The Latest Breaking News from Donbas

Russia-Ukraine war: undersea telecoms cable between Sweden and Estonia damaged by ‘external force’ – as it happened

Swedish minister said the damage to a telecommunications cable earlier in October was through external ‘tampering’

The Guardian - AU · Oct 23, 2023

‘Donetsk was a ghost city’: Shakhtar youth coach’s unique tale of endurance

In this extract from his new book, Andy Brassell talks to Miguel Cardoso, who carried on coaching academy players in Ukraine during the war in Donbas

The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2023

Klondike review – Ukrainian-Russian couple face war on their doorstep

An expectant husband-and-wife’s lives are shattered when their home in Donbas is hit by a bomb in Maryna Er Gorbach’s powerful drama

The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2023

In Kyiv, South African president calls on Russia and Ukraine to ‘de-escalate’ conflict

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday called on both Ukraine and Russia to de-escalate their conflict in order to “settle” the war in Ukraine. Ramaphosa is one of a group of African leaders that arrived in the Ukrainian capital earlier on Friday as air raid sirens sounded and explosions…

France 24 · Jun 16, 2023

Ukraine has not exhausted its ‘potential’ to attack, says Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said Ukraine had started its long-expected counteroffensive, but that Kyiv had so far failed to attain its goals. Speaking at a Eurasian Economic Union conference in the Russian resort town of Sochi, Putin maintained that Ukraine still has the potential to attack. Follow our…

France 24 · Jun 9, 2023

Wagner mercenaries ‘withdraw from Bakhmut to focus on other battles in Donbas,’ says MoD

Wagner Group forces have begun to withdraw from the city of Bakhmut and will likely focus on other offensive operations in the Donbas region, according to British intelligence chiefs.

Evening Standard · May 27, 2023

Zest, shiny new jets, and a counter-offensive — is Bakhmut’s spring stalemate finally ending?

After a brutal 10-month slog that has killed tens of thousands on both sides, Ukrainian soldiers are striking back against Russian occupying forces in the Donbas. Tom Mutch reports from the frontline

Evening Standard · May 26, 2023

Is NATO to blame for the Russo-Ukrainian war? It's complicated, explains historian Serhii Plokhy

A year after Russia’s all-out attack against its neighbour on February 24 2022, volumes trying to explain the conflict to the public begin to accumulate on my bookshelf. Think-tankers, political scientists and journalists have been at the forefront.

The Conversation · May 23, 2023

Why Bakhmut matters: As Russia claims victory, Ukraine insists it has momentum

How many lives have been lost so far in Bakhmut? And why? Russia claims to have fully captured the eastern Donbas city while Ukraine spins it as part of the plan, with its forces elsewhere gaining ground to the north and south.

France 24 · May 22, 2023

Zelensky: Bakhmut will recover like Hiroshima did after atomic bomb

The Ukrainian president said the devastation in the destroyed Donbas city reminded him of pictures he had seen of Hiroshima after the nuclear attack.

The Independent UK · May 21, 2023