Donetsk People's Republic - Wikipedia
On 21 February 2022, Russia recognised the DPR and LPR as sovereign states. Three days later, it launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, partially under the pretext of protecting the republics. Russian forces captured more of Donetsk Oblast, which became part of the DPR.
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 .
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...
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...
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 war: Russia captures key town near Donetsk - BBC
Dec 26, 2023 · Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has said his troops have seized the key town of Mariinka in eastern Ukraine. Mr Shoigu told President Vladimir Putin assault units had taken the "powerfully...
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 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.
Why it matters that Russia just recognized Donetsk and Luhansk.
Feb 21, 2022 · Russia’s recognition of the two regions, the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic and Luhansk People’s Republic, could allow separatist leaders to request military help from Russia, further...