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Administrative division of Ukraine
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The Donetsk Oblast is a region in Eastern Ukraine that is partially occupied by Russia, which claimed in 2022 to have annexed it.
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Many Russian tourists and volunteers often visit the DPR and LPR, may it be for fighting in the War in Donbass or going on a vacation in Azov.
Donetsk (Ukrainian: Донецьк, Russian: Доне́цк) is a city in the Donetsk People's Republic, on the banks of the River Kalmius.
Bakhmut (Ukrainian: Бахму́т) is a city of 72,000 people (2021) in Donetsk Oblast. It is known as a place where salt is mined, and for having the largest production of sparkling wines in the classic bottle method in Eastern Europe.
an important steel industry and coal mining centre that adjoins the capital.
Mariupol (Ukrainian: Маріу́поль, Russian: Мариу́поль) is a city in southeastern Ukraine on the north coast of the Sea of Azov, and at the mouth of the Kalmius. With a population of 432,000 in 2021, it was the tenth largest city in Ukraine before the Russian invasion of 2022, and the second largest in the Donetsk Oblast.
Articles and travel topics about Donetsk Oblast and Ukraine.
Culture & historyWhether they're unusually short, unusually long, sound like a naughty English word, or are just plain silly, places with unusual names can be fun destinations.
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Nature & adventureThe national parks in Ukraine feature the many pristine landscapes that Ukraine has to offer. National parks constitute about 11,116 km2 (4,292 sq mi) of Ukraine.
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Culture & historyThe Wooden tserkvas of the Carpathian region in Poland and Ukraine is a world heritage site made up of 16 wooden churches in these countries.
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Travel tipsThe Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) (Russian: Союз Советских Социалистических Республик (СССР)), or Soviet Union, emerged as the successor state to the Russian Empire in 1917, and was dissolved in 1991.
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