Luhansk (UK: / l uː ˈ h æ n s k /, US: /-ˈ h ɑː n-/; Ukrainian: Луганськ, IPA: [lʊˈɦɑnʲsʲk] ⓘ), also known as Lugansk (UK: /-ˈ ɡ æ n-/, US: /-ˈ ɡ ɑː n-/; Russian: Луганск, IPA: [lʊˈɡansk]), is a city in the Donbas in eastern Ukraine.

The Luhansk People's Republic [d] (LPR; Russian: Луга́нская Наро́дная Респу́блика (ЛНР), romanized: Luganskaya Narodnaya Respublika (LNR), IPA: [lʊˈɡanskəjə nɐˈrodnəjə rʲɪˈspublʲɪkə]) is a republic of Russia in the occupied parts of eastern Ukraine's Luhansk Oblast, with its capital in …

Luhansk Oblast (Ukrainian: Луганська область, romanized: Luhanska oblast; Russian: Луганская область, romanized: Luganskaya oblast), also referred to as Luhanshchyna (Луганщина), is the easternmost oblast (province) of Ukraine. Its …

Oct 4, 2024 · Russia said it had seized control of all of Luhansk in summer 2022 after the fall of the city of Lysychansk, but a Ukrainian counteroffensive pushed Moscow's forces back.

Dec 19, 2024 · Luhansk, city, eastern Ukraine. It lies along the Luhan (Lugan) River at the latter’s confluence with the Vilkhivka (Olkhovaya) River. The city dates from 1795, when a state iron foundry was established there to supply ordnance to the Black Sea fleet.

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.

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 ...

Feb 22, 2022 · The rebel-controlled territories, Luhansk and Donetsk, comprise a larger region called Donbas that borders Russia. The two territories have been led by pro-Russia separatists for nearly a decade.

Jul 3, 2022 · Russia says it now controls Ukraine's Luhansk region, one of the two eastern regions that have been the focus of its invasion of Ukraine.

Feb 25, 2022 · Luhansk city is located in Eastern Ukraine, along the Lugan river. It is situated in the high-conflict zone of the larger region, after which it is named. The broader area of Luhansk is situated between Donetsk, or "Donetsk People's Republic," to the West, which is another partially separatist-controlled area, and the Russian border, which ...