Donetsk People's Republic

Sergej Dmitrijev has been expelled from the Labor Party's political group on Vilnius' municipal council after praising Alexander Zakharchenko, a Donetsk separatist leader who was killed two years ago, as a hero.

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday flew to the military operation zone in Ukraine's eastern regions, reports Ukrainian media.

The group Friends of European Ukraine, established in the European Parliament by Lithuanian MEP Petras Auštrevičius, has urged the European Union to immediately declare the separatist groups that call themselves the people's republics of Donetsk and Luhansk as terrorist organisations.

The military attacks in Ukraine that claim civilian lives should be deemed terrorist attacks, Lithuania's Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says, adding that the European Union (EU) should tighten its sanctions on Russia following the latest attacks in Donetsk and Mariupol.

Currently it seems that the on-going Ukrainian–Russian conflict in the East of Ukraine is drawing to a possible end. However, it looks as if a newly minted ‘frozen conflict’ zone is poised to appear on the world map. While the end of active fighting might seem as a positive development, a ‘frozen co...

Representatives of the Ukrainian government and separatist rebels signed a protocol in Minsk, declaring a ceasefire as of Friday 6 PM, Intefax news agency reports.

Residents in the Russian speaking city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine survey the damages after the city comes under heavy shelling.

Residents of Donetsk wake to the sound of shelling. Most are taking no chances when it come to their safety, seeking shelter in a basement near the city centre.

Residents of Donetsk wake to the sound of shelling.

Ukrainian soldiers are laying siege to Donetsk, where pro-Russian rebels have taken control.

In the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, rebels say they are in a "state of siege".

Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia are considering to recognize the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics as terrorist organizations, Baltic diplomats in Kiev have stated.