From 2014 on, and the War in Donbas (2014–2022), Zorynsk has been controlled by the Luhansk People's Republic.

[3] Following the 2022 annexation referendums in Russian-occupied Ukraine, Russia has claimed the territory as part of their LNR / LPR.

On 12 June 2020, in accordance with the Order of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No.

Like in the rest of the Donbas region, ethnic Ukrainians constitute the clear majority of the population, yet Russian is the lingua franca.

The exact ethnic and linguistic composition was as follows:[6][7] This article about a location in Luhansk Oblast is a stub.