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]

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