Luhansk

American  

[loo-hansk, loo-hahnsk] / luˈhænsk, luˈhɑnsk /

1. a city in eastern Ukraine, in the Donets Basin.

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Example Sentences

Russian forces now control some 85% of the Donbas, made up of Luhansk and Donetsk.

From BBC

In Kyiv, Olena Andriyeva, a 64-year-old pensioner, said she would be prepared to countenance the loss of her native city of Luhansk in eastern Ukraine, occupied by Russia since 2014.

From The Wall Street Journal

Russia now controls 81% of the Donetsk region and 99% of neighbouring Luhansk, which collectively make up the Donbas.

From BBC

Although Russia has occupied most of Luhansk, Ukraine remains in control of about a quarter of Donetsk, including the key cities of Slovyansk and Kramatorsk.

From BBC

Before the war Dnipropetrovsk had a population of more than three million and was Ukraine's second biggest centre of heavy industry after the Donbas, which is made up of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

From BBC