The Washington Post reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin is demanding that Kyiv surrender full control of the Donetsk region, as a condition for ending the war.

The soldier took up arms a decade ago to defend her home region, Donetsk, where Ukraine has been battling Russian-backed forces since 2014. Since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, the region has become synonymous with Ukraine’s fight for survival. Battlefield developments in Donetsk are considered a gauge of each side’s fortunes in the war.

Lidiia, a 98-year-old woman who last year walked nearly 10 kilometres on foot to escape from a partially occupied settlement in Donetsk Oblast, has passed away. Details: In April 2024, Lidiia Stepanivna left her home destroyed by Russian forces in a partially occupied settlement.

Russia's Defense Ministry said Sunday that its forces had taken control of two additional towns in eastern Ukraine, continuing a recent push in the region.In a statement,

In the village of Hannivka, Donetsk region, rescuers removed the body of a dead woman from the rubble of a house destroyed by a Russian military strike. — Ukrinform.

Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call with President Donald Trump demanded that Kyiv surrender full control of Donetsk, a strategically vital region in eastern Ukraine, as a condition for ending the war, said two senior officials familiar with the conversation.

President Trump held a meeting with Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy after his phone call with Vladimir Putin yesterday. Zelenskyy praised Trump for his Mideast peace deal and said the momentum could carry over to Ukraine.