ITV News published this video item, entitled “48 hours on the frontline: The fight for Donbas | ITV News” – below is their description.
With exclusive footage from the encircled city of Severodonetsk, ITV News tells the story of how the invasion of Ukraine has become a war of attrition and artillery.
Our team speaks to fighters in the Donbas region and witnesses a Russian attack on a residential building.
Oleksiy Arestovych, an advisor to the Ukrainian president, reveals how the country’s armed forces believe the destruction of some cities in the country’s east could lead to victory in the long run.
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In This Story: Donbas
The Donbas or Donbass is a historical, cultural, and economic region in south-eastern Ukraine, and bordering Russia.
In March 2014, following the Euromaidan and 2014 Ukrainian revolution, the Donetsk and Luhansk “People’s Republics” took control of areas within the region with support from Russia. Russia recognised their independence in February 2022. No other country recognises the independence of the areas.
Before the war, the city of Donetsk (then the fifth largest city in Ukraine) had been considered the unofficial capital of the Donbas. Large cities (over 100,000 inhabitants) also included Luhansk, Mariupol, Makiivka, Horlivka, Kramatorsk, Sloviansk, Alchevsk, Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk. Now the city of Kramatorsk is the interim administrative centre of the Donetsk Oblast, whereas the interim centre of Luhansk Oblast is Sievierodonetsk.
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