In recent developments within the Donetsk region, a "Nova Poshta" branch in Sloviansk was damaged by a Russian drone strike. The National Guard's "Azov" Brigade eliminated over 1,800 Russian forces in May, maintaining defensive operations in Dobropillia. An M113 armoured carrier withstood multiple drone hits to rescue wounded soldiers near Kostiantynivka. Russian attacks in the area resulted in civilian casualties, with ongoing evacuations and damage to infrastructure reported. Ukrainian strikes targeted Russian military positions, disrupting key logistics and command centers, significantly impacting the enemy's operational capabilities.

What recent damage was caused by drone strikes in Sloviansk?

Overnight, a drone strike by Russian forces inflicted damage on a "Nova Poshta" branch in Sloviansk, part of the Donetsk region. Infrastructure damage was reported, highlighting the ongoing threat posed by aerial assaults in the region.

What are the reported achievements of the "Azov" Brigade in May?

The "Azov" Brigade, part of the 1st Corps of the National Guard of Ukraine, has claimed significant success in May by eliminating over 1,800 Russian troops and destroying hundreds of enemy equipment, focusing operations in the Dobropillia sector to thwart Russian assaults.

How have Ukrainian forces responded to Russian advances near Kostiantynivka?

In response to Russian advances near Kostiantynivka, Ukrainian forces employed an M113 armoured personnel carrier to evacuate wounded soldiers amid heavy drone attacks, exemplifying resilience and tactical adaptation in adverse combat conditions.

What has been the impact of Russian shelling in Donetsk region over the recent period?

Intensive Russian shelling in the Donetsk region has resulted in numerous civilian injuries and fatalities, significant infrastructure damage, and an increase in displacement of residents. These events underscore the continued crisis impacting the civilian population.

How are Ukrainian forces disrupting Russian logistical operations in occupied territories?

Ukrainian forces have launched targeted strikes on Russian military logistics and command centers in occupied territories, including Luhansk and Donetsk, effectively dismantling key supply routes and communication nodes crucial for the opponent's operational sustainability.

What evacuation measures have been taken in the Donetsk region?

Evacuation efforts in Donetsk Oblast have been ramped up with over 13,000 individuals relocated. This includes strategic evacuations of vulnerable populations such as children, aiming to safeguard civilians amid ongoing military activities and risks in the region.

What specific targets were hit by Ukrainian forces in the recent attacks?

Ukrainian strikes have successfully hit various Russian military targets such as the Nebo-SV radar, Buk-M2 air defense systems, and artillery units. These precise operations aim to weaken the enemy's defensive capacities and control over occupied territories.

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Four militants wounded, one killed in Donbas over past 24 hours, - Defense Ministry The militants suffered more losses in the anti terrorist operation (ATO) zone on Oct.15. 6 988 26 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

осколки Three civilians wounded as grenade detonated in Donetsk region. PHOTOS Two men and a woman were injured as a grenade exploded near a store in the Donetsk region. 1 541 4

‘DPR’ leader Zakharchenko accused Poroshenko of repealing Minsk agreements Leader of the ‘DPR’ Alexander Zakharchenko declared that yesterday’s statement of Petro Poroshenko has actually repealed the Minsk agreements. 50 364 144 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

бой Mariupol area became hottest spot in ATO, – Butusov “Intensification of fighting near Mariupol (the Donetsk region) reported in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) area. 51 825 19 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

карта ато 25 attacks recorded yesterday, Shyrokyne, Vodiane, Novozvanivka came under heavy artillery fire, - Staff Over the past day, Russian hybrid forces committed 25 attacks on Ukrainian positions. 4 510 9 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

боевик Pro-Russian terrorist 'Fil' taken captive: "I am fighter of 9th regiment of 'DPR,' a grenade launcher operator". PHOTOS+VIDEO Officers of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) together with Ukraine's Armed Forces fighters detained a militants from the terrorist organization "Donetsk People's Republic," call sign 'Fil,' who was conducting reconnaissance of Ukrainian units' positions in Mariupol direction. 100 874 66 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

задержание Six militants, 17 terrorist accomplices detained in Donetsk region over past week, - National Police During the past week, at checkpoints in the Donetsk region, the police detained six members of paramilitary formations and 17 people that had kept in touch with pro-Russian rebels. 13 895 92

OSCE representatives failed to monitor Oktiabrska mine because of 'DPR' militants Self-proclaimed 'Donetsk People's Republic' threatened SMM at observation post at Oktiabrska mine. 6 108 19 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Occupants withdrawing troops from Petrivske, - Defense Ministry Russian terrorist forces continue withdrawing their units from the demarcation line in the Donetsk region. 10 287 44 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Shootout reported in Donetsk region during detention of smugglers, - Tuka Smuggled goods have been recaptured in the Donetsk region. 32 760 58

