Adam Morrow

If a string of fortified cities in northwestern Donetsk is breached, Russia will likely achieve its longstanding goal of capturing the entire Donbas region.

According Moscow, Russian forces have already captured a number of settlements in the strategic Ukrainian region.

Robust security guarantees for post-conflict Ukraine are the best way to ensure lasting peace, the German vice chancellor told reporters in Kyiv.

Slated for next month, the parliamentary poll will also exclude two provinces in northeastern Syria that remain largely outside the control of Damascus.

The European allies of the U.S. and Ukraine are brainstorming means of deterring future Russian aggression in the event that a peace deal is reached.

Russia’s defense ministry said that its Sever Group of Forces ‘inflicted losses on [Ukrainian] manpower and hardware.’

The ministry did not provide the location of the missile storage site it claims to have targeted.

Ukraine’s military has played down the scale of the advance while sending additional troops to the Donetsk frontline, saying the situation has stabilized.

The reported battlefield gains on the eastern front come amid preparations for a landmark summit between U.S. and Russian leaders.

The U.S. president has suggested the meeting could see some ‘land-swapping,’ raising concerns in Kyiv and Brussels.

If a string of fortified cities in northwestern Donetsk is breached, Russia will likely achieve its longstanding goal of capturing the entire Donbas region.

According Moscow, Russian forces have already captured a number of settlements in the strategic Ukrainian region.

Robust security guarantees for post-conflict Ukraine are the best way to ensure lasting peace, the German vice chancellor told reporters in Kyiv.

Slated for next month, the parliamentary poll will also exclude two provinces in northeastern Syria that remain largely outside the control of Damascus.

The European allies of the U.S. and Ukraine are brainstorming means of deterring future Russian aggression in the event that a peace deal is reached.

Russia’s defense ministry said that its Sever Group of Forces ‘inflicted losses on [Ukrainian] manpower and hardware.’

The ministry did not provide the location of the missile storage site it claims to have targeted.

Ukraine’s military has played down the scale of the advance while sending additional troops to the Donetsk frontline, saying the situation has stabilized.

The reported battlefield gains on the eastern front come amid preparations for a landmark summit between U.S. and Russian leaders.

The U.S. president has suggested the meeting could see some ‘land-swapping,’ raising concerns in Kyiv and Brussels.