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Donetsk

American  
[duh-netsk, duh-nyetsk] / dəˈnɛtsk, dʌˈnyɛtsk /

noun

  1. a city in eastern Ukraine, in the Donets Basin.

Donetsk British  
/ daˈnjɛtsk /

noun

  1. Former names (from 1924 until 1961): Stalin.   Stalino.  a city in E Ukraine: the chief industrial centre of the Donbass; first ironworks founded by a Welshman, John Hughes (1872), after whom the town was named Yuzovka (Hughesovka). Pop: 992 000 (2005 est)

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He was wounded and captured less than three months after being sent to the front in Donetsk, he said in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal

"What more does Putin want? This is my Donetsk region. I was born here. My children were born here. I created my family here. And I should leave all that? What for?"

From BBC

He shows a video on Telegram of men from his unit in Panteleimonivka in Donetsk.

From BBC

In Chasiv Yar, a city on strategic heights in the eastern Donetsk province, Russia has advanced just over 6 miles at an average pace of approximately 16 yards a day.

From The Wall Street Journal

In 2023 he joined the army and died in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine last year.

From BBC

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