Donetsk region

‘The worst is choosing who to help’: Life as a war medic in Ukraine
Battlefield medics and volunteers in Ukraine face challenging conditions, with off-road vans often only able to transport two severely injured individuals at a time.Michael, a 39-year-old paramedic from northern...

Reports: Ukrainian general at key Donetsk front replaced
The commander of Ukraine's Donetsk army group, Oleksander Lutsenko, has been replaced following several significant defeats, Ukrainian media reported on Friday.Oleksander Tarnavski is replacing him according to the online...

Ukraine recovers bodies of 563 soldiers as Russian attacks continue
Ukraine has recovered the bodies of 563 soldiers from Russia, authorities announced in Kiev on Friday.They included over 400 soldiers who fell in the Donetsk region, including in the...

A likely Russian artillery strike kills at least 7 at a Ukrainian market, officials say
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — An apparent Russian artillery strike hit a market in the southern Ukraine city of Kherson on Tuesday, killing at least seven people and wounding three...

Ukrainians warn of being surrounded as Russia advances in east
The situation is critical, a Ukrainian military officer in the east told the BBC near the front line south of Pokrovsk.Russia’s military strategy now appears to be surrounding the...

Ukraine’s Zelensky says Russian counterattack in Kursk failing
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday said Russia's counterattack in its south-western region of Kursk has made little progress."They wanted to break through there quickly. [...] We have not...

In war-fatigued east Ukraine, Zelensky loses his shine
Olena Semykina, the owner of a village shop in east Ukraine, voted for President Volodymyr Zelensky five and a half years ago, hoping the fresh-faced political newcomer would end...