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Donetsk (UK: / d ɒ n ˈ j ɛ t s k / don-YETSK, US: / d ə n-/; Ukrainian: Донецьк [doˈnɛt͡sʲk] ⓘ; Russian: Донецк [dɐˈnʲetsk] ⓘ), formerly known as Aleksandrovka, Yuzivka (or Hughesovka), Stalin, and Stalino, is an industrial city in eastern Ukraine located on the Kalmius River in Donetsk Oblast, which is currently ...
The Donetsk People's Republic (Russian: Донецкая Народная Республика, romanized: Donetskaya Narodnaya Respublika, IPA: [dɐˈnʲetskəjə nɐˈrodnəjə rʲɪˈspublʲɪkə]; abbreviated as DPR or DNR, Russian: ДНР) is a republic of Russia, comprising the occupied parts of eastern Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast, with its ...
Mar 2, 2022 · A public building displays the emblem of the breakaway Donetsk People's Republic alongside the Russian eagle coat of arms in rebel-held Donetsk, Ukraine. (Foreign Correspondent)
Feb 21, 2022 · The conflict in the separatist regions began in 2014, when rebels loyal to Russia seized government buildings in Donetsk and Luhansk, beginning a long trench war with Ukrainian forces.
Jun 23, 2024 · Donetsk, city, southeastern Ukraine, on the headwaters of the Kalmius River. It is the capital of Donetsk oblast (province) and the most prominent city in the Donets Basin industrial region. In 2014 Donetsk was occupied by Russian-backed militants who claimed to represent the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic.
Feb 22, 2022 · Kyiv, Ukraine – Moscow-backed separatists have controlled the southeastern Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, known collectively as Donbas, for almost eight years. But Russian President...
Apr 8, 2024 · On April 7, 2014, a coup by pro-Russian militants in the city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine was the spark that ignited the Donbas war.
Feb 15, 2022 · They have since retreated, and Russia says its war aim is now to “liberate” Donbas, a region in eastern Ukraine. On February 18th Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, said that Russia ...
4 days ago · KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his Commander in Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi on Wednesday visited troops in the eastern Donetsk region who have weathered fierce Russian ground and air assaults in recent months.. The Kremlin’s army has escalated its efforts to dislodge exhausted and outgunned Ukrainian forces holding eastern and northeastern areas.
Jan 21, 2024 · At least 27 people have been killed in a shelling attack in the Russian-held city of Donetsk, the Moscow-installed leader of the region says.
