In a dusty sky, the last storks of Donbas fly off to other horizons for the winter. Their supple wings, in the evening light, glide over fields of dried sunflowers and disappear behind massive slag heaps that,

Russian forces have been making slow and steady progress along the frontline in eastern Ukraine for weeks now. The logistics and transport hub of Pokrovsk is the real prize though. Jogging along in a flak jacket and helmet, passing bemused pensioners wearing flip flops and wheeling shopping carts, is one of the more awkward parts of war reporting.

Russian forces appear to have shot 16 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) in Donetsk Oblast, the largest recorded case of mass execution of surrendered soldiers on the battlefield, Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office said on Oct.

Ukraine's Office of the Prosecutor General investigates the execution of captured soldiers, citing violations of wartime laws and the principles of the Geneva Conventions.

Ukrainian forces withdrew from a strategic outpost on the frontline in the eastern Donetsk region as Russian troops advance slowly over territory the Kremlin has targeted since its invasion in early 2022.

Expert Mark Galeotti told Newsweek that both sides in the Russia-Ukraine war have been boosting their efforts "to gather whatever information they can."

After more than two years of intense fighting, Kyiv’s forces have withdrawn from a key town in eastern Ukraine after Russian troops advanced on the area. Ukraine’s eastern military command pulled back from Vuhledar,

As the war in Ukraine nears its 1,000th day, Russian officials have escalated nuclear threats against the U.S., Ukraine, and the West. In September, President Vladimir Putin announced a lowered nuclear threshold,

The incident allegedly took place near Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine, where Vladimir Putin's army continues to make territorial gains.

A regional official said Russian troops entered Vuhledar in a renewed attempt to capture the strategic town. Meanwhile, China's Xi Jinping told Vladimir Putin he was ready to "expand" cooperation. DW has the latest.