Donbass

British

/ dɒnˈbɑːs /

noun

Also called: Donets Basin. an industrial region in E Ukraine in the plain of the Rivers Donets and lower Dnieper: the site of a major coalfield

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The account has 60,000 followers and is known as Donbass Devushka, after the region of Ukraine.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 18, 2023

The country’s volunteering efforts were strengthened by the war in Donbass, which started in 2014.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 6, 2022

Dennis Kohut, the trainer, fought in Donbass and is now a firefighter.

From Reuters ● Mar. 6, 2022

This brings me to the situation in Donbass.

From New York Times ● Feb. 24, 2022

He scored the first European goal of his stellar career in the Donbass Arena in Donetsk 13 years ago next month.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2022

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