Donetsk
City
City in Ukraine.
Names
- 1924 – November 9, 1961 Stalino
- until 1924 Yuzovka
Held by
- 1789 – September 14, 1917 Russian Empire
- September 14, 1917 – November 7, 1917 Russia
- December 6, 1917 – March 10, 1919 Russia
- December 24, 1918 – March 3, 1919 Whites Military occupation
- March 10, 1919 – December 29, 1922 Ukraine
- April 29, 1919 – January 9, 1920 Whites Military occupation
- December 30, 1922 – December 25, 1991 Soviet Union
- September 30, 1941 – August 22, 1943 Germany Military occupation
- December 26, 1991 – April 11, 2014 Ukraine
- since December 26, 1991 Ukraine Recognized as Ukrainian by most states
- April 12, 2014 – September 29, 2022 Donetsk People's Republic Russian-backed breakaway state
- since September 30, 2022 Russia Annexed by Russia; the annexation is not widely recognized
Capital of
Events here 2
- May 26–27, 2014 First Battle of Donetsk Airport
- September 28, 2014 – January 21, 2015 Second Battle of Donetsk Airport