# Donetsk

Last month

March 2023

Ukrainian troops shoot down Russian fighter amid ongoing battle to defend Bakhmut

Both sides claimed successes in what has become the longest-running battle since Russia launched its invasion over a year ago.

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Mar 15th 2023, 5:14 PM

# Donetsk

Russian defence minister inspects Ukraine front line as fighting continues in Bakhmut

The defence ministry said Sergei Shoigu had ‘inspected a command post on the front’ in the direction of the southern Donetsk region.

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Mar 4th 2023, 10:18 AM

This year

2023

# Donetsk

International team blames Putin for supplying missile that shot down Malaysia Airlines MH17

The announcement comes after a Dutch court convicted two Russians and a Ukrainian rebel for their roles in shooting down the Boeing 777 almost ten years ago.

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Feb 8th 2023, 2:03 PM

# Ukraine

UN chief says prospects for peace in Ukraine 'keep diminishing' as anniversary nears

It comes after Ukrainian officials said Russian forces are preparing for a large-scale offensive in the coming weeks.

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Feb 6th 2023, 4:00 PM

# Soledar

Two British men missing in Ukraine

The two men were last seen on Friday.

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Jan 9th 2023, 6:58 PM

# Ukraine

Ukraine denies Russian claim it killed 600 soldiers in missile strikes

Russia said the alleged barracks strike was retaliation for a similar Ukrainian hit.

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Jan 9th 2023, 7:15 AM

# Peace Talks

Putin says he's ready for Ukraine talks if Kyiv accepts 'new territorial realities'

A Russian church leader has also called for a ceasefire in order to celebrate Orthodox Christmas tomorrow.

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Jan 5th 2023, 1:48 PM

Last year

2022

# Ukraine

Russia launches more than 60 missiles into Ukraine, at least two people killed

Blasts were reported in at least four cities.

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Dec 16th 2022, 1:20 PM

# Ukraine

City of Bakhmut ‘destroyed’ as Russia continues offensive in eastern Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the situation “remains very difficult” in several frontline cities in the Donetsk and Luhansk provinces.

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Dec 10th 2022, 1:20 PM

# Donetsk

Rockets strike mayor’s office in separatist Donetsk

According to Russia’s RIA Novosti, the municipal building was seriously damaged by the attack, which local separatist authorities blamed on Ukraine.

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Oct 16th 2022, 2:45 PM

# Ukraine

Ukraine claws back more territory in strategic southern Kherson region

Ukrainian forces penetrated Moscow’s defences in the region, one of the four areas that Russia is trying to absorb.

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Oct 3rd 2022, 9:18 PM

# Donetsk

Three killed and nearly 20 wounded in Russian shelling in eastern Ukraine

Regional officials said at least three people died and another 13 were wounded.

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Aug 15th 2022, 3:03 PM

# Ukraine

Russia aims to consolidate control of Donetsk region as air strikes hit eastern region

Rockets hit a town of about 12,000 people.

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Jul 10th 2022, 7:01 PM

# Ukraine

'Relentless' Russian shelling in eastern Ukraine as US promises new aid

Air raid sirens sounded overnight throughout the country’s east and south, as Russia continued shelling cities.

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Jul 9th 2022, 11:21 AM

# Donetsk

UK says death sentence given to two British soldiers in Ukraine ‘a sham’

Aiden Aslin, Shaun Pinner and Moroccan national Saaudun Brahim were convicted in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic.

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Jun 10th 2022, 8:08 AM

# war crime probe

Evidence points to 600 dead in Mariupol theatre airstrike – double the previous estimate

The Ukrainian Government estimated early on that around 300 people died and has since opened a war crimes investigation.

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May 4th 2022, 6:49 PM

# Ukraine

Russia plans to 'annex' Ukraine's Donetsk and Luhansk regions, US official says

The evacuation of Mariupol was delayed today amid heavy fighting in Ukraine’s east.

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May 2nd 2022, 7:55 PM

Voices

Tom Clonan: By force or by diplomacy, Russia wants to re-take separatist territory from Ukraine

Russia’s recognition of the breakaway republics’ ‘2014 borders’ represents a declaration of intent to re-take the region, Tom Clonan writes.

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Feb 22nd 2022, 5:35 PM

# Explainer

What does Russia's recognition of two eastern Ukrainian territories mean?

Vladimir Putin this evening recognised the independence of the two regions.

