Events in Donetsk History
Zelenskyy Calls for Evacuations
2022-07-30 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls for mandatory evacuation of civilians from eastern Donetsk region amid fierce fighting [1]
Russia's Illegal Annexation
2022-09-30 In defiance of international law Vladimir Putin announces Russia's illegal annexation of four Ukrainian provinces, Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia. Despite Russia occupying only part of each region. [1]
- 2022-10-01 Ukrainian forces enter the strategic town of Lyman in Donetsk province defeating Russian forces and forcing them to retreat to Kremina, barely a day after Vladimir Putin announced Russia's illegal annexation of Donetsk
Famous People from Donetsk
- 1945-01-17 Ivan Karabits, Ukrainian composer, conductor, and educator, born in Yalta, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine (d. 2002)
- 1948-01-20 Natan Sharansky, Israeli politician and human rights activist, born in Donetsk, Ukraine
- 1948-10-05 Yuriy Dehteryov, Ukrainian soccer goalkeeper (17 caps USSR; Shakhtar Donetsk 321 games), born in Donetsk, Ukraine (d. 2022)
- 1957-10-09 Yuri Usachyov, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-18, TM-23), born in Donetsk, Russia
- 1976-05-08 Oleg Tverdovsky, Russian-American NHL defenseman (Winnipeg Jets), born in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
- 1978-08-15 Lilia Podkopayeva, Ukrainian gymnast (World Champion 1995, Olympic Gold 1996), born in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR
- 1981-06-02 Nikolay Davydenko, Russian professional tennis player, born in Sievierodonetsk, Ukrainian SSR
- 1987-03-15 Tatiana Shmailyuk, Ukrainian heavy metal vocalist (Jinjer -"Pisces"), born in Donetsk, Ukraine
Golda Meir
Igor Sikorsky
Ilya Repin
Larisa Latynina
Leon Trotsky
Leonid Brezhnev