Donetsk region is quite a large and significant region for the country. Industry is developed here. In total, the region has 52 settlements that have the status of a city. At present, after the armed conflict, this region has undergone changes. Since 2014, some cities in the Donetsk region are not subordinate to the Ukrainian government. This is the center of the region - Donetsk, Gorlovka, Yasinovataya, etc. Now this region can hardly be called full-fledged. Some of these settlements were of strategic importance to the country. In some, coal was mined, the other (Yasinovataya) was the main railway junction. However, there are also those cities of the Donetsk region in the region that are controlled by Ukraine. Let's take a look at some of them.
Konstantinovka city, Donetsk region
Konstantinovka is a Ukrainian city located in the Donetsk region. Helocated on the river Krivoy Torets. The history of Konstantinovka began in 1812, the landowner Nomikosov founded the village of Santurinovka on the site of his estate. At that time, only about twenty families lived here. By the middle of the 19th century, a full-fledged village was formed, named Konstantinovka after the name of the owner. Soon, a railway station opened near the village. Thanks to this, the city of Konstantinovka in the Donetsk region began to gradually turn into an industrial center. In 1895-1897, glass and chemical plants were built, metallurgical and bottle production started. A few years later, a factory for the production of mirrors and mirror glass was built. Along with the growth of industry, the village itself grew and developed. The settlement continued to grow during the Soviet period. More than twenty industrial facilities were built in Konstantinovka.
In our time, the population of Konstantinovka has seventy-five thousand people. The city has a railway junction and a developed glass industry.
City of Artemovsk, Donetsk region
The city of Artemovsk is located in the Donetsk region of Ukraine. It is located on the banks of the Bakhmut River. The climate in these places is moderate, as in the whole of the Donetsk region: the summer is rather dry, the winter is not too cold. The city was founded in 1571 as a frontier outpost. Towards the end of the 19th century, glass, alabaster, brick and some other factories operated here. In the middle of the 20th century, a champagne wine factory and a non-ferrous metallurgy plant began to work here. ATIn 1924, the city changed its name: in honor of one of the statesmen of that time, Bakhmut was renamed Artemovsk (Donetsk region).
In 2015, the former name of Bakhmut was returned to the city. Now Bakhmut is an industrial city with a population of almost eighty thousand people. Rock s alt is mined in the city, building materials and equipment are produced. Medicine, education and culture are developed here: there are hospitals, schools, libraries, houses of culture and clubs, an Orthodox church of the 18th century has been preserved and is working.
City of Krasnoarmeysk, Donetsk region
The Ukrainian city of Krasnoarmeysk was founded in 1875 as a railway junction. By 1884, the station building and depot were built, the first trains passed through the Grishino station (the former name of Krasnoarmeysk). The station gradually developed, attracted new settlers. Some time later, coal mines opened here.
In Soviet times, Grishino continued to develop. In 1938, it was given the status of a city, then it was renamed Krasnoarmeysk. Until the end of the 20th century, it actively developed. Construction of housing, industrial and cultural facilities was carried out here.
Now the city of Krasnoarmeysk, Donetsk region, is inhabited by a little over sixty thousand people. The city's economy is based mainly on the coal industry. Krasnoarmeysk also has machine-building plants, a dairy and a meat-packing plant. The city has a pedagogical school, a sports complex, libraries, palaces of culture, hospitals andclinics.
City of Dzerzhinsk, Donetsk region
Dzerzhinsk is a Ukrainian mining town with a population of almost thirty-five thousand people. The history of the city begins with the resettlement of part of the inhabitants from the Zaitsevo settlement to the Shcherbinovsky farm in 1800. A few decades later, local farms united and became known as the village of Shcherbinovka. From that moment, coal mining began to develop here, a coke plant was built, new mines were opened. Thanks to this, the city of Dzerzhinsk, Donetsk region, has become an industrial center. During the Soviet era, coal mining grew. In 1938, Shcherbinovka was renamed Dzerzhinsk and given the status of a city. In 2015, the city was renamed once again, now to Toretsk.
Now the main source of income for the city, as before, remains the coal industry. There is also a phenol plant, and mechanical engineering is developed. In general, culture and he althcare are at a decent level and provide for the needs of citizens.
City of Kramatorsk, Donetsk region
Kramatorsk is a large Ukrainian city with a population of 160,000 thousand people. The city and nearby villages are located in the valley of the Kazenny Torets River. Summers are hot and dry here, while winters are relatively cold.
The history of the city begins in 1868, when the Kramatorsk junction appeared on the railway under construction in these places. Soon the first factories started working here: machine-building, then cement. Startedto build schools and build houses.
During the Soviet era, the village begins to develop rapidly and acquires the status of a city. New factories, hospitals, schools are being built, the city is being improved. The main focus of the economy is on mechanical engineering. However, this is not surprising, since the cities of the Donetsk region are, first of all, industrial centers.
In our time, Kramatorsk is one of the most important cities in Ukraine. Now there are two machine-building plants, a heavy machine-tool plant, two metallurgical plants, as well as many light and food industries.
City of Mariupol, Donetsk region
A large commercial seaport located on the shores of the Sea of Azov is called Mariupol. It is the second largest in terms of population, if we compare all the cities of the Donetsk region. Summer in these places is long and hot, winter is short and mild. The average annual temperature is 10.5 °C.
Mariupol was founded in 1778. Thanks to the construction of railway transport routes in 1882, the city began to develop at an accelerated pace: the road connected the seaport with the most important industrial centers of the country, which contributed to a significant increase in cargo turnover. By the end of the 19th century, Mariupol acquired the status of an important industrial and commercial center in the south of the Russian Empire. Numerous factories are being built here, mechanical engineering is developing.
Now Mariupol is a significant machine-building and metallurgical center of Ukraine. There are three in the cityown universities and several out-of-town branches, as well as medical, metallurgical, musical and other schools. Here is the oldest drama theater in the Donetsk region. City beaches are popular with locals and tourists: the sea here is very warm and not too deep.
