Russian troops are intensifying attacks in the Donetsk region, threatening key cities. Military expert Ivan Stupak says the objective is not just to capture a single small town but to carry out a strategic operation that conserves resources and forces.

Analysts from the DeepState project reported on the night of 6-7 January that Russian forces had occupied the village of Lozova in the Izium district of Kharkiv Oblast, as well as Ivanivka and Shevchenko settlements in Donetsk Oblast.

The DeepState project analysts updated their map on the night of 7-8 January, reporting on the Russian advance in Donetsk and Kharkiv oblasts and in the areas of the special operation in Russia's Kursk Oblast.

Russia’s Defense Ministry is claiming that its troops in eastern Ukraine have captured the town of Kurakhove after a monthslong battle

Once home to 18,000 people, this bombed-out town has been turned into rubble over the past few months. The question now is: will it open the road to Pokrovsk, a major logistics hub for Ukraine in the eastern front?

Russia's defense ministry says its troops have taken control of a logistics support base of Ukrainian forces in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine. It asserts that the move will help strengthen its offensive in Donetsk.

Russia’s Defense Ministry is claiming that its troops in eastern Ukraine have captured the town of Kurakhove after a monthslong battle.

Russia is demanding the United Nations condemn Kyiv following an alleged drone attack that it claims killed a journalist working for a Russian outlet and injured several others.

Russia's Defense Ministry claimed on Monday that Russian troops in eastern Ukraine have captured the city of Kurakhove after a monthslong battle. Kurakhove is a key stronghold for the Ukrainian army on the eastern front line, and includes an industrial zone, a thermal power plant and a reservoir.

“On January 5, Russians wounded 7 residents of Donetsk region: 3 in Pokrovsk, 2 each in Nadiyivka and Zarichne,” said the head of the regional state administration.

Russia has this year been driving westward in a slow and costly effort to capture all of Donetsk. Ukraine is short of troops on the front lines and is straining to hold back the bigger Russian army.