🛡️ Defense

Luhansk Oblast is almost entirely under Russian control, while Ukrainian forces hold roughly 6,600 square kilometers in Donetsk Oblast including the key cities of Sloviansk and Kramatorsk.

Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast
Likely Reported by 2 independent sources
Kyiv Independent Institute for the Study of War

Two or more independent sources agree on the core facts. Additional sources would further strengthen this assessment.

How we assess confidence →

Entities

Source Reports

What each source reports. "Source tone" reflects the language used by the outlet — it is not an independent verification.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Luhansk Oblast is almost entirely under Russian control, while Ukrainian forces hold roughly 6,600 square kilometers (2,550 square miles) in Donetsk Oblast, including the key cities of Sloviansk and Kramatorsk.

Russian milblogger claimed Russian forces advanced into western Yarova - unconfirmed

Share This Event

Know another source?

If you've seen this event covered by another news outlet, submit it for editorial review. Approved sources improve our confidence ratings.

This event is rated likely. One more trusted source could elevate it to verified.

Submissions are reviewed by an editor before integration.
Extraction metadata

Extracted: 2026-02-19T12:22:01.139Z

Source story: elections-or-referendum-zelensky-affirms-ukrainians-will-decide-territorial-concessions