Donetsk - Wikipedia
Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the area around Donetsk has seen full-scale fighting between Ukrainian forces against Russian forces and their DNR counterparts. Russian-installed local officials have repeatedly accused Ukrainian armed forces of …
Donetsk | Facts, Region, & Occupation | Britannica
Jan 13, 2025 · Donetsk, city, southeastern Ukraine, on the headwaters of the Kalmius River. It is the capital of Donetsk oblast (province) and the most prominent city in the Donets Basin industrial region. In 2014 Donetsk was occupied by Russian-backed militants who claimed to represent the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic.
Russian forces edge closer to a key eastern Ukraine city in intense ...
Dec 13, 2024 · KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Fighting around the key eastern Ukraine city of Pokrovsk is “extremely intense” after a monthslong Russian push, Ukraine’s top military commander said, with analysts estimating Russian forces are now within just a few kilometers (miles) of the city.
War map reveals Russian advances as Ukraine's fortifications …
Dec 14, 2024 · Russian forces have destroyed Ukraine's defenses in parts of the Donetsk oblast, it has been reported, as a map shows the state of play along the frontline. Russia has been increasing its...
Russia claims capture of Ukrainian front-line town of Kurakhove
Jan 7, 2025 · Russia claims that its forces have captured the front-line town of Kurakhove in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region. The town has borne the brunt of Russian advances in recent months and is a ...
Ukraine war: Russia captures key town near Donetsk - BBC
Dec 26, 2023 · Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has said his troops have seized the key town of Mariinka in eastern Ukraine. Mr Shoigu told President Vladimir Putin assault units had taken the "powerfully...
Russia Seizes Town in Donetsk as Ukraine Hits Ammunition …
Sep 18, 2024 · Ukraine hit a big Russian ammunition depot with drones early Wednesday, with videos showing fireballs lighting up the night sky. The attack came just hours after the Russian military claimed to...
Donetsk: Deadly blast hits market in Russia-held Ukraine city ...
Jan 21, 2024 · At least 27 people have been killed in a shelling attack in the Russian-held city of Donetsk, the Moscow-installed leader of the region says. Denis Pushilin described the strike on a busy market...
Ukraine shelling of Russian-controlled city of Donetsk kills 27 ...
Jan 21 (Reuters) - Twenty-seven people were killed and 25 injured when Ukrainian forces shelled the Russian-controlled city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, Denis Pushilin, the...
Zelensky Calls the Fighting in Ukraine’s Donetsk Region ‘Hell’
Nov 13, 2022 · Russian attacks have turned the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk into a “hell,” President Volodymyr Zelensky has said, drawing attention to one of the war’s most entrenched battlegrounds...