Halytsynivka (Ukrainian: Галицинівка; Russian: Галицыновка) is a village in Pokrovsk Raion (district) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at 36.2 kilometres (22.5 mi) west-northwest (WNW) from the centre of Donetsk city, on the banks of the Vovcha river.
Halytsynivka
Галицинівка | |
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.svg)  Halytsynivka Location of Halytsynivka within Ukraine  Halytsynivka Halytsynivka (Donetsk Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 48°06′02″N 37°26′45″E / 48.100556°N 37.445833°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Pokrovsk Raion |
| Hromada | Novohrodivka urban hromada |
| Founded | 1888 |
| Elevation | 133 m (436 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,111 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 85620 |
| Area code | +380 6278 |
| KATOTTH | UA14160170030017951 |
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History
editRusso-Ukrainian War
editThe War in Donbass, that started in mid-April 2014, brought along both civilian and military casualties. Two Ukrainian servicemen were killed near the village by shelling from "Grad" multiple rocket launchers on 3 February 2017.[2]
In early September 2024, the village was reportedly captured by Russia as part of the Pokrovsk offensive of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3]
Demographics
editIn 2001 the settlement had 1111 inhabitants. Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "All-Ukrainian population census". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ "Сводные данные АТО – 04 февраля" [Summary information on ATO as of 04 February] (in Russian). NSDC. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ Kagan, Frederick W.; Evans, Angelica; Wolkov, Nicole; Gasparyan, Davit; Mappes, Grace (3 September 2024). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 3, 2024". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
Geolocated footage published on September 3 indicates that Russian forces recently advanced into southwestern Halytsynivka (southeast of Pokrovsk), and ISW assesses that Russian forces have likely seized the settlement.
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