Donbas Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
industrial region in southeastern Ukraine and southwestern Russia
About Donbas
Donbas is short forDonets Basin. It has no universal geographic definition, but has usually been seen to include Donetsk Oblast and Luhansk Oblast. The Donbas was part of the Ukrainian Soviet Republic (seeSoviet Union), and of Ukraine since its independence in 1991. The eastern parts of the region, including the capitals Donetsk and Luhansk, have been controlled by separatists supported by Russia since 2014. In February 2022, the government of Russia recognized theDonetsk People's RepublicandLuhansk People's Republicdays before the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Both the foundation of these republics and the invasion itself were condemned by most of the international community, except a few of Russia's allies. In September 2022, the Russian government held local "referenda" condem
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