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What Country Was Donetsk In?

Donetsk (Donets'k, Ukraine) lies within 15 different states on Chronica Maps' 39 historical border maps. The longest stretch is under Bosporan Kingdom, from 323 BC to 2 BC. The earliest state recorded here is Bosporan Kingdom (323 BC).

Who ruled Donetsk?

Period (by border map)Ruled by
500 BC – 401 BCUnclaimed / no data
400 BC – 324 BCScythians
323 BC – 2 BCBosporan Kingdom
1 BC – AD 399Unclaimed / no data
AD 400 – AD 499Hunnic Empire
AD 500 – AD 699Unclaimed / no data
AD 700 – AD 799Bulgars
AD 800 – AD 999Khazars
1000 – 1099Pechenegs
1100 – 1199Cuman-Kipchak confederation
1200 – 1299Cuman Khanates
1300 – 1399Khanate of the Golden Horde
1400 – 1491Blue Horde
1492 – 1649Crimean Khanate
1650 – 1782Ottoman Empire
1783 – 1919Russian Empire
1920 – 1929Ukraine
1930 – 1937White Russia
1938 – 1993USSR
1994 – todayUkraine
Map showing Donetsk in 200 BCDonetsk
Border map for 200 BC. See Europe in 200 BC.

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Based on approximate historical borders; towns close to a frontier may be assigned to a neighbouring state.

Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.