The Latest Breaking News from Donbas

Ukraine tells citizens in Donbas to evacuate as intense fighting shifts east

Ukraine is bracing for a climactic battle for the control of Donbas

The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2022

Ukraine demands 'weapons weapons weapons' from West as crunch NATO talks begin

Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba urged coalition ministers to bolster the supply to the country as the alliance fears Vladimir Putin will launch a new offensive in the Donbas region

Daily Mirror · Apr 7, 2022

UK says Russian artillery, air strikes continue along Donbas line of control

Russian artillery and air strikes are continuing along the Donbas line of control, British military intelligence said on Thursday in an update on Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters · Apr 7, 2022

Western official says Russia will need time to pivot forces to east Ukraine

Russia will struggle to rapidly redeploy the forces it has withdrawn from the area around Ukrainian capital Kyiv to the Donbas region in the east as units need reconstituting and re-equipping, a Western official said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Apr 6, 2022

Russia is preparing a 'major' new offensive in eastern Ukraine, NATO chief warns

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said the alliance must bed in 'for the long haul' as Vladimir Putin prepares to regroup Russian troops in an assault on the eastern Donbas region

Daily Mirror · Apr 6, 2022

After the horrors of Bucha, Ukrainians have changed the way we look at this war

The Russian military are now circling the Donbas. I’m terrified for people there who were loyal to Ukraine for the past eight years, says Ukrainian journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk

The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2022

Russia's failure to take down Kyiv was a defeat for the ages

Kyiv was a Russian defeat for the ages

The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2022

Russian troops behind Bucha massacre 'could be sent to Ukraine battle hotspots'

Sources said they believe Russia wants the men to be killed so there will be no living witnesses to the Bucha killings. Lt Colonel Azatbek Omurbekov leads the 64th Separate Motorised Rifle Brigade

Daily Mirror · Apr 5, 2022

NATO says Russia regrouping to try to take Ukraine's Donbas

Russia is likely to launch a new offensive in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region in the next few weeks, NATO Secretary-General Jensen Stolen said on Tuesday, adding that allies had time to help prepare the Ukrainian military.

Reuters · Apr 5, 2022

Live updates | Ukraine reports Russian military regrouping

Ukraine’s General Staff reports Tuesday morning that Russia is regrouping its troops and preparing for an offensive in Donbas

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2022