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Donetsk (UK: / d ɒ n ˈ j ɛ t s k / don-YETSK, US: / d ə n-/ dən-; 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 ...
Feb 21, 2022 · President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has recognized the independence of two separatist regions in Ukraine, a move many fear may be the spark for a Russian military intervention against Ukraine.
Apr 1, 2022 · Donbas is predominantly Russian-speaking and after Russia seized Crimea in 2014, its proxy forces captured more than a third of Ukraine's east in a war that never came to an end. The Russian...
May 17, 2024 · Avdiivka, which would have been a possible gateway for Ukraine to reach the Russian-controlled city of Donetsk, has been a battlefield town since 2014, when Russian-backed fighters seized large...
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.
Sep 19, 2022 · Thirteen people have been killed and others wounded in a series of explosions in the separatist-run city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, according to its Russian-backed mayor.
Jan 22, 2022 · Little is heard from the two rebel-held areas of eastern Ukraine at the centre of Russia's military row with the West. This is the story of one resident, forced to leave the city of Donetsk...
Mar 19, 2022 · The invasion of Ukraine is nothing new for the people of rebel-held Donetsk, who have been at war for the past eight years and seen Russian's invasion of Ukraine escalate the conflict there. Many...
Jul 7, 2022 · Russian forces are bombarding Donetsk Province in eastern Ukraine, killing civilians in the process. Mauricio Lima for The New York Times. Even as Russian forces pummel towns and villages in...
Nov 13, 2022 · Russian attacks have turned the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk into a “hell,” President Volodymyr Zelensky has said, drawing attention to one of the war’s most entrenched battlegrounds ...
