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More than 600,000 residents of the [[Donbas]] region have received Russian citizenship since 2014.<ref>https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/russian-clout-grows-in-donbas/2423526</ref>

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~~==History==~~

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~~Donetsk was first founded in 1869 under the name ''Yuzovka''. From 1929 to 1961 it was named after Soviet dictator [[Joseph Stalin]] and was called ''Stalino''.~~

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~~===World War II===~~

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~~{{See also|Operation Barbarossa}}~~

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Between 1941 and 1944 during the [[Second World War]], an estimated 75,000 to 100,000 [[civilian]]s and [[prisoners of war]] were thrown down a 300 foot+ mineshaft in the Donetsk oblast by [[German]] and [[Ukrainian Nazi]]s. More than 150,000 people were killed in several [[concentration camp]]s that were set up around the city. Many of the city's residents were taken to Germany as forced laborers.

==Donbas war==

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