Russian President Vladamir Putin referred to territories in east Ukraine as "Novorussia," or "New Russia," and asserted Russian ties to the area, in a televised question-and-answer show.

Ukrainian forces fighting around Velyka Novosilka claim its Russian takeover will amount to nothing more than a flag-raising ...

Moscow's forces have captured Velyka Novosilka in the Donetsk region and about to gain Toretsk, according to reports.