 During the War in Donbass the Ukrainian authorities lost control over parts of Zolote to the self proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic (LPR).Zolote-5 (formally named Maryvka) became under full control of the LPR.Zolote-4 (Patrizansky) and Zolote-3 (Stakhanovets) became situated in the "gray zone" between the warring parties.