DRUZHKIVKA, UKRAINE - AUGUST 2, 2025: Russian forces carried out attacks on the eastern Ukrainian cities of Druzhkivka and Kostiantynivka on Saturday, August 2.

A drone (UAV) strike on a marketplace in Druzhkivka ignited a fire, which emergency teams later brought under control.

The attack caused significant damage to numerous shops, with some residents attempting to salvage belongings from their burning businesses.

Russia started its "special military operation" in Ukraine in February 2022 to "denazify" and "demilitarize" Ukraine.

According to its memorandum for the settlement of the conflict, Moscow has demanded a ban on Kyiv joining military alliances and withdrawal of Ukraine's troops from Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson, the regions it annexed after a referendum in September 2022, among others.

Ukraine has called the terms an "ultimatum" and has called for a ceasefire as a prerequisite for meaningful talks.

Writing by Ayse Elif Erdis