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Articles with tag "Donetsk"

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In Ukraine’s Donbas, a Vital Highway Under Siege — And the Soldiers Trying to Shield It

As Putin and Trump prepare to meet and Russia presses forward in Donetsk, a team of Ukrainian soldiers works to keep a strategic artery open.

Russian Forces Breach Ukrainian Defenses in Drive Toward Pokrovsk

Some analysts say it is premature to call the gains significant, but believe Russia aims to turn them into a larger breakthrough in the coming days.
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At Least 8 Killed in Russian Strikes on Kyiv as Moscow Claims Capture of Chasiv Yar

The fall of Chasiv Yar could open a path for Russian forces to push toward key cities in the Donetsk region, including Kramatorsk and Sloviansk.
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‘There’s No Life Without Water’: Occupied Donetsk Residents Plead for Water Amid Supply Collapse

Faced with severely limited and poor-quality water, residents are calling on Putin to investigate local authorities' action — and inaction.
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Moscow Sends Dozens of Water Trucks to Occupied Donetsk Amid Shortage Crisis

While Donetsk residents have dealt with sporadic water shortages for years, the situation has worsened dramatically in recent weeks.
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American Who Helped Russian Forces in Ukraine Receives Russian Citizenship

Originally from New York, Daniel Martindale previously said he had done “everything to save the lives of Russian soldiers” fighting in eastern Ukraine...
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Russia Says Captured 2 More East Ukraine Settlements in Donetsk and Kharkiv Regions

Russia's Defense Ministry said Sunday it had captured the village of Piddubne in Donetsk and Sobolivka in Kharkiv.
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Gerasimov Visits Russian Troops Near the Front Line With Pokrovsk

A video released by the Defense Ministry showed the general listening to reports from field commanders and awarding medals to soldiers.
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opinion Ayman Eckford

How Donetsk Was Taught to Be Russian

I spent my childhood in Donetsk. At school, we were taught to admire Russia. Life would be very different if we were taught about Moscow's crimes.
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Ukrainian Drone Attacks Injure 15 in Occupied Donetsk Region

Meanwhile, Ukraine reported no overnight Russian drone strikes between Monday and Tuesday, marking the first such pause in months.
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Russian Army Captures 2 More Villages in Eastern Ukraine

Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces took control of the villages of Nadezhdynka and Novosilka.
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Russia Claims East Ukraine Village Near Strategic Town

The latest advance comes as Russian troops are pushing further into the Donetsk region.
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Chasiv Yar Falls to Russian Forces After Nearly a Year of Intense Fighting

Exclusive: Ukrainian and European sources told MT that Moscow’s forces took control of the strategically important hilltop city.
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In Photos: Ukraine Evacuates Civilians from Key Stronghold of Pokrovsk as Russians Advance

Russian forces have been approaching Pokrovsk, a key logistics outpost for Kyiv in the frontline Donetsk region, for months.
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Russian Army Chief Gerasimov Visits Troops Near Pokrovsk

General Valery Gerasimov visited a tank division and a motorized rifle brigade engaged in battles near Ukraine’s Pokrovsk.
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In Photos: 10 Years Ago, Russia-Backed Rebels Captured Donetsk Airport

Donetsk International Airport had been at the center of intense battles between Kyiv’s forces and the separatists for more than eight months.
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Ukraine Stops Production at Pokrovsk Coal Mine as Russian Troops Close In

“There’s no production there, they’re only working on the surface,” an unnamed industry source told Reuters, adding that an evacuation was underway...
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Russia Claims New Villages in Eastern Ukraine

One of the villages lies on the western bank of the Oskil River, which Ukrainian officials say Russia has established a bridgehead.
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Ukrainian Airstrikes on Occupied Donetsk Kill 3, Moscow-Backed Official Says

Local authorities accused the Ukrainian military of firing HIMARS rockets on a square in the region’s main city of Donetsk.
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Russian Army Says Captured Village in Eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk Region

The village of Storozheve is close to the southern front line, which has remained largely static but where Ukraine says Russia is planning a fresh offensive...
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