Donetsk Oblast

Massed Russian assault near Pokrovsk meets Ukrainian defense - NV exclusive

Russia amassed a large amount of armored equipment, deployed “motorcycle assault” troops and launched several waves of infantry attacks at Pokrovsk front, NV journalist Serhii Okunev wrote in his exclusive material from the frontline.

15 October, 10:45 AM

Russian forces occupy three settlements in Donetsk Oblast

Russian forces have occupied three populated places in Donetsk — Perebudova, Komar and Myrne — located on the Novopavlivka axis, DeepState monitoring group reported on Oct. 15.

15 October, 09:20 AM

Ukraine repels two synchronized Russian assaults near Myrnohrad, Donetsk Oblast — video

Russian forces attempted to carry out two synchronized attacks on positions of the 38th Separate Marine Brigade near Myrnohrad, Donetsk Oblast - both were repelled, 7th Rapid Reaction Corps of the Air Assault Forces wrote on Oct. 14.

14 October, 01:40 PM

Russians in Donetsk Oblast are desperate and taking risky steps, says expert Dmytro Zhmailo

Dmytro Zhmailo, executive director of the Ukrainian Center for Security and Cooperation and an expert on Russian hybrid influence, said on Radio NV that Russian invaders have begun using heavy equipment at the junction of the Dobropillia and Kostyantynivka directions in Donetsk Oblast out of desperation on Oct. 13.

13 October, 06:00 PM

Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with 82 drones, including Shahed and Gerbera types

Russia attacked Ukraine with 82 drones — including Shahed, Gerbera, and other types — about 50 of which were strike drones, the Air Force reported on Oct. 13.

13 October, 11:57 AM

Ukrainian forces drive Russians back in Donetsk Oblast

Ukrainian forces pushed back Russian troops near the villages of Nove Shakhove, Zolotyi Kolodez, Kucher Yar, and Novopavlivka in Donetsk Oblast, the DeepState monitoring group reported on Telegram on Oct. 13.

13 October, 08:38 AM

Donetsk Oblast left without power after Russian strike

All of Donetsk Oblast was left without electricity after Russian forces deliberately struck energy infrastructure, Governor Vadym Filashkin said on Oct. 12.

12 October, 11:09 AM

Ukraine’s Dobropillia push crushes Moscow’s plans to occupy Donbas in summer

Ukraine’s counteroffensive near Dobropillia foiled Russia’s summer plan to seize much of Donbas by November, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, Interfax-Ukraine reported on Oct. 8.

9 October, 05:57 PM

Ukraine's SBU wiping out 100 Russians daily near Pokrovsk

Russian forces have been ordered to storm Ukrainian positions in the Pokrovsk sector at any cost, skyrocketing their losses, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Oct. 8, citing a report from Ukraine’s SBU Security Service head Vasyl Maliuk.

8 October, 07:22 PM

Ukrainian reporter recalls FPV strike that killed French journalist

Ukrainian journalist Heorhii Ivanchenko, a friend of the French photographer Antoni Lallican, who was killed by Russian forces, shared details about that fatal drone attack in his Instagram on Oct. 8.

8 October, 12:35 PM

DeepState confirms Russian advance near four key settlements in Donetsk Oblast

The analytical project DeepState reported the Russians advances near Novoivanivka, Olhivske, Vyshneve, and Ternove in Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast on Oct. 6.

6 October, 11:56 AM

Paris probes French journalist killing by Russian drone

France’s National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into the death of 37-year-old French photojournalist Antoni Lallican, who was killed by a Russian FPV drone strike in Ukraine, Le Figaro reported on Oct. 5.

6 October, 10:13 AM

Russian strike wipes out Nova Poshta branch

Russian shelling completely destroyed a Nova Poshta postal and courier branch in Ukraine's frontline Donetsk Oblast, the company reported on Telegram late on Oct. 5.

6 October, 09:46 AM

French journalist killed in Russian drone strike

French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his condolences to the family of French photojournalist Antoni Lallican, who was killed by a Russian drone near the frontlines in Donetsk Oblast on Oct. 3.

3 October, 11:00 PM

Russian forces claw forward on three fronts

Russian troops have advanced on three front sectors in Ukraine, the DeepState monitoring group reported on Telegram on Oct. 3.

3 October, 09:36 AM

Russian forces occupy Poltavka in Donetsk Oblast

Russian troops have seized the Ukrainian village of Poltavka in Donetsk Oblast, the DeepState monitoring group reported on Telegram late on Sept. 29.

30 September, 08:23 AM

Zelenskyy: Ukrainian forces liberate 174 sq. km. in Donetsk Oblast

Ukrainian forces have liberated more than 174 square kilometers of territory and cleared nearly 200 square kilometers of Russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups in the Dobropillya front sector in Donetsk Oblast, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his Sept. 29 evening address to the nation.

30 September, 08:00 AM

Ukrainian forces trap Russian troops in Donetsk Oblast, reclaim territory

Several Russian units have been surrounded in the Dobropillya sector of Donetsk Oblast, Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi reported on Telegram on Sept. 29 following a visit to the frontline units.

29 September, 10:38 AM

Ukrainian forces liberated 168.8 sq km in Dobropillia counteroffensive – Zelenskyy

As of the morning of Sept. 26, Ukraine’s Defense Forces had liberated 168.8 square kilometers and cleared another 187.7 square kilometers of Russian sabotage groups during the Dobropillia counteroffensive, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said after a military briefing on Sept. 26.

26 September, 06:55 PM

Russian propaganda rants about ‘Ukrainian satanism’

In a report by state propaganda outlet RIA Novosti, Moscow claimed that Ukrainian troops practice occult rituals at “satanist altars.”

26 September, 02:12 AM

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