Donets (Ukrainian: Донець, Russian: Донец), until May 2016 Chervonyi Donets (Ukrainian: Червоний Донець, Russian: Червоный Донец), is a rural settlement in Izium Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine.

[4] On 19 May 2016, Verkhovna Rada adopted decision to rename Chervonyi Donets to Donets conform to the law prohibiting names of Communist origin.

[5] Until 18 July 2020, Donets belonged to Balakliia Raion.

[6][7] Until 26 January 2024, Donets was designated urban-type settlement.

On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Donets became a rural settlement.