The Donbas (UK: / dɒnˈbɑːs /, [3] US: / ˈdɒnbɑːs, dʌnˈbæs /; [4][5] Ukrainian: Донбас [donˈbɑs]; [6]) or Donbass (Russian: Донбасс [dɐnˈbas] [7]) is a historical, cultural, and economic region …

The war in Donbas, [c] or the Donbas war, was a phase of the Russo-Ukrainian War in the eastern Donbas region of Ukraine. The war began in April 2014 , when Russian paramilitaries …

May 26, 2022 · Russian forces are bombarding towns and cities in eastern Ukraine with the declared aim of "liberating" the old industrial heartland known as Donbas.

Jan 15, 2025 · Donbas, large mining and industrial region of southeastern Europe, notable for its sizable coal reserves. The industrial area of the Donbas includes much of the Ukrainian oblasti …

Apr 15, 2022 · Fighting in Ukraine has rounded on Donbas, a sprawling and beleaguered heartland region that has suffered years of conflict and now serves as the bloody stage on …

Feb 19, 2022 · The Kremlin’s decree recognizing the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics, in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region, is a sharp escalation in a long-running conflict.

Mar 8, 2022 · The Donbas region is situated between the middle and lower Donets River in the north and northeast and the Azov Upland and Azov Lowland in the south. Historically, the …

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 …

1 day ago · National security adviser Mike Waltz said Ukraine likely would have to cede some of its Donbas region to Russia if it wants a long-term peace deal. The comments, during an …

17 hours ago · Russian soldiers are amassing at the border to prepare to launch an attack on Ukraine's northeastern Sumy region, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on March …