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Luhansk

Luhansk is an industrial city in Ukraine located in the Donbass region, which has been controlled by pro-Russian separatists since 2014.

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April 1, 2024

Car bomb kills Russian-appointed official in eastern Ukraine

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Ukrainian infantrymen keep the watch in the trenches on the front line, as a dog walks nearby

Russia-Ukraine war: 10 years and still no end in sight

Russia-Ukraine war: 10 years and still no end in sight

Though Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, the conflict seemed remote. That all changed with the invasion in February 2022.
ConflictsFebruary 24, 2024
A bombed out building in Mariupol

One year on: Life in Russian-annexed eastern Ukraine

One year on: Life in Russian-annexed eastern Ukraine

One year ago, Russia announced the annexation Ukraine’s Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhya regions.
ConflictsSeptember 30, 2023
Two people in a field visiting a village

Ukraine: Organizers of sham elections face prosecution

Ukraine: Organizers of sham elections face prosecution

Ukrainians who collaborated with the Russian occupiers face up to 10 years in prison.
PoliticsSeptember 9, 2023
A woman's hand holds a Russian passport

Russia forces occupied Ukrainians to change citizenship

Russia forces occupied Ukrainians to change citizenship

Ukrainians living in the occupied east are being forced to take Russian citizenship or face deportation.
ConflictsMay 5, 2023
A soldier looks out over the top of a snow-covered trench in Ukraine

Meeting Ukrainian citizen soldiers in the Donbas

Meeting Ukrainian citizen soldiers in the Donbas

DW’s Nick Connolly traveled to the Donbas frontlines where he spoke to Ukrainian citizen-soldiers.
ConflictsApril 27, 202305:41 min
Aerial view of a settlement of red buildings amid snow-covered gardens. In the middle, smoke is rising from a recent explosion.

Bakhmut: What will be the outcome of the battle?

Bakhmut: What will be the outcome of the battle?

Russian troops are focusing on Bakhmut. How long can the Ukrainian army defend the city?
ConflictsMarch 3, 2023
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Two damaged four-floor buildings, one lemon-yellow, with a pile of bricks and debris in front of them.

Life during wartime in Ukraine: Besieged in Bakhmut

Around 8,000 people are holding out in the besieged Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. Why do they stay?
ConflictsJanuary 25, 2023
Ukrainian soldier walking toward destroyed Russian tank in the Kharkiv region on September 11, 2022

Russians debate military future in Ukraine

Russia's retreat from some areas of Ukraine is sparking discussion in Russia. Some are calling for mass mobilization.
ConflictsSeptember 15, 2022
Ukraine Odessa Zorya Luhansk vs. Manchester United

Zorya Luhansk: A football club in exile

Ukrainian football has been put on hold but, for FC Zorya Luhansk, the conflict is not new. DW visited them in 2017.
SportsMarch 11, 2022