Lugansk

[loo-gahnsk]

noun

1. the Russian name of Luhansk.

Lugansk

/ luˈɡansk /

noun

1. Former name (1935–91): Voroshilovgrad. an industrial city in E Ukraine, in the Donbass mining region: established in 1795 as an iron-founding centre. Pop: 454 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

In 2022, the Kremlin announced the annexation of four Ukrainian regions - Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson - despite not having full control over them.

From BBC

In September 2022, Moscow illegally annexed the regions of Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson, to go with its seizure of Crimea.

From Seattle Times

“Everyone knows if you use drugs in the trenches, of course, the dugout is small,” a 29-year-old soldier from Siberia assigned to a unit fighting near Lugansk in the disputed Donbas region told Vertska.

From Washington Times

Amnesty said the confession was made under duress, noting for example that Butkevych refers to the Russian-controlled Luhansk region of Ukraine as the Lugansk People's Republic, the term used by Moscow.

From Reuters

In January, Mr. Dronov traveled to the occupied Ukrainian cities of Mariupol and Lugansk, playing for soldiers.

From New York Times