Ukraine's Air Assault Forces have liberated the village of Kucheriv Yar in the Dobropillia sector. — Ukrinform.

According to the report, Witkoff, who serves as Trump’s Middle East envoy, pressed the Ukrainian delegation to consider ceding Donetsk, invoking a justification often used by the Kremlin — one that Ukrainian and European officials view as directly echoing Moscow’s propaganda.

The soldier took up arms a decade ago to defend her home region, Donetsk, where Ukraine has been battling Russian-backed forces since 2014. Since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, the region has become synonymous with Ukraine’s fight for survival. Battlefield developments in Donetsk are considered a gauge of each side’s fortunes in the war.

Russian forces shelled the city of Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region, on October 21 using various types of weapons, resulting in civilian deaths and injuries. — Ukrinform.

Russian President Vladimir Putin demanded that Ukraine hand over full control of Donetsk Oblast to Russia as a condition for ending the war during a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump this week,

Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly sought full control of Donetsk in exchange for parts of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson during a call with Trump, while Kyiv and Washington navigate stalled peace talks.

Russia claimed on Monday that it took control of another village in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region where intense clashes continue as part of the war that continue since 2022.

Russian President Putin has reportedly offered to withdraw from parts of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson so that the war can be ended.

According to The Express Ukrainian forces have eliminated a Russian sabotage group in Pokrovsk, Donetsk, in what The Express describes as a “brutal revenge attack” for the killings of civilians. The city, under relentless assault from Russian troops, remains a key battleground in the east of the country.