Al Jazeera English published this video item, entitled “Ukraine war: Buhas village under separatist control” – below is their description.
In the second agreed corridor, the village of Buhas was expecting to receive people from the city of Volnovakha fleeing the war.
However, residents are hunkering down in bomb shelters as fighting continues all around them, making humanitarian evacuations nearly impossible.
The area is now under the control of Russian-backed rebel forces from Donetsk – just a few kilometres from the latest front line.
Al Jazeera’s Bernard Smith reports from Donbas, Ukraine.
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Al Jazeera English YouTube Channel
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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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