On February 7, two people were injured in Lyman and Ivanopillia, Donetsk region, due to Russian shelling. — Ukrinform.

Several soldiers deployed in the east of the country, where the most intense fighting is taking place to contain the Russian advance, describe their daily difficulties and demand better weapons

Russian troops struck 3,217 times in the Donetsk region yesterday, February 6, and civilian objects were damaged. — Ukrinform.

Moscow’s troops used the same pincer tactic on Velyka Novosilka that has enabled their recent capture of town after town in eastern Ukraine.

The Kremlin said contacts between the U.S. and Russia had taken place, the first time Moscow has hinted the two countries are discussing a potential plan to end fighting in Ukraine.

He is the author of Does Conquest Pay? The Exploitation of Occupied Industrial Societies. Today, about 20 percent of southeastern Ukraine is under Russian occupation, including Crimea and large parts of the Donetsk,