Luhansk
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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
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 • Nov. 25, 2025
The Donbas - made up of the eastern regions of Luhansk and Donetsk - has been partly occupied by Russia since 2014.
From BBC • Aug. 12, 2025
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