Donetsk - Wikipedia
Since April 2014, Donetsk and its surrounding areas have been one of the major sites of fighting in the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War, as pro-Russian separatist forces battle against Ukrainian …
Donetsk | Facts, Region, & Occupation | Britannica
5 days ago · Donetsk, city, southeastern Ukraine, on the headwaters of the Kalmius River. It is the capital of Donetsk oblast (province) and the most prominent city in the Donets Basin (Donbas) …
Ukrainian drones reach deep inside Russia as battle for key city in ...
Nov 4, 2025 · On the battlefield, Russia and Ukraine are fiercely contesting control of Pokrovsk, a Ukrainian stronghold in the Donetsk region that Moscow’s forces have been trying to capture …
Russia pours 150K troops into latest drive to overrun Ukraine in ...
3 days ago · Pokrovsk, a city formerly home to around 60,000 in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, is ground zero for Russia’s latest offensive in Moscow’s nearly three-year-old invasion …
Russia's 10-year battle for control of Ukraine's Donetsk region
Oct 7, 2025 · Since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, the region has become synonymous with Ukraine’s fight for survival. Battlefield developments in Donetsk are considered a gauge of …
Fears Pokrovsk will fall ‘within weeks’ as Ukraine sends in its elite ...
6 days ago · The battle for Pokrovsk in Ukraine's Donetsk region has reached a pivotal stage, with Russian and Ukrainian forces locked in intense combat, even vying for control of individual …
Why Donetsk 'fortress belt' matters so much for Ukraine's defences
Aug 20, 2025 · According to an estimate by Reuters news agency, Ukraine still holds about 6,600 sq km (2,548 sq miles) of territory in Donetsk. About a quarter of a million people remain there, …
Inside Donetsk as residents flee attacks on Ukrainian region Putin ...
Aug 24, 2025 · The Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine has long been in Moscow's sights. Vladimir Putin reportedly says he'll freeze the war in return for full control of it.
Ukraine fights to hold Eastern Donetsk, seen as Russia's gateway …
Oct 7, 2025 · The soldier took up arms a decade ago to defend her home region, Donetsk, where Ukraine has been battling Russian-backed forces since 2014.
Russia deploys troops for push in Ukraine's Donetsk: Zelenskyy
Oct 31, 2025 · Russia has deployed around 170,000 troops in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region where they are trying to capture the stronghold of Pokrovsk in a major push for a battlefield …