Novoluhanske (Ukrainian: Новолуганське; Russian: Новолуганское) is an rural-type settlement in Bakhmut Raion (district) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at 56.2 km NE from the centre of Donetsk city, on the bank of the Luhan River, opposite to Svitlodarsk.
Novoluhanske
Новолуганське | |
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rural settlement | |
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  Novoluhanske Location of Novoluhanske within Ukraine  Novoluhanske Novoluhanske (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 48°25′54″N 38°10′29″E / 48.431667°N 38.174722°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Province | Donetsk Oblast |
| District | Bakhmut Raion |
| Founded | 1930 |
| Elevation | 205 m (673 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | >3,700[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 84573 |
| Area code | +380 6274 |
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Russo-Ukrainian War edit
The War in Donbas that started in mid-April 2014 has brought along both civilian and military casualties. Since the war started, Novoluhanske was considered no man's land and neither Ukrainian nor separatist forces were permanently stationed there. This situation lasted until January 2017, when the town was captured by the Ukrainian army without resistance. The Ukrainian government has since then been in control of the town, though sporadic fighting continues.[2] Two Ukrainian servicemen were killed near the village on 27 March 2017.[3]
On 18 December 2017, about 50 buildings, including a school, a kindergarten and a health post were damaged by an attack on the village of by Grad multiple rocket launchers.[1] Eight people (including a six-year-old girl) were wounded as a result of the attack.[1][4]
On 7 June 2019, two Ukrainian servicemen were killed, four were wounded, and four were injured.[5][6] On 21 February 2022, a civilian died during a bombardment of Novoluhanske. Infrastructure facilities were damaged by the shelling and the village was left without electricity and heating.[7]
Novoluhanske was reported to have been captured by Russian forces on 25 July 2022, during the Eastern Ukraine offensive of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[8]
Demographics edit
Reportedly in December 2017 more than 3,700 people lived in Novoluhanske, including over 500 children.[1]
Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[9]
- Ukrainian — 32.61%
- Russian 66.01%
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Fifty buildings damaged in Grad attack on Ukraine's Novoluhanske – police". UNIAN. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ "In newly retaken town, Ukrainian troops try to win local support". France 24. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
"Anxious Ukraine Risks Escalation In 'Creeping Offensive'". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017. - ^ "Ukraine reports two KIA's, three WIA's on Monday". UNIAN. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ "На Донеччині стріляли з "Градів", восьмеро поранені" (in Ukrainian). BBC Ukrainian. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ "Щоденне зведення речника Міноборони щодо ситуації в районі проведення операції Об'єднаних сил" (in Ukrainian). MoD. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Our army will respond with full force to such actions - President of Ukraine on the use of artillery in the area of Novoluhanske". www.president.gov.ua. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ (in Ukrainian) Militants fired on Novoluhanske: a civilian was killed, a gas pipeline was cut off, Ukrayinska Pravda (21 February 2022)
- ^ "RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 25". Institute for the Study of War. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "Банк даних". database.ukrcensus.gov.ua. Retrieved 13 February 2018.