Donets Basin
Britishnoun
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Named for the rich Donets Basin of coal seams just below the surface, the region is dotted with Soviet-era mining and factory towns across the sprawl of sunflower fields and grassy plains.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 16, 2022
Her samples come from coal mines in many parts of the world; much of the recent work has been done in the Donets Basin, in the Ukraine.
From Slate • Nov. 26, 2012
The Donets Basin is more important strategically than Moscow, and last week the Germans were trying hard to take the Donets Basin.
From Time Magazine Archive
He sent his men on an oblique, ten-day, 65-mile plunge into the Donets Basin.
From Time Magazine Archive
The most serious Russian setback came in the Donets Basin itself, where the Red Army has been trying for two weeks to smash south against the main German armies.
From Time Magazine Archive
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