The Latest Breaking News from Donetsk

Fears for Ukrainian police officer captured by Vladimir Putin's forces after massacre

Maryana Chechelyuk has not been heard from since the massacre at a detention centre in Olenivka, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine, which each side blames on the other

Daily Mirror · Aug 3, 2022

So-Called DPR Shows Off Artillery It Claims Is Fighting Ukrainian Forces Near Avdiivka

 The city of Avdiivka is located in Ukraine's eastern region of Donetsk.

Zenger · Aug 2, 2022

Some flee, others defy order to leave eastern Ukraine region

Hundreds of evacuees have left Ukraine's Donetsk region days after the government issued an order to evacuate as soon as possible

The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2022

Zelensky Urges Evacuation of Ukraine's Frontline Donetsk

Ukraine's president urged civilians on Saturday to evacuate the frontline Donetsk region, the scene of fierce clashes with the Russian military, as Kyiv called on the Red Cross and UN to gain access to its soldiers being held by Moscow's forces. The eastern Donetsk region has faced the brunt of…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 31, 2022

Ukraine’s Mykolaiv hit by heavy Russian strikes

Authorities in Ukraine's southern city of Mykolaiv said Sunday that widespread Russian bombardments overnight had left at least one person dead, as Moscow continued to pummel the sprawling front line. Earlier, Russia invited United Nations and Red Cross experts to probe the deaths of dozens of Ukrainian prisoners held by…

France 24 · Jul 31, 2022

Russian strikes kill Ukrainian grain tycoon; drone hits Russian naval base

Russian missiles pounded the southern Ukrainian port city of Mykolaiv on Sunday, killing the owner of a major grain exporter, while a drone strike on Russia's Black Sea naval base in Sevastopol was launched from within the city in a "terrorist attack," a Russian lawmaker said.

Reuters · Jul 31, 2022

Ukraine: Zelensky calls for mass evacuation from the Donetsk region

‘The more people leave Donetsk region now, the fewer people the Russian army will have time to kill’

The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2022

Ukraine's Zelenskiy announces mandatory evacuation of Donetsk region

Ukraine's government has decided on a mandatory evacuation of people in the eastern Donetsk region, scene of fierce fighting with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday.

Reuters · Jul 30, 2022

PoW families wait for news following Donetsk prison attack that killed 50

Wives of prisoners unsure whether loved ones survived blast in Olenivka as Russia and Ukraine blame each other

The Guardian - UK · Jul 30, 2022

Ukraine Says Russian Attacks Hit Kharkiv, Mykolaiv

Russia launched nighttime attacks on several cities in Ukraine, Ukrainian officials said Saturday as they and officials in Moscow blamed each other for the deaths of dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war in a separatist-controlled area of the country's east. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the United Nations and the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 30, 2022