Donetsk Raion (; ) is a prospective

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(district) of

Donetsk Oblast Donetsk Oblast, also referred to as Donechchyna (, ), is an Oblasts of Ukraine, oblast in eastern Ukraine. It is Ukraine's most populous province, with around 4.1 million residents. Its capital city, administrative centre is Donetsk, though d ...

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. It was formally created in July 2020 as part of the reform of administrative divisions of Ukraine. The center of the raion is in the city of

Donetsk Donetsk ( , ; ; ), formerly known as Aleksandrovka, Yuzivka (or Hughesovka), Stalin, and Stalino, is an industrial city in eastern Ukraine located on the Kalmius River in Donetsk Oblast, which is currently occupied by Russia as the capita ...

. Population: Most of the area of the raion is occupied by

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, which continues to use the old, pre-2020 administrative divisions of Ukraine. Much of the raion was occupied by Russian-controlled militias during the

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until the village of Kruta Balka was the only unoccupied locality. In the 2022 Russian invasion, the remainder was occupied.

Subdivisions

Raion consists of 6

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Amvrosiivka urban hromada Amvrosiivka urban hromada () is a hromada of Ukraine, located in Donetsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast. Its administrative center is the city Amvrosiivka. The hromada contains 58 settlements: 1 city ( Amvrosiivka), 2 urban-type settlements ( Kopani and ...

* Donetsk urban hromada * Ilovaisk urban hromada *

Khartsyzk urban hromada Khartsyzk urban hromada () is a hromada of Ukraine, located in Donetsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast. Its administrative center is the city Khartsyzk. The hromada contains 37 settlements: 2 cities (Khartsyzk and Zuhres), 8 urban-type settlement ( Blaho ...

* Makiivka urban hromada * Yasynuvata urban hromada

References

{{coord, 47, 55, N, 38, 17, E, display=title Raions of Donetsk Oblast Ukrainian raions established during the 2020 administrative reform *