Donbas
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The Donbas or Donbass is a historical, cultural, and economic region in eastern Ukraine. Parts of the Donbas are occupied by Russia as a result of the Russo-Ukrainian War.
Bronze Age spread of Yamnaya Steppe pastoralist ancestry
A Soviet Russian propaganda poster from 1921 that says "The Donbas is the heart of Russia"
A monument to Don Cossacks in Luhansk. "To the sons of glory and freedom".
Ukrainian troops in the Donbas, March 2015
Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine
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The Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine are areas of Ukraine that are currently controlled by Russia in the course of the Russo-Ukrainian War. In Ukrainian law, they are defined as the "temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine".
Pro-EU demonstration in Kyiv, 27 November 2013, during the Euromaidan protests
Pro-Russian protesters in Donetsk on 8 March 2014, as the Kremlin deliberately stoked separatist sentiment among some local residents.
Russian-armed separatist militants in Donetsk, May 2018
Propaganda poster of grandmother with red flag in Saky, Crimea, 9 May 2022