Country Ukraine Raion Balakliia Raion | Oblast Kharkiv Oblast Time zone EET (UTC+2) | |
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Donets (Ukrainian: Донець, Russian: Донец), until May 2016 Chervonyi Donets (Ukrainian: Червоний Донець, Russian: Червоный Донец), is an urban-type settlement in Balakliia Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. Population: 8,844 (2016 est.)
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Map of Donetsk, Donetska, Ukraine
Donets is located on the right bank of the Donets River.
History
On 19 May 2016, Verkhovna Rada adopted decision to rename Chervonyi Donets to Donets conform to the law prohibiting names of Communist origin.
Transportation
Donets has access (via a bridge) to the R78 Highway connecting Kharkiv and Balakliia, and is also connected by road with Pervomaiskyi.
References
Donets, Ukraine Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA