The Latest Breaking News from Donetsk

Delegations from Ukraine and Russia met for a second time in Istanbul in a month on June 2, 2025. Missing, again, were the country’s two leaders.

The frontlines in the Russo-Ukrainian conflict have largely been bogged down, with little significant movement on either side. It was reported recently that Russian troops had only advanced about 25 miles in the eastern sector near Donetsk in one year, at a huge cost in terms of casualties. As a…

Russia's losses have neared 1 million soldiers since its full-scale invasion in February 2022, the Ukrainian General Staff reported on Monday, amid Moscow's preparations for a new summer offensive.

On eve of Istanbul talks, Moscow ignored a call for a 30-day ceasefire and showed signs of preparing for new offensives.

As Russian troops advance near the border with Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk governor issued an evacuation order for four villages in the region's east.

Airstrike in Donetsk kills three and drone attack in Dnipro leaves one dead, according to local sources

As the US lays out its territorial proposals for a ceasefire between Kyiv and Moscow, The Independent maps the land which Ukraine stands to lose

Russia violated the ceasefire more than 2,900 times, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a Telegram statement in the early hours on Monday.

Ukrainian soldiers in the eastern Donetsk region, near the city of Pokrovsk, say that they have gained momentum in pushing back Russian troops.

Two Chinese citizens were caught among Russia’s ranks in Ukraine’s war-torn eastern Donetsk region

NEWS ANALYSIS: The emergence of Chinese combatants in Donetsk – astutely publicised by Ukraine just as America is in a trade showdown with China – has illuminated the shadows of a very modern conflict, writes Michael Sheridan