Kamianka (Ukrainian: Кам'янка; Russian: Каменка) is a rural settlement in Horlivka Raion (district) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at 75.6 km NNE from the centre of Donetsk city.
Kamianka
Кам'янка | |
|---|---|
  Kamianka Location of Kamianka within Ukraine | |
| Coordinates: 48°14′44″N 38°29′15″E / 48.245556°N 38.4875°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Horlivka Raion |
| Elevation | 299 m (981 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 742 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 86492 |
| Area code | +380 6252 |
The War in Donbass, that started in mid-April 2014, has brought along both civilian and military casualties. A minivan, filled with explosives, was blown up at the Ukrainian check-point near the settlement on 21 July 2014, killing five Ukrainian servicemen.[1]
Demographics edit
Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[2]
- Ukrainian — 16.71%
- Russian 83.29%
References edit
- ^ "Книга пам'яті загиблих". memorybook.org.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ Розподіл населення за рідною мовою на ukrcensus.gov.ua Archived 31 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
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