The Latest Breaking News from Donetsk

Comments come as Russia pounded Kherson city and Kharkiv, while Ukraine shelled Donetsk in the east.

Russia’s Foreign Ministry is warning that if the United States confirms reports that it plans to deliver sophisticated air defense missiles to Ukraine, it would be a “provocative move" that could prompt a response from Moscow

Iran is said to have become one of Russia’s top military backers

The top Moscow-installed official in the occupied parts of the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine said early on Tuesday that more than 50% of the region's territory is under Russian control.

Russia and Ukraine confirmed missiles touched down in Melitopol, which is situated inside the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic - a region Vladimir Putin claimed as Russian territory in September

Russian President Vladimir Putin is determined to conquer parts of Ukraine and shows no restraint in his brutality, but it is still important to keep contacts open in case a moment arrives to end the war, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said. All non-critical infrastructure in Ukraine's southern port city of…

Russian forces have “destroyed” the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, while Ukraine's military on Saturday reported missile, rocket and air strikes in multiple parts of the country that Moscow is trying to conquer after months of resistance. The latest battles of Russia's 9 1/2 month war…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russian forces have “destroyed” the city of Bakhmut as they try to conquer eastern Ukraine's Donetsk province

The eastern city of Bakhmut – where soldiers suffer bitter cold and lack of supplies – is now the war’s most violent front