Why has the Donbas industrial heartland become a defining faultline in the Ukraine war?

President Trump has said that the onus is on President Zelenskyy to agree on concessions of land, that he believes could end the war.

A prize for President Putin would be the Donbas industrial heartland.

Sky's military analyst Sean Bell explains the reasons as to why this part of Ukraine has become a defining faultline in the war.

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Post from Sky News on August 18, 2025

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