Ukraine holds trillions of dollars worth of rare earth elements, which are critical for the modern high-tech economy.

In eastern Ukraine, Moscow's war machine has been churning mile by mile through the wide open fields of the Donbas, enveloping ... changes not reflected in the maps.

At the height of their offensive, Ukrainian forces controlled some 500 square miles of Russian soil. Now they hold just a ...

with Russian-backed separatists taking control of parts of the Donetsk and Luhansk areas of the eastern Donbas region later that same year. (This area can be seen outlined in black on the map above) ...

TASS/. Ukraine may attack the Donbass republics in the immediate future, Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) head Denis Pushilin speculated Friday, commenting on US President Joe Biden’s statement ...

The map also shows Russian-controlled territory in Ukraine based on analysis by the ... including Donetsk and Luhansk—which make up the Donbas—as well as Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, and Crimea ...