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Donetsk , is a large city in eastern Ukraine on the Kalmius river. Administratively, it is a center of Donetsk Oblast, while historically, it is the unofficial capital and largest city of the larger economic and cultural Donets Basin region. Donetsk is a major economic, industrial and scientific... center of Ukraine with a high concentration of companies and skilled workforce. The city was founded in 1869 by a Welsh businessman, John Hughes, who constructed a steel plant and several coal mines in the region; the town was thus named Yuzovka in recognition of his role in its founding . During Soviet times, the city's steel industry was expanded. In 1924-1931 the town was renamed in Stalino . In 1932 the city became the center of Donetsk region. Today, the city remains the centre for Ukraine's coal mining and notable steel industry center.
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