Druzhkivka

Ukrainian forces disrupt Russian plans to encircle Druzhkivka and strike toward Dobropillia

Ukrainian forces in Donetsk Oblast have cleared out Russian troops that had been building up there over the summer, disrupting what Ukrainian commanders say was an attempt to create conditions for encircling Druzhkivka and launching an offensive toward Dobropillia, the 1st Azov Corps of the National Guard reported on YouTube on Sept. 23.

23 September, 04:20 PM

Volunteer team evacuates remaining civilians from shelled Druzhkivka

Ukrainian volunteer Denys Khrystov, callsign "Holandets," documented the grueling conditions facing remaining residents in frontline Druzhkivka in a civilian evacuation operation featured on the Dim TV channel project Travel of Our Time.

28 July, 11:20 AM

Russian airstrike hits Druzhkivka high-rise, killing one and injuring five

Russian forces dropped an aerial bomb on a multi-story residential building in Druzhkivka, Donetsk Oblast, killing a 70-year-old woman and injuring five, Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor's Office reported on May 24.

25 May, 09:01 AM

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 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

Journalists film 14km 'road of life' to Kostyantynivka under Russian bombs

Ukrainian Witness correspondent Tetiana Demukh walked a deadly 14-kilometer round trip along the so-called 'road of life' to Kostyantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, surviving intense enemy fire, the outlet wrote and published video on Feb. 19.

19 February, 02:39 PM

SBU nabs FSB agent who used mother to adjust strikes on Druzhkivka

Ukraine's SBU Security Service detained a 41-year-old resident of Donetsk Oblast who worked for Russia's FSB, using his unsuspecting mother to gather intelligence on Ukrainian military positions and adjust enemy fire on Druzhkivka and its outskirts, the SBU reported on Telegram on Feb. 3.

3 February, 01:43 PM

Russian Tornado rockets kill woman, wound 3 in Druzhkivka shelling

Russian troops shelled Druzhkivka in Donetsk Oblast with Tornado multiple-launch rocket systems on Jan. 25, killing a 78-year-old woman, the Donetsk regional prosecutor’s office reported.

25 January, 08:15 PM

Russian drone hits first responders on duty in Donetsk Oblast

Four firefighters responding to a fire in Druzhkivka, Donetsk Oblast, were injured in a Russian FPV drone strike, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service (SES) reported on Dec. 17, posting photos from the site on Telegram.

17 December 2025, 11:56 AM

Russian invaders drop an aerial bomb on an apartment building in Kostiantynivka, damaging several homes

Russian forces carried out an airstrike on Kostiantynivka in Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast, damaging several apartment buildings, Serhiy Horbunov, head of the city’s military administration, said on Oct. 15.

15 October 2025, 06:00 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 2025, 06:00 PM

Russian shelling injures seven in Druzhkivka

Russian troops struck multi-story residential buildings in Druzhkivka, Donetsk Oblast, at 12:30 a.m. on Sept. 3, using Smerch multiple-launch rocket systems, injuring seven civilians, including a 16-year-old girl, according to the Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor’s Office.

3 September 2025, 12:50 PM

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 2025, 06:16 PM

Russian military targets next cities after Toretsk and Chasiv Yar attacks

Russian invaders aim to flank Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast to capture the city and advance on the Slovyansk-Kramatorsk area, according to Svyatoslav Lesyuk, deputy commander of the 1st mechanized battalion of the 42nd Motorized Rifle Brigade, speaking on the United News telethon on April 17.

17 April 2025, 03:39 PM

Olympic champion mocks Putin’s hockey proposal with bombed-out Ukrainian arena

The U.S. and Russian hockey teams could play a game between them at the Druzhkivka ice arena, which was destroyed by Russian shelling, suggested Olympic champion and Ukrainian MP Zhan Beleniuk in his March 18 Telegram post, commenting on Kremlin dictator Vladimir Putin's bizarre proposal to President Donald Trump.

19 March 2025, 01:07 PM

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