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[[File:DPR and LPR.png|350px|thumb|[[Donetsk]] {yellow} and [[Luhansk]] {pink} in the Donbas.]]
[[File:DPR and LPR.png|350px|thumb|[[Donetsk]] (yellow) and [[Luhansk]] (pink) in the Donbas.]]
'''Donbas''' or '''Donbass''' is a [[portmanteau]] formed from '''Donets Basin''' associated with the river Donets river in [[Eastern Europe]]an. The river originates in [[Russia]] and flows through the [[Ukraine]]ian oblast of [[Kharkiv]], the [[Donetsk Peoples Republic]], the [[Luhansk Peoples Republic]], and then again through [[Russia]]n territory in Rostov to join the Don River about 60 miles above the [[Sea of Azov]]. The Donbas is an important cultural and economic region in Eastern Europe and portions considered part of Russia's [[near abroad]].
'''Donbas''' or '''Donbass''' is a [[portmanteau]] formed from '''Donets Basin''' associated with the river Donets river in [[Eastern Europe]]an. The river originates in [[Russia]] and flows through the [[Ukraine]]ian oblast of [[Kharkiv]], the [[Donetsk Peoples Republic]], the [[Luhansk Peoples Republic]], and then again through [[Russia]]n territory in Rostov to join the Don River about 60 miles above the [[Sea of Azov]]. The Donbas is an important cultural and economic region in Eastern Europe and portions considered part of Russia's [[near abroad]].