Starobesheve Raion

Starobesheve Raion (Старобешівський район) was one of the raions of Donetsk Oblast, located in southeastern Ukraine. Its administrative center was the urban-type settlement of Starobesheve.The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Donetsk Oblast to eight. The last estimate of the raion population, reported by the Ukrainian government, was

Since 2014, the raion has not been under control of the Ukrainian government and has been controlled by the Donetsk People's Republic militant group, which continues using it as an administrative unit.

Demographics
According to the 2001 Ukrainian Census: