Why Donetsk and Luhansk Matter in Ukraine?
ู ุง ูู ุฃูู ูุฉ ุฏูููุชุณู ูููุบุงูุณู ุจุงููุณุจุฉ ูุฃููุฑุงููุงุ
QNA
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin announced today the start of a military operation in Ukraine, two days after Moscow officially recognized Donetsk and Luhansk as “independent republics” from Ukraine.
The military confrontation between the two sides takes place in the midst of a years-long conflict over these two areas.
The Donetsk region is located in southeastern Ukraine, bordered by Russia to the east and the Azov Sea to the south, and Donetsk has an area of about 26.5 thousand square kilometers, equivalent to about 4.4% of Ukraine’s total area, divided into 18 regions, comprising 52 cities and 131 towns, and a total population of about 7 million, Ukrainians make up about 56.8%, Russians 38.2%, the rest divided among other nationalities, such as Tatars and Armenians, and the main language in the region is Russian, and Ukrainian use is widespread in towns and villages far from major cities.
Despite its vast agricultural areas, Donetsk is an industrial zone, famous for its large coal mines and iron and steel plants, where most of the population operates, with 13 large coal mines, dozens of small mines, nine coke plants and 10 rail and other iron industry products.
One of the most important cities in the region is the city of Donetsk: it is the main city in the region, and is its administrative capital. The city is located in the heart of the Donetsk region, and is considered the fifth largest city in Ukraine, with an area of โโabout 358 square kilometers, and more than 900,000 people live in it.
Luhansk province, located in the far east of Ukraine and bordered by Russia to the east, north and south, covers an area of about 26.6 thousand square kilometers, equivalent to about 4.4% of Ukraine’s total area, divided into 18 administrative regions, comprising 37 cities and 109 towns.
With a total population of about 2.2 million according to the 2014 census, Ukrainians make up about 57.9%, Russians 39%, and the rest are divided among other nationalities, such as Belarus, Tatars, Armenians, Azerbaijanis and Moldovans. Russian is the main language in use in the region, and Ukrainian language use is widespread in towns and villages far from major cities. Luhansk is the main city in the region, located in the southeast of the Luhansk region, Luhansk is one of Ukraine’s largest cities, with an area of about 286 square kilometres.
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ู ูุณูู: ุฃุนูู ุงูุฑุฆูุณ ุงูุฑูุณู ููุงุฏูู ูุฑ ุจูุชููุ ุงูููู ุจุฏุก ุนู ููุฉ ุนุณูุฑูุฉ ูู ุฃููุฑุงููุงุ ุจุนุฏ ููู ูู ู ู ุงุนุชุฑุงู ู ูุณูู ุฑุณู ูุง ุจุฏูููุชุณู ูููุบุงูุณู “ุฌู ููุฑูุชูู ู ุณุชููุชูู” ุนู ุฃููุฑุงููุง.
ูุชูุน ุงูู ูุงุฌูุฉ ุงูุนุณูุฑูุฉ ุจูู ุงูุฌุงูุจูู ูู ุธู ุตุฑุงุน ู ู ุชุฏ ูุณููุงุช ุญูู ูุงุชูู ุงูู ูุทูุชูู.
ูููุน ุฅูููู ุฏูููุชุณู ูู ุฌููุจ ุดุฑู ุฃููุฑุงููุงุ ุชุญุฏู ุฑูุณูุง ู ู ุงูุดุฑู ูุจุญุฑ ุขุฒูู ู ู ุงูุฌููุจุ ูุชุจูุบ ู ุณุงุญุฉ ุฏูููุชุณู ูุญู 26.5 ุฃูู ููููู ุชุฑ ู ุฑุจุนุ ุฃู ู ุง ูุนุงุฏู ูุญู 4.4% ู ู ุฅุฌู ุงูู ู ุณุงุญุฉ ุฃููุฑุงููุงุ ูู ูุณู ุฅูู 18 ู ูุทูุฉุ ููุถู 52 ู ุฏููุฉ ู131 ุจูุฏุฉ.
ูุจูุบ ุนุฏุฏ ุณูุงูู ุงูุฅุฌู ุงูู ูุญู 7 ู ูุงููู ูุณู ุฉุ ููุดูู ููู ุงูุฃููุฑุงูููู ูุญู 56.8%ุ ูุงูุฑูุณ 38.2%ุ ูุชุชูุฒุน ุงููุณุจุฉ ุงูุจุงููุฉ ุนูู ููู ูุงุช ุฃุฎุฑูุ ูุงูุชุชุฑูุฉ ูุงูุฃุฑู ููุฉุ ูุงููุบุฉ ุงูุฑุฆูุณูุฉ ูู ุงูู ูุทูุฉ ูู ุงูุฑูุณูุฉุ ูููุชุดุฑ ุงุณุชุฎุฏุงู ุงูุฃููุฑุงููุฉ ูู ุงูุจูุฏุงุช ูุงููุฑู ุงูุจุนูุฏุฉ ุนู ูุจุฑูุงุช ุงูู ุฏู.
