шахтёр

Noun

 * 1) miner, pitman (a person who works in a mine)
 * 2)  someone from the Donbass region.
 * 1)  someone from the Donbass region.

Usage notes
Since the 2014 pro-Russian unrest, the miner has become a symbol of the Russian separatists in the Donbass region. One motto used in the Donetsk People's Republic is "шахтёры возродят мощь Донбасса" ("miners will revive Donbass's power").