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The Donetsk region remains a focal point in the ongoing conflict, with recent reports highlighting significant military activities. Ukrainian forces continue their defensive operations, exemplified by the Skelia Regiment's airstrikes in Pokrovsk, while drone units like the 20th K-2 Brigade target Russian logistics lines. Simultaneously, tragic incidents mark the region, including the Russian airstrike that wounded civilians in Sloviansk. The Security Service of Ukraine is actively identifying aggressors involved in attacks on non-combatants, such as the missile strike on Reuters journalists. Russia's tactical advancements in areas like Rodynske demonstrate the complexity and intensity of the situation. As both sides engage in operations, the humanitarian impact on civilians, highlighted by events like the airstrike on Kramatorsk, remains a critical concern.
What is the current military situation in Donetsk region?
The Donetsk region experiences intense military engagements with both Ukrainian and Russian forces making strategic moves. Ukrainian defensive operations are challenging Russian advances, while multiple airstrikes and drone assaults target key military and logistics sites. The situation remains fluid, with humanitarian concerns mounting due to ongoing hostilities.
How have Ukrainian forces responded to Russian advances in Donetsk?
Ukrainian forces are employing a combination of airstrikes, drone operations, and ground defenses to counter Russian advances. Units such as the Skelia Regiment and drone operators are targeting Russian logistics and command centers to disrupt enemy strategies and protect Ukrainian territories.
What humanitarian challenges are being faced in Donetsk?
The humanitarian situation in Donetsk is dire, with frequent airstrikes causing civilian casualties and property damage. Efforts to evacuate vulnerable populations, including children, are ongoing. Civil infrastructure suffers regular damages, exacerbating living conditions for remaining residents.
What significant military interventions have occurred recently in Donetsk?
Recent military interventions include airstrikes by Ukrainian forces on Russian positions and drone attacks targeting logistics chains. Notably, operations by the Skelia Regiment and K-2 Brigade have inflicted significant disruptions on enemy supply routes and command structures.
How are international actors responding to the conflict in Donetsk?
International responses include condemnation of military aggression and calls for peace. Humanitarian assistance continues to be provided to alleviate civilian suffering. Diplomatic efforts aim to mediate and resolve the conflict, though the situation remains complex and challenging.
Videos news Donetsk region
Three Ukrainian drones from 425th SAR "Skelia" struck single ruscist, tearing him to shreds. VIDEO Three Ukrainian kamikaze drones attacked a Russian infantryman in the Pokrovsk sector. 3 790 23 Previously in trend: Elimination of Russian occupying forces
Artillerymen from 147th Brigade of AAF struck group of Russian assault fighters using HIMARS MLRS. VIDEO Artillerymen from the 147th Separate Artillery Brigade of the 7th Rapid Reaction Corps of the Airborne Assault Forces launched a strike using HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems against a group of Russian assault troops in the Kostiantynivka sector. 4 501 8 Previously in trend: Elimination of Russian occupying forces Kostiantynivka direction
Skelia fighters showed Air Force strike on building with occupiers in Pokrovsk direction. VIDEO Ukrainian defenders from the 425th Separate Assault Regiment "Skelia" published footage on social media showing Air Force pilots carrying out an airstrike on a building housing enemy personnel. 3 650 7 Previously in trend: Elimination of Russian occupying forces Combat operations in the Pokrovsk direction Air operations of AFU
Operators of 20th K-2 Brigade struck number of Russian logistics targets from Mariupol to Horlivka. VIDEO Drone operators from the 20th Separate Brigade of K-2 Unmanned Systems continue to strike at Russian logistics deep behind enemy lines. 2 063 1 Previously in trend: Destruction of Russian equipment Strikes on Russian logistics
Phoenix border guards destroy Grad MLRS, artillery and range of occupiers’ logistics vehicles. VIDEO UAV operators from the Phoenix border guard unit struck Russian equipment and personnel in four sectors of the front over the course of a week. 2 351 0 Previously in trend: Destruction of Russian equipment Elimination of Russian occupying forces Hostilities in Lyman sector
Ukrainian aircraft-type drone attacks Russian checkpoint in occupied Donetsk Oblast. VIDEO A video has been published online showing the destruction of a Russian occupation forces’ facility in the temporarily occupied territory of Donetsk Oblast. 5 695 6 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas
