Luhansk

American  

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

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

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Example Sentences

Note: The Donetsk and Luhansk regions are known together as Donbas.

From The Wall Street Journal

Moscow currently controls about 75% of the Donetsk region, and some 99% of the neighbouring Luhansk.

From BBC

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