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  1. Donbas: Why Putin wants Ukraine’s ravaged heartland | CNN

  2. Ukraine’s Donbas, Where Putin Sowed the Seeds of War - The …

  3. Donbas: Why Russia is trying to capture eastern Ukraine - BBC

  4. Donbas | Map, Region, Ukraine, & War | Britannica

  5. The Battle for Donbas - The New York Times

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    As it was in 2014, the Donbas region is now the crucible of the conflict between east and west, between Putin’s drive to reassert control – weakening the Ukrainian state – and the growing aspiration of Ukrainians to join the fold of European democracies.
    People here used to describe the Donbas in simple terms like “beautiful,” “honest,” “unbreakable” and “free.” Now it is destroyed, depopulated, sad and empty. “It’s like the Rust Belt,” Ms. Sopova said. “It’s not needed anymore.
    The Donbas region is at the heart of Russia's war on Ukraine. Here's why it's so important Fighting in Ukraine has rounded on Donbas, a sprawling and beleaguered heartland region that has suffered years of conflict and now serves as the bloody stage on which Russia’s war could be decided.
    Donbas, large mining and industrial region of southeastern Europe, notable for its sizable coal reserves. The industrial area of the Donbas includes much of the Ukrainian oblasti (provinces) of Donetsk and Luhansk. In April 2014 Russian troops and Russian-backed militants seized control of a broad swath of the Donbas.
  7. Donbas: Battle in east Ukraine expected to be bloody …

    WEBApr 12, 2022 · Ukrainian troops in the Donbas region are preparing for heavy strikes as Russia turns its focus to the east.

  8. The Battle for the Donbas - The New York Times

    WEBApr 18, 2022 · The Battle for the Donbas. Russia’s offensive in eastern Ukraine has begun, Ukraine says. Share full article. By Carole Landry. April 18, 2022. Good evening. This is your Russia-Ukraine War...

  9. The battle for Donbas: What's behind Russia's new Ukraine offensive

  10. Why Donbas is at the heart of the Ukraine crisis | CNN

    WEBFeb 19, 2022 · The Kremlin’s decree recognizing the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics, in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region, is a sharp escalation in a long-running conflict.