Donetsk region is located in the east, south-east of Ukraine. Also known as the Donbass - the coal region. It borders on Lugansk, Kharkov, Dnepropetrovsk, Zaporozhye region; in the south - the state border with the Rostov region of Russia.
Donetsk rehiyon ay matatagpuan sa silangan, timog-silangan ng Ukraine. Kilala rin bilang ang Donbass - karbon rehiyon.