The Latest Breaking News from Donetsk

Russia says it will attack Ukrainian arms factories

Russia said on Monday it planned to attack Ukrainian arms factories in retaliation for what it said was a Ukrainian strike on the separatist-controlled city of Donetsk, and urged workers and local residents to stay away.

Reuters · Mar 14, 2022

Russia accuses Ukraine of missile strike on Donetsk; Ukraine denies

Russia's defence ministry said on Monday that 20 people had been killed and 28 wounded when a Ukrainian missile with a cluster charge exploded in the city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine.

Reuters · Mar 14, 2022

Ukraine war: everything we know on day 19 of the Russian invasion

Russian shelling hits flats and aircraft plant in Kyiv; Ukraine denies firing missile that Moscow says killed at least 20 people in Donetsk

The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2022

Invaders ‘cannot conquer us’, Zelenskiy says, as 13,000 flee besieged cities – as it happened

Ukraine’s president says the capital will only fall to Russian troops if it is completely destroyed, while Moscow warns western shipments of arms to Ukraine could be attacked

The Guardian - AU · Mar 12, 2022

Ukraine news – live: Governor says fighting is continuing along Kyiv region safe passage created for civilians

Humanitarian corridor out of Donetsk region also faces continued attacks, governor says

The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2022

Latest Ukraine updates: Moscow threatens Western arms shipments

Ukraine-Russia news from March 12: Moscow says arms shipments to Ukraine ‘legitimate targets’, intensifies Kyiv attacks.

Al Jazeera · Mar 11, 2022

UK Sanctions Russian Lawmakers Who Supported Ukraine Breakaway Regions

Britain imposed sanctions on 386 members of Russia's lower house of parliament on Friday, to increase diplomatic pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin for invading Ukraine. Friday's announcement - the latest in a series of punitive measures taken by Britain and international allies - said the sanctions targeted those who…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 11, 2022

Russia to lose 'most favoured nation status' over Ukraine: sources

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday Ukraine was at a "strategic turning point" in the war as Russian forces bombarded cities across the country and appeared to be regrouping for a possible assault on Kyiv, with satellite images showing them firing artillery as they closed in on the capital.

Reuters · Mar 11, 2022

Ukraine crisis: What are the Minsk agreements?

Emmanuel Macron insisted revival of accords from 2014 and 2015 ‘only path on which peace can be built’

The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2022

Ukraine crisis: What are the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics?

Pro-Russian separatist regions declared independence from Kyiv in 2014

The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2022