This page provides information on the most recently known control of localities in Donetsk Oblast during the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War, which started in 2014 and escalated with the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. It includes all larger localities across the oblast, as well as some smaller localities close to current or recent lines of contact.
Bakhmut Raion Name Hromada Held by As of More information Andriivka 71 Bakhmut Russia Recaptured by between around 28 November – 1 December 2022.Recaptured by between 14–15 September 2023.Claimed by on 23 May 2024.Confirmed captured by on 16 September 2024. Bakhmut 72,310 Bakhmut Russia See Battle of Artemivsk (2014), Battle of Bakhmut (2022-2023)Captured by in April 2014.Recaptured by on 6 July 2014.Recaptured by on 20 May 2023. Bakhmutske 612 Soledar Russia Captured by 27 December 2022 Berestove 1,278 Soledar Russia Captured by in July 2022. Bohdanivka 77 Chasiv Yar Russia Contested by between before 17 January – 8 April 2024.Recaptured by on 8 April 2024. Chasiv Yar 12,557 Chasiv Yar Russia See Battle of Chasiv YarPressured by between 4 April – 17 May 2024.Contested by since 17 May 2024.Captured by on 7 August 2025. Dachne 70 Toretsk Russia Contested by on 23 May 2025.Recaptured by on 1 June 2025. Druzhba 1,860 Toretsk Russia Pressured by between around 18 June – 2 July 2024.Contested by between around 3 July – 4 November 2024.Claimed captured by on 31 August 2024.Captured by by 5 November 2024. Hryhorivka 92 Chasiv Yar Russia Claimed captured by on 10 September 2024.Confirmed captured by on 11 January 2025. Ivanivske 1,369 Bakhmut Russia Contested by between around 23 February – 23 March 2024.Recaptured by around 23 March 2024. Ivano-Darivka 23 Zvanivka Russia Captured by around 17 July 2024. Kalynivka 542 Chasiv Yar Russia Pressured by between around 12–30 May 2024.Contested by between around 30 May 2024.Captured by by 18 November 2024. 670 Illinivka Russia Khromove 833 Bakhmut Russia Recaptured by on 29 November 2023. Klishchiivka 512 Bakhmut Russia Captured by on 19 January 2023. Recaptured by between 17–22 September 2023.Contested by between around 19 – late May 2024.Recaptured by between around late May – 17 June 2024. Kodema 590 Svitlodarsk Russia Captured by 6 September 2022. Krasna Hora 584 Bakhmut Russia Recaptured by on 11 February 2023. Luhanske 2,174 Svitlodarsk Russia Captured by May 2022. Myronivskyi 7,331 Svitlodarsk Russia Captured by on 23 May 2022 Nelipivka 977 Toretsk Russia Claimed contested by starting 19 August 2024.Confirmed contested by between around 5 September – October 2024.Claimed captured by on 30 September 2024.Captured by by 18 October 2024.Contested by between around 4 November 2024 – January 2025.Recaptured by in January 2025. New York 9,735 Toretsk Russia Pressured by between around 18 June – 2 July 2024.Contested by between around 3 July – September 2024.Claimed captured by n sources on 18 August 2024.Captured by in September 2024. Novoluhanske 3,700 Svitlodarsk Russia Captured along with Vuhlehirske Power Plant by / on 26 July 2022 Novospaske 1,009 Toretsk Russia Captured by on 14-15 July 2025. Orikhovo-Vasylivka 227 Soledar Contested Contested by since around 11 