
Two civilians killed in Ukrainian army attacks on DPR, Russian military says
Russia's defense ministry reports 31 attacks by Ukrainian forces on the Donetsk People's Republic in the past 24 hours.

Russia's defense ministry reports 31 attacks by Ukrainian forces on the Donetsk People's Republic in the past 24 hours.

A Russian diplomat says Ukrainian forces are massing near the Donetsk and Luhansk regions ahead of alleged plans to disrupt Russian elections, according to TASS.

Russian state news agency TASS says Ukrainian troops struck the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic dozens of times, with three children among the injured.

Voting hours for a September 20 poll in the Donetsk People's Republic will be shortened due to increased drone activity, Russian state news agency TASS reported.

Military expert Andrey Marochko told Russian state news agency TASS that Russian troops have taken new positions in two sectors near the Donetsk People's Republic town of Druzhkovka.

A Russian official alleged Ukraine attacked Donetsk People's Republic territory on the eve of scheduled elections.

Yulia Mendel, who previously served as press secretary to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, was quoted by Russia's TASS news agency as saying Kiev needs to end the conflict, citing a difficult situation for Ukrainian troops near Dobropolye in the Donetsk region.
Two strikes hit the same district of Sloviansk in Donetsk region, according to Ukrainian officials.

Regional election commission chairman reports normal operations as voting begins across the region
Ukrainian authorities report 305 families with 387 children have not left settlements under mandatory evacuation orders in Donetsk.
A 20-year-old woman was injured in a Russian airstrike on the Donetsk region city, according to Ukrainian authorities.
Brigadier General Andrii Biletskyi says the operation in northern Donetsk region is intended to move Ukrainian forces to more favorable defensive ground.
Denis Pushilin, the Russian-backed leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, reported damage to 11 houses from what he described as Ukrainian military action.
Kyiv's Unmanned Systems Forces claim Major General Anton Grunis was killed in the occupied Donetsk region, according to a report cited by the unit's commander, known by the callsign "Madyar."

Denis Pushilin, head of the Russian-installed administration in Ukraine's Donetsk region, said Ukrainian forces are backed by Western intelligence services, according to Russian state news agency TASS.

Denis Pushilin, head of the Russian-installed Donetsk People's Republic, alleged that Kiev's government and European nations are benefiting financially from the continuation of the war, according to Russian state news agency TASS.
A Russian strike on a residential neighborhood in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region has left two dead and one injured, according to Ukrainian officials.
Russian troops targeted a fire and rescue unit in Ukraine's Donetsk region, according to Ukrainian sources.
Ukrainian officials reported three civilian deaths and 11 injuries from Russian strikes over the past 24 hours.

DPR head Denis Pushilin attributed the casualties to Ukrainian attacks over the past day.

Russia's Defense Ministry said its forces took control of the settlement and reported dozens of Ukrainian military casualties in the Kharkov region over the past day.
Four residents of Ukraine's Donetsk region were killed and five wounded in attacks attributed to Russian forces, according to Ukrinform.
Ukrainian law enforcement has launched a pretrial investigation into reports that Russian military personnel executed two captured National Guard soldiers in the Donetsk region, according to Ukrinform.
Ukraine's military said Russian forces intensified attacks in the eastern Kostiantynivka and Pokrovsk sectors, part of 234 combat engagements recorded across the front over the past day.