Donetsk People's Republic - Wikipedia
The Donetsk People's Republic (DPR; Russian: Донецкая Народная Республика (ДНР), romanized: Donetskaya Narodnaya Respublika (DNR), IPA: [dɐˈnʲetskəjə nɐˈrodnəjə rʲɪˈspublʲɪkə]) is a republic of Russia, comprising the occupied parts of eastern Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast, [7] [8] with its capital in Donetsk.
Donetsk - Wikipedia
Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the area around Donetsk has seen full-scale fighting between Ukrainian forces against Russian forces and their DNR counterparts. Russian-installed local officials have repeatedly accused Ukrainian armed forces of …
Donetsk, Rostov Oblast - Wikipedia
Donetsk (Russian: Донецк) is a town in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the Seversky Donets River on the border with Ukraine. By road it is located 388 kilometres (241 mi) west of Volgograd .
Ukraine Recaptured Territory in Two Key Battlefronts: ISW
2 days ago · Kyiv's forces have recaptured lost positions in two parts of Ukraine's Donetsk region, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) has said as a map shows the latest state of play along the frontline ...
Russia claims capture of eastern Ukrainian town as fighting rages …
Jan 7, 2025 · Russia has claimed that its forces captured a battered but strategic town in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, while the Ukrainian military said it struck a command post during its...
Russia claims it has captured another town in eastern Ukraine - AP …
Russia’s Defense Ministry is claiming that its troops in eastern Ukraine have captured the town of Kurakhove after a monthslong battle. But the Ukrainian force defending the town dismissed the claim Monday while acknowledging that Russian forces were …
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 | 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.
Donbas: Why Russia is trying to capture eastern Ukraine - BBC
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.
Russian advances in Donetsk threaten Ukrainian lines of supply
Aug 1, 2024 · During the last week of July, Russia mounted its largest assaults in eight months in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, seizing a string of settlements in an apparent bid to cut off key supply...