ูุฑุบู ู ุณุงุญุงุชู ุงูุฒุฑุงุนูุฉ ุงููุงุณุนุฉุ ุชุนุชุจุฑ ุฏูููุชุณู ู ูุทูุฉ ุตูุงุนูุฉุ ุฅุฐ ุชุดุชูุฑ ุจูุซุฑุฉ ู ูุงุฌู ุงููุญู ุงูุญุฌุฑู ูู ุนุงู ู ุงูุญุฏูุฏ ูุงูุตูุจ ุงูุชู ูุนู ู ูููุง ู ุนุธู ุงูุณูุงูุ ุญูุซ ูููุง 13 ู ูุฌู ุง ูุจูุฑุง ูููุญู ุ ูุนุดุฑุงุช ุงูู ูุงุฌู ุงูุตุบูุฑุฉุ ููููุง 9 ู ุตุงูุน ูุฅูุชุงุฌ ูุญู ุงููููุ ู10 ู ุตุงูุน ูุฅูุชุงุฌ ุงููุถุจุงู ูุบูุฑูุง ู ู ู ูุชุฌุงุช ุงูุตูุงุนุงุช ุงูุญุฏูุฏูุฉ.
ูู ู ุฃูู ุงูู ุฏู ูู ุงูู ูุทูุฉ ู ุฏููุฉ ุฏูููุชุณู: ูู ุงูู ุฏููุฉ ุงูุฑุฆูุณูุฉ ูู ุงูู ูุทูุฉุ ูุชุนุฏ ุนุงุตู ุชูุง ุงูุฅุฏุงุฑูุฉุ ุชูุน ุงูู ุฏููุฉ ูู ููุจ ุฅูููู ุฏูููุชุณูุ ูุชุนุชุจุฑ ุฎุงู ุณ ุฃูุจุฑ ู ุฏููุฉ ูู ุฃููุฑุงููุงุ ุฅุฐ ุชุจูุบ ู ุณุงุญุชูุง ูุญู 358 ููููู ุชุฑุง ู ุฑุจุนุงุ ููุนูุด ูููุง ุฃูุซุฑ ู ู 900 ุฃูู ูุณู ุฉ.
ุฃู ุง ุฅูููู ููุบุงูุณูุ ูููุน ูู ุฃูุตู ุดุฑู ุฃููุฑุงููุงุ ูุชุญุฏู ุฑูุณูุง ู ู ุงูุดุฑู ูุงูุดู ุงู ูุงูุฌููุจุ ุชุจูุบ ู ุณุงุญุชู ูุญู 26.6 ุฃูู ููููู ุชุฑ ู ุฑุจุนุ ุฃู ู ุง ูุนุงุฏู ูุญู 4.4% ู ู ุฅุฌู ุงูู ู ุณุงุญุฉ ุฃููุฑุงููุงุ ููู ู ูุณู ุฉ ุฅูู 18 ู ูุทูุฉ ุฅุฏุงุฑูุฉุ ูุชุถู 37 ู ุฏููุฉ ู109 ุจูุฏุงุช.
ููุจูุบ ุนุฏุฏ ุณูุงูู ุงูุฅุฌู ุงูู ูุญู 2.2 ู ูููู ูุณู ุฉ ููู ุฅุญุตุงุก ุนุงู 2014ุ ููุดูู ููู ุงูุฃููุฑุงูููู ูุญู 57.9%ุ ูุงูุฑูุณ 39%ุ ูุชุชูุฒุน ุงููุณุจุฉ ุงูุจุงููุฉ ุนูู ููู ูุงุช ุฃุฎุฑูุ ูุงูู ูุชุณุจูู ุฅูู ุฑูุณูุง ุงูุจูุถุงุก ูุงูุชุชุฑ ูุงูุฃุฑู ู ูุงูุฃุฐุฑููู ูุงูู ููุฏุงููููุ ูุชุนุฏ ุงููุบุฉ ุงูุฑูุณูุฉ ูู ุงูุฑุฆูุณูุฉ ุงูู ุณุชุฎุฏู ุฉ ูู ุงูู ูุทูุฉุ ูููุชุดุฑ ุงุณุชุฎุฏุงู ุงูุฃููุฑุงููุฉ ูู ุงูุจูุฏุงุช ูุงููุฑู ุงูุจุนูุฏุฉ ุนู ูุจุฑูุงุช ุงูู ุฏู.
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