Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky says bad weather favours Moscow in ‘difficult’ battle for Pokrovsk The latest strike comes amid fierce fighting in the Donetsk region The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2025
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Bulgaria to seize Russian refinery after Putin issues nuclear weapons test order Burgas refinery is the only one of its kind in Bulgaria and was a vital party of Lukoil's foreign business empire The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2025
‘It would be a terrible loss’: Ukrainian frontline troops sceptical of ceding land Near Dobropillia new trenches are visible, drone attacks continue and there is no sign of the fighting easing The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2025
‘Three weeks ago, this town was thriving’: Ukrainians flee the front line in Putin’s frantic land grab ON THE GROUND: Putin’s aggression on the Ukrainian front line has stepped up in the recent weeks, leaving locals with little choice but to flee west. Harry Stourton reports from the eastern town of Dobropillia The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025
Zelensky Says US Summit In Alaska A 'Personal Victory' For Putin Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin had scored a "personal victory" by getting invited to talks with Donald Trump on US soil, and that the meeting further delayed sanctions on Moscow. International Business Times · Aug 12, 2025
Russian forces breach Ukrainian defences in eastern Donetsk region, reports claim Russian forces have intensified their push in eastern Ukraine, pushing towards the Dobropillia–Kramatorsk highway in Ukraine's Donetsk region, as Volodymyr Zelenskyy warns that Russia is redeploying its troops in preparation for a new offensive. Euronews · Aug 12, 2025
Four dead after Russia strikes shopping centre in eastern Ukraine with 500-kilogram bomb At least four people were killed and 27 were injured in the Russian attack on the town of Dobropillia in Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine, after Moscow forces struck a shopping centre here with a half-a-tonne aerial bomb. Euronews · Jul 17, 2025
Ukraine Covers Frontline Roads With Anti-drone Nets A ravaged car with its engine destroyed and doors riddled with shrapnel lay on the side of the road near Dobropillia, a sleepy town not far from the front line in eastern Ukraine. International Business Times · Jul 15, 2025
Zelenskyy ‘fully committed’ to constructive dialogue with US after Trump defends Putin – as it happened Zelenskyy’s statement comes after another significant overnight attack from Russia The Guardian - AU · Mar 8, 2025