Russian forces are advancing in Ukraine's east using the tactic of infiltration in small groups, pushing Ukrainian troops out metre by metre. Source: Taras Chmut, the head of the Come Back Alive foundation,

As 2024 nears its end, Moscow troops continue to make steady progress across the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk, moving in on the towns of Pokrovsk and appearing to be closing in on Kurakhove further south.

Shchedryk, known in the world as Carol of the Bells, was performed near the legendary sign marking the entrance to Donetsk Oblast, known as a stele. Officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs played the song.

The entire year 2024 saw Ukrainian troops on the back foot, losing territory to the advancing Russian troops in northeastern Kharkiv Oblast and eastern Donetsk Oblast. Russia captured Avdiivka — an industrial city in Donetsk Oblast — in February,

A key point on the Ukrainian defensive line, Pokrovsk is a logistical hub that supports both offensive and defensive operations in the region. The Russian forces have been trying to capture it for months,

Vladimir Putin was dealt a blow with Ukraine's incursion into Russia's Kursk oblast but his forces ended the year with momentum in the Donbas.

Russian forces have reportedly captured two villages in Ukraine's northeast Kharkiv and eastern Donetsk regions. The move intensifies efforts to seize key cities. While Ukrainian military reports heavy fighting,

General Oleksandr Lutsenko has come in for severe criticism recently, amid reports Russian forces are less than two miles from the strategic city.

Ukraine’s top military commander says fighting around a key eastern Ukraine city is “extremely intense” after a monthslong Russian push

The general who has been been overseeing fighting in eastern Ukraine has been fired as Russia makes its fastest advances since the war began and closes in on a key territory.

The Russian leader said that, if he could do it over, he'd have launched his invasion even earlier than February 2022.