donetsk region — Lorien Times

Russian strike in Kramatorsk exposes the cost of Western inaction

As a deadly strike in Kramatorsk paralyzes Ukraine's front-line logistics, Western reliance on symbolic sanctions over air defense hardware risks losing the Donbas entirely.

By Tom Beckwith · October 8, 2026

Russia’s War Toll Mounts In Ukraine Amid A Possible Mobilization

The perennial drama of the war in Ukraine is often reduced to a series of kinetic bursts—a tank here, a missile there.

By Dana Whitfield · August 23, 2026

Platsdarm's work reveals systemic decay in the Donetsk region

The reports detailing the passing of Oleksiy Yukov, the "collector of souls," are framed in terms of profound personal sacrifice.

By Klaus Berger · August 9, 2026