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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.
- CCTV footage of explosion that killed Donbass leader released (VIDEO)
Footage of the blast that killed the head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, Aleksandr Zakharchenko, on August 31 has been aired by Russian media.Sep 30, 2018 22:42World News - Ukrainian intelligence agency involved in slaying of Donbass leader – FSBRussia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has accused Ukrainian intelligence services of being behind the explosion on Friday which killed Aleksandr Zakharchenko, the leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic.Sep 3, 2018 15:39World News
- Russia will stick to Minsk Accords despite recent murder of Donetsk Republic head – KremlinThe recent murder of the head of the Donetsk People’s Republic complicates talks with Ukraine, but Russia will continue its settlement efforts under the Minsk Accords, Putin’s press secretary told reporters.Sep 3, 2018 13:53Russia News
- ‘The city is orphaned’: 120,000 mourners bid farewell to murdered Donbass leader in Donetsk (PHOTOS)At least 120,000 people have attended the funeral of Aleksandr Zakharchenko, the leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, who was killed by an explosion in a cafe in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk on Friday.Sep 2, 2018 12:18World News
- Donbass leader’s murder shows Kiev clearly wants to end Ukrainian crisis by force – analystsThe murder of Aleksandr Zakharchenko, the leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, was “most plausibly” orchestrated by Kiev and it brings the Ukrainian government’s true plans to the light, experts told RT.Aug 31, 2018 21:56World News
- Leader of self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic killed in E. Ukraine blastAn explosion that rocked a cafe in central Donetsk city, in eastern Ukraine, has killed Aleksandr Zakharchenko, the leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, and injured several other top officials.Aug 31, 2018 15:46World News
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