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The enemy's greatest activity has been observed in the Pokrovsk and Sloviansk directions

17:39 07/24

Six dead and dozens of injured as a result of a russian missile strike in the Kyiv oblast

14:40 07/24

The issue of obtaining Ukrainian documents for youth in the occupied territories will become more acute — human rights advocate

13:06 07/24

The russian army attacked Sloviansk: 14 residents were injured as a result of guided aerial bomb strikes (VIDEO)

11:00 07/24

More than 13,000 civilians remain in the active combat zone in the Donetsk oblast

12:44 07/23

Russian strikes on the Donetsk oblast over the past day: 5 injured, 21 civilian objects damaged (PHOTO)

11:45 07/23

Death rate in the Donetsk oblast exceeds birth rate by 19 times

16:45 07/22

Zelensky appointed new Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

16:17 07/22

Russians killed 3 more residents of the Donetsk oblast and injured 9 others over the past day (PHOTO)

12:26 07/22

Russia struck a UNICEF warehouse: humanitarian aid for Ukrainian children worth nearly $4 million destroyed

11:20 07/22

Zelensky named the new Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

10:32 07/22

Key overnight events

10:18 07/22

Russia carried out airstrikes on residential neighborhoods in Zaporizhzhia: one dead and several injured (PHOTO)

16:00 07/21

Russia launched 1,378 strikes on the front line and residential areas of the Donetsk oblast over the past day (PHOTO)

11:27 07/21

Enemy combat losses over the past day exceeded 1,300 personnel

11:05 07/21

Key overnight events

10:23 07/21

Zelensky held new meetings with Drapatyi, Biletskyi, and Horbatiuk: what was discussed

16:59 07/20

Ten people were killed in a russian missile strike on a Turkish vessel off the coast of Odesa

12:40 07/20

Four killed, 13 injured, 45 homes destroyed: russians continue to devastate the Donetsk oblast (PHOTO)

12:12 07/20

Aerial reconnaissance troops of the Khyzhak Brigade released footage of Druzhkivka shrouded in smoke (VIDEOFACT)

11:30 07/20

Rashists struck infrastructure in Odesa with a missile and targeted an enterprise in the Poltava oblast with a UAV

10:53 07/20

Key overnight events

10:02 07/20

Russians are destroying Druzhkivka: apartment buildings and private houses alike have been devastated (PHOTOFACT)

17:16 07/17

Enemy strikes on the Donetsk oblast over the past day: 1 killed, 14 injured, 40+ residential houses destroyed (PHOTO)

11:43 07/17

Key overnight events

10:13 07/17

"The documents were processed quickly, but then the issues began". How the state (doesn’t) support civilians after russian captivity

07/10/2026 18:51

The released civilians themselves admit that while the first days after their return are generally...

State of emergency in Crimea: "An order was received to free up as many hospital beds as possible"

07/03/2026 16:08

First, gasoline virtually disappeared from filling stations. Then widespread disruptions to...

“There came an understanding that not everything is so good in the new life”. Luhansk journal

06/12/2026 20:56

The tragedy in Starobilsk left its mark on everything that is happening, but most importantly, it...

Russia is incapable of anything except attempts to seize Donbas and expand the land corridor — military expert Roman Svitan

05/27/2026 13:49

We are now observing a slowdown in large-scale offensive operations by russia. Instead,...

Can IDPs lose the chance to get their own housing? Why a conflict has emerged around the State Youth Housing agency

05/25/2026 15:55

When we talk about housing for veterans, internally displaced persons, or young people, we are not...

Crimea during the war: security is replacing tourism and changing life on the peninsula

05/08/2026 16:24

Crimea is becoming increasingly integrated into the logic of war. The peninsula remains a key...

Without Telegram. Luhansk journal

04/01/2026 16:43

On March 22, they slowed down Telegram. As loud as it may sound, it felt like the world stopped....

Intensification of mobilization in Ukraine: digitalization and total tracking

03/30/2026 19:35

Mobilization in Ukraine may soon move into a significantly stricter and more controlled...

Forced evacuation: what the new law provides for and why human rights defenders criticize it

03/17/2026 14:12

This concerns not only cases of refusal to evacuate. The norm may also be applied in other...

Crimea in a state of tension: 12 years of occupation and systemic problems

03/09/2026 11:09

Yes, russia illegally took Crimea in 2014, just as it is now doing with another territory of...

Second-hand embarrassment of the “liberated” Avdiivka. Overview of the occupied Donbas media

02/27/2026 21:40

It is obvious that the propaganda of the occupied Donbas loves cheerfully patriotic news hooks. The...

We are ungrateful. Luhansk journal

02/12/2026 20:48

An elderly person definitely won’t cope with this. The world is changing too fast, it’s not for the...

Fake victories of the russian army, marines near Pokrovsk, and the energy crisis — Ivan Stupak on enemy’s plans

02/04/2026 19:36

It looks like a constant attempt to demonstrate positive results. Because those at the top are...

“Short-lived happiness”. Luhansk journal

01/19/2026 16:42

A refrigerator truck with a “200” sign (a euphemism for "killed in action" – ed.) is driving toward...

Diary of an 18-year-old volunteer’s mother: war is profitable, it is hard to compete with it

01/07/2026 12:31

And in the 12th year of the war, I begin to realize it as my competitor, against which I have...

War and people. What determines the future of Ukrainian Donbas

12/24/2025 20:15

The war determines how many citizens of Ukraine will leave the region and whether they will have...

What locals say. Residents of Kramatorsk and Sloviansk on the “surrender of Donbas”, language, faith, and corruption

12/18/2025 17:10

Extremely negatively. The percentage of those who are actually waiting for russia here — I wouldn’t...

How the front-line Donbas lives. A first-person report

12/15/2025 11:53

It so happened that the cities in Donbas where I had been on my recent trips — Kurakhove, Pokrovsk...

“The military will do what they are ordered” – Donetsk-born officer on the “withdrawal of troops from Donbas” and the AFU issues

12/08/2025 15:10

If, God forbid, that happens, it will be the maximum level of stupidity imaginable. I don’t believe...

The “DNR” leader has confirmed that settlements destroyed during the “SMO” will be shown to tourists rather than restored. Overview of the occupied Donbas media

12/02/2025 12:26

For the first time, Denis Pushilin voiced the idea of preserving the Donbas city districts and...

Marinka and its only resident, FC “Shakhtar’s” stolen biography and their own chicken wings. Overview of the occupied Donbas media

11/20/2025 13:51

t’s hard to explain why, but from time to time the media of the occupied Donbas churn out news or...

Military expert Roman Svitan: Ukraine has strategically lost Pokrovsk, the city is under threat of encirclement

11/07/2025 14:29

Military expert Roman Svitan explained to OstroV why Pokrovsk has become the strategic centre of...

Diary of an 18-year-old volunteer’s mother: a year has passed. Turns out, one can live like this

11/03/2025 12:57

...We talk about mercenaries in the army of russia, but we also have Colombians who have already...

Rehabilitation after russian captivity resembles a Tarantino movie

10/24/2025 11:39

This man (like all of them) is in prison again — though a different one. Yes, it’s not russian...

Pavlo Lakiichuk: The summer offensive failed, but russia is preparing a new campaign, the enemy has not abandoned plans to capture all of Donbas

10/17/2025 14:26

Gerasimov had to replan the operation. That’s what he meant when he was shown on television: “We...