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The Latest Breaking News from Donetsk

‘Traitor’: US representatives call for Trump envoy Witkoff to be fired after leaked Kremlin call

Republicans and Democrats warn Witkoff ‘cannot be trusted’ after reportedly advising officials on peace plan

The Guardian - US · Nov 26, 2025

Trump envoy Witkoff reportedly advised Kremlin official on Ukraine peace deal

US envoy also offered tactical guidance on how Putin should raise the subject with Trump, audio recording suggests

The Guardian - US · Nov 25, 2025

Trump’s ‘peace plan’ was a pro-Kremlin abomination whose failure is a glimmer of hope for Ukraine

Following criticism, the president accused Ukraine of ingratitude but also added the plan was ‘not my final offer’. Which parts of it will survive?, says Rajan Menon of the City College of New York

The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2025

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Would Moscow accept the EU's counterproposal to the US-Russia plan for Ukraine?

US and Ukraine delegations stated that they have achieved “meaningful progress toward aligning positions and identifying clear next steps” for a deal to put an end to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. What has changed compared to the initial plan, and would Moscow agree to the new proposal?

Euronews · Nov 24, 2025

Zelenskyy: Ukraine faces choice between 'loss of dignity' or losing key ally over US-Russia plan

“Ukraine may now face a very difficult choice: either loss of dignity, or the risk of losing a key partner,” Ukrainian president said on Friday, as Kyiv is “under tremendous pressure” over the latest draft proposal by the US and Russia, which mainly includes concessions from Ukraine and not Russia.

Euronews · Nov 21, 2025

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin’s troops exploit bad weather to step up assault in Pokrovsk

Russia is taking advantage of bad weather to advance in small groups, moving on foot or motorcycles

The Independent UK · Nov 12, 2025

Ukrainian forces hold ground in Pokrovsk amid intense Russian assault

After more than a year of an all-in Russian offensive, the battle for Pokrovsk has intensified over the past few days, with Moscow troops reportedly infiltrating and trying to encircle what remains of the city after the fiercest fighting in recent times.

Euronews · Nov 11, 2025

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Fears Pokrovsk will fall ‘within weeks’ as Ukraine sends in its elite units

Russian President Vladimir Putin claims his forces are on the cusp of winning

The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2025

Moscow inches closer to forcing more Ukrainians from occupied territories to fight for Russia

Moscow has now claimed to have included parts of Ukraine’s Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions into Russia’s Southern Military District, as it moves closer to formalising the forced conscription of Ukrainians in the temporarily occupied territories.

Euronews · Nov 7, 2025

Satellite images show scale of destruction in Pokrovsk as Russia pushes to take key Ukrainian city

Pokrovsk, seen as the gateway to the Donetsk region, has been devastated by more than a year of intense fighting

The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2025

Russia stands to gain very little from the bloody battle for Pokrovsk

ANALYSIS: Recently returned from the front lines near Pokrovsk, eastern Ukraine, world affairs editor Sam Kiley explains that Russian claims they’ve encircled Ukrainian forces are bogus

The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2025

Can Ukraine Save Pokrovsk? Elite Troops Deployed as Russian Siege Tightens

Ukraine has reportedly sent its elite special-operations forces to Pokrovsk in a desperate attempt to stop Russia's invasion.

International Business Times UK · Nov 3, 2025

Russia deploys 170,000 troops for push in Ukraine's Donetsk region, Zelenskyy says

Russian President Vladimir Putin has recently claimed that Russian forces are making significant advances on the battlefield, though their progress has been slow and costly in troops and weapons.

Euronews · Oct 31, 2025

Zelensky says Russia has deployed 170,000 troops in push for Pokrovsk

Zelensky says Russia has deployed 170,000 troops in Ukraine's eastern region

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2025

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Evening Standard · Oct 27, 2025

Gun and drone street battles rage in key city of Pokrovsk infiltrated by 200 Russian soldiers, says Ukraine

Kyiv is rushing troops to strengthen its positions in the strategic eastern city

The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2025

Ukraine mourns two journalists after a deadly Russian drone strike claimed their lives

Around 100 people have gathered at a church in Kyiv to honor two Ukrainian journalists killed by a Russian drone strike

International Business Times UK · Oct 20, 2025

Is Trump's Ukraine Deal Dead on Arrival? Kremlin Says 'Russia's Stance Doesn't Change' and Demands Donetsk Surrender

Russia says their position on the surrender of a Ukrainian territory remains the same as the US leader pushes for frontlines to keep the parts they currently control.

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2025

Russia inflicts terror on Ukrainian soil while Trump toys with Zelensky over giving up land

NEWS ANALYSIS: Donald Trump suggests Ukraine should give up Donetsk province or risk being ‘destroyed’ by Vladimir Putin. He is wrong. Russia is making brutal, but only incremental, advances at an immense cost, reports world affairs editor Sam Kiley from Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine

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The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2025

‘Our job is to maximise their losses’: how Ukraine’s forces attempt to claw back against Russian advances

Along Donetsk’s frontline, a small counteroffensive by Ukrainian troops aims to help change perceptions about the war among Kyiv’s western allies

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2025

Ukraine's Donetsk region seen as Russia’s gateway, not the ultimate prize in war

For more than a decade, Russian aggression has made Ukraine’s Donetsk region synonymous with war

The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2025

‘You have to live’: Ukrainians on frontline practise normality despite Russian bombings

In once-occupied Sloviansk, war has become so routine that nobody pays attention to air-raid sirens

The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2025

Can Ukraine regain all the land lost to Russia? Maps show huge scale of task despite Trump’s call to ‘fight and win’

IN DEPTH: The US president has suggested Ukraine is in a position of strength as Russia is in ‘big economic trouble’. But experts tell Alex Croft that Kyiv will need support on the ground to reclaim occupied territory

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2025

Ukraine to face new gruelling test as Russia intensifies Donetsk campaign

Ukraine is gearing up for a new test from Russia as Vladimir Putin’s forces ramp up their campaign to seize Donetsk’s fortress belt.

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2025

Ukraine faces a new test as Russia steps up its drive to seize Donetsk’s fortress belt

Ukraine's armed forces face a challenging fall as Russia intensifies efforts to seize the eastern Donetsk region

Al Jazeera · Sep 11, 2025

Russia’s Putin hails war advances; Ukraine retakes parts of Donetsk

Ukrainian defenders foiled Russian attacks but warn they are preparing for new assaults.

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