Donetsk

Donetsk

A destroyed car lies near apartment buildings damaged by Russian military strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the frontline town of Kostiantynivka in Donetsk region, Ukraine November 28, 2025. Photo: Oleg Petrasiuk/Press Service of the 24th King Danylo Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces/Handout via REUTERS

Why is fate of Donetsk region a sticking point in talks on ending war in Ukraine?

Donetsk is home to ports, railways and other heavy industry. It once accounted for more than half of Ukraine's coal, finished steel, coke, cast iron and steel production but many mines and...

FILE PHOTO: A Ukrainian firefighter removes rubbles in a factory destroyed by a Russian strike in the city of Slovyansk, in war-affected area in eastern Ukraine, as Russia's attack in Ukraine continues, in Donetsk region, Ukraine, August 27,2022. REUTERS/Ammar Awad/File Photo

Russia says Ukrainian rocket attack kills seven civilians in Donetsk

A local resident carries a teddy bear while gathering belongings outside a multi-storey apartment block damaged in recent shelling in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, March 28, 2023. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko

Ukrainian shelling kills two civilians, say Russian-installed officials

View of an abandoned building damaged in a missile strike, amid Russia's invasion of the country, in the city of Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, May 26, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Ukraine strikes administration headquarters in Donetsk, Russia-installed separatists say

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Ukrainian President announces mandatory evacuation from Donetsk region

A firefighter works at a compound of a market destroyed by a Russian missile strike, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine July 30, 2022. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Handout via REUTERS

Ukraine's Zelenskyy announces mandatory evacuation of Donetsk region

A general view shows the rebel-held city of Donetsk, Ukraine January 27, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko

Briton dies in detention in breakaway east Ukraine region

Smoke rises after shelling during Ukraine-Russia conflict in Donetsk, Ukraine July 6, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko

Russian advance on Ukraine's Donetsk region thwarted so far, Kyiv says

Is Donbas Putin’s next target?

Is Donbas Putin’s next target?

A general view shows the rebel-held city of Donetsk, Ukraine January 27, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko

After losing Luhansk, Ukraine forces gather for defence of Donetsk

FILE PHOTO: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a news conference with his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi following their talks in Moscow, Russia February 19, 2020. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina

Russia's Lavrov says Britons and Moroccan sentenced to death committed crimes in Donetsk

Ukrainian servicemen wave as they ride atop an armoured fighting vehicle, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine June 8, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer

Ukraine says troops hold on Sievierodonetsk, advance in south

A still image, taken from footage of the Supreme Court of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, shows Britons Aiden Aslin, Shaun Pinner and Moroccan Brahim Saadoun captured by Russian forces during a military conflict in Ukraine, in a courtroom cage at a location given as Donetsk, Ukraine, in a still image from a video released June 7, 2022. Video released June 7, 2022. Supreme Court of Donetsk People's Republic/Handout via REUTERS

Two Britons, Moroccan risk death penalty after guilty pleas in Donetsk court