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Donbas, industrial region, Ukraine and Russia: see Donets Basin Donets Basin (dənyĕts`), abbreviated as Donbas ..... Click the link for more information. . Donets Basinor DonbasLarge mining and industrial region, southeastern Ukraine and southwestern Russia. Notable for its coal and iron reserves, the exploited area of the coalfield covers nearly 9,000 sq mi (23,300 sq km) south of the Donets River. First mined in the early 19th century, by 1913 the Donets Basin was producing 87% of Russian coal. The coalfields adjoin the rich ironfield of Krivoi Rog, where an ironworks was set up in 1872 in Donetsk; by 1913 it was making 74% of all Russian pig iron. The area today is the largest single producing area of iron and steel in Ukraine and one of the world's major heavy-industrial complexes. Donbass, Donbas an industrial region in E Ukraine in the plain of the Rivers Donets and lower Dnieper: the site of a major coalfield How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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To restore its prestige and prevent the Nazi bloc from disintegration, Germany launched preparations for another summer offensive planning the main offensive in the Kursk sector to surround and destroy the Soviet forces within the bulge and then to strike at the rear areas of the Southwestern Front and Donbas. |
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