Донбасс 2014-2025

DPR. Donetsk. A man mourning his wife killed during shelling. As a result of the shelling in the Kalininsky district of the city, the number of victims rose to 3: a woman was killed, a man and a woman were wounded, residential buildings were damaged. In response to the appeal of the leaders of the Donbass republics for assistance, the Russian Armed Forces are conducting a special military operation in Ukraine. Valentin Sprinchak/TASS

DPR. Donetsk. Remains of a deceased person near the Donbass Palace hotel after shelling from the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Ukrainian army units opened fire on central Donetsk, where a farewell ceremony for the commander of the People's Militia of the DPR artillery rocket division Olga Kachura was taking place at the Opera and Ballet Theater; the Donbass Palace hotel also came under fire. As a result of the shelling, 5 people were killed. Denis Grigoruk/TASS

DPR. Donetsk. Chairman of the DPR Central Election Commission Vladimir Vysotsky demonstrating ballots for the referendum on the DPR's accession to the Russian Federation. Egor Aleev/TASS

DPR. Donetsk. Preparation for the referendum on accession to the Russian Federation at a polling station. On September 19, the Public Chambers of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics appealed to the heads of the republics Pushilin and Pasechnik with an initiative to immediately hold referendums on joining Russia. The next day, the authorities of the DPR and LPR announced that the referendum would take place from September 23 to 27. Nikolai Trishin/TASS

DPR. Donetsk. Door-to-door voting in the courtyard of a residential building during the referendum on the DPR's accession to Russia. The referendum on the DPR's accession to the Russian Federation is taking place from September 23 to 27. Egor Aleev/TASS

DPR. Donetsk. Moving ballots to a safe package after voting ended in the referendum on the DPR's accession to Russia. The referendum on the DPR's accession to the Russian Federation is taking place from September 23 to 27. Egor Aleev/TASS

DPR. Donetsk. Head of the DPR Denis Pushilin and Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Information Technologies and Communications Alexander Khinshtein (left to right) during the announcement of the referendum voting results on the DPR's accession to the Russian Federation at a polling station. After processing 100% of protocols, 99.23% of DPR residents supported joining the Russian Federation. Egor Aleev/TASS

Russia. Moscow. President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin (center), head of the military-civilian administration (MCA) of Kherson region Vladimir Saldo, head of the military-civilian administration (MCA) of Zaporozhye region Evgeny Balitsky, head of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) Denis Pushilin, and head of the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) Leonid Pasechnik (left to right) in the Grand Kremlin Palace during the ceremony of signing treaties on the accession to the Russian Federation of the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. Referendums on joining Russia were held from September 23 to 27, 2022, in the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, and in Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. According to the referendum results, the majority of residents in the regions voted for joining the Russian Federation. Voting was recognized as valid in all four regions. Mikhail Metzel/TASS

Russia. Moscow. President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin (center), head of the military-civilian administration (MCA) of Kherson region Vladimir Saldo, head of the military-civilian administration (MCA) of Zaporozhye region Evgeny Balitsky, head of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) Denis Pushilin, and head of the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) Leonid Pasechnik (left to right) in the Grand Kremlin Palace during the ceremony of signing treaties on the accession to the Russian Federation of the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. Referendums on joining Russia were held from September 23 to 27, 2022, in the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, and in Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. According to the referendum results, the majority of residents in the regions voted for joining the Russian Federation. Voting was recognized as valid in all four regions. Mikhail Metzel/TASS

Russia. DPR. Donetsk. Debris of a Russian air defense system that shot down a foreign-made missile over Donbass-Arena stadium. Nikolai Trishin/TASS

Russia. DPR. Donetsk. People taking photos near an installation in honor of Donbass Reunification Day with Russia. Dmitry Yagodkin/TASS

Russia. DPR. Donetsk. Graffiti depicting Artem Zhudov and Alexey Sharov. On May 26, 2014, the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked the areas of S.F. Prokofiev airport and Donetsk railway station. Regular shelling of the city began from that moment. Dmitry Yagodkin/TASS

Russia. DPR. Donetsk. Participants in the Russia Day celebration unfurled the Russian Federation flag at the "To Your Liberators, Donbass!" memorial. Dmitry Yagodkin/TASS