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; ''de jure''
Donetsk Oblast,
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 ...
in
Kalmiuske Raion
Kalmiuske Raion ( uk, Кальміуський район, Kalmiuskyi raion, russian: Кальмиусский район, Kalmiussky rayon) is a prospective raion (district) of Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïn ...
, 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
*
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 ...
: 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
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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