Katerynivka (Ukrainian: Катеринівка; Russian: Катериновка) is a village in Sievierodonetsk Raion of Luhansk Oblast of eastern Ukraine. The village came under control of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic in June 2022.
Katerynivka
Катеринівка | |
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  Katerynivka Location of Katerynivka within Ukraine .svg) Katerynivka Katerynivka (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 48°39′54″N 38°28′18″E / 48.665°N 38.471667°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Province | Luhansk Oblast |
| District | Sievierodonetsk Raion |
| Founded | 1900 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.789 km2 (0.691 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 186 m (610 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 484 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 93344 |
| Area code | +380 6474 |
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The War in Donbass, that started in mid-April 2014, has brought along both civilian and military casualties.[1][2][3][4] In this war the village was located in a "gray zone" between Ukrainian forces and forces loyal to the Luhansk People's Republic until on 4 February 2018 the Ukrainian army took the village under its control.[5]
Demographics
editIn 2001 the settlement had 484 inhabitants. Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[6]
- Ukrainian — 74.36%
- Russian — 25.84%
References
edit- ^ "Біля Катеринівки підірвалася українська БРДМ. Є загиблі військові" (in Ukrainian). Hennadiy Moskal. 4 May 2015. Archived from the original on 7 May 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ "Two Ukrainian Soldiers Killed By Land Mine In Luhansk". REF/RL. 4 May 2015.
- ^ "Генштаб: В бою под Катериновкой погибли трое и ранены шесть военных" (in Russian). UNIAN. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ "Под Катериновкой на фугасе подорвалась БРДМ с военными: погибли двое бойцов, еще трое получили ранения, - МВД" (in Russian). Information Resistance. 20 May 2015. Archived from the original on 28 May 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- ^ "Порошенко відвідав звільнене село на Луганщині".
- ^ "Розподіл населення за рідною мовою на ukrcensus.gov.ua". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
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