ATO zone

This article is about a territory where the war in Donbass takes place. For other uses of "ATO", see ATO (disambiguation).

ATO zone[1] (Cyrillic: Зона АТО), or Anti-Terrorist Operation Zone, is a term often used by the media and government of Ukraine to identify territory where the war in Donbass takes place.[2] The abbreviation ATO is also used by OSCE in their reports on the situation in eastern Ukraine during the war in Donbass[3] as well as by other foreign institutions in Ukraine.[4]

ATO is also used as a term for territories not controlled by the Government of Ukraine during the war in Donbass including parts of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts (regions).[5]

On 28 December 2015 the song "Brattya Ukrayintsi" (Brothers, Ukrainians) became recognized as the official anthem of ATO zone.[6]

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