Donbas has been Ukraine's ravaged heartland for eight years. Here's why Putin wants it
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By Rob Picheta, CNN Donbas, a sprawling and beleaguered heartland region that blankets much of eastern Ukraine, has been the front line of the country’s conflict with Russia since 2014. But now its people, already scarred by eight years of fighting, are bracing for an assault even more intense.
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Ukraine braced itself Monday for a massive Russian assault on the country’s eastern Donbas region, which is set to become ground zero in a bloody conflict that shows no sign of stopping despite growing questions about whether Moscow can secure anything resembling the original victory it sought.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine is "ready" for a major Russian offensive in the east of the country, as he accused Moscow of lying to deflect the blame for the war. "They have destroyed the lives of millions," he said.
By Rob Picheta, CNN Donbas, a sprawling and beleaguered heartland region that blankets much of eastern Ukraine, has been the front line of the country’s conflict with Russia since 2014. But now its people, already scarred by eight years of fighting, are bracing for an assault even more intense.
By Rob Picheta, CNN Donbas, a sprawling and beleaguered heartland region that blankets much of eastern Ukraine, has been the front line of the country’s conflict with Russia since 2014. But now its people, already scarred by eight years of fighting, are bracing for an assault even more intense.
Donbas, a sprawling and beleaguered heartland region that blankets much of eastern Ukraine, has been the front line of the country's conflict with Russia since 2014.
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