The Latest Breaking News from Donetsk

The strikes come as Russia intensifies its attacks in the east and claims to capture the contested village of Khromove.

Several officials appeared to leave OSCE ministers’ meeting while Sergei Lavrov spoke after several delegations raised concern over his presence

Moscow being forced to rely more heavily on penal recruits and mobilised reservists, Kyiv claims

Ukraine announces ‘foothold’ on left bank of Dnipro River in Kherson region

Russia worse off after losses from Avdiivka battle, says Zelenskiy; occupiers erasing Ukrainian literature in Donetsk and Luhansk

Cinematographer Yaroslav Pilunskiy and film editor Ivan Bannikov are part of drone unit fighting Russians in Donetsk

For the past month, the world’s attention has reeled at the violence in Israel and Gaza. Meanwhile, the war in Ukraine has ground on, day by day, metre by metre. Fierce fighting has continued in the north-eastern Donetsk region as a Russian offensive has attempted – thus far unsuccessfully –…

Shakhtar Donetsk’s surprise 1-0 Champions League win against Barcelona was hailed by coach Marino Pusic as “only the beginning” for the club and an important step forward for football in beleaguered Ukraine.

Claims drone strike or debris from downed drone has caused fire in oil refinery near Black Sea in Russia