Definition of "Donetsk"

(city and raion) A city, administrative centre, and raion of Donetsk Oblast, in the Donbas region, in eastern Ukraine, on the Kalmius river.  examples

(province) An oblast in the Donbas region, in eastern Ukraine. Seat: Kramatorsk; former seat: Donetsk (prior to the Donbas War, where Russia occupied and set up puppet countries)  examples

(country) A country in Donetsk Oblast, in the Donbas region, in eastern Ukraine. Seat: Donetsk; occupying 1/3 of the province, but claiming all the province, before the Russian invasion of all of Ukraine in 2022.  examples

A town in Rostov Oblast, Russia, on the Donets river.  examples