Mezhove (Ukrainian: Межове; Russian: Межевое) is a village in Ocheretyne settlement hromada, Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is located 29.4 kilometres (18.3 mi) northwest by north (NWbN) from the centre of Donetsk city.
Mezhove
Межове | |
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  Mezhove Location of Mezhove within Ukraine .svg) Mezhove Mezhove (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 48°11′6″N 37°29′38″E / 48.18500°N 37.49389°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Pokrovsk Raion |
| Hromada | Ocheretyne settlement hromada |
| Elevation | 154 m (505 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 36 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 86024 |
| Area code | +380 6236 |
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Geography
editThe village lies on the right bank of the Vovcha river. The absolute height is 154 metres above sea level.
History
editRussian invasion of Ukraine
editThe village was captured by Russian Forces during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in August 2024.[2][3]
Demographics
editAs of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had 36 inhabitants, whose native languages were 41.67% Ukrainian and 58.33% Russian.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "All-Ukrainian population census". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ Riley Bailey; Angelica Evans; Kateryna Stepanenko; Grace Mappes; Frederick W. Kagan (22 August 2024). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 22, 2024". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
The Russian MoD retroactively announced on August 22 that the Russian Central Grouping of Forces (GoF) seized Mezhove (southeast of Pokrovsk).
- ^ "✙DeepState✙🇺🇦".
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