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- Russia needs a 'victory' A longtime focus for Russia, the Donbas region includes two Russian-backed separatist "republics" in Luhansk and Donetsk. They have been fighting Ukrainian forces for years.
- Russia wants a land bridge. A "win" in eastern Ukraine is not only key for Russia in terms of its military strategy; it has significant economic value, too.
- Russian identity politics. The Donbas region is also important to Russia when it comes to its own national identity and its influence over former Soviet territories — and the people within them that still identify as being Russian.
Apr 15, 2022 · Russia’s war is ravaging Donbas, Ukraine’s beleaguered heartland. Here’s what the region means to Putin. By Rob Picheta, CNN. 10 minute read. Updated 8:54 AM EDT, Tue May 31, 2022....
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May 26, 2022 · Donbas is predominantly Russian-speaking and after Russia seized Crimea in 2014, its proxy forces captured more than a third of Ukraine's east in a war that never came to an end. The Russian ...
Feb 17, 2022 · At the heart of the current Russia-Ukraine crisis is the long-standing conflict in the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine, divided since 2014 into separate territories controlled by the Ukrainian...
Mar 31, 2022 · Gas And Oil. On The Ground. 16 Posts. Sort by. 5:10 a.m. ET, March 31, 2022. What is the Donbas and why is it so important in the current conflict? From CNN's Tamara Qiblawi, Nathan Hodge, Tim...
May 31, 2022 · Fighting in Ukraine has rounded on Donbas, a sprawling and beleaguered heartland region that has suffered years of conflict and now serves as the bloody stage on which Russia's war...
Apr 19, 2022 · War in Ukraine. The battle for the Donbas: Why eastern Ukraine is now the focus of Russia's war. Why has Russian President Vladimir Putin refocused his military’s efforts on the region, and...
