Russia claims its troops are in the last stages of taking another ...
2 days ago · Velyka Novosilka would be the first significant town to capitulate in 2025 under Russia’s onslaught in Donetsk against Ukraine’s weary and short-handed army. The war is set to reach its three-year milestone in February. RELATED COVERAGE 1,000 days of war in Ukraine, distilled in a single 24-hour span of violence and resilience ...
Donetsk - Wikipedia
Donetsk (UK: / dɒnˈjɛtsk / don-YETSK, [ 1 ] US: / dən -/ 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 is currently occupied by Russia a...
Russian forces bypass a key stronghold in a bid to cut off its …
Jan 13, 2025 · Ukraine’s army is under severe strain along parts of the approximately 1,000-kilometer (600-mile) front line, especially in the eastern Donetsk region where Pokrovsk is located.. After almost three years of war, Ukrainian units are depleted and are outnumbered by Russian forces.Though its battlefield progress has been slow and costly, momentum in the war is in Russia’s favor and its ...
Donetsk | Facts, Region, & Occupation | Britannica
Jan 13, 2025 · 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: Russia-Occupied Territories of Ukraine - 2021 …
6 days ago · On February 24, 2022, Russia began a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and on October 5, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin approved “treaties” on the purported annexation of the entire Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhya Oblasts following referendums in those territories that were almost universally described as illegitimate.
Russian forces edge closer to a key eastern Ukraine city in intense ...
Dec 13, 2024 · KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Fighting around the key eastern Ukraine city of Pokrovsk is “extremely intense” after a monthslong Russian push, Ukraine’s top military commander said, with analysts estimating Russian forces are now within just a few kilometers (miles) of the city.
In Ukraine's Donbas, ten years of war and Russification - France 24
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 now...
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.
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.
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...