Donetsk

American

[duh-netsk, duh-nyetsk] / dəˈnɛtsk, dʌˈnjɛtsk /

noun

a city in eastern Ukraine, in the Donets Basin.

Donetsk British

/ daˈnjɛtsk /

noun

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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In their programming, the team repeatedly picked a location in Ukraine's Donetsk region as their target and used VPNs to circumvent Anthropic's geographic blocks.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

Kramatorsk is currently home to the headquarters of the Donetsk regional administration.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

From Donetsk, like Anton, he also went to war willingly - not just for the cash.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Novoseltseva was seven years old when her family fled their home in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, during Russia’s 2014 invasion of the region.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

Fuel rationing has been imposed in Luhansk and Donetsk, and supplies have already run out in Crimea.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

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