The Latest Breaking News from Donetsk

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday that Kyiv is “ready” to organise elections despite the ongoing war. Earlier, Zelensky said Russian air superiority is 'stopping' his country’s counteroffensive against occupying forces. The remarks came as Russian air strikes killed several people and injured dozens more in eastern Ukraine. Read…

Russian authorities are holding local elections this weekend in occupied parts of Ukraine in an effort to tighten their grip on territories Moscow illegally annexed a year ago and still does not fully control

Ukrainian special service says it has ‘blocked the illegal actions of Russian hackers who tried to penetrate military networks’

Rescue mission in Ukraine city Pokrovsk after strike by Russian missiles kills seven

Ukrainians in occupied territories who refuse Russian passports face threats, intimidation and possible detention or deportation, Yale study says

Hopes of a rapid breakthrough proved over-optimistic in the face of entrenched defences but Russian forces are suffering major damage

At least six people have been killed in Kryvyi Rih, and two people killed in occupied Donetsk, after several strikes across Ukraine

Poland has been concerned about the spillover of war on to its territory ever since Russia invaded Ukraine

Another 19 wounded in overnight attack on the southern Ukrainian port city, governor says