# Russia’s deadline to capture Donbas slips again as military asks for more time, Ukraine says

https://mins.news/en/item/49358

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-09-08 07:58 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/russias-deadline-to-capture-donbas-slips-again-as-military-asks-for-more-time-ukraine-says/

> Russia has again delayed its target for fully capturing Ukraine’s Donbas, setting March 31, 2027, according to Ukrainian official Pavlo Palisa. He said Russian forces had postponed reaching Donetsk Oblast’s administrative borders 15 times and achieved no operational success there. Ukraine still controls 21% to 22% of the oblast.

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