Donetsk Oblast

Ukraine pushes Russians back at Dobropillia

Ukrainian forces have managed to first contain and then push back Russian infantry near Dobropillia, Donetsk Oblast, where the enemy advanced rapidly several days ago, analysts at DeepState OSINT (open-source intelligence) project reported on Aug. 15.

15 August, 10:18 PM

Troops of Russia push forward near multiple settlements in Donetsk Oblast — DeepState

Russian invaders have made advances near three settlements in the Novopavlivske direction of Donetsk Oblast, the DeepState project reported on Aug. 15.

15 August, 11:39 AM

Russia’s Pokrovsk breakthrough contained for now, Ukraine says

The rapid advance of Russian infantry near Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, has been largely halted, Ukrainian military spokesperson Victor Tregubov said on Aug. 14.

14 August, 11:46 PM

Russia plans winter push for Pokrovsk, Kostiantynivka, Kramatorsk — Ukrainian Major

Political scientist and Ukrainian Armed Forces Maj. Andriy Tkachuk told Radio NV about developments on the front, particularly in Donetsk Oblast, as talks between the U.S. and Russian leaders approach on Aug. 14.

14 August, 04:19 PM

No breakthrough in Dobropillia, just infiltration – expert

Russian advances near Dobropillia in Donbas are not a breakthrough but an infiltration, Mykhailo Samus, director of the New Geopolitics Research Network, said in an interview with Radio NV on Aug. 13.

14 August, 11:23 AM

DeepState: Russian troops inch forward in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

Russian troops are continuing their slow advance in four sectors of the front, including an area along Dnipropetrovsk Oblast’s administrative border the DeepState monitoring group reported on Telegram on Aug. 14.

14 August, 08:49 AM

Pokrovsk civilians help sniff out Russian infiltrators—video

Two residents of Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, helped Ukrainian drone operators to locate plain clothes Russian soldiers hiding in the town, as seen in footage published by The Telegraph on Aug. 13.

14 August, 12:16 AM

Russian frontline gains boost Putin’s confidence ahead of Trump talks — Bloomberg

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin will arrive at his planned Aug. 15 meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump confident that Russian forces are “winning” on the battlefield and that he will be “dictating the rules,” Bloomberg reported on Aug 13.

13 August, 02:15 PM

Russian forces advance in three Donetsk settlements, threaten deeper push

Russian troops have advanced in Nykanorivka, Shcherbynivka, and near Petrivka in Donetsk Oblast, DeepState monitoring group wrote on Aug. 12.

13 August, 08:50 AM

Witkoff distorted Russia’s openness to ceasefire—Zelenskyy

U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff initially told Ukraine and its allies that Russia was prepared to stop the war and enact a ceasefire, but subsequent events have shown this signal was misleading, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Aug. 12.

13 August, 12:18 AM

Zelenskyy: Moscow rushing to break Ukrainian lines ahead of Alaska talks

The Kremlin is pushing its troops to achieve a breakthrough on the battlefield to get more leverage before the Aug. 15 U.S.–Russia talks in Alaska, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Aug. 12.

12 August, 11:41 PM

Russian troops launch massed 'meat' assaults with artillery and aerial bombs near Dobropillia

Near Dobropillia in Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast, Russian invaders used massed “meat” assaults backed by artillery and guided aerial bombs, National Guard spokesman Maksym Bakulin told Suspilne Donbas on Aug. 12.

12 August, 05:14 PM

Russian frontline gains could turn into operational breakthrough — ISW

The next few days — including those leading up to the Alaska summit — may prove decisive for Ukraine’s ability to prevent Russian advance north and northwest of Pokrovsk, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) warned in their report on Aug. 11.

12 August, 11:37 AM

Pokrovsk nearly encircled, former Azov commander warns

Pokrovsk and nearby Myrnohrad in Donetsk Oblast are nearly completely encircled by advancing Russian troops, former chief of staff of the 12th Special Forces Brigade Azov, Lt. Col. Bohdan Krotevych, said on Aug. 11.

12 August, 01:20 AM

Examining transplant Russian judges doling out ‘justice’ in occupied Ukraine

After three and a half years of full-scale war, 20% of Ukrainian territory remains under Russian occupation. As part of its efforts to consolidate the imperial occupation of Ukraine’s Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhya, and Kherson oblasts, Moscow dispatched scores of judges to weaponize law itself. NV presents an investigation into this corps of transplant judges.

11 August, 07:26 PM

Russian forces seize Zatyshok

Russian troops have occupied the Ukrainian village of Zatyshok (formerly Suvorove) in the Pokrovsk district of Donetsk Oblast, the DeepState monitoring group reported on Telegram on Aug. 11.

11 August, 09:20 AM

Russian forces advance in Serebryansky forest and near Nykanorivka — DeepState

Russian occupation forces advanced in the Serebryansky forestry area in Luhansk and near Nykanorivka village in Donetsk, DeepState analysts reported on Aug. 10.

10 August, 11:49 AM

Putin demands Donetsk Oblast in exchange for ceasefire—report

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has offered Washington to end hostilities in Ukraine in exchange for Kyiv ceding the entirety of Donetsk Oblast, The Wall Street Journal reported on Aug. 8, citing diplomatic sources.

9 August, 01:08 AM

Ukrainian forces smash Russian motorcycle attack in Torske - video

Ukrainian defenders in Donetsk Oblast repelled an assault by Russian troops attempting to advance on motorcycles, according to a statement posted on the Telegram channel of the 63rd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on Aug. 8.

8 August, 04:05 PM

Russian army pushes into Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

Russian troops have advanced near the village of Dachne in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, the DeepState monitoring group reported on Telegram on Aug. 8.

8 August, 10:41 AM

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