Donetsk, Ukraine and Russian forces
An active defensive operation is underway near Makarivka, with outcomes to be determined, said Vladyslav Voloshyn, a spokesman for the Southern Defense Forces, adding that while the situation is difficult,
The Russian army allegedly encircled Makarivka, located south of Velyka Novosilka. However, this information is false, according to the Khortytsia Operational-Strategic Group of Troops. What preceded About a week ago,
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,
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.
Ukraine’s top military commander says fighting around a key eastern Ukraine city is “extremely intense” after a monthslong Russian push.
Russian forces captured two villages in Ukraine, one in Kharkiv region in the northeast and one in eastern Donetsk region, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Sunday.
Zelensky warns of greater military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang, including sending more troops and military equipment
Russia could soon capture the key southern Donetsk logistics hub of Pokrovsk, which would cap a year of material territorial gains in Ukraine.
As Ukraine is suffering from a shortage of troops ... "The Dnipro region is not built up with villages like Donetsk, so the advance there will be faster," he added.
For the world, 2024 was riven by conflict on two fronts. As the year ends, Gaza is in shambles and tens of thousands are dead.
Finland, alongside Sweden, applied to become a NATO member in May 2022 in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, ending decades of military neutrality. The country's army is one of the largest in Europe, boasting '280,000 troops that 'can be mobilised ...