Donetsk (UK: / d ɒ n ˈ j ɛ t s k / don-YETSK, [1] US: / d ə n-/ dən-; [2] [3] Ukrainian: Донецьк [doˈnɛtsʲk] ⓘ; Russian: Донецк [dɐˈnʲetsk] ⓘ), formerly known as Aleksandrovka, Yuzivka (or Hughesovka), Stalin, and Stalino, is an industrial city in eastern Ukraine located on the Kalmius River in Donetsk Oblast, which ...

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.. The DPR was created by Russian-backed ...

4 days ago · Like Toretsk to the south, Chasiv Yar serves as a buffer holding Russian forces back from a direct assault on Kostiantynivka and other cities still under Kyiv’s control in the Donetsk region. Image

Donetsk Oblast, [c] also referred to as Donechchyna (Ukrainian: Донеччина, IPA: [doˈnɛtʃːɪnɐ]), is an oblast in eastern Ukraine. It is Ukraine's most populous province, with around 4.1 million residents.

5 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 (Donbas) industrial region.

6 days ago · Russian strikes killed 20 people in the war-torn eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk on Friday night, a sign that Moscow is stepping up bombardments of cities critical for Ukrainian logistics and ...

Feb 24, 2025 · As negotiations begin to end the war in Ukraine, ones that could see Kyiv forced to cede territory to Russia, Ukrainian civilians and aid workers from the eastern Donetsk region tell Tom Watling...

Feb 15, 2025 · Russia says its forces captured the village of Berezivka in their latest breakthrough in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, where Ukrainian defenses are creaking.

Feb 24, 2023 · Donetsk region: natural wonders, industrial power, and unbreakable Ukrainian people. The once progressive and densely populated region in the east of Ukraine has been partially under the temporary occupation of Russia for almost nine years.

Donetsk, formerly known as Aleksandrovka, Yuzivka, Stalin, and Stalino, is an industrial city in eastern Ukraine located on the Kalmius River in Donetsk Oblast,...