January 2025.Claimed captured by on 9 February 2025. Paraskoviivka 2,810 Soledar Russia See Battle of ArtemivskCaptured by during the Battle of Artemivsk.Recaptured by on 6 July 2014.Recaptured by on 18 February 2023. Pivdenne 1,404 Toretsk Russia Contested by between around 29 June – August 2024.Claimed captured by on 30 July 2024.Confirmed captured by on 5 September 2024. Pivnichne 9,024 Toretsk Russia Pressured by between 18–21 June 2024.Contested by between around 21 June – 20 September 2024.Claimed captured by on 31 August 2024.Confirmed captured by on 21 September 2024. Pokrovske 1,333 Bakhmut Russia Rozdolivka 740 Soledar Russia Pressured by between around 14 May – 11 June 2024.Contested by between around 12 June – 19 July 2024.Claimed captured by n sources around 28 June 2024.Captured by between around 19 July – 3 August 2024. Sakko i Vantsetti 3 Soledar Russia Recaptured by on 31 January 2023. Serebrianka 50 Siversk Russia Contested by since 17 June 2025.Captured by on 16 July 2025. Shcherbynivka 3,266 Toretsk Russia Contested by since around 18 October 2024.Captured by on 11 August 2025. Shumy 95 Toretsk Russia Recaptured by on 21 June 2024. Soledar 10,692 Soledar Russia See Battle of SoledarCaptured by in April 2014.Recaptured by in July 2014.Recaptured by 16 January 2023. Spirne 80 Soledar Russia Contested by around August–September 2022.Contested by between around 27 December 2023 – 16 July 2024.Claimed captured by since 30 June 2024.Confirmed captured by on 17 July 2024. Sukha Balka 649 Toretsk Russia Contested by before 23 April 2025.Captured by 23 April 2025. Svitlodarsk 11,281 Svitlodarsk Russia Captured by / on 24 May 2022.Toretsk30,914BakhmutRussiaSee Battle of ToretskPressured by between around 5 July – 21 August 2024.Contested by since around 22 August 2024.Captured by on 7 August 2025. Valentynivka 84 Toretsk Russia Contested by before 14 April 2025.Captured by 14 April 2025. Vasiukivka 601 Soledar Ukraine Verkhniokamianske 960 Zvanivka Russia Claimed pressured by a n source starting around 11 June 2024.Claimed captured by on 2 October 2024.Captured by around 7 October 2024. Vesele 102 Soledar Russia Recaptured by on 18 January 2024. Zaitseve 1,160 Bakhmut Russia Capture by Russia claimed 6 October 2022. Zalizne 4,928 Toretsk Russia Pressured by between around 18 June – 12 July 2024.Contested by between around 13 July – 4 September 2024.Claimed captured by n sources on 15 August 2024.Claimed captured by on 19 August 2024.Confirmed captured by on 5 September 2024.
Donetsk Raion Name Hromada Held by As of More information Donetsk 905,364 Donetsk Russia See March 2022 Donetsk attackCaptured by 7 April 2014. Ilovaisk 17,620 Ilovaisk Russia See Battle of Ilovaisk (2014)Captured by in mid-April 2014.Recaptured by 19 August 2014.Recaptured by 1 September 2014. Makiivka 340,337 Makiivka Russia Captured by on 13 April 2014.
Horlivka Raion Name Hromada Held by As of More information Debaltseve 24,316 Debaltseve Russia See Battle of Debaltseve (2015)Captured by in mid-April 2014.Recaptured by 29 July 2014.Recaptured by 18 February 2015. Horlivka 241,106 Horlivka Russia See Battle of Horlivka (2014)Captured by in mid-April 2014. Yenakiieve 77,053 Yenakiieve Russia Captured by 13 April 2014.
