Blahodatne (Ukrainian: Благодатне), formerly known as Zhelanne (Ukrainian: Желанне; Russian: Желание), is a rural settlement in Ocheretyne settlement hromada, Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. In 2022, the population was estimated to be 1,274,[2] but had reduced to an estimated 100 by 2024 during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3] In 2024 the Verkhovna Rada renamed the village as a part of the derussification campaign.[4]
Blahodatne
Благодатне | |
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  Blahodatne Location of Blahodatne in Donetsk Oblast#Location of Blahodatne in Ukraine .svg) Blahodatne Blahodatne (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 48°12′29″N 37°26′40″E / 48.20806°N 37.44444°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Pokrovsk Raion |
| Hromada | Ocheretyne settlement hromada |
| Elevation | 188 m (617 ft) |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,274 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 |
| Postal code | 86023 |
| Area code | +380 6236 |
History
editOn 14 August 2024, during the Pokrovsk offensive of the Russo-Ukrainian War, the village was captured by Russia.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Zhelanne (Donetsk Oblast)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ a b Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Поїхали, і тієї ж ночі «приліт». Як обстріли РФ знищують селище Желанне на захід від Авдіївки". www.radiosvoboda.org. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
- ^ Проект Постанови про перейменування окремих населених пунктів та районів [Draft resolution on renaming individual populated places and raions]. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
- ^ Hird, Karolina; Harward, Christina; Bailey, Riley; Kagan, Frederick W.; Stepanenko, Kateryna; Wolkov, Nicole (15 August 2024). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 15, 2024". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ "The enemy occupied Zhelanne and Orlivka, and advanced in New York, Mykolaivka, Zhuravka and Krasnohorivka". DeepStateMap.Live. 14 August 2024.
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