Donetsk Oblast

Russian troops have damaged the Donetsk-Mariupol main gas pipeline– soon the area from Vuhledar to Berdyansk will be without gas.

The town of Mangush in the Donetsk Region was shelled by Russian Grad missile launchers.

Russian troops in the Donetsk Region continue to shell civilians, and apparently want to set up a blockade of Mariupol.

About 3,000 people remain in the frontline town of Volnovakha in the Donetsk region, where fighting is taking place between Ukrainian defenders and the Russian occupying forces.

Russian invaders are relentlessly shelling the town of Manhush west of Mariupol in the Donetsk region. A woman was killed in the shelling of Mayorsk. Krasnohorivka near Donetsk was also hit by Russian missiles.

As of 9am on 28 February, Mariupol and Volnovakha remain the hottest spots in the Donetsk region, as the battle for the cities continues.