an industrial region in E Ukraine in the plain of the Rivers Donets and lower Dnieper: the site of a major coalfield; scene of armed conflict between Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists since 2014; invaded by Russia in 2022
Also called: Donets Basin
Russian name: Donbass
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