Novodonetske (Ukrainian: Новодонецьке; Russian: Новодонецкое, romanized: Novodonetskoye) is a rural settlement in the Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine.
Novodonetske
Новодонецьке | |
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Rural settlement | |
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  Novodonetske Location of Novodonetske within Donetsk Oblast#Location of Vodianske within Ukraine  Novodonetske Novodonetske (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 47°45′15″N 36°57′40″E / 47.75417°N 36.96111°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| District | Volnovakha Raion |
| Hromada | Staromlynivka rural hromada |
| Elevation | 138 m (453 ft) |
| Population (2001).[2] | |
• Total | 327 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 85561 |
| Area code | +380 6277 |
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History
editThe village was occupied by Russian forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.[3][failed verification] On 5 September 2023, during the 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive, after several days of artillery preparations the Ukrainian Armed Forces made an attempt to break through Russian defense lines north of the village, using a large number of armored vehicles.[4] The 37th Separate Marine Brigade made an amphibious landing across the Shaitanka river, and struck directly at the Russian fortifications.[5]
Demographics
editIn the 2001 Ukrainian census, the village was reported to have a population of 327 people, of whom 80.12% spoke Ukrainian and 19.88% spoke Russian.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Novodonetske (Donetsk Oblast)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Liczby ludności miejscowości obwodu donieckiego na podstawie spisu ludności wg stanu na dzień 5 grudnia 2001". pop-stat.mashke.org (in Ukrainian).
- ^ "Ukraine Makes 'Tactically Significant' Progress in Its Counteroffensive". New York Times. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ "Окупанти заверещали, що ЗСУ підійшли впритул у районі Новодонецького". Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ "Новодонецьке – Новомайорське: ЗСУ наступають ще в одному районі?". Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ "Розподіл населення за рідною мовою, Донецька область". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
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