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 ...

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.

Jan 31, 2025 · KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia on Friday claimed it had captured another village in its relentless offensive in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region and as it closes in on the critical Ukrainian logistics hub of Pokrovsk after almost three years of war.. The Russian claim that its forces took Novovasylivka could not be independently confirmed, and Ukrainian officials made no immediate comment.

Jan 26, 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 (Donbas) industrial region.

Jan 9, 2025 · Russian forces have focused much of their manpower and firepower on the twin settlements of Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad in Donetsk, and on Friday they attacked 26 times along a front 45km (30 miles)...

Jan 29, 2025 · A Ukrainian soldier speaking to a civilian in March 2023 while patrolling Velyka Novosilka in the Donetsk region of Ukraine. Credit... Maria Senovilla/EPA, via Shutterstock

2 days ago · Wounds, concussions…” he explains. His comrades were going to report on the progress of the front line in Donetsk, the eastern Ukrainian province partially occupied by Russia, after Kremlin troops took Kurakhove earlier this year, an important node of the Ukrainian defense whose capture facilitates the Russian advance towards the west ...

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...

Aug 24, 2024 · 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 ...

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.