Donbas

oblast of Ukraine

administrative division (oblast) in eastern Ukraine

right|thumb|250px|A map showing the present-day definition of the Donbas within Ukraine right|thumb|250px|Map of the historical region of Donbas, within modern-day Ukraine and the Rostov Oblast of Russia right|thumb|250px|Geology of Ukraine The Donbas (, ; ) or Donbass ( ) is a historical, cultural, and economic region on the Russia–Ukraine border, lying predominantly in Ukraine. The vast majority of the Donbas is occupied by Russia as a result of the Russo-Ukrainian war, as the Russian Armed Forces control about 90% of the region as of October 2025. At the last census in 2001, the population

2014–2022 war between Ukraine and Russia in the Donbas region of Ukraine

The Seversky Donets () or Siverskyi Donets (), usually simply called the Donets (), is a river on the south of the East European Plain. It originates in the Central Russian Upland, north of Belgorod, flows south-east through Ukraine (Kharkiv, Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts) and then again through Russia (Rostov Oblast) to join the river Don, about from the Sea of Azov. The Donets is the fourth-longest river in Ukraine, and the largest in eastern Ukraine, where it is an important source of fresh water. It gives its name to the Donets Basin, known commonly as the Donbas, an important coal-mining an

proposed merger of Donetsk and Lugansk People Republics that was never realized

military unit formed from volunteers, integrated into the National Guard of Ukraine

The Mius (; ) is a river in Eastern Europe that flows through Ukraine and Russia. It is long, and has a drainage basin of .

unrest in Ukraine in the aftermath of the Euromaidan movement

2022 annexation of areas in Ukraine

historic Ukrainian region

highland

self-declared Soviet republic of the Russian SFSR

2022 referendum in Russian-occupied Ukraine

volunteer unit of the National Guard of Ukraine

The Bakhmutka () is a river in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is a right tributary of the Siverskyi Donets. It is also known as the Bakhmut () or the Bakhmutovka.

Donetsk status referendums, 2014

Soviet show trial

1943 strategic operation of the Red Army on the Eastern Front of World War II

Ukrainian corporation

First separatist elections in the Donbass region of Ukraine

1943 battle on the Eastern Front of WW2

Historical trail in southern Russia and Ukraine

set of organizational and legal measures during the war with Russia in eastern Ukraine