Self-proclaimed republics of Donbas announce failure of weapons withdrawal The "DPR" and "LPR" announced that withdrawal of forces and armaments near Petrovske (the Donetsk region) and Stanytsia Luhanska (the Luhansk region) was disrupted. 32 074 49

суррогат Police apprehend major suppliers of fake alcohol: three tons of deadly booze went on sale. PHOTOS The police arrested the main suppliers of "deadly" vodka in Kharkiv and Donbas. The fake alcohol was distributed in the territory of eastern Ukraine and the Mykolaiv region. The stores there are currently checked in order to seize the dangerous spirits. 47 310 61

Terrorists fired at Ukrainian soldiers’ positions near Marinka, - Oleksandr Kindsfater The militants fired at Marinka in the Donetsk region today. 3 904 21 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

карачун TV tower on Mount Karachun already 104-meter high, 76 meters to be constructed, - Donetsk region head Zhebrivskyi. PHOTOS Costruction of the television tower on Mount Karachun in the Donetsk region is underway. 40 839 87

воин "They had particular destination point": Ukrainian soldiers dwell on militants’ subversive assault near Starohnativka. VIDEO No strikes with heavy weapons have been recorded in the vicinity of Starohnativka in the Donetsk region since Sept. 1. However, the cease-fire is far from being completely observed, according to the Ukrainian military. 61 628 37 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

"DPR" leaders demand law on amnesty of all militants from Ukraine The Ukrainian authorities should adopt a law on amnesty of militants who took part in the armed conflict in the Donbas. 48 622 227 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Pro-Russian militants fired at Ukrainian positions in Donetsk region from IFV, grenade launchers and machine guns, - Kindsfater The militants violated the cease-fire for about 14 times in the Mariupol sector over the past 24 hours. 4 741 25 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Russian looters steal metal structures for scrap in Donbas, - Intelligence Russian occupants and terrorists in the Donbas are involved in theft of local property. 11 779 59 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

обстрел авдеевка Militants shelled Avdiivka industrial area at night. PHOTOS Last night, Avdiivka (the Donetsk region) came under mortar attack. No casualties have been reported. 9 086 26 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

марьинка счастье курахово Life at demarcation line: Kurakhove, Marinka, Shchastia. PHOTOS The towns of Kurakhove, Marinka and Shchastia situated at the demarcation line in the Donbas live a peaceful life but their residents are always ready for militants’ strikes. 55 193 35 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Poroshenko awards Hero of Ukraine title to commander of tank company Lavrenko killed at Donetsk President Petro Poroshenko awarded Hero of Ukraine title and Gold Star Order to captain Oleksandr Lavrenko (posthumously). 16 475 27 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

град боевики террористы партизан град-п Cease-fire generally observed: Russian terrorists fired at Ukrainian Armed Forces’ positions 21 times over past day, - Staff The situation in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) zone is under control as the truce is generally observed apart from several armed provocations committed by the Russian occupation forces. 6 219 42 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

деньги задержание водитель Tax police thwarted attempt to smuggle 10M rubles, $100,000 into occupied Donbas. PHOTOS Tax police special task unit "Fantom" and border guards have detained a man at a contact line checkpoint in the Donetsk region, who attempted to smuggle 10 million Russian rubles (about $144,000) and $100,000 into the terrorist-controlled territory. 48 442 63 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Armed OSCE mission should be introduced to secure cease-fire on demarcation line, - Zhebrivskyi To secure the cease-fire on the demarcation line, an armed OSCE mission should be introduced. 3 140 30 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

сбу в законе воры "106 crime bosses apprehended at code-bound criminal's funeral in Donetsk region," - SBU. PHOTOS The Security Service of Ukraine and the National Police detained 106 people outside Sviatohirsk town in the country's east, who arrived to attend the funeral of code-bound criminal Liokha Krasnodonskyi and are reported to come from the criminal milieu. 168 349 221

Militants shelled Marinka checkpoint with grenade launchers Marinka checkpoint in the Donetsk region was fired by the pro-Russian militants yesterday. 4 047 9 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

оружие тайник Border guards found five grenade launchers, four grenades and eight TNT blocks in arms cache near front line. PHOTOS Officers of Ukrainian State Border Service found an arms cache near the front line in the Donetsk region. 4 403 4 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

киев выставка память иловайск Exhibition in memory of Ilovaisk and Savur-Mohyla defenders opened in Kyiv. PHOTOS+VIDEO A mobile exhibition ‘Checkpoint of Memory’ dedicated to the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) soldiers killed near Ilovaisk and Savur-Mohyla in Aug. 2014, opened today at Mykhailivska Square and on the territory of St. Michael's Monastery in Kyiv. 31 841 57 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

обстрел Terrorist shelled Solodke village from 122-mm cannon artillery, - JCCC. PHOTOS On Aug. 21, illegal armed gangs of the occupied areas of the Donetsk region were shelling Solodke village of Marinka district of the Donetsk region for 15 minutes using 122-mm cannon artillery. 9 423 12

