Donbas
Region in eastern Ukraine
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The Donbas or Donbass is a historical, cultural, and economic region in eastern Ukraine. The majority of the Donbas is occupied by Russia as a result of the Russo-Ukrainian War.
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Desperate defence: Sky News joins Ukrainian forces defending the besieged city of PokrovskThe city of Pokrovsk in the Donbas is well and truly in Moscow's sights.Sky News - Published | |
Russia will push into heart of Ukraine if it captures frontline town, governor warnsRussian forces will push into the heart of Ukraine if they succeed in capturing the frontline town of Chasiv Yar and the wider Donbas region, a Ukrainian governor has warned.Sky News - Published | |
Russian forces step up efforts to take full control of Donbas regionRussian forces have stepped up their efforts to seize one of the dwindling number of cities in eastern Ukraine not already under their control.Sky News - Published | |
'Every day it's louder and louder': Ukrainians in Russia's firing line fear shelling will never endUkraine says it is launching a counter-offensive in the south but as this gruesome war enters its sixth month people living on the frontline in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine fear the shelling..Sky News - Published | |
Hit, hit, hit, destroy: Russia's terrifying tactics set to ensure control of the DonbasRussian troops are ratcheting up their efforts to secure full control of the entire Donbas area in eastern Ukraine - and from what we have witnessed, there's very little which is going to stop them..Sky News - Published | |
Ambulances 'covered in blood' as Ukrainians in Donbas region warn 'absolutely nothing is safe'After months of fighting and a brutal artillery duel, much of the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine has been deserted by those who lived here.Sky News - Published | |
There's a change of atmosphere in Donbas - a sense that Russia has momentumScreaming overhead and flying low to avoid detection, we watch as Ukrainian jets head to the frontline battle in Severodonetsk.Sky News - Published | |
Donbas fate hinges on 'brutal' war in key city - as 'endless caravan of death' uncovered in MariupolUkraine's president says the fate of the Donbas hinges on "very brutal" fighting in Sievierodonetsk, a city that's emerged as a key battleground in recent weeks.Sky News - Published | |
Putin's troops advance in strategic Donbas city 'still in Ukrainian hands'Russian troops are slowly advancing towards the centre of the Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk, a regional governor has said, with British intelligence warning "gains are being held".Sky News - Published | |
'I wish I was dead': Growing fear and no time to mourn inside the next city in Russian sightsThe mass graves in the city of Lysychansk are an indication of the slaughter that's gone on in the Donbas.Sky News - Published | |
'We need to hold back this horde': Shelling intensifies in the Donbas region as Russian soldiers try to encircle key citiesShelling has intensified in the city of Severodonetsk - one of the few parts of the Luhansk region in Donbas that is still under Ukrainian government control.Sky News - Published | |
Ukraine rules out ceasefire and insists only 'diplomacy' can end war, as fighting intensifies in DonbasUkraine has ruled out agreeing to a ceasefire with Russia - and said it will not accept any deal with Moscow that involves giving up territory.Sky News - Published | |
Russians have turned to a devastatingly random tactic in the Donbas - and they're still on the marchCarpet bombing is indiscriminate - devastatingly destructive and utterly random.Sky News - Published | 'Biggest win since WW2': The site where Ukraine says it killed 'hundreds' of Russians after botched planThe Donbas is feeling the brunt of the recent Russian military failures.Sky News - Published |
'My child has gone and I'm so sad… but he died a hero and I'm proud of him for that'There's a battle-hardened weariness in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine as the tempo of Russian attacks steps up ever more and appears to increase on a daily basisSky News - Published | The successful defence of Kharkiv means Ukrainians can threaten Russia's ambitions in DonbasThe road north of Saltivka, a northern suburb of Kharkiv, stretches due north through scattered villages towards Russia's border.Sky News - Published |
Zelenskyy describes Russia as 'insane' for still trying to snatch victory after Battle of Kharkiv 'appears won'Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Russia looks "insane" for still trying to snatch victory in the Donbas region.Sky News - Published | Russian offensive in Donbas expected to peak in coming weeks and Putin's options 'don't look terribly good'The Russian offensive in the breakaway Donbas region of eastern Ukraine is "building" and is expected to peak in the next two to three weeks, according to Sky's defence analyst Michael Clarke.Sky News - Published |
The aid team dodging Putin's bombs to deliver supplies to those trapped in DonbasAs the sound of war bangs in the distance, Oleksiy Savkevych and his volunteers take essential supplies wherever they are needed.Sky News - Published | Losses in steelworks battle 'frustrating' Russia's plans to capture DonbasThe Russian assault on the last defenders at Mariupol's steelworks will continue to hold back its plans to control the Donbas region, according to the UK Ministry of Defence.Sky News - Published |
Russia trying to 'empty' Donbas of people, Zelenskyy claims as he warns peace talks may collapseRussia is attempting to "empty" the Donbas of people and peace talks are in danger of collapsing, Ukraine's president has claimed.Sky News - Published | The town staring down the barrel of Putin's war machine as the fight for Donbas intensifiesWith a military guide we enter the small Ukrainian town of Barvinkove.Sky News - Published |
'There's no way back for us,' says military medic as village in Donbas region evacuatedAs winter has turned to spring there is no let up in the fighting in what should be a season of hope and renewal.Sky News - Published | Battle of the Donbas: The key battlegrounds in Russia's attempt to take east UkraineRussia has launched its long-awaited all-out assault on eastern Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian government, unleashing thousands of troops in what Kyiv described as the Battle of the Donbas.Sky News - Published |
Zelenskyy says 'battle for Donbas' has begun as Russia begins eastern pushRussia has started its expected major new offensive in eastern Ukraine, President Zelenskyy has said.Sky News - Published | 'Go to the shelter': Shelling rocks Donbas region as vulnerable Ukrainian civilians fill up trainsWe'd only been out with the police for a few minutes.Sky News - Published |
Russian forces gather for new offensive in eastern Ukraine, satellite images suggestRussian troops continue to redeploy and move into eastern Ukraine, likely in preparation for a renewed offensive in the Donbas region, satellite pictures suggest.Sky News - Published | Ukraine prepares for 'battle for Donbas' where Russian forces 'could triple' in numberRussia is concentrating its firepower on the southeast of Ukraine in a new phase of the war that could see up to three times as many Russian troops in the Donbas region.Sky News - Published |
Moscow redeploying forces from Georgia to Ukraine as Zelenskyy warns of 'battles ahead' in DonbasMoscow is redeploying forces to Ukraine from Russian-backed breakaway regions in Georgia, according to British defence officials.Sky News - Published |