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ATO zone

ATO zone (Ukrainian: Зона АТО), or Anti-Terrorist Operation Zone (Ukrainian: Зона проведення антитерористичної операції), is a term used by media, publicity and government of Ukraine as well OSCE and other foreign institutions to identify Ukrainian territory of Donetsk and Luhansk regions (oblasts) under control of Russian military forces and pro-Russian separatists. Significant part of ATO zone is considered temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine

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Military administrative division

The zone is conditionally divided into five sectors A, B, C, D, and M.

  • Sector A – eastern and central parts of Luhansk Oblast
  • Sector B – central parts of Donetsk Oblast including Donetsk and Makiivka
  • Sector C – northern parts of Donetsk Oblast (cities Bakhmut and Debaltseve), and western parts of Luhansk Oblast
  • Sector D – southern parts of Luhansk Oblast and eastern parts of Donetsk Oblast (after the 2014 Russian invasion on August 24, all Ukrainian forces were withdrawn)
  • Sector M – southern parts of Donetsk Oblast (around Mariupol, hence the sector's identification)

    • List of landmarks bordering with ATO zone

    Information as 07 November 2014.

    Influence in culture and society

    Since 28 December 2015 the song "Brattia Ukraintsi" (Brothers Ukrainians) is the official anthem of ATO.

    References

    ATO zone Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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