Hryhorivka (Ukrainian: Григорівка) is a village located in Bakhmut Raion of Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is located approximately 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) northwest of Bakhmut.[2]
Hryhorivka
Григорівка | |
|---|---|
  Hryhorivka .svg) Hryhorivka | |
| Coordinates: 48°38′20″N 37°51′11″E / 48.63889°N 37.85306°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Bakhmut Raion |
| Hromada | Chasiv Yar urban hromada |
| Elevation | 162 m (531 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 92 |
| Area code | +380-6274 |
| KATOTTH | UA14020130030056885 |
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History
editRussian invasion of Ukraine
editOn 21 May 2023, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Ukrainian military reported that Russian forces engaged in unsuccessful attacks towards the village.[2] These attacks continued in the summer and autumn of 2023.[3][4][5][6][7]
The attacks continued in the summer of 2024, with Russia claiming to have seized the village on 10 September.[8]
Demographics
editAs of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had 92 inhabitants, whose native languages were 91.30% Ukrainian and 7.61% Russian.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "All-Ukrainian population census". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ a b Stepanenko, Kateryna; Bailey, Riley; Mappes, Grace; Wolkov, Nicole; Kagan, Frederick W. "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 21, 2023". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ "Russians try to regain positions near Hryhorivka and Andriivka in Donetsk Oblast – General Staff". Yahoo! News. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ Kitsoft. "Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine - Situation update of General Staff of UAF regarding Russian invasion as of 6 a.m., October 5, 2023". www.kmu.gov.ua. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ "Ukraine military reports 'partial success' in southeast, east fighting". Reuters. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ "Armed Forces of Ukraine Liberate Urozhayne Village in Donetsk Region | Promote Ukraine - Media and expert platform for Ukraine and the EU". 16 August 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ Lister, Tim; Kesaieva, Julia; Pennington, Josh (12 May 2023). "Russian forces trying to regain lost ground in Bakhmut, Ukrainian officer says". CNN.
- ^ Nicole Wolkov; Grace Mappes; Angelica Evans; Haley Zehrung; Karolina Hird (10 September 2024). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 10, 2024". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) claimed that Russian forces seized Hryhorivka [...] ISW has not observed confirmation of any of these claims, however.