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

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

Donetsk Oblast Media

References

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