Izvaryne (Ukrainian: Ізварине; Russian: Изварино, romanized: Izvarino) is a rural settlement located on the E40 highway in Sorokyne urban hromada, Dovzhansk Raion (district) of Luhansk Oblast in Ukraine. It is also an important road and railway crossing point on the Ukrainian side of the Russia–Ukraine border.[1] There are facilities at the crossing for motorcars, lorries, and trains.
Izvaryne
Ізварине | |
|---|---|
  Izvaryne Location of Izvaryne .svg) Izvaryne Izvaryne (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 48°17′15″N 39°53′35″E / 48.28750°N 39.89306°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Luhansk Oblast |
| Raion | Dovzhansk Raion |
| Hromada | Sorokyne urban hromada |
| Founded | 1914 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mykhailo Denikin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.82 km2 (3.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 1,560 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 94445 |
| Area code | +380 6435 |
| Website | http://krasnodon.org.ua/ |
Izvaryne lies across from the Russian town of Donetsk in Rostov Oblast, not to be confused with the Ukrainian city of Donetsk.[1] Population: 1,560 (2022 estimate)[2], 1,692 (2013 est.)[3].
The settlement came under the control of the Luhansk People's Republic in mid-2014. Following the 2022 annexation referendums in Russian-occupied Ukraine, Russia has claimed the settlement as part of their LPR / LNR.
History
editThe border post became part of protracted struggle between the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine and pro-Russian insurgents affiliated with the Luhansk People's Republic during the rising unrest in Ukraine in the aftermath of the 2014 Ukrainian revolution. Multiple attacks by the insurgents upon the post were repelled. Despite this, the Border Guard was overwhelmed by insurgents on 20 June 2014, and was forced to retreat into Russian territory, where many guardsmen were captured, and later returned to Ukraine.[4][5]
By late June of 2014, the LPR had announced their complete control of the border post.[6] The border point would reportedly be used by insurgents as a vital link to supplies and reinforcements from Russia.[7]
Demographics
editAccording to the 2001 census, the population of the village was 2,091.[8] 4.16% said that their native language was Ukrainian, whilst 94.88% said that it was Russian.
References
edit- ^ a b "List of border crossing points". State Border Guard Service of Ukraine. 2 July 2014. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України [Actual population of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ "Fighting rages on despite declared truce". BBC News. 21 June 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ "Russian continues to hold the Ukrainian border guards from "Izvarino"". Liga News (in Russian). 21 June 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ "'Luhansk People's Republic' authorities claim complete control over Izvaryne border checkpoint". Kyiv Post. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ "Ukraine Advances After Heavy Fighting". Kyiv Post. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ "2001 Census of Ukraine". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.