Donetsk Oblast

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Quick Facts
Capital	Ukraine:Mariupol(Provisional Administrative center) Donetsk People's Republic:Donetsk
Government	Ukraine:Ukrainian Oblast Novorossiya:Novorossiya Confederated State
Currency	Ukrainian hryvnia,(UAH), Russian ruble (RUB)
Area	26,5172
Population	4,356,392
Language	Ukraine Official:Ukrainian Regionally Spoken:Russian Novorossiya Official:Russian, Ukrainian
Religion	Atheist
Electricity	220V/60Hz (European plug)
Time Zone	UTC +3/+4

Flag of the self proclaimed state of the Donetsk People's Republic

Donetsk People's Republic's controlled areas as part of the Federal State of Novorossiya

Donetsk Oblast is a Oblast in Eastern Ukraine, it is bordered by Russia to the east, Zaporizhia to the south, Dnipropetrovsk to the west, Kharkiv to the northwest, and Luhansk to the northeast. Parts of Donetsk are under the control of the self proclaimed state of the Donetsk People's Republic.

Cities

• Mariupol - the provisional administrative center, as proclaimed by Ukraine
• Donetsk - self proclaimed capital of the Donetsk People's Republic

Understand

Climate

Hot dry summers, Cold snowy winters

Get In

Currently the Donetsk Regional airport has been captured by pro-Russian rebels

Talk

Russian is the official language, however Ukrainian is spoken in western Donetsk. Most people also speak Surzhyk (a mix of Ukrainian and Russian)

Contact

Internet