Donbas: Quick Facts

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Nov. 11, 2026

News •

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says Putin ‘lives in a different reality’ as Abu Dhabi talks get under way • Nov. 10, 2026, 10:47 PM ET (The Guardian)

Canadian animal rescuer killed in drone strike in Ukraine, charity says • Oct. 27, 2026, 2:29 PM ET (CTV News)

Marco Rubio frames Ukraine war as territorial dispute over Donbas • Oct. 25, 2026, 12:56 PM ET (Jerusalem Post)

Inside Ukraine's Operation Vivaldi pushing Russia back on frontline • Oct. 16, 2026, 1:41 PM ET (BBC)

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Viktor Yanukovych, President of Ukraine, smiling in a suit and blue tie with a United Nations emblem in the background.

Igor Strelkov, wearing camouflage, stands behind a desk with maps and speaks to journalists holding notepads and cameras in a room with blue walls in Donetsk, Ukraine.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande, and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko stand in a row in front of national flags.

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