Donetsk Raion (; ) is a prospective raion (district) of Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It was formally created in July 2020 as part of the reform of administrative divisions of Ukraine. The center of the raion is in the city of Donetsk. Population: Most of the area of the raion is occupied by Russia, which continues to use the old, pre-2020 administrative divisions of Ukraine. Much of the raion was occupied by Russian-controlled militias during the Donbas war until the village of Kruta Balka was the only unoccupied locality. In the 2022 Russian invasion, the remainder was occupied.
Subdivisions Raion consists of 6 hromadas: Amvrosiivka urban hromada Donetsk urban hromada Ilovaisk urban hromada Khartsyzk urban hromada Makiivka urban hromada Yasynuvata urban hromada
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