Shyroka Balka (Ukrainian: Широка Балка; Russian: Широкая Балка) is a settlement in Horlivka municipality of Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at 43.5 km NNE from the centre of Donetsk city.
Shyroka Balka
Широка Балка | |
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  Shyroka Balka Location of Shyroka Balka within Ukraine  Shyroka Balka Shyroka Balka (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 48°18′4″N 37°55′39″E / 48.30111°N 37.92750°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Province | Donetsk Oblast |
| Elevation | 134 m (440 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 477 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 84619 |
| Area code | +380 6242 |
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During the War in Donbass, in 2015, the settlement was taken under control of pro-Russian forces of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic.[2] In March 2023, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported Russian shelling in the settlement.[3]
| Districts of Horlivka: | Populated places: 1 — Hladosove 2 — Holmivskyi 3 — Zaitseve 4 — Mykhailivka 5 — Ozeryanivka 6 — Panteleymonivka 7 — Piatykhatky 8— Ryasne 9 — Stavky 10 — Fedorivka 11 — Shyroka Balka |
Demographics edit
Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[1]
- Ukrainian: 71.28%
- Russian: 28.51%
- Belarusian: 0.21%
References edit
- ^ a b "All-Ukrainian population census". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "Новости дня: ДНР преподнесла Порошенко своё видение проведения выборов на Донбассе. Полный текст - 13.05.2015 сегодня". Dialog.ua. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "At Bakhmut direction Russian army shelled Zaliznyanske, Dubovo-Vasylivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Bakhmut, Ivanivske, Bohdanivka, Chasiv Yar, Kurdumivka, Klischiyivka, Shyroka Balka, Ozaryanivka, Druzhba, Hryhorivka, Mayorsk and New York of Donetsk region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report Horlivka, Donetsk Oblast - Ukraine Interactive map - Ukraine Latest news on live map - liveuamap.com". Ukraine Interactive map - Ukraine Latest news on live map - liveuamap.com. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
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