It was not long after that Russian-backed separatists took control of parts of Donetsk and Luhansk, igniting a war ... Looking at a map of Ukraine before February 2014, it is a stark reminder ...

The Russian army attempted to storm the positions of Ukrainian forces in the Siversk direction, deploying a large amount of ...

Russia’s objective remains control of the entire Donetsk and Luhansk regions, which together form Ukraine’s industrial heartland, the Donbas. Ukraine’s recent setbacks in the east coincide ...

Fighting has raged in Ukraine since Russia launched a full-scale invasion three years ago. Russian forces have slowly expanded the amount of territory they control over the past year, mostly in ...

You can get in touch with John by emailing [email protected] A map shows the location ... in regions currently under Russian occupation, including Donetsk and Luhansk—which make up the Donbas ...

It also backed separatists that seized territory in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions and subsequently declared them pro-Russian republics. Those areas are now under Russian control.

Russian troops have been advancing slowly but steadily through Donetsk region as part of a drive to capture the Donbas, made up of Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

REUTERS/Francesco Brembati The main Russian military efforts are now focused on preparing an offensive to establish full control over the territory of the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Lugansk ...

A map showing Ukrainian territory that Russia seized at the beginning ... after that Russian-backed separatists took control of parts of Donetsk and Luhansk, igniting a war that carved away ...

How are Russia and Ukraine placed after three years of fighting and with Donald Trump suggesting talks on ending the war ...