Yasnohorivka (Ukrainian: Ясногорівка), formerly known as Krasnohorivka (Ukrainian: Красногорівка; Russian: Красногоровка) is a village in Ocheretyne settlement hromada, Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is located 24.7 kilometres (15.3 mi) north-northwest (NNW) from the centre of Donetsk city.
Yasnohorivka
Ясногорівка | |
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  Yasnohorivka Location of Yasnohorivka within Ukraine  Yasnohorivka Yasnohorivka (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 48°12′23″N 37°43′34″E / 48.206389°N 37.726111°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Pokrovsk Raion |
| Hromada | Ocheretyne settlement hromada |
| Elevation | 191 m (627 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 521 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 86042 |
| Area code | +380 6236 |
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The War in Donbas, which started in mid-April 2014, has brought along both civilian and military casualties.
Krasnohorivka was reported by DeepStateMap.Live to have been captured by Russia on 3 November 2023.[2]
In 2024 the Verkhovna Rada renamed the village as a part of the derussification campaign.[3]
Demographics
editIn 2001 the settlement had 521 inhabitants. Native language distribution as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "All-Ukrainian population census". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "DeepStateMAP | Map of the war in Ukraine". DeepStateMap. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ Проект Постанови про перейменування окремих населених пунктів та районів [Draft resolution on renaming individual populated places and raions]. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
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