Donetsk Oblast

Ukrainian military denies DeepState reports of Vasiukivka fall

Ukrainian Defense Forces maintain control over Vasiukivka in the Bakhmut district of Donetsk Oblast, information regarding the settlement's occupation is false, Eastern Troop Grouping reported on March 31.

31 March, 01:49 PM

Russian forces destroy porcelain factory in Druzhkivka, Donetsk Oblast

Russian forces destroyed a porcelain factory in Druzhkivka in Donetsk Oblast that once produced tableware sets such as Aidar, Stepovyi and Ranok, a press officer of the 93rd Brigade said, sharing photos of the damage on March 27.

27 March, 12:55 PM

Zelenskyy: U.S. wants Ukraine to withdraw from Donbas

The United States has agreed to provide Ukraine with security guarantees only if Kyiv withdraws from Donbas, thereby fulfilling a key Russian demand, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with Reuters published on March 25.

25 March, 10:40 PM

Russia exhausts mobilization in occupied territories

Russia has effectively exhausted its forced mobilization resources in the temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories due to heavy frontline losses, the Main Intelligence Directorate’s (HUR) spokesperson Andrii Chernyak said in an interview with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty on March 23.

24 March, 10:49 AM

How Ukraine foiled Russian mechanized assault in Donetsk Oblast

Ukrainian troops detected Russian preparations for a major mechanized attack in Donetsk Oblast early, enabling the defenders to stop it in its tracks, Third Army Corps spokesman Oleksandr Borodin told NV Radio on March 23.

23 March, 11:40 PM

Sean Penn visits Ukrainian troops in Donetsk Oblast

Accompanied by former head of Ukraine’s presidential office Andriy Yermak, the Academy Award–winning actor visited the soldiers of the 157th Mechanized Brigade deployed near Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast, the brigade announced on March 18.

18 March, 11:44 PM

Russian forces advance near three villages in Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast — DeepState

Russian forces advanced near the villages of Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Minkivka and Vasiukivka in Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast, the monitoring project DeepState reported on March 17.

17 March, 07:35 PM

Captured Ukrainian soldier persuades two Russians to surrender

A Ukrainian defender, mortarman Volodymyr Aleksandrov with the callsign Pozytyv, was captured by Russian forces at the end of January 2026, but the man convinced the Russians to surrender to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the soldier told public broadcaster Suspilne Khmelnytskyi on March 11.

11 March, 01:55 PM

DeepState reports frontline shift near Piddubne village in eastern Ukraine

Russian forces have advanced near the village of Piddubne in Donetsk Oblast, according to the OSINT monitoring project DeepState on March 10.

10 March, 05:55 PM

Ukrainian forces strike Russian drone command post, EW station and artillery — General Staff

Ukrainian defense forces struck fuel and lubricant depots near Koptevo and Makiivka, as well as a radio electronic warfare station near occupied Donetsk overnight, Ukraine’s General Staff said on March 10.

10 March, 03:07 PM

Russian strike kills 2, injures dozens in Slovyansk

Two people were killed and at least 17 others, including a 14-year-old girl, were injured in a Russia air strike on the downtown Slovyansk in frontline Donetsk Oblast, the city’s military administration head Vadym Lyakh reported on March 10.

10 March, 01:00 PM

Russian forces preparing to intensify offensive near Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad

Russian forces are preparing to intensify offensive operations near the Pokrovsk–Myrnohrad urban area in Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine’s Khortytsia operational-strategic group of forces reported on March 9.

9 March, 06:33 PM

Zelenskyy visits frontline Donetsk Oblast town, warns of coming Russian offensive

Ukrainian troops must brace for a planned Russian spring offensive in Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on March 6.

6 March, 07:51 PM

SBU nabs Russian agent set to bomb recruitment center

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service detained a Russian-recruited agent who planned to bomb a Territorial Recruitment Center building in Donetsk Oblast using an improvised explosive device hidden in a trash container and then flee to Russia, the SBU reported on Telegram on March 5.

5 March, 03:18 PM

Russian forces amass troops for spring offensive near Pokrovsk

Russian occupation forces are preparing to intensify offensive operations in early spring, concentrating their main efforts on advancing toward the village of Hryshyne northwest of Pokrovsk, Ukraine’s Air Assault Forces said on March 4.

4 March, 06:45 PM

Russian bombs kill one, injure two in Sloviansk

One person was killed and at least two others were injured in a Russian air assault on a densely populated area in Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast, late on March 3, the city’s military administration head, Vadym Lyakh reported on Telegram the following morning.

4 March, 11:23 AM

Russian troops advance near Hryshyne in Donetsk Oblast

Russian invasion forces advanced near the villages of Markove and Rivne and inside the village of Hryshyne in Donetsk Oblast, the Ukrainian monitoring project DeepState reported on March 3, 2026, after updating its frontline map.

3 March, 06:03 PM

Russian artillery and drone strikes claim six lives across four Donetsk settlements

Russian forces unleashed a massive wave of 1,437 strikes across Donetsk Oblast on March 2, killing six civilians — including a local police officer — and wounding 19 others, National Police reported on March 3.

3 March, 02:00 PM

Three killed in Russian artillery strike on Kramatorsk

Russian forces shelled the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk on the morning of March 2, killing three people, the Kramatorsk City Council reported.

2 March, 12:43 PM

Russia may launch long-term offensive in Donbas – ISW

Russian forces have likely begun artillery and drone shaping operations ahead of a possible spring-summer 2026 offensive against cities in Donetsk Oblast “fortress belt,” a campaign that could last years and cost Moscow heavy losses and resources, the Institute for the Study of War said on Feb. 27.

28 February, 01:37 PM

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