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Luhansk

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[loo-hansk, loo-hahnsk] / luˈhænsk, luˈhɑnsk /
  1. a city in eastern Ukraine, in the Donets Basin.


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The Russia-backed administration also banned commuter train services and transportation of groups of children within Luhansk.

From BBC Jun. 6, 2026

It enabled one of the most spectacular tactical setbacks for Russia—the destruction of a large Russian armored force as it attempted to cross the Siverskyi Donets river in the Luhansk region in May 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 2, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 29, 2026

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

From BBC Dec. 2, 2025

Air raid alerts were in place in the capital, as well as the cities of Kharkiv, Sumy and Luhansk.

From BBC Jun. 6, 2025

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