Donbass news
Get the latest breaking news and updates from RT in Donbass. Donbass is a region in eastern Ukraine, including Donetsk and Lugansk. Donbass is an industrial center and is known for coal mining. Follow RT for the news on industry and the economy in the Donbass region. Since 2014 there has been an ongoing war in Donbass, which has claimed thousands of lives. Don’t miss the latest news, information and reports on the struggle and continuing fighting and incidents in Donbass. Also read the news and information on the history and geography of Donbass. An RT crew went to the Donbass region and covered the events taking place there right after the start of the conflict, which started in April 2014.
- New Year’s swap: Dozens head home as Ukraine & breakaway Donbass conduct ‘all for all’ prisoner exchange
Kiev is exchanging dozens of prisoners with the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk republics in the first such effort in two years. The swap was given a boost at the recent Normandy Four talks in Paris.Dec 29, 2019 08:54World News - Ukraine’s Zelensky to be TOPPLED by protests if he crosses ‘red lines’ in Paris, TV host warns, as crowds cheerPressure is mounting on Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, with the opposition threatening him with civil unrest should he show weakness during the Normandy Four talks with Russian, French and German leaders on Monday.Dec 8, 2019 18:34World News
- ‘Plan B’: Build a WALL & carry on living, if peace talks over eastern Ukraine fail, says Zelensky aideUkraine will wall off its breakaway eastern regions if the upcoming Paris talks end up at an impasse, a presidential aide has suggested, and Israel looks set to become Kiev’s wall-building role model, according to reports.Dec 6, 2019 11:58World News
- Ukrainian military & rebels begin new disengagement attempt in Donbass as low-intensity fighting continues (PHOTOS)Ukrainian troops and militias in the eastern breakaway republics have begun a new round of disengagement, yet sporadic clashes continue. If the process succeeds, a Normandy Four meeting to settle the conflict will take place.Nov 10, 2019 16:12World News
- ‘No to capitulation! Death to our enemies!’ Nationalists march in Kiev against roadmap to peace in UkraineUkrainian nationalists marched in Kiev to mark the anniversary of a Nazi-collaborating WWII militia. Many used the occasion to protest the so-called Steinmeier Formula – arguably Ukraine's best chance for peace.Oct 15, 2019 00:49World News
- Putin says prisoner exchange with Kiev will be MASSIVE. Why does it matter & who may be swapped?Talks on the much-awaited prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine have reached their final stage, and it will be of a “mass-scale,” President Vladimir Putin said. Here are some notable names that may end up on the list.Sep 5, 2019 17:29World News
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