War in Donbas - Wikipedia
WebThe war in Donbas, or Donbas war, was a phase of the Russo-Ukrainian War in the Donbas region of Ukraine. The war began 12 April 2014, when a fifty-man commando unit headed by Russian citizen Igor Girkin seized Sloviansk in Donetsk oblast. The Ukrainian military launched an operation against them.
Donbas: Why Russia is trying to capture eastern Ukraine - BBC
Web26 May 2022. By Paul Kirby,BBC News. Getty Images. Thousands of civilians remain in the city of Severodonetsk as Russia closes in on one of the major cities in Donbas. Russian forces are...
The battle for Donbas: Why Putin launched Russia's offensive on …
WebApr 19, 2022 · Since Russia illegally annexed Crimea in 2014, Moscow-backed separatists have battled Ukrainian forces in the Donbas. The conflict lasted eight years and killed an estimated 14,000 people,...
The Battle for the Donbas - The New York Times
WebApr 18, 2022 · The Battle for the Donbas - The New York Times. Russia’s offensive in eastern Ukraine has begun, Ukraine says. Share full article. By Carole Landry. April 18, 2022. Good evening. This is your...
Donbas: Battle in east Ukraine expected to be bloody and decisive
Web12 April 2022. By Jonathan Beale,BBC News, Donbas, Ukraine. BBC. Much of the war in eastern Ukraine has been fought in areas of open ground. People in eastern Ukraine know the Russians are about...
Ukraine: Facing the Russian Army on the front line in Donbas - BBC
Web25 April 2022. By Jonathan Beale,Defence correspondent, Eastern Ukraine. BBC. Lt Denys Gordeev and his men are facing the full force of the Russian Army. Ukrainian forces have been holding the line...
Russian Invasion of Ukraine - The New York Times
WebJul 7, 2022 · Kramatorsk. Mauricio Lima for The New York Times. Here’s what we know: At least seven civilians were killed in the last 24 hours by Russian attacks in the Donbas region in the east, Ukrainian...
Russian Invasion of Ukraine: What Happened on Day 55 of the War …
WebApr 20, 2022 · The Donbas has now become the stated territorial objective of Russia’s redeployed invasion force along a front that stretches roughly 300 miles, from an area near the northern city of Kharkiv to...
Why Donbas is at the heart of the Ukraine crisis - CNN International
WebFeb 22, 2022 · Intense fighting left portions of the Donbas region's eastern Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts in the hands of Russian-backed separatists. Russia also annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 in a move...
Conflict in Ukraine’s Donbas: A Visual Explainer | Crisis Group
WebConflict in Ukraine’s Donbas: A Visual Explainer. On 24 February 2022, Russia attacked Ukraine on several fronts beginning a major invasion. Ukraine’s president declared martial law, vowing stiff resistance, as Western powers condemned Moscow’s actions. Crisis Group will be covering this crisis in depth as it develops [ see our Ukraine ...
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