Flag of Donetsk Oblast
| Use | Other |
|---|---|
| Proportion | 3:2 |
| Adopted | 17 August 1999 |
| Design | A rising gold sun with 12 sunbeams and five gold ovals one under another |
| Designed by | Nina Hryhorivna Shcherbak |
The flag of the Donetsk Oblast (Ukrainian: Прапор Донецької області), often referred to as the flag of Donbas (Ukrainian: Прапор Донбасу; Russian: Флаг Донбасса), is the official flag of Donetsk Oblast, an oblast of Ukraine. It was designed by artist Nina Shcherbak. The flag was officially adopted on 17 August 1999.
The flag has proportions of 3:2, and is divided into two areas. In the upper part, there is a rising gold sun with 12 sunbeams in the upper fair-blue part of flag (resembling the sky). In the lower black part (resembling the Donets Coal Basin) there are five gold ovals one under another (the reflection of the sun on the surface).