Russian guided bomb attack on Kurakhovo in Donetsk Oblast kills man
A 62-year-old man was killed and another person injured after a Russian guided bomb attack on the town of Kurakhove in Donetsk Oblast, Governor Vadym Filashkin said on June 24.
Donetsk Oblast
At least 5 dead, 41 wounded after Russian missile attack on Pokrovsk
At least five people have been killed and 41 wounded after a Russian ballistic missile attack on the city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, local authorities said on June 24.
63-year-old woman killed in Russian attack on Toretsk, Donetsk Oblast
Toretsk, the strategically important town located less than 8 kilometers (5 miles) from the front line, had a population of around 31,000 before the start of the full-scale invasion.
Ukraine war latest: Russian weekend attacks on Kharkiv kill 4, injure around 70
Key developments on June 22-23: * Russian attacks damage energy infrastructure in multiple Ukrainian regions * Russian June 22 attack on Kharkiv kills 3, injures 56, including children * Russia claims Ukraine attacked Sevastopol with 5 ATACMS missiles * General Staff: Ukrainian forces hit command post in Russia’s Belgorod region * Ukrainian army says
Russian attacks on Donetsk Oblast injure 5 civilians
Russian forces launched a series of attacks on multiple settlements in Donetsk Oblast on the morning of June 23, injuring five civilians, the regional prosecutor's office reported.
Fighting ongoing in Toretsk sector amid reports of captured village in 'gray zone'
Ukrainian forces are holding back Russia's assault in the Horlivka — Toretsk direction in Donetsk Oblast on June 22 amid ongoing fighting, Nazar Voloshyn, the spokesperson for the Khortytsia group of forces, told the Kyiv Independent.
Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 8, injure 19 over past day
Russia targeted a total of 14 Ukrainian oblasts — Chernihiv, Sumy, Odesa, Mykolaiv, Luhansk, Vinnytsia, Lviv, Volyn, Dnipropetrovsk, Ivano-Frankivsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Kharkiv, and Donetsk. Casualties were reported in the latter four regions.
Russia attacking Chasiv Yar from Toretsk direction, military says
The Ukrainian military reported on June 18 an increase in Russian attacks near the town of Toretsk after a "long lull" in fighting in the area.
Russian guided bomb attack on Donetsk Oblast town kills 2, injures 3
The residential area of Selydove came under Russia's attack, according to Governor Vadym Filashkin. Six houses, five high-rise buildings, and a car were damaged, he added.
Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 6, injure 13 over past day
Russia targeted a total of 10 Ukrainian oblasts — Chernihiv, Mykolaiv, Luhansk, Kirovohrad, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Kharkiv, and Donetsk. Casualties were reported in the latter three regions.
Ukraine's 24th brigade bolsters defense of Chasiv Yar, says fighting 'extremely difficult'
Units of the 24th separate mechanized brigade have been redeployed to bolster the defense of the front-line town of Chasiv Yar, where Russian forces are "constantly organizing massive frontal assaults and trying to bypass the settlement from the north and south."
Russian attacks on Donetsk Oblast kill 4, injure 4, including child
Russian troops attacked the town of Kostiantynivka and the village of Rozkishne in Donetsk Oblast on June 20, killing four people and injuring four other, regional governor Vadym Filashkin said.
Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 4, injure 14 over past day
Russia targeted a total of 13 Ukrainian oblasts — Chernihiv, Mykolaiv, Luhansk, Lviv, Vinnytsia, Kirovohrad, Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, and Donetsk. Casualties were reported in the latter four regions.
Ukraine war latest: Russia intensifies attacks near Toretsk, Donetsk Oblast
Key developments on June 19: * Russia, North Korea sign strategic partnership agreement * Russia has moved almost all ground forces from Finland's vicinity to Ukraine, media report * After a 'long lull,' Ukraine reports intensified Russian attacks near Toretsk in Donetsk Oblast * Denmark announces new aid package for Ukraine focused on
After a 'long lull,' Ukraine reports intensified Russian attacks near Toretsk in Donetsk Oblast
In a post on Telegram, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces said its "intelligence, artillery, aviation, unmanned systems" were all working to repulse five attacks launched simultaneously.
SBU: Russian collaborator accused of spying on Ukrainian positions near Bakhmut sentenced to 15-years in prison
According to the SBU, the unnamed man provided geolocations of Ukrainian positions to Russian agents, who then used the intelligence to plan operations involving aerial bombs, artillery, and assault groups.
