Russia wants Ukraine's Donetsk region
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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.
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.
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Putin told Trump he could relax some territorial claims in exchange for Donetsk region, FT reports
Russian President Vladimir Putin has demanded that Ukraine withdraw from the eastern Donetsk region as a condition for ending Russia's war but told U.S. President Donald Trump he could freeze the rest of the frontline if his core demands were met,
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Kyiv Independent on MSNUkraine claims battlefield success in Donetsk Oblast
The General Staff said Russian forces suffered significant losses in the area, including 910 killed, 335 wounded, and 37 captured.
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Donetsk: The Ukrainian stronghold that Zelenski cannot give away
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,
US President Donald Trump was reportedly ready to cut short talks with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin in Alaska due to Putin's intransigence over his demand to annex the entire Donetsk Oblast. Source: Axios,
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Donetsk don't-tell: Donald Trump forces Zelenskyy-Trump meeting but no word about captured territory
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.