Fighting in Donetsk Oblast 'extremely challenging,' but Ukraine has 'strength to achieve its goals,' Zelensky says
Despite the tense situation near Pokrovsk, "Ukraine has the strength to achieve its goals," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
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Russia reportedly captures Vovche, Ukrainian military doesn't confirm yet
Moscow's troops are attempting to break through Ukrainian defenses in the area, and the sector near Pokrovsk in the western part of Donetsk Oblast has become the hottest part of the front in recent weeks.
Ukraine war latest: Battle for Pokrovsk 'tense and difficult;' Russian losses 3 times higher
Key updates on July 24: * Pokrovsk situation 'tense and difficult,' Ukrainian military says * Russia outguns Ukraine but suffers 3 times higher losses, Syrskyi says. * Ukraine, Russia seemingly 'in unison' on peace talks, claims Kremlin, while Kyiv remains skeptical * Rheinmetall receives order to build ammunition factory in Ukraine. * Moscow car
Pokrovsk situation 'tense and difficult,' Ukrainian military says
Moscow is expending significant resources to break through toward this key logistics hub, a spokesperson of the Khortytsia group of forces told the Kyiv Independent earlier on July 24.
Russia attempting to break through toward Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, military says
"As of this morning, in the Pokrovsk direction, our defenders repelled 41 enemy attacks in the areas of Panteleimonivka, Novooleksandrivka, Vozdvyzhenka, Prohres, Novoselivka Persha, Umanske, and Yasnobrodivka," Lieutenant Colonel Nazar Voloshyn added.
Ukraine shoots down another Russian Su-25 jet in Donetsk Oblast
Four days earlier, the Khortytsia group of forces said it had shot down another Russian Su-25 jet near Pokrovsk.
Russia pushing toward Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast despite heavy losses, Syrskyi says
"In fact, active hostilities of varying intensity are taking place along the entire frontline," Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi said.
Battlefield situation 'tense' near Toretsk, Pokrovsk, General Staff reports
The General Staff reported that the "hottest" situation currently lies in Pokrovsk, where Russian forces attacked Ukrainian positions 35 times.
Russian attacks on Donetsk Oblast kill 6, injure 19
Russian forces carried out several attacks against Donetsk Oblast on July 12, killing six people and injuring at least 19 others, Ukraine's State Emergency Service reported.
Russia’s advance toward key eastern highway threatens Ukraine’s grip of Donetsk Oblast
Outgunned and outmanned, Ukrainian soldiers struggling to hold the front line in a brutal, months-long Russian siege of Chasiv Yar are increasingly worried about their army's ability to protect their rear. If key supply lines from the west are cut off and if troops to their south are overrun, they
3 killed, 3 injured in Russian strike on Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, governor says
The attack on Pokrovsk came amid a widespread series of Russian strikes across Ukraine, including Kyiv, Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih, and other cities.
Military: Another Russian Su-25 downed in Donetsk Oblast
Ukrainian forces have shot down yet another Russian Su-25 fighter jet in the embattled Donetsk Oblast, the Khortytsia group of forces reported on July 7.
Active Russia-Ukraine front line has expanded, Syrskyi says
The active Russia-Ukraine front line has recently expanded as intense fighting continues in the areas of Pokrovsk and Toretsk, Ukraine's Chief Commander Oleksandr Syrskyi said on July 2.
Zelensky visits Donetsk Oblast along with newly appointed General Hnatov
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that he and Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi "officially officially introduced Andrii Hnatov to all those responsible for defense in the Donetsk region" and visited the 110th and 47th brigades.
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.
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.
Syrskyi: Russia trying to break through defenses to reach Kurakhove, Pokrovsk
Russian troops are trying to break through Ukraine's defenses and reach the cities of Pokrovsk and Kurakhove in Donetsk Oblast, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on May 6.
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.
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.
Doctors Without Borders says office in Donetsk Oblast 'bombed and completely destroyed'
Doctors Without Borders, an international medical humanitarian organization that provides help in conflict zones, reported on April 5 that its office in Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast was "bombed and completely destroyed."
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