Zolotarivka, Luhansk Oblast

48°52′36″N 38°16′9″E / 48.87667°N 38.26917°E / 48.87667; 38.26917

Zolotarivka
Золотарівка
Zolotarivka is located in Luhansk Oblast
Zolotarivka
Zolotarivka
Zolotarivka is located in Ukraine
Zolotarivka
Zolotarivka
Coordinates: 48°52′36″N 38°16′09″E / 48.87667°N 38.26917°E / 48.87667; 38.26917
Country Ukraine
Oblast Luhansk Oblast
RaionSievierodonetsk Raion
Founded1900
Population
 • Total631
Postal Code
93312

Zolotarivka (Ukrainian: Золотарівка) is a village in eastern Ukraine, located in Sievierodonetsk Raion of Luhansk Oblast. It is close to Verkhniokamianka and the Lysychansk Oil Refinery.

History

During the Holodomor in 1932–33, at least 82 villagers were confirmed to have died from starvation.[1]

During the Russo-Ukrainian War, the village was captured by Russian forces in early July 2022,[2] Ukrainian forces claimed to have retaken the village.[3]

Demographics

The native language distribution of the population is as follows:

Ukrainian: 80.03%

Russian: 18.38%

Others: 0.32%[4]

References

  1. ^ "Мартиролог. Луганська, ст. 385—386" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-24.
  2. ^ "General Staff: Russia captures Zolotarivka near Lysychansk in Luhansk Oblast". The Kyiv Independent on Twitter. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  3. ^ Ambrose, Tom; Dugan, Emily; Pidd, Helen; Dugan, Tom Ambrose (now); Emily; Kearney (earlier), Christine (2023-06-18). "Russia-Ukraine war live: Ukrainian forces reportedly take control of Piatykhatky – as it happened". the Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-01-20.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ ""Підсумки перепису населення 2001 року з мовним складом Луганської області за населеними пунктами"". State Statistics Service of Ukraine.