Governor: 5 injured in Russian attack on Kostiantynivka
Russian forces struck the city of Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast on the morning of April 23, wounding five people, Governor Vadym Filashkin reported.
Donetsk Oblast
Military: Russian forces using chemical weapons to storm Ocheretyne, situation 'difficult'
Russian forces are deploying chemical weapons in an attempt to capture the village of Ocheretyne in Donetsk Oblast, Nazar Voloshyn, the spokesperson for Ukraine's Khortytsia Group of Forces, said on April 23.
Ukraine war latest: Over 20,000 Russian troops trying to storm Chasiv Yar; Budanov says Ukraine to face 'difficult situation' from mid-May
Key developments on April 22: * Military: Over 20,000 Russian troops trying to storm Chasiv Yar, outskirts * Budanov: Ukraine faces 'difficult situation' starting mid-May * Russia claims to have captured Novomykhailivka, Ukraine denies * Russia destroys Kharkiv TV tower * Poland cannot transfer Patriots to Ukraine but will provide other help, Tusk says
Russia claims to have captured Novomykhailivka, Ukraine denies
The situation in Novomykhailivka in Donetsk Oblast is "tense but under control," Yaroslav Chepurnyi, spokesperson of the 79th Separate Airborne Assault Brigade told the Kyiv Independent on April 22, after Russia claimed to have captured the village earlier in the day.
Military: Over 20,000 Russian troops trying to storm Chasiv Yar, outskirts
Around 20,000 to 25,000 Russian soldiers are trying to storm Chasiv Yar and the settlements in the city's outskirts, the Khortytsia Group of Forces' spokesperson, Nazar Voloshyn, said on national TV on April 22.
Zelensky: Russia will attempt to seize Chasiv Yar by Victory Day
Russia will attempt to capture the town of Chasiv Yar, just west of the Russian-occupied Bakhmut, by May 9, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with NBC News published April 21.
ISW: Russia likely to intensify offensives amid closing window of Ukrainian material constraints
Russian forces have maintained and, in some areas, intensified ongoing offensive operations, likely to exploit persisting Ukrainian materiel shortages before the arrival of promised Western security assistance, the Institute for the Study of War said in its April 20 report.
Who was Pavlo Petrychenko, the prominent activist recently killed in combat?
In his battle for Ukraine, Pavlo Petrychenko used not only weapons but also his voice. A renowned Kyiv activist, he fought for the prosecution of corrupt Ukrainian officials, demanding justice for his fellow activists, including Kateryna Handziuk, who was murdered in 2018. As a team member of the Serhiy Prytula
Governor: Russia’s war destroys over 100,000 residential buildings in Donetsk Oblast
Along with housing, Russia's war destroyed the region's heavy industry.
Russian media: American pro-Kremlin fighter, propagandist killed in Donetsk Oblast
Russian propagandist Margarita Simonyan confirmed his death but did not provide any further details.
'No region in Ukraine endures hell like Donetsk Oblast,' governor says of Russia's war
Local authorities in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk Oblast have stopped assessing the damage of Russia’s war. Daily barrages of attacks make doing so both futile and extremely dangerous. Russian forces launch up to 2,500 attacks daily at the embattled region’s towns and villages located along 165 miles
Zelensky visits soldiers undergoing medical treatment in Donetsk Oblast
President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the 95th Separate Air Assault Brigade's medical company in Donetsk Oblast on April 19, Ukraine's Presidential Office reported.
Russian attacks on Donetsk Oblast kill 2, injure 3
A 63-year-old woman's body was found under the rubble in Selydove, located around 30 kilometers west of Russian-occupied Avdiivka, and a 56-year-old man was killed in the village of Ocheretyne.
Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 1, injure 7 over past day
Russia targeted a total of 10 Ukrainian oblasts — Chernihiv, Mykolaiv, Luhansk, Cherkasy, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy, Kherson, and Donetsk. Casualties were reported in the latter four regions.
Military: Fall of Chasiv Yar would open Russia's way to 'last strongholds' in Donetsk Oblast
"If the Russian occupiers manage to capture this city, they will have the opportunity to launch an offensive on Kostiantynivka, Druzhkivka, Kramatorsk, and Sloviansk," military spokesperson Nazar Voloshyn told Politico.
