Donetsk

Donetsk is a large city in eastern Ukraine on the Kalmius river.

The Ukrainian security forces are trying to occupy the towns and villages between Donetsk and Luhansk in order to cut off those two important cities from each other.

Donetsk is the last place I'd want to be right now.

When the Russians give back Donetsk to the Ukrainians, there won't be a single building left standing.

In Lugansk and Donetsk, Ukraine, there are now quite a few Russian mercenaries who are actually insolvent debtors. Moscow repays the debts of these "volunteers" at the rate of a hundred dollars a day.

Lugansk and Donetsk declared independence from Ukraine.

Russia officially recognized Lugansk and Donetsk as fully independent countries.

Russia wants to permanently sever Donetsk and Lugansk from Ukraine.