Donbass

English Etymology From en ru Донба́сс, abbreviation of ru Доне́цкий бассе́йн Donets Basin, after ru Доне́ц Donets River + ru бассе́йн basin. Compare en Donbas, from Ukrainian. Proper noun en Donbas. en March 25, 2022 Idrees Ali; Phil Stewart U.S. sees Russia focusing on eastern Ukraine, senior U.S. defense official says Chizu Nomiyama; Daniel Wallis https://web.archive.org/web/20220325204307/https://www.reuters.com/world/us-sees-russia-focusing-eastern-ukraine-senior-us-defense-official-says-2022-03-25/ 25 March 2022 w:Reuters World The United States assesses that Russia is prioritizing eastern Ukraine's Donbass, as opposed to Kyiv, in what could be an effort to build leverage in negotiations and cut off Ukrainian forces in the east from the rest of the country, a senior U.S. defense official said on Friday. en 2024 September 4 Vitali Vitaliev A salute to Ukraine's 'Second Army' RAIL 1017 47 Kramatorsk is a smoky industrial city in Donbass, and a major railway junction. According to Google Travel, I can now reach Kramatorsk by rail from Hertfordshire (where I live) in just... 56 hours and 35 minutes. That highly hypothetical trip would entail 11 train changes. The important thing, however, is that the long-suffering city is again reachable by rail. Translations Donbas French Etymology fr :bor ru:Донба́сс From fr ru Донба́сс. Pronunciation Proper noun m fr Donbass region c/Ukraine Portuguese Alternative forms pt Donbas Pronunciation + Dombásse Proper noun m pt traditional region/and/separatist state in eastern c/Ukraine Donbas