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[[File:Scarab missile with cluster bombs.PNG|right|300px|thumb|A Ukrainian armed forces missile attack exploded in the city center of Donetsk on March 12, 2022 killing at least 23 civilians.<ref>https://youtu.be/ANNhDKGjNK8</ref>]]
 
[[File:Scarab missile with cluster bombs.PNG|right|300px|thumb|A Ukrainian armed forces missile attack exploded in the city center of Donetsk on March 12, 2022 killing at least 23 civilians.<ref>https://youtu.be/ANNhDKGjNK8</ref>]]
 
During the U.S.-backed [[Maidan coup]] many inhabitants of the city wanted to join [[Russia]]. In April 2014 the government building of Donetsk was stormed by separatist resistance fighters.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26910210</ref>  On April 7, 2014 the resistance declared the independent "[[Donetsk People's Republic|Republic of Donetsk]]".<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/07/ukraine-officer-shot-dead-russian-soldier-crimea</ref> It was only recognized by [[South Ossetia]].<ref>http://itar-tass.com/en/world/738110</ref> Since 2014 the Ukrainian government tried to regain the city.</ref>
 
During the U.S.-backed [[Maidan coup]] many inhabitants of the city wanted to join [[Russia]]. In April 2014 the government building of Donetsk was stormed by separatist resistance fighters.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26910210</ref>  On April 7, 2014 the resistance declared the independent "[[Donetsk People's Republic|Republic of Donetsk]]".<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/07/ukraine-officer-shot-dead-russian-soldier-crimea</ref> It was only recognized by [[South Ossetia]].<ref>http://itar-tass.com/en/world/738110</ref> Since 2014 the Ukrainian government tried to regain the city.</ref>
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In Donetsk region, between the evenings of 18 and 20 February 2022, the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine recorded 2,158 ceasefire violations, including 1,100 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 591 ceasefire violations in the region.  <ref>https://www.osce.org/special-monitoring-mission-to-ukraine/512683</ref>
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==Russia-Ukraine war==
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{{See also|Russia-Ukraine war}}
  
 
==Partner Cities==
 
==Partner Cities==

Revision as of 05:28, March 15, 2022

Donetsk


Country Donetsk People's Republic
Region Don River Basin (Donbas)
Settled 1938
Population 975,959
Area (sq mi) 138 sq mi
Population density (/sq mi) 7,100/sq mi
Current mayor Oleksandr Lukyanchenko

Donetsk {pron: don-yetsk) is a city in Eastern Europe and capital of the Donetsk People's Republic. It has 976.000 inhabitants. 75% of Donetsk are Russian. Its current mayor is Oleksandr Lukyanchenko.

More than 600,000 residents of the Donbas region have received Russian citizenship since 2014.[1]

History

Donetsk was first founded in 1869 under the name Yuzovka. From 1924 to 1961 it was named after Communist dictator Joseph Stalin and was called Stalino.

Donbas war

See also: Donbas war
A Ukrainian armed forces missile attack exploded in the city center of Donetsk on March 12, 2022 killing at least 23 civilians.[2]

During the U.S.-backed Maidan coup many inhabitants of the city wanted to join Russia. In April 2014 the government building of Donetsk was stormed by separatist resistance fighters.[3] On April 7, 2014 the resistance declared the independent "Republic of Donetsk".[4] It was only recognized by South Ossetia.[5] Since 2014 the Ukrainian government tried to regain the city.</ref>

In Donetsk region, between the evenings of 18 and 20 February 2022, the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine recorded 2,158 ceasefire violations, including 1,100 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 591 ceasefire violations in the region. [6]

Russia-Ukraine war

See also: Russia-Ukraine war

Partner Cities

References

  1. ↑ https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/russian-clout-grows-in-donbas/2423526
  2. ↑ https://youtu.be/ANNhDKGjNK8
  3. ↑ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26910210
  4. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/07/ukraine-officer-shot-dead-russian-soldier-crimea
  5. ↑ http://itar-tass.com/en/world/738110
  6. ↑ https://www.osce.org/special-monitoring-mission-to-ukraine/512683
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