What to do and see in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine: The Best Free Things to do

April 14, 2022 Alice Mieles

Donetsk Oblast (Ukrainian: Доне́цька о́бласть, Donets'ka oblast', also referred to as Donechchyna, Ukrainian: Донеччина Donechchyna, Russian: Доне́цкая о́бласть, Donetskaya oblast [dɐˈnʲɛtskəjə ˈobɫəsʲtʲ]) is an oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. It is the most populated oblast, with around 4.5 million residents. Its administrative center is Donetsk; however, its Regional State Administration was temporarily relocated to Mariupol because of the ongoing crisis in Donetsk. Historically, the region is an important part of the Donbas region. Until November 1961, it bore the name Stalino Oblast as Donetsk was then named "Stalino", in honour of Joseph Stalin.
Restaurants in Donetsk Oblast

1. Donbass Liberators Memorial complex

Lenin Komsomol Park, Donetsk Ukraine
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5.0 based on 13 reviews

Donbass Liberators Memorial complex

2. Pushkin Boulevard

Pushkin Boulevard, Donetsk Ukraine http://www.donetsk.com.ua
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5.0 based on 75 reviews

Pushkin Boulevard

3. Sultan Suleiman Mosque

Nakhimova Ave., 106, Mariupol 87500 Ukraine
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5.0 based on 12 reviews

Sultan Suleiman Mosque

4. Sviatohirsk Lavra

3 Zarechna Street, Sviatohirsk 84130 Ukraine +380 66 483 3007 http://svlavra.church.ua/
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4.5 based on 62 reviews

Sviatohirsk Lavra

Reviewed By ArneBaardD - Rome, Italy

I have visited Ukraine many times and also lived not that far away from the Monastery of the Caves. The Monastery itself is for sure one of the most beautiful in Ukraine. In addition, you will find opportunities to swim in the river, getting a tan if you like, and also renting small boats. Places to stay the night are available. And for sure you need to visit the Monastery. If you buy a ticket to walk through the tunnel and up to the top of the Mountain, be sure to have proper footwear, sneakers are great. Also inside this compound, you will find an area with lots of different birds on display. On top of the mountain, close by, is the enormous Monument to Artem, a statue of a man in white marble. It is possible to get up there if you like. If you are in Kramatorsk, you can easily reach this area. I would recommend taking a taxi from the railway station. Rent the car and the driver for some hours, for sure less than a hundred euros. It is well worth it!

5. Park of Forged Figures

Behind Donetsk City Hall, Donetsk Ukraine http://pkf.donbass.name/
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4.5 based on 127 reviews

Park of Forged Figures

6. Mertsalov’s Palm

Chelyuskintsev vul. 189A near the Expo-Donbass Exhibition Center, Donetsk 83001 Ukraine
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4.5 based on 24 reviews

Mertsalov’s Palm

7. Park Shcherbakova

Stadionnaya, 1, Donetsk 83102 Ukraine +380 622 665 054
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4.5 based on 82 reviews

Park Shcherbakova

8. The Tsar Cannon

Artyoma St., 98, Donetsk Ukraine
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4.5 based on 42 reviews

The Tsar Cannon

9. Taras Shevchenko Monument

Shevchenko Boulevard, Donetsk Ukraine
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4.0 based on 14 reviews

Taras Shevchenko Monument

This monument was unveiled in 1966 at the entrance of Shevchenko Park. The statue stands on a granite pedestal. The inscription is from Shevchenko's poem "The Testament". The beginning of the poem reads: When I shall die, pray let my bones High on a mound remain Amid the steppeland's vast expanse In my belov'd Ukraine; That I may gaze on mighty fields, On Dnieper and his shore, And echoed by his craggy banks May hear the great One roar!

10. Anatoliy Solovyanenko Statue

Artema vul. 82, Donetsk 83001 Ukraine
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4.0 based on 15 reviews

Anatoliy Solovyanenko Statue

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