Yalta, Donetsk Oblast

Yalta (Ялта) is an rural settlement in Mariupol Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It was founded by Ukrainian Greeks, whose settlement in Southern Ukraine was sanctioned by Empress Catherine the Great, and is named after Yalta in Crimea. Population:

During the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, as part of the Russo-Ukrainian War, Yalta was invaded and occupied by Russian forces.

Notable people

 * Viktor Chornyi (born 1968), Ukrainian politician
 * Ivan Karabyts (1945–2002), Ukrainian composer and conductor