位於烏克蘭東部的頓巴斯區域，目前和盧干斯克人民共和國，以及克里米亞自治共和國一樣，由親俄勢力領導，烏克蘭官方認為上述三個領土是因為俄羅斯的軍事干預，才會暫時被佔領。主要城市由親俄羅斯的武裝分子控制，約有50%以上的人口居住在其管轄範圍內。僅獲得同樣為未經廣泛承認實體的盧干斯克和南奧塞提亞的正式承認。

Year Founded: 2014

Located within the Donbas area in Eastern Ukraine, Donetsk is currently led by pro-Russia forces just like the Luhansk People’s Republic and the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. The Ukrainian government believes that the temporary occupation of these three territories is only possible because of Russian military intervention. Major cities are mostly controlled by pro-Russian militants with over 50% of the population living in areas under their jurisdiction. So far, it is only officially recognized by counterpart entities, Luhansk and South Ossetia, which have limited recognition themselves.