Mi-17 helicopter pilot manoeuvred to evade Russian FPV drone just few centimetres from tail rotor. VIDEO The pilot of a Ukrainian Mi-17 helicopter in the Donetsk sector swerved to avoid a Russian FPV drone just a few centimetres from the tail rotor. 37 662 20 Previously in trend: Situation in the Donetsk region Air operations of AFU
In Donetsk, car of Neyelov, first deputy head of Olenivka prison, who was involved in torture of Ukrainian prisoners of war, was blown up, - sources. VIDEO On the night of 29 August, in the temporarily occupied city of Donetsk, a car belonging to Dmitry Neyolov, the first deputy head of the Olenivka prison colony, who was implicated in the torture, beating and humiliation of Ukrainian prisoners of war and civilians, was blown up. 14 215 20 Previously in trend: "Blowing up Russian war criminals
Su-27 fighter pilots strike warehouse and workshop of Russian UAV operators in Vuhledar. VIDEO Ukrainian aircraft flying Su-27 fighter jets struck an enemy warehouse and the occupiers’ UAV workshop in Vuhledar. 3 350 4 Previously in trend: Elimination of Russian occupying forces Destruction of Russian drones
Operators of 413th Raid Regiment strike occupiers’ command posts and deployment site in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. VIDEO During combat operations on 24 and 25 August, operators of the 413th Raid Regiment of the Unmanned Systems Forces struck a number of important enemy military targets in the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions. 1 275 1 Previously in trend: Elimination of Russian occupying forces
Positions in Donetsk region to be strengthened by two reconfigured groupings of forces. Commanders are Prokopenko and Biletskyi – Zelenskyy. VIDEO President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, together with Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Mykhailo Drapatyi, the General Staff and Defence Minister Khmara, determined the sequence of further steps. 8 038 57 Previously in trend: Fightings in the Zaporizhzhia direction Situation in the Donetsk region
Russian forces struck Sloviansk with KABs at 4 am: one person killed, 5 wounded. VIDEO+PHOTOS Early this morning, Russian occupying forces attacked Sloviansk with guided aerial bombs. 1 907 2 Previously in trend: Shelling of the Donetsk region Shelling of Sloviansk
Drone finds enemy APC fitted with cope cage in hiding place and sets it ablaze. VIDEO A video has been posted online showing a strike on Russian armoured vehicles in the Donetsk region. 2 286 2 Previously in trend: Destruction of Russian equipment
Occupiers struck ’Ukrposhta’ branches in Mena and Kramatorsk. VIDEO+PHOTOS Russian troops have carried out strikes on"Ukrposhta" branches in Mena, in the Chernihiv region, and in Kramatorsk, in the Donetsk region. 1 901 2 Previously in trend: Shelling of Kramatorsk Shelling of Chernihiv region
"Former minister of DNR" and his accomplices, who deported 53 Ukrainian children, have been charged in absentia. VIDEO+PHOTO The Security Service and the Office of the Prosecutor General have compiled a comprehensive body of evidence regarding the deportation of 53 Ukrainian children from the temporarily occupied territory of Donetsk Oblast to Moscow in October 2022. 783 0
Russians have been moving military lorries from Mariupol towards Huliaipole for the third day running, - Andriushchenko. VIDEO+PHOTOS In Russian-occupied Mariupol, in the Donetsk region, military equipment – in particular lorries – is being transported along the Rozivka–Huliaipole route in the Zaporizhzhia region. 7 343 11 Previously in trend: Situation in the Donetsk region Occupation of Mariupol
Ethnic Russian woman from Kramatorsk, who lost her son in air strike, stands amidst ruins of her home with fragments of aerial bomb: "May you all be damned, whole of Russia!". VIDEO A video has been posted online showing footage from Kramatorsk, where a civilian man was killed when a Russian aerial bomb struck a residential building. 10 057 4 Previously in trend: Shelling of Kramatorsk
Ruscists strike civilian cyclist with FPV drone in Donetsk region and call it "elimination of enemy personnel". VIDEO Ruscists posted a video online showing a Russian FPV drone striking a civilian in the Donetsk region. 3 628 8 Previously in trend: War crimes of Russia
Drone operators of 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Brigade hit group of ruscists near Donetsk region entrance sign with fibre-optic FPV drone. VIDEO Drone operators from the 93rd Separate Mechanised Brigade "Kholodnyi Yar" spotted a group of Russian soldiers who had stopped near Donetsk entrance monument. 3 848 5 Previously in trend: Elimination of Russian occupying forces Situation in the Donetsk region
Infernal flames and black smoke: several Russian lorries are on fire on motorway between occupied cities of Mariupol and Berdiansk. VIDEO A major fire involving lorries broke out on the road between the occupied cities of Mariupol and Berdiansk. 6 941 14 Previously in trend: Strikes on Russian logistics
The derelict and ruined ’Shakhtar’ stadium in occupied Donetsk. VIDEO A video has been published online showing the current state of the historic ‘Shakhtar’ stadium, located in Shcherbakov Park in occupied Donetsk. 8 767 30 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas
