#Donetsk region
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![Russian P-18 Terek early-warning radar system. (Photo: Open source)]( "Russian P-18 Terek early-warning radar system. (Photo: Open source)")
![The Church of St. John the Baptist and a nearby residential building damaged in a Russian attack on Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, September 22, 2026. (Source: National Police of Ukraine)]( "The Church of St. John the Baptist and a nearby residential building damaged in a Russian attack on Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, September 22, 2026. (Source: National Police of Ukraine)")
![Putin Wants Ukraine to Hand Over the Donbas. Now Russia Is Losing Ground There Instead]( "Putin Wants Ukraine to Hand Over the Donbas. Now Russia Is Losing Ground There Instead")
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![Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi]( "Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi")
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- War in Ukraine
For 11 years, Russia has tried and failed to fully capture the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Now Vladimir Putin wants Ukraine to hand over what his military still cannot take. And with Operation Vivaldi underway, Russian forces are losing ground.![US Special Envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Putin Again Says Russia Will Take Donbas Within Months. US Envoys Remind Him of Last Year’s Promise")
![A resident casts a ballot during Russian-organized early voting in the Russian-occupied Donetsk region as an armed serviceman stands beside a mobile ballot box, September 14, 2026.]( "A resident casts a ballot during Russian-organized early voting in the Russian-occupied Donetsk region as an armed serviceman stands beside a mobile ballot box, September 14, 2026.")
![Coal miners are returning from their shift 1200 meters below the surface. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Occupied Donetsk Miners Threaten Strike Action Ahead of Russian Elections")
-f14be43f0648c4b4c92dc8a933010e69.jpg "Putin Wants Ukraine to Hand Over the Donbas. Now Russia Is Losing Ground There Instead")
-29a1a43aba23f9bb779a1ac8b98d2121.jpeg "Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi")
-c439b7bd9030ecf9d5a4287dc361ba31.jpg "Photo of Katherina Popilnichenko")
-111f0e5095e02c02446ffed57bfb0ab1.jpeg "Photo of Roman Kohanets")
