Novoselivka Druha (Ukrainian: Новоселівка Друга; Russian: Новосёловка Вторая) is a village in Ocheretyne settlement hromada, Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is located 25.4 kilometres (15.8 mi) north from the centre of Donetsk city.
Novoselivka Druha
Новоселівка Друга | |
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 Novoselivka Druha in 2008 | |
  Novoselivka Druha  Novoselivka Druha | |
| Coordinates: 48°12′32″N 37°47′51″E / 48.208889°N 37.7975°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Pokrovsk Raion |
| Hromada | Ocheretyne settlement hromada |
| Founded | 1893 |
| Elevation | 124 m (407 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 131 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 86042 |
| Area code | +380 6236 |
| KATOTTH | UA14160190180010485 |
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The War in Donbas, that started in mid-April 2014, brought along both civilian and military casualties. One Ukrainian serviceman was killed at the village on 24 January 2015, another soldier was wounded on 4 September 2017.[2] On 4 July 2022, the village was captured by the Russian forces during the invasion of Ukraine at the Battle of Avdiivka.[3]
Demographics
editIn 2001 the settlement had 131 inhabitants. Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[1]
- Ukrainian – 28.24%
- Russian – 71.76%
References
edit- ^ a b "All-Ukrainian population census". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "Сводка штаба АТО на 06:00 – 05 октября 2017" [Operational summary of ATO HQ as of 5 October (6:00 am)]. mediarnbo.org (in Russian). NSDC. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 4". Critical Threats. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
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