetsk Oblast, the General Staff reported on May 11.

12 May, 01:03 PM

Russia strikes Ukrainian freight train amid ceasefire offers

A Russian drone struck a civilian freight train in Donetsk Oblast, injuring the train’s engineer, Ukraine’s state railway operator Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways) reported on May 12.

12 May, 11:04 AM

Russian troops advance near three Donetsk settlements — DeepState

Russian invaders advanced near three settlements in Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast, a DeepState report said on May 10.

10 May, 11:16 AM

Ukraine: Putin’s ‘ceasefire’ kills, bombs still falling

Russian forces continued to bomb and shell Ukrainian settlements in the frontline Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, and Kherson oblasts on May 8 during the so-called “three-day ceasefire” unilaterally declared by Kremlin dictator Vladimir Putin, according to local authorities and the Ukrainian military.

9 May, 11:54 AM

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