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Donetsk (UK: / d ɒ n ˈ j ɛ t s k / don-YETSK, [1] US: / d ə n-/ dən-; [2] [3] Ukrainian: Донецьк [doˈnɛtsʲk] ⓘ; Russian: Донецк [dɐˈnʲetsk] ⓘ), 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 capital of ...
According to the 2001 census, ethnic Ukrainians form 58% of the population of Luhansk Oblast and 56.9% of Donetsk Oblast. Ethnic Russians form the largest minority, accounting for 39% and 38.2% of the two oblasts respectively. [99] In the present day, the Donbas is a predominately Russophone region. According to the 2001 census, Russian is the ...
Young family in Donetsk. In 2013, the population of Donetsk Oblast was 4.43 million, which constituted 10% of the overall Ukrainian population, making it the most populous and most densely populated region of the country, except for the cities with special status (Kyiv and Sevastopol). Its large population is due to the presence of several big ...
The village is located on the eastern, right bank of the Mokri Yaly River, a tributary of the Vovcha in the Dnieper basin, located 90 km from Donetsk and 45 km from the Roy railway station. It is connected by bus services to the cities of Donetsk, Dnipro, Mariupol, and Zaporizhzhia. [2] Two territorial roads pass through the village - T0509 and ...
Mospyne is one of a few cities in the Donetsk Oblast, in which ethnic Russians make up the largest ethnic group, accounting for 51% of the population, which is also the second-highest percentage recorded (after Bunhe) in any major settlement in the region. Ethnic Ukrainians are the second-largest ethnic group, other notable minorities are ...
The Luhansk and Donetsk Peoples Republics are located in the historical Donbas region of Eastern Ukraine. Since Ukraine's independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, Eastern and Western Ukraine typically have voted for different candidates in presidential elections. Viktor Yanukovych, a Donetsk native, was elected as President of Ukraine in 2010
Ivan Śleszyński (1854–9 March 1931), ethnic Polish Ukrainian mathematician; Pavel Urysohn (1898–1924), Jewish mathematician; Josif Shtokalo (1897–1987) Naum Z. Shor (1937–2006), Jewish Ukrainian mathematician; Maryna Viazovska (born 1984), Fields medal laureate, known for her work in sphere packing; Vadim G. Vizing; Georgy Voronoy
Kurdiumivka (Ukrainian: Курдюмівка; Russian: Курдюмовка) is an rural settlement in Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. It is located 54.7 kilometres (34.0 mi) north-northeast from the centre of Donetsk city. Population: 737 (2022 estimate). [1]