Donetsk Oblast - Wikipedia
Donetsk Oblast, [b] also referred to as Donechchyna (Ukrainian: Донеччина, IPA: [doˈnɛtʃːɪnɐ]), is an oblast in eastern Ukraine. It is Ukraine's most populous province, with around 4.1 million residents.
Donetsk - Wikipedia
According to the 2001 census, Donetsk was the fifth-largest city in Ukraine. [5] Administratively, Donetsk has been the centre of Donetsk Oblast, while historically, it is the unofficial capital and largest city of the larger economic and cultural Donets Basin (Donbas) region.
Donetsk | Facts, Region, & Occupation | Britannica
4 days ago · 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.
Ukraine war maps: How battle lines shifted in 2024 - Newsweek
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What to Know About the Donetsk and Luhansk Regions
Feb 21, 2022 · The Donetsk and Luhansk regions — collectively known as the Donbas — are in eastern Ukraine, near the border with Russia. The region comprises both Kyiv-controlled parts as well as separatist...
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Putin’s forces have captured the village of Kostiantynopolske in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, just six miles from the city of Kurakhove, which they have stormed and are threatening to ...
Donetsk and Luhansk: What you should know about the ‘republics’
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.
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2 days ago · Russian forces have neared the outskirts of Pokrovsk, a strategically important transportation and logistics hub in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region. Once home to more than 60,000 people before ...
Ukraine reclaims village in Donetsk region from Russian troops …
Aug 16, 2023 · Ukrainian forces have retaken the village of Urozhaine in the eastern Donetsk region, Kyiv said on Wednesday, after days of punishing battles as part of its counteroffensive against Russia.
Donetsk - Official website of Ukraine
Feb 24, 2023 · Donetsk region is Ukraine. With its own history, the Donetsk region shows what happens when terror and aggression are not stopped in time and what fate befalls the territories illegally occupied by Russia. Developed cities turn into wastelands, and people are forced to flee their native land.