Kalmiuske Raion Name Hromada Held by As of More information Azov 209 Novoazovsk Russia Captured by 23 May 2014.Recaptured by 15 June 2014.Recaptured by 6 September 2014. Novoazovsk 11,104 Novoazovsk Russia See Battle of Novoazovsk (2014)Captured by in mid-April 2014.Recaptured by in June 2014.Recaptured by 27 August 2014. Olenivka 4,534 Dokuchaievsk Russia See Olenivka prison massacreCaptured by in September 2014
Kramatorsk Raion Name Hromada Held by As of More information 78 Kostiantynivka Russia Contested by on 7 July 2025.Captured by on 22 July 2025. Bohorodychne 794 Sviatohirsk Ukraine See Sloviansk offensiveCaptured by 11 July 2022.Recaptured by 11 September 2022. 253 Lyman Ukraine Drobysheve 2,639 Lyman Ukraine Druzhkivka 55,088 Druzhkivka Ukraine 402 Kostiantynivka Russia Contested by before 31 May 2025.Captured by 31 May 2025. Contested by since around 7 June 2025. Recaptured by by 24 June 2025. Karpivka 263 Lyman Ukraine Katerynivka 77 Lyman Russia Contested by before 8 April 2025.Captured by 8 April 2025. Kolodiazi 270 Lyman Ukraine Kostiantynivka 68,792 Kostiantynivka Ukraine Captured by in mid-April 2014.Recaptured by 7 July 2014. Korovii Yar 721 Lyman Ukraine Kramatorsk 150,084 Kramatorsk Ukraine See Battle of Kramatorsk (2014), Kramatorsk railway station attackCaptured by 12 April 2014.Recaptured by 5 July 2014. 70 Kramatorsk Russia Lyman 20,469 Lyman Ukraine See Battle of Krasnyi Lyman (2014), Battle of Lyman (September–October 2022)Captured by in mid-April 2014.Recaptured by 5 June 2014.Recaptured by / 27 May 2022.Recaptured by on 1 October 2022. 78 Lyman Russia Contested by before 22 July 2025.Captured by on 22 July 2025. 502 Illinivka Russia Contested by since 5 May 2025.Captured by 17 May 2025. Nove 880 Lyman Russia Contested by before 17 April 2025.Captured by 30 April 2025. 245 Novodonetske Russia Contested by since 2 May 2025.Captured by 6 May 2025. Novosadove 32 Lyman Russia Recaptured by on 22 October 2024. Novoselivka 1,255 Lyman Ukraine Captured by in May 2022Recaptured by 28 September 2022. 499 Lyman Russia 194 Illinivka Russia Contested by since 14 May 2025.Captured by 17 May 2025. Ozerne 263 Lyman Ukraine Captured by in June 2022Recaptured by 4 September 2022. Raihorodok 3,342 Mykolaivka Ukraine 415 Lyman Contested Contested by since 12 May 2025.Captured by 29 May 2025.Contested by since around 27 June 2025. Romanivka 150 Illinivka Russia Contested by before 25 May 2025.Captured by 25 May 2025. Shandryholove 1,035 Lyman Ukraine Shchurove 264 Lyman Ukraine Siversk 11,068 Siversk Ukraine Sloviansk 106,972 Sloviansk Ukraine See Murder of Pentecostals in Sloviansk (2014), Siege of SlovianskCaptured by in mid-April 2014.Recaptured by 5 July 2014. Sosnove 235 Lyman Ukraine Recaptured by 15 September 2022. Staryi Karavan 191 Lyman Ukraine Captured by in May 2022.Recaptured by in September 2022. Sviatohirsk 4,309 Sviatohirsk Ukraine Captured by / between 8 and 14 June 2022.Recaptured by 11 September 2022. Terny 764 Lyman Russia Captured by 23 April 2022.Recaptured by first week of October 2022.Pressured by between around ? – late April 2024.Contested by between around 30 October 2024 – January 2025.Claimed captured by on 14 January 2025.Confirmed captured by on 19 January 2025. Torske 1,652 Lyman Russia Captured by 25 August 2025. 811 Illinivka Russia Contested by on 28 May 2025.Captured by on 24 July 2025. Yampil 1,944 Lyman Ukraine Captured by / in May 2022.Contested between 28 September and 1 October 2022.Recaptured by on 1 October 2022. Yarova 1,255 Lyman Ukraine Zarichne 2,571 Lyman Ukraine Captured by / between 24–27 April 2022. Recaptured by in the first week of October 2022. 89 Lyman Ukraine 976 Illinivka Russia Contested by before 25 May 2025.Captured by 1 June 2025.
Mariupol Raion Name Hromada Held by As of More information Mariupol 431,859 Mariupol Russia See Battle of Mariupol (2014), 2014 offensive, 2015 attack, Siege of Mariupol, Hospital airstrike, Theatre airstrikePartially captured by 9 May 2014.Recaptured by 13 June 2014Recaptured by / on 16 May 2022.
Pokrovsk Raion