SIGNUM drone operators wrecked ruscists’ logistics in Donetsk region despite anti-drone nets: 7 vehicles destroyed. VIDEO SIGNUM drone pilots destroyed an ATV and several logistics vehicles belonging to the Russian occupiers in the temporarily occupied territories of Donbas. 2 279 2 Previously in trend: Destruction of Russian equipment Elimination of Russian occupying forces
Operators from ’Apachi’ unit detected and destroyed North Korean Type 63 MLRS in Sloviansk sector. VIDEO In the Sloviansk sector, Ukrainian forces detected and neutralised a North Korean-made Type 63 multiple launch rocket system. 2 411 4 Previously in trend: Destruction of Russian equipment
Operation "Hell-2": "Azov" destroyed 67 fuel tanks and 4,221 tonnes of occupiers’ fuel in Donetsk region. VIDEO Fighters of the 1st Azov Corps of the National Guard of Ukraine destroyed facilities used to store and supply fuel to Russian forces in the temporarily occupied Donetsk region as part of Operation "Hell-2." 4 802 6 Previously in trend: Situation in the Donetsk region Strikes on Russian logistics
SOF fighters liberate village of Andriivka-Klevtsove in Donetsk region and capture three dozen occupiers. VIDEO Ukrainian special forces successfully conducted a clearing operation and restored control over the settlement of Andriivka-Klevtsove (Soviet-era name - Iskra), which Russian troops had long attempted to capture using small groups. 13 309 18
Two occupier tanks and Kozerog-1 MLRS destroyed: combat operations by Strazh unit fighters. VIDEO Pilots from the Strazh unit of the Pomsta Brigade destroyed a range of enemy equipment and personnel during another raid in the Lyman direction. 2 154 2 Previously in trend: Destruction of Russian equipment Destruction of the occupiers’ firing positions Hostilities in Lyman sector
Unmanned Systems Forces hit FSB base in Kherson region, 10 energy nodes and over 100 other targets behind Russian lines. VIDEO The Unmanned Systems Forces’ successful operation behind Russian lines is continuing. Over 48 hours, Ukrainian operators carried out a series of strikes on the enemy’s military and energy infrastructure. 1 942 2 Previously in trend: Destruction of Russian equipment Attacks on Crimea Results of Unmanned Systems Forces units’ operations
"He gave her red roses": occupier raped woman from Donetsk Oblast every night, - media. VIDEO For the first time in Ukraine, a Russian soldier held as a prisoner of war is standing trial on charges of sexually assaulting a civilian woman during the war. According to the investigation, the occupier raped a woman from the Donetsk region for almost two months, threatening to kill her. 11 107 27 Previously in trend: Atrocities and sexual violence in the occupied territories Investigation of Russian war crimes
Su-27 pilots destroy occupiers’ communications hub in Bakhmut with GBU-62 bombs. VIDEO Ukrainian Air Force Su-27 fighter pilots carried out a targeted strike on a Russian Ground Forces communications hub in Bakhmut. 3 944 8 Previously in trend: Elimination of Russian occupying forces
Ruscist films failed attempts to shoot down Hornet drones before they strike occupiers’ vehicle in Donetsk region. VIDEO A video has been posted online showing a Russian soldier filming an attack by Ukrainian Hornet kamikaze drones on a UAZ Bukhanka van and Russian personnel in the Donetsk sector. 7 504 2 Previously in trend: Destruction of Russian equipment
Marines of 36th Separate Marine Brigade thwart staged Russian video about "capture" of settlement in Donetsk region and take two occupiers with tricolor prisoner. VIDEO Soldiers of the 36th Separate Marine Brigade named after Rear Admiral Mykhailo Bilynskyi thwarted another attempt by the Russian occupiers to produce a propaganda video purporting to show an advance in the Donetsk region. 3 872 8 Previously in trend: captured occupiers Russian propaganda
Drone operators from SIGNUM battalion destroyed four of occupiers’ artillery pieces in Lyman sector. VIDEO Operators from the SIGNUM battalion of the 59th Brigade of the Unmanned Systems Forces carried out effective strikes against Russian artillery in the Lyman sector. 743 1 Previously in trend: Destruction of the occupiers’ firing positions Hostilities in Lyman sector
USF struck 10 energy facilities in occupied Crimea and TOT of Donetsk Oblast. VIDEO Unmanned aerial systems struck 10 energy facilities in the occupied territories. 1 670 2 Previously in trend: Attacks on Crimea
Explosions were heard overnight in occupied cities of Luhansk, Dovzhansk, Zuhres and Sevastopol. VIDEO&PHOTOS On the night of 1 August, a series of explosions rocked the temporarily occupied territories of Luhansk Oblast, Donetsk Oblast and Crimea. Military and energy facilities belonging to the Russian occupying forces may have been targeted. 2 510 5 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas
