Donetsk Oblast

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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]


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

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  1. "Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1" (PDF). Retrieved 26 December 2022.