Moscow’s troops used the same pincer tactic on Velyka Novosilka that has enabled their recent capture of town after town in ...

Russia is claiming it has captured another village in its relentless offensive in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region and as it ...

Russia on Friday claimed it had captured another village in its relentless offensive in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region and ...

Kyiv destroys command post in Kursk after drone assault on Putin's oil refineries - Volgograd governor Andrei Bocharov says a ...

Russia has said it had captured a strategically significant settlement in the west of Ukraine's Donetsk oblast amid reports that its troops are closing in on the key regional city of Toretsk as ...

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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.

Russia announced Sunday that it had taken control of two more settlements as part of its ongoing offensive in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region. In an initial statement, the Russian Defense ...

Velyka Novosilka would be the first significant town to capitulate in 2025 under Russia’s onslaught in Donetsk against Ukraine’s weary and short-handed army. The war is set to reach its three ...

Russia’s gradual, grinding advance in parts of Ukraine’s eastern region of Donetsk succeeded in wresting away 4,168 sq km (1,609 square miles) of fields and abandoned villages in 2024 ...

Russia claims capture of two settlements in eastern Ukraine Russian forces took control of two more settlements in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, said Russia’s Defence Ministry on Saturday ...

Ukrainian soldiers fighting on the frontlines in Donetsk in the Donbas region say ... to stir up support for his country’s fight against Russia. As he did so, US President Donald Trump ...