Donetsk and Luhansk in Ukraine: A creeping process of occupation
24 February 2022 |
10:35 am
The Ukrainian cities of Donetsk and Luhansk are making global headlines. Russia-backed separatists declared independence from Kyiv in 2014. Since then Russian control over parts of the Donbas region has grown.
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