Dokuchaievsk or Dokuchaevsk (, ;

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

: Докучаевск) is a city of regional significance in the ''de facto''

Donetsk People's Republic The Donetsk People's Republic ( rus, Донецкая Народная Республика, Donetskaya Narodnaya Respublika, dɐˈnʲetskəjə nɐˈrodnəjə rʲɪˈspublʲɪkə; abbreviated as DPR or DNR, rus, ДНР) is a Territorial ...

; ''de jure''

Donetsk Oblast The Donetsk Oblast ( ukr, Донецька область, Donetska oblast, ), also referred to as Donechchyna ( ukr, Донеччина, links=no), is an oblast of eastern Ukraine. It is Ukraine's most populous province, with around 4.1 mill ...

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...

. The city is located on the river

Sukha Volnovakha ''Sukha'' (Pali and ) means happiness, pleasure, ease, joy or bliss. Among the early scriptures, 'sukha' is set up as a contrast to 'preya' (प्रेय) meaning a transient pleasure, whereas the pleasure of 'sukha' has an authentic state h ...

Kalmiuske Raion Kalmiuske Raion ( uk, Кальміуський район, Kalmiuskyi raion, russian: Кальмиусский район, Kalmiussky rayon) is a prospective raion (district) of Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It was formally created in July 2020 as part ...

, which it does not belong to. Its population is approximately

History

Starting mid-April 2014 pro-Russian separatists captured Dokuchaievsk and several other towns in Donetsk Oblast. Since then the city is controlled by the Donetsk People's Republic.

Demographics

As of the Ukrainian Census of 2001: ;Ethnicity * Ukrainians: 66.6% * Russians: 28.2% * Greeks: 2.1% * Moldovans: 1.0% * Belarusians: 0.5% ;Language *

: 72.1% *

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

: 27.3%

Gallery

File:Dokuchaevsk 014.jpg, Statues near Dokucheievsk zoo File:Dokuchaevsk 033.jpg, St Vladimir Church File:Федоренко. техника в карьере докучаевского флюсо-доломитного комбината 1.jpg, Dolomite quarry near Dokuchaievsk

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dokuchaievsk Cities in Donetsk Oblast Cities of regional significance in Ukraine Populated places established in the Russian Empire 1912 establishments in the Russian Empire Kalmiuske Raion