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Aug 22, 2024 · Eastern Ukraine has been contested territory since 2014, when Russian-backed fighters seized large swathes of the eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Russia's biggest advantage is manpower and...
Jun 9, 2023 · Ukraine’s recapture of most of Kharkiv Province has significantly weakened Russia’s hold on eastern Ukraine, a region that Russia has used as a stronghold to wage its war since February.
Sep 7, 2024 · In the east, a Russian offensive toward the Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk, which has become a focal point of the war in recent months, has stalled along one key section of the front for more...
Feb 17, 2024 · Russia’s assault has split into five major lines of attack, spanning towns and cities across much of the front in eastern and southern Ukraine.
May 17, 2022 · While Russia cemented its control this week over the southern port city of Mariupol after a brutal 12-week assault, the invasion across much of the east has proceeded at a crawl.
Sep 8, 2023 · The current fighting is focused on Ukraine’s south and east, with Ukrainian forces struggling to break through defensive lines Russia had months to prepare. Success means capturing a village...
Sep 27, 2024 · Russia has made fresh gains in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits the US to discuss plans to end the war. Moscow’s forces captured the town of Ukrainsk near...
Apr 19, 2022 · After its push to overrun the capital stalled, Moscow announced its military would focus instead on eastern Ukraine where Russian-backed separatists have been fighting Ukrainian forces since...
May 8, 2023 · The Donbas region in eastern Ukraine has been divided by Russia-backed militants since 2014, when Russia illegally annexed Crimea.
Dec 21, 2023 · Six months after Ukraine launched its summer counteroffensive to take back Russian-occupied territory in the east of the country, Kyiv’s forces have made little progress in the face of...
