#Donetsk
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![Russian soldiers enter the embattled town of Pokrovsk, Ukraine, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video released on November 10, 2025. (Source: Social Media/via REUTERS)]( "Russian soldiers enter the embattled town of Pokrovsk, Ukraine, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video released on November 10, 2025. (Source: Social Media/via REUTERS)")
![Evacuation volunteers stand with two residents and their dog after safely bringing them out of a frontline area in Donetsk on November 12, 2025. (Source: Diana Yakovleva/Instagram)]( "Ukrainian Volunteers Walk 11 km Under Fire to Rescue Teenager, Elderly Man and Pregnant Dog in Donetsk")
![Putin Demands the Donetsk Region Russia Has Failed to Fully Capture for 11 Years]( "Putin Demands the Donetsk Region Russia Has Failed to Fully Capture for 11 Years")
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![Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi]( "Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi")
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- War in Ukraine
One of the Kremlin’s key demands in any negotiation is the complete transfer of the Donetsk region under Russian control, but after 11 years of war in Ukraine, including nearly four years of full-scale invasion, Russia still hasn’t managed to seize its 26,000 square kilometers.![Illustrative image. Ukrainian servicemen of the “Dovbush Hornets” attack drone battalion of the 68th Jaeger Brigade are seen in positions in the Pokrovsk direction on August 30, 2025, in Pokrovsk, Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Illustrative image. Ukrainian servicemen of the “Dovbush Hornets” attack drone battalion of the 68th Jaeger Brigade are seen in positions in the Pokrovsk direction on August 30, 2025, in Pokrovsk, Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Members of the White Angel unit of Ukrainian police officers who evacuate people from the frontline towns and villages, check an area for residents in Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, May 21, 2025. (Source: REUTERS)]( "Members of the White Angel unit of Ukrainian police officers who evacuate people from the frontline towns and villages, check an area for residents in Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, May 21, 2025. (Source: REUTERS)")
![Aftermath of a drone strike on Starobesheve thermal power plant, Novi Svit, Russian-occupied part of the Donetsk region, November 12, 2025. (Source: Exilenova_plus)]( "Aftermath of a drone strike on Starobesheve thermal power plant, Novi Svit, Russian-occupied part of the Donetsk region, November 12, 2025. (Source: Exilenova_plus)")
-b00a8433399a65a9046ac49a3b3f8dfc.jpg "Ukrainian Volunteers Walk 11 km Under Fire to Rescue Teenager, Elderly Man and Pregnant Dog in Donetsk")
-ae64b74c8425e66a23ff632d1559ea3f.png "Putin Demands the Donetsk Region Russia Has Failed to Fully Capture for 11 Years")
-29a1a43aba23f9bb779a1ac8b98d2121.jpeg "Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi")
-2ce7897fcd2b6c42c030adf8599b981a.jpeg "Aftermath of a drone strike on Starobesheve thermal power plant, Novi Svit, Russian-occupied part of the Donetsk region, November 12, 2025. (Source: Exilenova_plus)")