The Latest Breaking News from Donetsk

KYIV: Russia said it had broken through two of Ukraine's fortified defence lines in the east of the country, while Western countries announced more military spending on Ukraine, including artillery rounds, as Kyiv warned of continued Russian attacks.

Russia rained missiles across Ukraine on Thursday and struck its largest oil refinery, Kyiv said, while the head of the Wagner mercenary group predicted the long-besieged city of Bakhmut would take weeks if not months to fall.

Russia said on Wednesday its troops had broken through two fortified lines of Ukrainian defenses on the eastern front, as Kyiv described the situation there as difficult and demanded faster military aid ahead of a predicted Russian offensive. The Russian Defense Ministry said the Ukrainians had retreated in the face…

The Ukrainian General Staff says Russian forces are still trying to punch through Ukraine’s defenses in eastern areas of the country, as Moscow’s invasion struggles to gain momentum almost a year after it began

Until a couple of weeks ago, things were quiet in the town of Chasiv Yar, despite being just a few kilometres from one of the fiercest frontlines of the war in eastern Ukraine.

Russia said on Wednesday it had broken through two of Ukraine's fortified defence lines in the east and Kyiv spoke of relentless Russian attacks making it "difficult for us", as Western allies announced more military aid for Kyiv including artillery rounds.

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin says while Russia is introducing new troops to the battlefield, many are ‘ill-trained and ill-equipped’

Nato plans to increase targets for stockpiling ammunition, as Kyiv is burning through shells much faster than they can be produced, with Moscow intensifying its shelling of the eastern region of Donetsk

A unit of 5,000 Russian fighters were practically destroyed in the latest attempt to forcefully take the area of Vuhledar, Donetsk, in another humiliating defeat for Putin

Russian mercenary group Wagner said it had taken control of a village near the key city of Bakhmut in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk Oblast region

Russian forces bombarded front-line Ukrainian troops and towns in the eastern Donetsk region on Tuesday in what appeared to be early salvoes of a new offensive, as Western allies met to weigh sending more arms to Kyiv for an expected counter-attack.