Petrovskyi District
Petrovskyi District
Петровський район | |
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| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| Area | |
• Total | 62.4 km2 (24.1 sq mi) |
| Population 2001 Ukrainian Census | |
• Total | 85,399 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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Petrovskyi District (Ukrainian: Петровський район) is an urban district of the city of Donetsk, under the control of the de facto Donetsk People's Republic, named after a Soviet political figure Grigoriy Petrovsky. It was created in 1937.
On 22 February 2026, the Donetsk Oblast Military Administration renamed it to Voznesenskyi District (Ukrainian: Вознесенський район) as part of the decommunization and derussification campaign.[1] This name comes from the Voznesenskyi Rudnyk mine, which was later renamed to Petrovskyi Rudnyk.[2] However, this name is only de jure used by the Ukrainian government and the renaming has not de facto taken place while Donetsk is under Russian control.
Places
Shakhtar Donetsk training grounds in Kirsha
Lenin's monument at the Victory Square, 2009
Memorial Stele at the Victory Square, 2009
Petrovsky's monument in front of the Palace of Cultures, 2009
References
- ↑ Про перейменування районів у містах Донецької області, назви яких містять символіку російської імперської політики або символіку комуністичного тоталітарного режиму [On Renaming Urban Districts in Donetsk Oblast, the Names of Which Contain Symbolism of Russian Imperial Policy or Symbolism of the Communist Totalitarian Regime]. Donetsk Oblast Military Administration (in Ukrainian). 26 February 2026. Archived from the original on 28 February 2026. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
- ↑ Stepura, Anton (23 January 2026). Від копальні та першого поселення: які варіанти нових назв районів Донецька, Макіївки, Горлівки пропонує ОВА [From a mine to the first settlement: what options of new district names in Donetsk, Makiivka, and Horlivka are proposed by the Oblast Military Administration]. Suspilne Donbas (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 16 May 2026. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
External links
- Petrovsky Raion at the Mayor of Donetsk website
- Petrovsky Raion Archived 2014-12-23 at the Wayback Machine at the Uzovka website
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