Donetsk Oblast is subdivided into districts (raions) which are further subdivided into territorial communities (hromadas).
Current
On 18 July 2020, the number of districts was reduced to eight.[1][2] This includes territories not under control of Ukrainian government, where the old territorial division is in use. The eight districts are:
Bakhmut (Бахмутський район), the center is in the city of Bakhmut;
Donetsk (Донецький район), the center is in the city of Donetsk;
Horlivka (Горлівський район), the center is in the city of Horlivka;
Until 2020, Donetsk Oblast was subdivided into 46 regions: 18 districts (raions) and 28 city municipalities (mis'krada or misto), officially known as "territories governed by city councils".[3][4] In 2014, the War in Donbas started, and whereas some areas are controlled by the central Ukrainian government, others are under control of separatists representing Donetsk People's Republic. The pro-Ukrainian government of the oblast was relocated from Donetsk to Mariupol.
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