Russia-Ukraine war

Russia wants to take the whole of the Donbas region, which comprises Donetsk and neighbouring Luhansk provinces

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 November, 2025
Combo image of Russian president Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky.
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Local residents walk past the UN inter-agency humanitarian convoy which arrives at partially flooded Kherson
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Multiple bombardments by Russian glide bombs and drones in previous weeks, coupled with a surprise 10-mile Russian military advance in mid-August in this direction
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Destroyed homes in a residential complex follow Russian massive shelling in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka, Kyiv region
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A sign warns about a no-fly zone in Copenhagen, Denmark, on September 29, 2025
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Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk gestures as he addresses the late evening press conference
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Smoke rises over the government headquarters in Kyiv, following Russian drone and missile strikes
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