The Latest Breaking News from Donetsk

Ukraine separatists seek Russian help as U.S. says attack is ready

Separatists in Ukraine asked Moscow to help repel "aggression" on Wednesday and explosions rocked the breakaway eastern city of Donetsk as the United States warned everything is in place for a major attack by Russia on its neighbor.

Reuters · Feb 23, 2022

Donald Trump calls Vladimir Putin a 'genius' over Russia's 'invasion' of Ukraine

The crisis escalated on Monday when Mr Putin announced he would recognise the two breakaway regions of Donetsk and Luhansk

Irish Mirror · Feb 23, 2022

Ukraine soldier dies and 6 others injured after heavy shelling by Moscow-backed rebels

The Ukrainian military announced a soldier had died and six others were injured in a heavy shelling attack by pro-Russian separatists as Vladimir Putin called for the world to recognise Donetsk and Luhansk as independent

Daily Mirror · Feb 23, 2022

Loud blast heard in separatist-held city of Donetsk - Reuters eyewitness

A loud blast was heard early on Wednesday in the center of the city of Donetsk, which is held by Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine, a Reuters witness said.

Reuters · Feb 22, 2022

Apple And Nike Lead The Dow Jones Lower Amid Russia-Ukraine Tensions

U.S. indices traded lower Tuesday after Russia ordered troops into separatist regions of Ukraine after recognizing the Donetsk and Luhansk regions as independent. Ukraine-Russia tensions have weighed on market sentiment but lifted energy prices amid supply concerns.

Benzinga · Feb 22, 2022

How the Russian army is surrounding Ukraine

On the evening of 21 February, Russian President Vladimir Putin recognised the independence of Donetsk and Lugansk in Ukraine and asked the Russian army to "maintain peace" in the two pro-Russian separatist regions. A few hours later, a column of armoured vehicles arrived on the outskirts of a town near…

France 24 · Feb 22, 2022

The other Russian interventions in its periphery

An explainer on what led to Russian interventions in Abkhazia and South Ossetia in 2008 and Crimea and Donbas in 2014.

Al Jazeera · Feb 22, 2022

Likelihood of war escalates as Putin promises to support proxy Ukraine states

Biden denounces Putin’s recognising Donetsk and Luhansk as ‘so-called countries’ and unveils new sanctions

The Guardian - US · Feb 22, 2022

Ukrainians on frontline expect worst after Putin move

Zoya, a pensioner, cowered under the stairs in the early hours of Tuesday as fresh shelling shook her home near the frontline of the war in eastern Ukraine, just hours after Russia said it would recognise two breakaway regions as independent.

Reuters · Feb 22, 2022

A day of dodging questions over Russian-controlled territories

Officials tread water over recognised borders of self-proclaimed republics in Luhansk and Donetsk until Putin’s statement

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2022