位於烏克蘭東部的頓巴斯區域，目前和頓內次克人民共和國，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。2020年宣布俄語是唯一官方語言，並將烏克蘭語從學校課程中刪除。目前僅獲得同樣為未經廣泛承認實體的頓內次克和南奧塞提亞正式承認。

Year Founded: 2014

Located within the Donbas area in Eastern Ukraine, it is currently led by pro-Russia forces just like the Donetsk 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. In 2020, Russian was declared the only national language, and Ukrainian was removed from the school curriculum. So far, it is only officially recognized by counterpart entities, Donetsk and South Ossetia, which have limited recognition themselves.