"As US President Donald Trump tries to negotiate peace between Ukraine and Russia, discussions are underway on what might happen to the Ukrainian region of Donbas, which comprises Donetsk and Luhansk, and whether Ukraine might have to accept territorial concessions in exchange for a ceasefire. A few weeks ago, the Russian army advanced northeast of Pokrovsk, which is located in Donetsk, bringing the front line closer to the city of Dobropillia and its surrounding villages."
""I really believed in the negotiations and looked forward to every meeting. Now I know that it's pointless. I've given up hope," says Natalya, a Dobropillia resident, whose son was discharged from the army after he was wounded. DW met her in an area in Donetsk where evacuees had gathered. "It's not right to stop the war and take away our territories in the process," she says. "Everything will be ruined. There's no certainty that it will be possible to recaptu"
An officer named Oleksiy from the 14th brigade of the Ukrainian National Guard fights near Pokrovsk as the Russian army attempts to encircle the city. Oleksiy and comrades repelled an attack, seized a Russian motorbike, and endured 27 days on deployment before a leave. Russian advances northeast of Pokrovsk have pushed the front closer to Dobropillia and surrounding villages. Ukrainian forces have liberated some settlements but the area remains under constant fire, prompting civilian evacuations. Residents like Natalya, whose wounded son was discharged, voice despair and fear about possible territorial concessions during ceasefire negotiations.
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