Ukraine’s Kurakhove is surrounded on three sides, with Russian forces just under two miles from the devastated city centre. Yet between 700 and 1,000 local residents remain, most of them living ...

Losing Kurakhove could endanger the neighboring area to the south of the Donetsk region - specifically, the area around Velyka Novosilka. Soon, a new threat may emerge in the south.

KURAKHOVE, Ukraine (AP) — Set on Ukraine’s eastern front, Kurakhove is surrounded on three sides, with Russian forces just under 2 miles from the devastated city center. Yet between 700 and ...

Russia says it captures town that held out for weeks Ukraine does not acknowledge fall of Kurakhove Fierce fighting for second day in Russia's Kursk region Russian commander expects new Ukrainian ...

Russia keeps on advancing in eastern Donetsk Oblast, taking hold of Kurakhove, which would become the first major town to fall into Russian hands in 2025. Russian troops are continuing to push on ...

The Ukrainian command has redeployed units from the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade from Zaporizhzhia to Shakhtarske, but so far, they haven’t managed to halt the Russian advance. Losing Kurakhove ...

Kurakhove has been pummeled in recent weeks as Russian troops circle in on Pokrovsk, a key logistics hub that, if lost, would hamper Ukraine’s ability to hold onto territory in Donetsk.

Ukrainian tanks have been shown taking on Russian forces in the Donetsk region in drone footage that has been widely viewed on social media. "Footage of an epic tank battle near Kurakhove," says ...

Once home to around 20,000 residents, Kurakhove's population has dwindled to an estimated 7,000—10,000 amid relentless artillery barrages and drone strikes that have devastated the area.

Russian forces advanced toward Kurakhove. The fighting in Donetsk is a microcosm of the wider war. The Russians are winning, in the sense that they’re slowly gaining ground.

Anton Shtuka. A man rides on a bike in front of the mail office which was destroyed by a Russian airstrike in Kurakhove, Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Nov. 7, 2024.