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The Donetsk region is a territory located within Ukraine, which has been a primary site of armed conflict and Russian annexation attempts as described in [1], [2], and [3]. Military operations, including counteroffensives and territorial seizures, have specifically targeted this region as part of the broader conflict in Ukraine, as evidenced by [4], [5], and [6].
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War in Ukraine | Global Conflict Tracker - Council on Foreign Relations cfr.org 6 facts
claimUkraine launched a counteroffensive in June 2023 to break through Russian defenses in Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia provinces, the latter of which forms a land corridor to Crimea.
measurementRussian fall and winter campaigns seized over 4,000 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory, primarily in the east and southeast, specifically in Donetsk.
claimThe North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Ukraine reported the presence of Russian troops and military equipment near Donetsk, as well as Russian cross-border shelling, during the conflict in eastern Ukraine.
accountPro-Russian separatists in the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Luhansk held independence referendums in 2014, leading to armed conflict between Russian-backed forces and the Ukrainian military.
accountRussian forces are attempting to press forward around Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine by exploiting weakened air defense systems as part of Moscow's attempt to capture the Donetsk region.
claimVladimir Putin moved to illegally annex the Ukrainian territories of Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia in February 2023.