Luhansk Oblast (Ukrainian: Луганська область, romanized: Luhanska oblast; Russian: Луганская область, romanized: Luganskaya oblast), also referred to as Luhanshchyna (Луганщина), is the easternmost oblast (province) of Ukraine. Its …

The Luhansk People's Republic [d] (LPR; Russian: Луга́нская Наро́дная Респу́блика (ЛНР), romanized: Luganskaya Narodnaya Respublika (LNR), IPA: [lʊˈɡanskəjə nɐˈrodnəjə rʲɪˈspublʲɪkə]) is a republic of Russia in the occupied parts of eastern Ukraine's Luhansk Oblast, with its capital in Luhansk. [8] [9] The LPR was proclaimed by Russian-backed ...

3 days ago · Russian Subordinate Main Effort #2 – Luhansk Oblast (Russian objective: Capture the remainder of Luhansk Oblast and push westward into eastern Kharkiv Oblast and northern Donetsk Oblast) Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Kupyansk direction on February 1. The Ukrainian General Staff published a map on February 1 indicating ...

Feb 21, 2022 · The Donetsk and Luhansk regions — collectively known as the Donbas — are in eastern Ukraine, near the border with Russia. The region comprises both Kyiv-controlled parts as well as separatist ...

Feb 24, 2023 · Luhansk region: the land of Cossacks, industry, ancient rituals, and modern culture. Luhansk region is a region in the east of Ukraine. A few centuries ago, a unique mixture of natural wealth, Cossack searches for new places, and Western European investments formed a unique region here.

There are 37 populated places in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine, that have been officially granted city status (Ukrainian: місто, romanized: misto) by the Verkhovna Rada, the country's parliament. [2] Settlements with more than 10,000 people are eligible for city status, although the status is typically also granted to settlements of historical ...

Luhansk oblast. An administrative region in eastern Ukraine. Established on 3 June 1938, it was called Voroshylovhrad oblast until 1958, and again from 1970 until 1990. It has an area of 26,700 sq km, an estimated population in 2019 of 2,151,800, of which 1,872,000 or …

Dec 19, 2024 · Luhansk, city, eastern Ukraine. It lies along the Luhan (Lugan) River at the latter’s confluence with the Vilkhivka (Olkhovaya) River. The city dates from 1795, when a state iron foundry was established there to supply ordnance to the Black Sea fleet.

Dec 11, 2023 · The Luhansk Oblast is a mainly Russian-occupied oblast in Eastern Ukraine. Part of the oblast was previously governed as the Luhansk People's Republic, (LPR) (Russian: Луга́нская Наро́дная Респу́блика Luganskaya Narodnaya Respublika) a self-proclaimed state governed by pro-Russian separatists until Russia annexed the LPR in 2022.

Luhansk Oblast (Ukrainian: Луганська область) is an oblast of eastern Ukraine. The administrative centre is Luhansk. The population of Luhansk Oblast was 2,233,000 in 2014. [1]