Inhabitants of the frontline province survive on a few hours of supply per week following the closure of the largest canal in the eastern Donbas region

The Ukrainian army managed to deploy reserves to stop Moscow's soldiers North of Pokrovsk, but it has struggled to find a response to Russia's new infiltration tactics.

Will Ukraine’s fate depend on Sloviansk and Kramatorsk, Druzhkivka and Kostiantynivka? These may not be household names, but they are the four key ‘fortress cities’ in the remaining portions

The General Staff said Russian forces suffered significant losses in the area, including 910 killed, 335 wounded, and 37 captured.

Small groups of Russian troops have pierced parts of Ukraine’s defenses in its eastern Donetsk region, according to local officials, as Russia appears to be making an 11th-hour dash to snatch as much territory as possible ahead of the planned meeting between President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump on Friday.

Vladimir Putin demands that Kiev cede the territory of Donbass that he has not been able to conquer since 2014, an unattainable request for any Ukrainian leader. Just yesterday, Ukrainian excavators were still digging trench lines and placing dragon's teeth in different defensive layers in the Donetsk region,

By the end of August, at least 30,000 places will be prepared in 15 regions and in Kyiv for people who have been evacuated from frontline areas — Ukrinform.

MAGA supremo Donald Trump appears to have succeeded in propelling Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy -- backed by European leaders -- towards a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin by warning him that he would lose even more territory and lives if the war continues.