Donetsk Oblast

Russia nears Pokrovsk encirclement, Ukraine faces tough choice

The Ukrainian army has been defending Pokrovsk for a year, but Russia has recently gained opportunities to encircle the city, military expert and former SBU Security Service officer Ivan Stupak told Radio NV on Aug. 6.

6 August, 05:03 PM

Russian soldier shoots civilian evacuating from Donetsk village - video

A Russian soldier has shot and killed a civilian man who was attempting to evacuate from the village of Udachne, in the Pokrovsk district of Donetsk Oblast, Prosecutor General's Office reported on Aug. 6.

6 August, 02:47 PM

SBU detains alleged GRU agent accused of helping Russia target Pokrovsk

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service announced on Telegram on Aug. 5 that its counterintelligence unit had detained a man in Donetsk Oblast suspected of spying on Defense Forces positions in the Pokrovsk sector.

6 August, 02:27 PM

Ukraine denies reports of Pokrovsk encirclement

Ukrainian units defending Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, have not been encircled by advancing Russian troops, Ukraine’s General Staff said in a statement on Aug. 5.

6 August, 01:23 AM

Russia captures Popiv Yar, advances near four more villages in Donetsk Oblast — DeepState

Russian forces have occupied the village of Popiv Yar in Donetsk Oblast, according to the monitoring platform DeepState.

5 August, 01:06 PM

Thrust of Russia’s summer campaign aimed at Pokrovsk

Capturing Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, has emerged as the primary objective of Russia’s summer offensive, Ukrainian military spokesperson Victor Tregubov said on Aug. 4.

4 August, 11:41 PM

Russian advance creeps through Donetsk Oblast

Russian troops have advanced near three Ukrainian settlements in Donetsk Oblast, the DeepState monitoring group reported on Telegram on Aug. 4.

4 August, 11:15 AM

Russian invaders eliminated after being spotted taking photos in Zelenyi Hai

Ukrainian military intelligence special forces eliminated Russian troops who were taking photos in the village of Zelenyi Hai, Donetsk Oblast, to boast about their advance toward Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on Aug. 3.

3 August, 09:15 PM

Death toll from Russian missile strike on Kramatorsk apartment building rises to four

The death toll from the Russian strike on downtown Kramatorsk on July 31 has risen to four, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said on Telegram on Aug. 3.

3 August, 05:22 PM

Russia kills 5 civilians in Donetsk Oblast, damages government buildings

Russian invaders carried out 41 attacks on populated areas in Donetsk Oblast over the past day, killing civilians, regional governor Vadym Filashkin said on Aug. 3.

3 August, 01:10 PM

Russia launches drone attack on Ukraine overnight, explosions reported in Kyiv and Kharkiv

Russia launched a new wave of Shahed drone attacks on Ukraine, prompting air raid alerts in multiple oblasts on the evening of Aug. 2.

3 August, 10:47 AM

Russia attacks market in Druzhkivka during busy hours, multiple explosions, people injured

Russian invaders struck a market in Druzhkivka, Donetsk Oblast, causing up to 10 explosions while many people were present on Aug. 2.

2 August, 06:16 PM

Russian forces advance in Chasiv Yar, Toretsk

The Russian army made advances in Chasiv Yar, Toretsk, Zelenyi Hai, and near Oleksiyivka and Andriyivka-Klevtsove in Donetsk Oblast, the DeepState monitoring project reported on Telegram on Aug. 1.

2 August, 01:55 AM

Russian strike levels apartment building in Kramatorsk: 3 dead, 10 injured

Three people were killed and 10 others were injured in the July 31 Russian strike on the residential neighborhood of Kramatorsk that partially leveled a five-story apartment building, Donetsk Oblast Governor Vadym Filashkin reported on Telegram the following day.

1 August, 12:22 PM

Ukrainian Army: Chasiv Yar holds – Battlefield video

Russian forces are trying to cover up their failures by false claims of seizing Chasiv Yar in Donetsk Oblast, the Ukrainian Army responded on Aug. 1 with the 24th King Danylo Separate Mechanized Brigade’s video of another failed enemy assault on the city.

1 August, 12:08 PM

Russian troops occupy two more settlements in Donetsk and Zaporizhzhya oblasts

Russian forces have occupied the village of Kamianske in Zaporizhzhya Oblast and the village of Verkhniokamianske in Donetsk Oblast, DeepState monitoring project wrote on July 31.

31 July, 01:03 PM

Russian forces advance near several settlements in Donetsk and Zaporizhzhya oblasts — DeepState

Russian troops have made advances near several settlements in Donetsk and Zaporizhzhya oblasts, DeepState monitoring group wrote on July 30.

30 July, 09:15 AM

Critical water shortage hits occupied Donetsk

Representatives of the Russian-backed "DPR" militant group said a water crisis may force the evacuation of occupied Donetsk, with even the Moscow Patriarchate's official website acknowledging the shortage on July 29.

29 July, 04:34 PM

Zelenskyy awards Hero of Ukraine title to fallen Lyut brigade commander Maksym Kazban

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine with the Order of the Golden Star to Maksym Kazban, commander of the Lyut Joint Assault Brigade of the National Police, according to decree No. 551/2025 published on the Presidential website on July 26.

26 July, 08:09 PM

Russian bomb hits apartment block, kills child in Kramatorsk

A ten-year-old child was killed in a Russian air strike on Kramatorsk in Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast, the city military administration’s head Oleksandr Honcharenko reported on Facebook on July 22.

22 July, 10:19 AM

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