Pokrovsk is a road and rail hub in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, which had a pre-war population of some 60,000 people. While most people have fled, Ukraine estimated last month that up to ...

1 day ago · Perched on high ground about 20 miles to the east, Vuhledar was a linchpin of Ukraine’s southern Donetsk defenses. Its loss allowed Russian forces to quickly advance westward.

4 days ago · But if confirmed, it would make Velyka Novosilka the first significant town to capitulate in 2025 under Moscow’s onslaught in the eastern Donetsk region against Ukraine’s weary and short-handed army. The war is set to reach its three-year milestone in February. ... Russian forces have also been trying for months to capture the key Donetsk ...

1 day ago · Ukraine's government says a video circulated on social media appears to show 6 soldiers detained by Russian forces, who "subsequently shot them dead." Latest U.S.

6 days ago · Russia captured the Donetsk cities of Avdiivka and Vuhledar last year after long and grueling battles. Those cities were largely leveled by Russian artillery, glide bombs and drones before they fell. Russian forces have also been trying for months to capture the key Donetsk strongholds of Pokrovsk and Chasiv Yar. ___

Jan 13, 2025 · In 2022, Moscow illegally annexed the Donetsk and neighboring Luhansk regions, which make up the economically important Donbas industrial area, together with the southeastern provinces of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia.

In a summit in Moscow in 2008, Donetsk was recognised as the best city in the Commonwealth of Independent States for its implemented development strategies; [23] in 2012 and 2013 Donetsk was recognised as the best place for business in Ukraine.

4 days ago · But if confirmed, it would make Velyka Novosilka the first significant town to capitulate in 2025 under Moscow’s onslaught in the eastern Donetsk region against Ukraine’s weary and short ...

The shelling of Russian-controlled Donetsk was an attack that occurred on 21 January 2024, during Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Artillery shells hit a market in the Donetsk, killing at least 27 people. [1] Russia accuses Ukraine of launching the strike; Ukraine denies the attack.

Jan 21, 2024 · Shelling killed at least 28 people and injured 30, including two children, near a market in the Russian-controlled city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Sunday, according to Russian officials....