Donetsk (Ukraine)

Exhausted, on the Defensive and at ‘Hell’s Gate’ in Ukraine

The country’s forces along a broad stretch of the front say that, with Russia pushing forward, the war has never been so dangerous.

Ukraine Says Russian Attacks Kill 11 Civilians

Ukrainian officials said missile assaults had struck private houses, trapping residents under the rubble, and that the dead included five children.

A Trophy in Ruins: Evidence Grows That Russia Controls Marinka

Ukraine said it was defending territory behind the eastern frontline town. Its capture would be Russia’s most significant territorial advance in Ukraine in more than six months.

Russian Missile Kills Six Ukraine Postal Depot

The facility, on the outskirts of the eastern city of Kharkiv, was far from the front line but only about 20 miles from Russia’s border.

Fierce Fighting Flares Around Eastern Ukrainian Town of Avdiivka

Russia’s assault there may be a sign that Moscow is trying to regain the initiative in the war, after it spent months defending against Ukraine’s southern counteroffensive.