
Donbas: Ground Zero of Russia’s War in Ukraine
[ad_1] Russia has always coveted the Donbas. Its name means “Donetsk Basin” and it refers to the geologic coal basin whose mines have fueled the region’s critical industries. But there’s more to Donbas than coal and the steel plants that depend on it. The region’s capital, the city of Donetsk, was a crossroads for different…