Russia prepares for a major offensive in Ukraine, eyes Chasiv Yar
Since March, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said more than once that Ukraine is expecting a major Russian offensive that could start in May or June. Ukrainian experts and military officials now say it might begin even sooner. All eyes are currently on the Bakhmut axis as Russian troops gradually inch
Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 3, injure 8 over past day
Russia targeted a total of 13 Ukrainian oblasts — Chernihiv, Sumy, Mykolaiv, Luhansk, Odesa, Khmelnytskyi, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Kharkiv, and Donetsk. Casualties were reported in the latter three regions.
Governor: Russian attack on Siversk in Donetsk Oblast kills 4
Siversk, a city north of Bakhmut, came under the attack on the evening of April 14, Filashkin said. Four men aged between 36 and 86 were reportedly killed.
Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 3, injure 20 over past day
Russia targeted a total of 10 Ukrainian oblasts — Chernihiv, Sumy, Mykolaiv, Luhansk, Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, and Donetsk. Casualties were reported in the latter five regions.
Ukraine war latest: Russia aims to capture Chasiv Yar by 'Victory Day' on May 9, Syrskyi says
Key developments on April 13-14: * Syrskyi: Russia set a goal to capture Chasiv Yar by 'Victory Day' on May 9 * Syrskyi: 'Situation on eastern front has significantly deteriorated in recent days' * Germany to send additional Patriot air defense system, missiles to Ukraine * Russia claims 10 Ukrainian drones downed in Krasnodar
Governor: Russian aerial bomb attack kills 1, wounds 2 in Donetsk Oblast
The attack hit a five-story building in the village of Ocheretyne, located a half-and-an-hour drive northwest of Russian-occupied Avdiivka.
Russia attacks residential areas in Donetsk Oblast, killing 3
The regional prosecutors office reported that Russian attacks against residential areas in Pokrovsk and Volnovakha communities killed three people.
Defense Ministry: Russian forces reach outskirts of Donetsk Oblast's Bohdanivka
The ministry refuted earlier reports about the alleged occupation of Bohdanivka in Donetsk Oblast, saying the village remains under the control of Ukraine's forces.
Russian attacks in Donetsk Oblast kill 2, injure 8
Governor Vadym Filashkin did not provide any more details on the casualties or the nature of the Russian attacks.
Russian media: American man missing in occupied Donetsk Oblast
Russell Bentley, a pro-Kremlin American man who fought against Ukraine in 2014, has gone missing in Russian-occupied Donetsk Oblast, the Russian Telegram channel Mash reported on April 12, citing local police.
3 injured in Russian attack on Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast
Russian forces launched a missile attack on a residential area in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, injuring at least three people, the State Emergency Service said on April 12.
Ukraine brings back bodies of 99 fallen soldiers
Ukraine has brought back the bodies of 99 soldiers who died during Russia's full-scale invasion, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of the Prisoners of War reported on April 12.
Update: Russian attack on Kostiantynivka on April 9 kills 3, including child
Ukraine's State Emergency Service retrieved two more bodies under the rubble of an apartment building following a Russian strike on the city of Kostiantynivka on April 9 in Donetsk Oblast, raising the death toll to three, the service said on April 10.
Russian pro-war channels allege capture of Pervomaiske village, publish videos
Pro-Russian Telegram channels are alleging that Russian forces captured Pervomaiske on April 9, publishing a video of a Russian flag being installed on the ruins of a village home to over 2,000 people before the start of the full-scale war.
Governor: Russian attack against Sloviansk in Donetsk Oblast injures 3
Russian forces struck the outskirts of Sloviansk in Donetsk Oblast, injuring three people, Governor Vadym Filaskhin reported on April 9.
Governor: Russian attack on Kostiantynivka kills civilian, injures 2
A Russian air strike on Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast killed at least one civilian and injured two women, Governor Vadym Filashkin said on April 9.
Budanov: Renewed Russian offensive expected in late spring, early summer
Kyrylo Budanov, the chief of Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR), said that Ukraine should expect to face a renewed Russian offensive in late spring or early summer, with the offensive intensifying around Ukraine's eastern Donbas region, Budanov told German outlet ARD in an interview published on April 7.
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