Ukrainian military seized machine gun used by Russian actor Porechenkov in Donbas, - ATO speaker Ukrainian troops seized an Utios machine gun between Marinka and Krasnohorivka (the Donetsk region) that was used by Russian actor Mikhail Porechenkov when he fired at the defenders of the Donesk airport back in 2014. 89 813 158 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

вертолет Ukrainian military helicopter makes emergency landing in Donetsk region, - media. PHOTOS A military helicopter made an emergency landing near the village of Raiske in the Donetsk region. 81 004 0

ато Several high-rise buildings damaged in Marinka by last night’s strike. PHOTOS The Russian militants’ shelling of Marinka in the Donetsk region inflicted damage to several apartment houses. 9 790 13

обстрел чермалык 30 houses, granary, vehicles destroyed in terrorist shelling of Chermalyk. PHOTOS Last night, terrorists struck Chermalyk village (the Donetsk region) using 122-mm self-propelled guns. 61 292 41 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

карта ато Enemy steps up activity along entire contact line, 52 attacks recorded over past day, - Staff The situation in the area of anti-terrorist operation (ATO) in the east of Ukraine remains strained but nevertheless controlled. 17 553 52 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

обстрел торецк Three houses damaged as terrorists shelled residential area in Toretsk, - Abroskin. PHOTOS The militants shelled the civilian residential area of Toretsk in the Donetsk region last night. 6 615 24 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Marinka stronghold was fired by militants in Donetsk region, - State Border Guard Service The militants have fired at Marinka stronghold in the Donetsk region. 4 015 5 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Attack on school is too much, - OCSE’s Hug on shelling of Krasnohorivka The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) is concerned about shelling of a school in Krasnohorivka (the Donetsk region). 20 855 33

сергеев Details of two Ukrainian troopers’ death in Avdiivka unveiled. PHOTOS Two troopers, 23-year-old Volodymyr Serhieiev (call sign Kaban) from Obukhiv city in the Kyiv region and 31-year-old Oleh Lysevych, combat medic from Ivano-Frankivsk, were killed by a Russian terrorists’ artillery strike on the Ukrainian forces’ positions in the industrial zone near Avdiivka (Donetsk region) July 6. 64 718 27 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

оружие боеприпасы донбасс Mine, shell, 19 grenades and 600 rounds of ammunition found in arms cache in Donbas. PHOTOS Officers of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) together with military, border guards and police discovered two arms caches in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions. 6 512 43

оружие сбу схрон "19 anti-tank guided missiles, 36 automatic gun rounds, 10 mine triggers," SBU discovered large ammo cache in Donetsk region. PHOTOS The Security Service of Ukraine and the military found a large ammo cache in the Yasynuvata district of the Donetsk region. 33 074 37

обстрел марьинка Woman wounded in terrorists' shelling of Marinka, - National Police. PHOTOS Terrorists shelled the residential area of Marinka (the Donetsk region). As a result, a woman received injuries. 7 907 17 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Civilian killed in militants' attack on Avdiivka A civilian has been killed by an attack on Avdiivka by Russian-terrorist troops. 5 012 15 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

славянск освобождение торжества Sloviansk, in Donetsk region, celebrates second anniversary of liberation from Russian terrorists. PHOTOS In the city of Sloviansk, the Donetsk region, celebrations on the occasion of the second anniversary of liberation from pro-Russian terrorists took place. 54 809 152 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

конопля область донецкая Law enforcers destroyed 2.5 hectares of cannabis worth $1 million in Donetsk region. VIDEO+PHOTOS The SBU, the police, and social activists have found a 2.5 hectare-field of cannabis in the area of anti-terrorist operation (ATO). 13 867 59 Previously in trend: Police workdays

Russian occupants recruit inmates in Donbas, - Defense Ministry The Russian command draws prisoners to the occupation forces in the Donbas. 11 241 41 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

славянск телевышка карачун. TV tower to be restored near Sloviansk. PHOTOS Reconstruction of the TV tower has begun on Karachun Mountain near Sloviansk in the Donetsk region. 47 214 190

донбасс обстрелы Three civilian houses near Toretsk damaged after militants’ shelling, - National police. PHOTOS The militants launched an attack today around 3 a.m. According to preliminary information, there are no casualties among the civilian population. Three houses were damaged on Rosa Luxemburg Street in the village of Kirove (the fence, the roof, and the siding of buildings was damaged and the windows were shattered). 5 043 30

обстрел донбасс разруха разрушения красногоровка многоэтажка Krasnohorivka under fire for 710 days: town's industry on hold, people survive on social payments and humanitarian aid, - Abroskin. PHOTOS For 10 days in a row, not only residential buildings but also a school and a kindergarten have been under fire in Krasnohorivka of the Donetsk region. 27 376 14