Donetsk Oblast: News
More from War
News Feed
Monday, July 27
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,440,580 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
Russia has lost around 1,440,580 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on July 26. The number includes 1,590 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day. According to the report, Russia has also lost 12,225 tanks, 25,032 armored combat vehicles, 126,302 vehicles and fuel tanks, 46,831 artillery systems, 1,969 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,519 air defense systems, 439 aircraf
Ukrainian drones reportedly strike neighboring Belgorod, cities across southern Russia
Ukrainian drones struck neighboring Belgorod and cities in southern Russia overnight on July 27, monitoring channels and authorities reported.
Civilian grain ship sinks in Black Sea following Russian strike
A civilian cargo ship sank on July 26 in the Black Sea near Odesa after being struck by Russian missiles days earlier on July 19 while it was transporting grain, authorities reported.
Russia cancels St. Petersburg Navy Day parade for second straight year amid Ukrainian drone threat
Russia has canceled its annual Navy Day parade in St. Petersburg for the second year in a row, as Ukraine's increasing deep-strike capabilities put even the country's heavily defended major cities at risk.
Sunday, July 26
Too soon to comment on new peace initiatives, Kremlin says after reported US-Ukraine ceasefire talks
"We do not know how credible these reports are or where they come from," Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said following reports that the U.S. and Ukraine are proposing a partial ceasefire on air attacks.
'No military justification' — Russian daytime drone attack on Chernihiv supermarket kills 2, including child, injures 25
Russia launched a drone attack at a busy supermarket in Chernihiv on July 26, hitting the store in the middle of the day as families were shopping for groceries. A 9-year-old girl was killed in the attack.
About Donetsk Oblast
The Kyiv Independent's news and on-the-ground reporting from Donetsk Oblast, covering 26,517 square kilometers (10,239 square miles) in Ukraine’s East with a pre-war population of approximately 4.1 million. The administrative center is Kramatorsk, as Donetsk city has remained under Russian occupation since 2014. Donetsk Oblast has been the scene of intense fighting, for example, around the cities of Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Vuhledar, as Moscow attempts to capture the entire region.
Read more
Most Popular
1.
The cause of the fire remains unclear. Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry announced a drone threat over Saratov Oblast the night of the fire, and the air base has been targeted in several previous Ukrainian strikes.
Editors' Picks
'He hates us' — Russians are furious about Ukraine's new Commander-in-Chief Drapatyi
Thanks to Ukraine's new strategy, Russia's grip on Crimea is crumbling
As war drags on, Russia's pro-war camp turns its anger on the Kremlin
