Donetsk Oblast

DeepState: Russian troops advance near Pishchane and Rodynske

Russian forces advanced in parts of Kharkiv and Donetsk oblasts, analysts from the Ukrainian battlefield monitoring project DeepState reported on May 5.

6 May, 11:32 AM

New mass grave found in Mariupol

A hidden mass grave more than 50 meters long was discovered at the Starokrimsky Cemetery in Russian-occupied Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast, the Mariupol City Council said on April 30, citing researchers from the Mariupol Destruction and Victims Foundation and satellite imagery.

30 April, 07:44 PM

Russian forces gain ground in Kharkiv and Donetsk oblasts

Russian invasion forces have made tactical advances near the settlements of Petropavlivka in Kharkiv Oblast and Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast, the monitoring group DeepState reported on April 27.

27 April, 05:27 PM

Russian troops advance in Rodynske, Donetsk Oblast

Russian forces advanced in the town of Rodynske in Donetsk Oblast, the DeepState monitoring project reported on April 24.

25 April, 11:30 AM

Russia increases mechanized assaults on frontline but achieves no major gains

Russian troops have stepped up mechanized and motorized assaults along the frontline in recent days, but these attacks have brought no significant success and are unlikely to enhance Russia’s spring-summer offensive, the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in its latest update on April 19.

20 April, 12:00 PM

Russia has not abandoned offensive plans despite drop in fighting – Trehubov

Russian forces have reduced the intensity of combat over the past two days, but this does not indicate any change in plans for a new offensive, Joint Forces spokesman Viktor Trehubov said on air with Novyny.Live on Apr. 19.

19 April, 05:14 PM

Ukrainian forces destroy Russian Solntsepyok system in occupied Zaporizhzhia

Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces destroyed a Russian TOS-1A Solntsepyok heavy flamethrower system in occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast, commander Robert Brovdi said on Apr. 18.

18 April, 05:19 PM

Russian forces massing south of Myrnohrad in Donbas

Russia is concentrating forces south of Myrnohrad, Donetsk Oblast, quartering infantry in residential buildings for cover, Ukraine’s 7th Rapid Reaction Corps said on April 17.

18 April, 12:24 AM

Russian forces massing infantry and equipment near Myrnohrad and Pokrovsk

Russian forces are accumulating infantry and equipment in the southern part of Myrnohrad in Donetsk Oblast in an effort to completely capture the city and its outskirts, while also advancing toward the village of Hryshyne west of Pokrovsk, the Ukrainian monitoring project DeepState reported on April 15.

15 April, 06:54 PM

Russian FAB bomb hits central Slovyansk, damages 39 apartment buildings

Russian forces dropped a FAB high-explosive aerial bomb on the center of Slovyansk, destroying a historic children’s sports facility, damaging at least 39 apartment buildings, and injuring one man, the head of the Slovyansk City Military Administration, Vadym Liakh, reported on April 15.

15 April, 12:04 PM

Russian forces advance near village in Donetsk Oblast – DeepState

Russian forces have advanced near the village of Riznykivka in Donetsk Oblast, the monitoring project DeepState reported on Apr. 11.

12 April, 01:15 AM

Zelenskyy dismisses Russia’s frontline ambitions in Donetsk Oblast

Russian forces are aiming to capture the cities of Druzhkivka, Kostyantynivka, and Pokrovsk in Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast by the end of April 2026, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told journalists on April 10.

10 April, 10:46 AM

Russia aims to seize Pokrovsk by end of April — Zelenskyy

The Russian military is attempting to seize control of the area around Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, by the end of the month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on April 9.

10 April, 03:16 AM

Russian activity remains especially high near Pokrovsk, Syrskyi says

Russian military activity remains especially high in the Pokrovsk sector, where Ukrainian forces repelled about 260 Russian attacks over the past week, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi said on April 9 during a visit to the area of responsibility of the 7th Rapid Reaction Corps of the Air Assault Forces.

9 April, 06:52 PM

Russian forces push forward in Kharkiv and Donetsk oblasts

Russian forces have advanced in Ukraine’s Kharkiv and Donetsk oblasts, the DeepState monitoring group reported on Telegram late on April 8.

9 April, 08:19 AM

Russian forces advance in Donetsk Oblast — DeepState

Russian forces advanced in the village of Hryshyne and near the settlement of Kotlyne in Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast, DeepState OSINT (open-source intelligence) project reported on April 7.

8 April, 02:53 AM

Russian forces trying to capture Kostiantynivka for nearly a year, General Syrskyi says

Russian forces have been trying to capture Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast for nearly a year, combining small-group infantry assaults with massive drone strikes, Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi said on April 7, after visiting the 19th Army Corps defending the Kostiantynivka-Druzhkivka agglomeration.

7 April, 02:10 PM

Pulling out of Donbas would legitimize Russian conquest — Serhiy Harmash

Ukraine will lose Donbas forever if it accedes to Russian demands and withdraws forces from Donetsk Oblast, Serhiy Harmash, editor-in-chief at Ostrov, told NV Radio on April 6.

6 April, 10:35 PM

SBU nabs FSB spotter who guided strikes on Kramatorsk

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service has detained an FSB-recruited spotter in Donetsk Oblast, who helped Russian forces adjust air strikes on Kramatorsk, including attacks with powerful FAB-1500 glide bombs, the SBU reported on April 6.

6 April, 07:45 PM

Russian forces advance near Pryvillia in Donetsk Oblast – DeepState

Russian forces have advanced in Donetsk Oblast, according to the monitoring project DeepState on Apr. 5.

5 April, 01:59 PM

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