Donetsk Oblast
Donetsk Oblast
Flag of Donetsk Oblast
Coat of arms of Donetsk Oblast
Location of Donetsk Oblast in 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]
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[change | change source]
History[change | change source]
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[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1" (PDF). Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ↑ https://www.aa.com.tr/en/russia-ukraine-war/ukrainian-president-claims-russia-suffered-heavy-losses-amid-attempt-to-advance-to-vuhledar/3041670
- ↑ https://www.barrons.com/news/russia-says-key-village-captured-in-eastern-ukraine-01668431706
- ↑ https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-07-29/as-ukrainians-liberated-staromaiorske-soldiers-spent-a-month-fighting-alongside-bodies-of-their-enemies.html
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