Ukraine war latest: Ukrainian brigade warns of Russian attempt to capture Borova in Kharkiv Oblast
Key developments on June 18: * Ukraine's 3rd Assault Brigade warns of Russian attempt to capture Borova in Kharkiv Oblast * Russian troops beheaded Ukrainian soldier in Donetsk Oblast, Kyiv claims * Putin arrives in North Korea to sign strategic partnership agreement * Media: Italy may send Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine, sources say
Russian troops beheaded Ukrainian soldier in Donetsk Oblast, Kyiv claims
In a post on social media, Ukraine's Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin said his office has received information that Russian commanders had given orders "not to capture Ukrainian servicemen, but instead to kill them with inhuman cruelty - by beheading."
Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 1, injure 15 over past day
Russia targeted a total of nine Ukrainian oblasts — Chernihiv, Poltava, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Kharkiv, and Donetsk. Casualties were reported in the latter three regions.
Prosecutor’s Office: Russian attack in Donetsk Oblast injures 7, including 2 children
Russian forces struck the village of Nova Poltavka near Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast, wounding seven people, including two children, the regional prosecutor’s office reported on June 16.
Russian attacks across Ukraine kill 3, injure 6 over past day
Russia targeted a total of nine Ukrainian oblasts — Chernihiv, Sumy, Poltava, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, and Donetsk. Casualties were reported in the latter two regions.
Russian cluster munition strike on Donetsk Oblast village kills 3, injures 5
Russia reportedly hit the settlement with cluster munition launched from a Smerch rocket launcher at around 9 a.m. Kyiv has repeatedly accused Moscow of using cluster munitions in attacks against civilian areas.
Ukraine war latest: Kyiv claims 'entire Russian tank company destroyed' in Donbas
Key developments on June 14: * Zelensky says Putin's ultimatum on peace talks is a 'revival of Nazism' * Putin claims Russia has almost 700,000 soldiers fighting in Ukraine * Ukraine's 68th Jaeger Brigade says it 'destroyed entire Russian tank company' * Germany announces new military aid package for Ukraine, including HIMARS, Leopards
Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 1, injure 20 over past day
Russia targeted a total of 10 Ukrainian oblasts — Chernihiv, Mykolaiv, Khmelnytskyi Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, and Donetsk. Casualties were reported in the latter five regions.
Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 10, injure 38 over past day
Russia targeted a total of nine Ukrainian oblasts — Chernihiv, Sumy, Poltava, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, and Donetsk. Casualties were reported in the latter three regions.
Russia deploys assault units from 8 brigades in Pokrovsk, Kurakhove sectors, Syrskyi says
Russia deployed the largest number of assault units from eight strike brigades in the Pokrovsk and Kurakhove sectors in Donetsk Oblast, Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi said on June 12.
Russia attacks residential area in Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast, injuring 6
Russian troops carried out an airstrike on the town of Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast with overnight on June 10, injuring at least six people, Donbas Realii news outlet reported on June 11 citing police.
Ukraine controls Ivanivske near Chasiv Yar, battles ongoing in Staromaiorske, military says
Kyiv controls the situation in Ivanivske near Chasiv Yar, and Ukrainian forces continue to repel Russian troops in Staromaiorske in Donetsk Oblast, Nazar Voloshyn, the spoksperson of the Khortytsia group of forces, told the Kyiv Independent on June 11.
At Ukraine’s key hospital for wounded soldiers, surgeons work non-stop to save lives
DNIPRO – Most soldiers are unconscious by the time they arrive at Mechnikov Hospital, the main gateway for the wounded fighting in Donbas. Located in Dnipro, a city of 1 million people 185 kilometers west of the front line, the massive Soviet-era medical facility works around the clock to save as
Nearly 20,000 Wagner mercenaries died taking Bakhmut, media investigation confirms
BBC Russia and Mediazona obtained documents shortly after the death of Wagner Group's founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin in August 2023, detailing the posthumous payments to relatives of those killed fighting in Ukraine between January 2022 and August 2023.
Russian attacks across Ukraine kill 1, injure 4 over past day
Russian attacks against Ukraine over the past day killed at least one civilian and injured at least four, regional authorities reported early on June 10.
Russia fails to fulfill its Kharkiv operation, Zelensky says
Russian troops failed their Kharkiv Oblast offensive, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening address on June 8 after meeting with Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi.
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