Donets
Americannoun
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a river rising in the southwestern Russian Federation near Belgorod, flowing southeast through Ukraine to the Don River. About 650 miles (1,045 km) long.
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Also called Donets Basin. an area south of this river, in in eastern Ukraine: coal mining region and industrial area. 9,650 sq. mi. (24,995 sq. km).
noun
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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
The Sieversky Donets River, which runs just to its east, forms a natural defensive line in eastern Ukraine that divided armies in both conflicts.
From New York Times ● Apr. 24, 2023
Some of the worst damage is along rivers, such as the Siverskyi Donets, that have become crucial lines of defense, Milakovsky says.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 19, 2023
This is life in Izium, a city on the Donets River in the Kharkiv region that was retaken by Ukrainian forces in September, but still suffers the legacy of six months of Russian occupation.`
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 2023
Little Russians, oxen, ravens, white huts, rivers, the line of the Donets railway with one telegraph wire, daughters of landowners and farmers, red dogs, the trees—it all flits by like a dream….
From Letters of Anton Chekhov by Constance Garnett
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