The Latest Breaking News from Donetsk

A plume of smoke rises from a burning field in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, an increasingly common sight across swathes of farmland in the south and east of the country that borders a frontline stretching more than 1,000 km (620 miles). In nearby fields, farmers are racing to harvest crops before…

The footage was obtained from the National Guard of Ukraine on Thursday, July 14.

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Many fighters are from the Donbas and say it is wrong to assume pro-Russian views predominate in the region

Russia’s Gazprom tells customers it cannot guarantee European supplies; Zelenskiy appoints new spy chief after removing top officials

Ukrainians living in the path of Russia's invasion in the eastern Donetsk region are also fighting personal battles as the front line moves closer

A video shows condemned care worker Aiden Aslin, 28, who has been sentenced to execution in Donetsk People’s Republic, give a rendition of the Russian national anthem in deeply disturbing footage

Evacuations from Sviatohirsk Lavra in Donetsk; Russian forces reportedly preparing new offensive; all bodies identified after Vinnytsia missile attack

Paul Urey, 45, died while being detained by Russian-backed separatists in Donetsk. His mother Linda has branded the separatists 'murderers' but they claim Mr Urey passed away due to his diabetes

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Paul Urey, 45, died in captivity last Sunday claim pro-Russian separatists in the Donetsk region of Ukraine and human rights campaigner Vladimir Osechkin said he was "tortured to death"