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 .
Russian forces bypass a key stronghold in a bid to cut off its …
5 days ago · 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 ...
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
4 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.
Donetsk People's Republic - Federation Council of the Federal …
Sep 30, 2022 · The Donetsk People’s Republic is located in the steppe zone in the south of the European part of Russia. It borders the Sea of Azov in the south. Its terrain is mostly flat (with hills up to 200 metres high), cut by ravines and gullies.
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.
Russia claims capture of Ukrainian front-line town of Kurakhove
Jan 7, 2025 · Russia claims that its forces have captured the front-line town of Kurakhove in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region. The town has borne the brunt of Russian advances in recent months and is a ...