Russia wants Ukraine's Donetsk region
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Russia is expected to conquer a tactically important city in Donetsk that has held out for more than a year-and-a-half — but Moscow is struggling to make any other advancements on the frontlines, according to the latest analysis of the conflict.
The Ukrainian army managed to deploy reserves to stop Moscow's soldiers North of Pokrovsk, but it has struggled to find a response to Russia's new infiltration tactics.
Inhabitants of the frontline province survive on a few hours of supply per week following the closure of the largest canal in the eastern Donbas region
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Putin told Trump he could relax some territorial claims in exchange for Donetsk region, FT reports
Russian President Vladimir Putin has demanded that Ukraine withdraw from the eastern Donetsk region as a condition for ending Russia's war but told U.S. President Donald Trump he could freeze the rest of the frontline if his core demands were met,
By the end of August, at least 30,000 places will be prepared in 15 regions and in Kyiv for people who have been evacuated from frontline areas — Ukrinform.
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US President Trump reportedly conveyed Putin's demand for Donetsk to Ukraine's Zelenskyy. Why is this industrial region so crucial, and what does it mean for the war?
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Kyiv Independent on MSNUkraine claims battlefield success in Donetsk Oblast
The General Staff said Russian forces suffered significant losses in the area, including 910 killed, 335 wounded, and 37 captured.
Three doctors who had endured Russian sham trials and more than seven years of captivity have been brought back to territory controlled by Ukraine as part of a prisoner exchange on 14 August. Along with 48 other civilians,
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Donetsk: The Ukrainian stronghold that Zelenski cannot give away
Vladimir Putin demands that Kiev cede the territory of Donbass that he has not been able to conquer since 2014, an unattainable request for any Ukrainian leader. Just yesterday, Ukrainian excavators were still digging trench lines and placing dragon's teeth in different defensive layers in the Donetsk region,