The Latest Breaking News from Donetsk

Russian president says Russia needs to ‘fight enemy agents’ inside its own territory; Maj Gen Sergei Goryachev killed by cruise missile

Soldiers seized communities in the Vremivka Ledge area of Donetsk in the south east, beat back assaults in the frontline town of Avdiivka and gained half a mile in the Bakhmut region

Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukrainian ‘counteroffensive operations’ have started

Ukrainian military officials say their troops have retaken another southeastern village from Russian forces

Days after the long-awaited counteroffensive began, Ukraine claim to have recaptured a village in the Donetsk region.

Three people killed and 10 wounded after a boat heading to Kherson is shelled; about 100 captured soldiers from each side are returned

Soldiers filmed raising Ukrainian flag and banner in villages, a week after launch of counteroffensive

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday that counteroffensive and defensive operations were taking place in Ukraine, but told reporters he would not say what stage they were at. The news comes as Ukraine's military said three civilians were killed in an overnight drone attack on the Black Sea port…

Ukraine claims to have intercepted a call it says proves that Russia sabotaged the Nova Kakhovka dam; Zelenskiy hails ‘results’ in heavy fighting in Donetsk region