Donetsk Oblast

oblast of Ukraine

Donetsk Oblast (Ukrainian: Донецька область) is an oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. The administrative centre is Donetsk. The population of Donetsk Oblast was 4,100,280 in January 1st, 2021.[1]

Donetsk Oblast
Flag of Donetsk Oblast
Coat of arms of Donetsk Oblast
Location of Donetsk Oblast in Ukraine

The Donetsk Front is a front line. It is part of the Southern Front. Some of the settlements near the front (or on the front), are

  • Vuhledar, not controlled by one side (as of [2024's first quarter or] 2023's fourth quarter)[2]
  • Pavlivka, on the side controlled by Russia (as of [2024's first quarter or] 2022's fourth quarter)[3]
  • Staromaiorske, on the side controlled by Ukraine (as of [2024's first quarter or] 2023's third quarter)[4]

Geography

History

Before 1961 it has name of Stalino oblast. After fighting in the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russia Annexed Donetsk and other places.

Administrative divisions

  • Bakhmut Raion
    • Bakhmut (hromada)
    • Chasiv Yar
    • Siversk
    • Soledar
    • Svitlodarsk
    • Toretsk
    • Zvanivka
  • Donetsk Raion
    • Amvrosiivka
    • Donetsk (hromada)
    • Ilovaisk
    • Khartsyzk
    • Makiivka
    • Yasynuvata
  • Horlivka
    • Chystiakove
    • Debaltseve
    • Horlivka (hromada)
    • Khrestivka
    • Shakhtarsk
    • Snizhne
    • Vuhlehirsk
    • Zhdanivka
    • Yenakiieve
  • Kalmiuske
    • Boykivske
    • Dokuchaievsk
    • Kalmiuske (hromada)
    • Novoazovsk
    • Starobesheve
  • Kramatorsk
    • Andriivka
    • Cherkaske
    • Druzhkivka
    • Illinivka
    • Kostiantynivka
    • Kramatorsk (hromada)
    • Lyman
    • Mykolaivka
    • Novodonetske
    • Oleksandrivka
    • Sloviansk
    • Sviatohirsk
  • Mariupol
    • Kalchyk
    • Manhush
    • Mariupol (hromada)
    • Nikolske
    • Sartana
  • Pokrovsk
    • Avdiivka
    • Bilozerske
    • Dobropillia
    • Hrodivka
    • Kryvorizhia
    • Kurakhove
    • Marinka
    • Myrnohrad
    • Novohrodivka
    • Ocheretyne
    • Pokrovsk (hromada)
    • Selydove
    • Shakhove
    • Udachne
  • Volnovakha
    • Khliobodarivka
    • Komar
    • Myrne
    • Olhynka
    • Staromlynivka
    • Velyka Novosilka
    • Volnovakha
    • Vuhledar

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