Starobesheve Raion
Starobesheve Raion is one of the 33 raions of Donetsk Oblast, located in southeastern Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion is the urban-type settlement of Starobesheve. Population:.
One of the towns in the raion is Novyi Svit. On 29 July 2014, Ukrainian forces reportedly secured this town from pro-Russian separatists. Starting mid-April 2014 pro-Russian separatists captured several towns in Donetsk Oblast.Demographics
According to the 2001 Ukrainian Census:
| Ethnicity | | |
| Ukrainians | 29,170 | 52.1% |
| Russians | 17,761 | 31.7% |
| Greeks | 7,491 | 13.4% |
| Belarusians | 397 | 0.7% |
| Azerbaijanis | 241 | 0.4% |
| Germans | 171 | 0.3% |
| Armenians | 122 | 0.2% |
