Smile (Ukrainian: Сміле; Russian: Смелое) is a village in Zymohiria urban hromada, Alchevsk Raion (district), Luhansk Oblast (region), Ukraine, at about 30 km WNW from the centre of Luhansk.
Smile
Сміле | |
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  Smile Location of Smile within Ukraine .svg) Smile Smile (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 48°40′38″N 38°55′00″E / 48.677222°N 38.916667°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Luhansk Oblast |
| Raion | Alchevsk Raion |
| Hromada | Zymohiria urban hromada |
| Founded | 1756 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.327 km2 (0.512 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 108 m (354 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,031 |
| • Density | 780/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 93704 |
| Area code | +380 6473 |
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The settlement was taken under control of pro-Russian forces during the War in Donbass, that started in 2014.[1] The village stayed under pro-Russian control and is currently situated close to the front line with the Armed Forces of Ukraine.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Кабмин назвал города Донбасса, подконтрольные сепаратистам". korrespondent.net. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ (in Ukrainian) Militants' shells hit a five-story building in Luhansk region, Ukrayinska Pravda (9 September 2021)
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