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Feb 21st 2022, 10:29 PM

# Moscow

Russia is 'on brink' of invading Ukraine, US warns despite ongoing talks

Emmanuel Macron talked with Vladimir Putin today, before calling Volodymyr Zelensky.

Emmanuel Macron talked with Vladimir Putin today, before calling Volodymyr Zelensky

Minister Simon Coveney said that the prospect of war in Ukraine is now the expectation

Joint Russian and Belarusian military drills are continuing today amid increased tension with Ukraine

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Feb 20th 2022, 6:15 PM

All time

# ersatz

Rip-off McDonald's restaurants have opened in rebel-held areas of Ukraine

Since McDonald’s left the areas in 2014, copycats have moved in to fill the space.

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Aug 7th 2016, 9:15 AM

# Donetsk

PHOTOS: 32 killed in east Ukraine mine blast

At least 17 have been killed with 16 more missing.

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Mar 5th 2015, 1:35 PM

# Russia

Bloody fight rages on as rebels claim they now control Donetsk airport

The UN estimates that more than 4,700 people have been killed in eastern Ukraine since April.

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Jan 19th 2015, 1:55 PM

# total war

Ukraine President says country ready for "total war"

More than 4,000 people have died in seven months of fighting in eastern Ukraine.

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Nov 16th 2014, 7:30 PM

# tensions

Ukraine back on the brink amid claims Russia is arming rebels

Russia says that the claims are “propaganda”.

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Nov 13th 2014, 10:35 AM

# Woah

Close one: Ukrainian girl has lucky escape from explosive debris

She walked away, seemingly unharmed.

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Oct 22nd 2014, 9:07 PM

# Conflict

Ten civilians killed after playground and minibus are shelled in Ukraine

Several more people were injured.

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Oct 1st 2014, 12:30 PM

# Withdrawal

Rebels in Ukraine ready to carry out their side of peace deal, but "with great difficulty"

While Ukrainian military units are appearing to pull back, rebels have said they are willing to carry out their side of the deal.

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Sep 22nd 2014, 6:19 PM

# Ceasefire

Fears over Ukraine truce as woman killed in heavy fighting overnight

Ukraine, Russia and Moscow-backed separatists signed the ceasefire deal on Friday, but there’s been reports of fresh violence this weekend.

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Sep 7th 2014, 2:05 PM

# Russia

The west says Russian troops are in Ukraine

If true, that’s not good.

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Aug 27th 2014, 6:45 PM

# icebreakers

No breakthrough in Russia-Ukraine talks (but everyone says they want peace)

A peace strategy was “supported by all without exception”.

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Aug 27th 2014, 9:01 AM

# Prison Break

100 inmates escape high-security Ukrainian jail after shell attack

By this morning, some of them had returned to the facility but 40 of them are still missing.

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Aug 11th 2014, 1:49 PM

# Donetsk

West warns Russia against further faux aid missions into Ukraine

Ukraine also reported that several of its positions were still coming under mortar fire from Russian territory.

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Aug 10th 2014, 3:17 PM

# mh17

21 more MH17 victims identified as investigators leave crash site

‘The fact that we are now leaving the crash site doesn’t mean we have ceased investigating the cause of the disaster,’ said Dutch PM on Wednesday.

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Aug 8th 2014, 3:48 PM

# Donetsk

Ukraine negotiates return of soldiers 'forced to retreat' into Russia

However, reports from Russia suggest that the troops deserted.

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Aug 5th 2014, 9:27 AM

# made of steel

Pro-Russian rebels are using Soviet-era posters to recruit new fighters in Donetsk

Dozens of the posters have sprung up around the rebel-held industrial city.

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Jul 29th 2014, 7:45 AM

# Missiles

Russian missile system used against Ukraine, Poroshenko claims

Russian state TV said that Ukrainian troops “crucified” a three-year-old boy.

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Jul 14th 2014, 1:24 PM

# Offensive

Kiev promises 'restraint' as army nears rebel Donetsk

Francois Hollande and Angela Merkel have urged for a political solution to be reached.

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Jul 9th 2014, 7:46 PM

# failed truce

Ceasefire falls through in Ukraine as military launches 'massive offensive'

A 10-day truce was not extended after the government said separatists were ‘unwilling to control terrorist units’.

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Jul 1st 2014, 1:40 PM

# Donetsk

Dozens dead as Ukraine reclaims Donetsk airport

“The airport is under our full control. The enemy suffered heavy losses. We have none,” Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said.

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May 27th 2014, 9:24 PM