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Donetsk (UK: / d ɒ n ˈ j ɛ t s k / don-YETSK, [1] US: / d ə n-/ dən-; [2] [3] Ukrainian: Донецьк [doˈnɛtsʲk] ⓘ; 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 ...
6 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.
5 days ago · With fall approaching, Ukraine says its forces in the eastern Donetsk region are facing battle more frequently than they have in months. Doctors and medics of the 33rd Mechanized Brigade treating ...
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. Denis Pushilin described the strike on a busy market...
Aug 22, 2024 · Eastern Ukraine has been contested territory since 2014, when Russian-backed fighters seized large swathes of the eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Russia's biggest advantage is manpower and...
May 26, 2022 · Russia's military is pushing forward in Luhansk and Donetsk and digging in in areas of the south, having taken control of the region of Kherson, to the north and west of Crimea, as well as part...
4 days ago · Moscow’s forces captured the town of Ukrainsk near the logistical hub of Pokrovsk, the Russian-installed Donetsk governor said on Tuesday. A map compiled by Ukrainian group DeepState on Wednesday...
Jun 9, 2023 · Ukraine confirmed that its forces had withdrawn from Soledar, a small salt-mining town in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, after months of fierce artillery battles that have destroyed...
Nov 13, 2022 · 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...
Apr 8, 2024 · Donetsk and Luhansk, the two administrative regions, or oblasts, which make up Ukraine’s Donbas region, were officially annexed by Russia in September 2022. According to Moscow, they are...
