Donetsk

Type: Location

As of November 2026, Donetsk has been mentioned in one podcast episode on The Diary Of A CEO (Nov 2026). Mentioned (misspelled as 'Donatka' in transcript) as one of the oblasts/regions contested/annexed by Russia in the discussion of territorial maps.

Donetsk, formerly known as Aleksandrovka, Yuzivka, Stalin, and Stalino, is an industrial city in eastern Ukraine located on the Kalmius River in Donetsk Oblast, which is currently occupied by Russia as the capital of the Donetsk People's Republic. The population was estimated at 901,645 in the city core, with over 2 million in the metropolitan area (2011). According to the 2001 census, Donetsk was the fifth-largest city in Ukraine.