The Latest Breaking News from Donetsk

Ukrainian officials say Russian forces are escalating their onslaught against Ukrainian positions around the wrecked eastern city of Bakhmut

Andrew Bagshaw, 48, and Christopher Parry, 28, were last seen on January 6, when they were helping with evacuation efforts near Soledar, in the Donetsk region.

Andrew Bagshaw, 48, and 28-year-old Christopher Parry disappeared on January 6 while they were helping to evacuate people near Soledar, in the war-torn Donetsk region of Ukraine

Fighting in Bahkmut and Soledar ‘most intense on entire frontline’ in war

No obvious signs of casualties seen after Donetsk attack by Russia, reports Reuters

Moscow says bombardment launched in retaliation for Ukraine’s deadly New Year’s Eve attack

A Russian rocket strike on the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk caused damage but did not destroy buildings and there were no obvious signs of casualties, a Reuters witness said on Sunday, after Russia said the attack killed 600 Ukrainian soldiers. Reuters reporters visited the two college dormitories Russia's defense ministry…

Two thermal power plants in part of Ukraine's Donetsk region controlled by Russian forces were damaged in a rocket attack by the Ukrainian army, Moscow-installed officials and Russia's state TASS news agency said on Sunday. Initial information suggested that the plants in Zuhres and Novyi Svit had been hit and…

Russia and Ukraine each exchanged 50 captured soldiers on Sunday in a deal both sides welcomed even as they fought one another in eastern Ukraine. Moscow said it carried out deadly missile strikes in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk that killed “more than 600 Ukrainian servicemen”, but Kyiv rejected…