Soldiers of 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade capture occupier who infiltrated Oleksiievo-Druzhkivka to film propaganda video. VIDEO Servicemen from a mobile fire group of the anti-aircraft missile battalion of the 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after the Knights of the Winter Campaign captured a Russian soldier in the Kostiantynivka sector. 4 857 5 Previously in trend: captured occupiers Russian propaganda
Occupiers welcome Ukrainian drone into their dugout: "F#ck! Holy s#it! Is everyone okay?". VIDEO Unique footage, filmed by the Russian occupiers themselves during an attack by Ukrainian forces, has been published online. 8 440 11
MiG-29 crew destroys occupiers’ strongpoint and ammunition depot in Komar, Donetsk region, with GBU-39 bombs. VIDEO A Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 crew struck a Russian strongpoint and ammunition depot in the settlement of Komar. 3 154 3 Previously in trend: Elimination of Russian occupying forces Air operations of AFU
Drone operators from 155th Separate Mechanised Brigade eliminated largest assault group of occupiers in recent months in Pokrovsk sector. VIDEO Drone operators from the 155th Separate Mechanised Brigade named after Anna of Kyiv eliminated the largest Russian assault group to have been encountered in recent months in the Pokrovsk sector. 9 521 11 Previously in trend: Elimination of Russian occupying forces Combat operations in the Pokrovsk direction
Russian soldiers are looting ruined house in occupied Bakhmut: "D#mn! That house was f#cking awesome!". VIDEO Russian occupiers continue to loot Ukrainian homes on a massive scale in the temporarily occupied territories. 10 046 23 Previously in trend: Looting in Russian army
Pilots from SIGNUM battalion tracked down and eliminated ruscists who were attempting to infiltrate through forests of Lyman sector. VIDEO Fighters from the SIGNUM battalion of the 59th Brigade of the Unmanned Systems Forces eliminated seven occupiers in a wooded area in the Lyman sector. 5 668 6 Previously in trend: Elimination of Russian occupying forces Hostilities in Lyman sector
Ruscist showed one of roads in Kostiantynivka direction littered with burned-out Russian equipment. VIDEO A video has been posted online showing a Russian serviceman filming one of the roads in the Kostiantynivka direction littered with equipment destroyed by Ukrainian drones. 9 038 5 Previously in trend: Destruction of Russian equipment Kostiantynivka direction
Phoenix unit’s FPV strike drone flies into open bed of vehicle carrying four ruscists, eliminating them all. VIDEO Pilots of the Phoenix border guard unit struck a moving vehicle carrying Russian troops with a strike drone in the Pokrovsk direction. 10 069 6 Previously in trend: Elimination of Russian occupying forces Combat operations in the Pokrovsk direction
Russia drops KABs on village of Bilenke in Donetsk region: three killed. VIDEO+PHOTOS Russian aircraft struck a private residential area in the settlement of Bilenke, Kramatorsk district, Donetsk region, overnight. 1 908 4 Previously in trend: Shelling of the Donetsk region Rescue operations by SES
Drone operators from Lasar’s Group struck occupiers’ "Buk-M3" and S-300 air defence systems in Kostiantynivka sector. VIDEO Fighters from the Lasar’s Group, a separate special-purpose unit of the Ukrainian National Guard, struck two Russian air defence systems in the Kostiantynivka sector. 2 266 1 Previously in trend: Destruction of Russian equipment Destruction of the occupiers’ firing positions Kostiantynivka direction
Large-scale mechanised assault by Russian Federation in Donetsk region has been repelled: 7 tanks and "Tornado-S" have been destroyed, and 123 occupiers have been eliminated, - "Azov". VIDEO On 22 July, the occupying forces – comprising the 8th and 41st Armies, as well as the 90th Tank Division – attempted an assault in the area of responsibility of the 1st Corps of the National Guard of Ukraine’s ‘Azov’ unit, deploying dozens of armoured and light vehicles. 7 586 25 Previously in trend: Destruction of Russian equipment Elimination of Russian occupying forces
Repelling Russian tank assault in Dobropillia sector by USF operators. VIDEO Soldiers from the ‘Phoenix’ border unit of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, together with other units, repelled an attempt by the enemy to launch a large-scale tank assault in the Dobropillia sector. 10 959 13 Previously in trend: Situation in Dobropillia direction
Predator Brigade fighters shoot down 8 Russian fibre-optic FPV drones with small arms in one hour. VIDEO Fighters from the Predator Combined Brigade of the Patrol Police Department shot down eight Russian fibre-optic FPV drones in one hour in the Kostiantynivka sector. 2 101 3 Previously in trend: Destruction of Russian drones Kostiantynivka direction
Explosions were heard in occupied Mariupol: petrol tanker, petrol station and service station were hit, - city council. VIDEO+PHOTOS Explosions were heard in the temporarily occupied city of Mariupol, in the Donetsk region, on the afternoon of 21 July. A large-scale fire broke out following the strikes. 3 597 0 Previously in trend: Arson of the occupiers’ base in Mariupol
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