Donetsk
a city in eastern Ukraine, in the Donets Basin.
- Formerly Stalin, Sta·li·no [stah-luh-noh; Russian stah-lyi-nuh], /ˈstɑ ləˌnoʊ; Russian ˈstɑ lyɪ nə/, Yu·zov·ka [Russian yoo-zuhf-kuh] /Russian ˈyu zəf kə/ .
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How to use Donetsk in a sentence
The air was dark and malignant when Agent Craig and his team arrived in Donetsk on the train.
Inside the FBI, Russia, and Ukraine’s failed cybercrime investigation | Patrick Howell O'Neill | July 8, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewTank’s crew ran out of Donetsk, a city of nearly a million people in southeast Ukraine.
Inside the FBI, Russia, and Ukraine’s failed cybercrime investigation | Patrick Howell O'Neill | July 8, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewThe American cops took the slower, cheaper train from Kyiv to Donetsk.
Inside the FBI, Russia, and Ukraine’s failed cybercrime investigation | Patrick Howell O'Neill | July 8, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewLast summer, Russia and Ukraine agreed to better enforce a shaky ceasefire over the fighting that has gripped eastern Ukraine—specifically the separatist enclaves in parts of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions—since 2014.
What Happens Next in the Rising Violence Between Ukraine and Russia | Ian Bremmer | April 10, 2021 | TimeThat a maximally aggressive Putin is eyeing Donetsk and Luhansk for occupation the same way he did Crimea.
What Happens Next in the Rising Violence Between Ukraine and Russia | Ian Bremmer | April 10, 2021 | Time
Bershin, who worked with the Ukrainian police before rebels took control of Donetsk, says officers have to be extra vigilant.
The Corrupt Cops of Rebel-Held East Ukraine | Kristina Jovanovski | December 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHer house in Donetsk, she says, has been taken over by rebels and her family is now all but homeless.
The Corrupt Cops of Rebel-Held East Ukraine | Kristina Jovanovski | December 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn front of its offices in Donetsk, there is an armored military vehicle.
The Corrupt Cops of Rebel-Held East Ukraine | Kristina Jovanovski | December 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn Donetsk, there is at least the appearance of some sort of formalized legal process.
The Corrupt Cops of Rebel-Held East Ukraine | Kristina Jovanovski | December 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTArtillery and mortar duels all around the outskirts of Donetsk rumble angrily every day.
British Dictionary definitions for Donetsk
/ (Russian daˈnjɛtsk) /
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): Former names (from 1924 until 1961): Stalin, Stalino
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