Krasnyi Yar (Ukrainian: Красний Яр; Russian: Красный Яр) is a village in Hrodivka settlement hromada, Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is located 42 kilometres (26 mi) northwest (NW) from the centre of Donetsk city.
Krasnyi Yar
Красний Яр | |
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.svg)  Krasnyi Yar Location of Krasnyi Yar within Ukraine  Krasnyi Yar Krasnyi Yar (Donetsk Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 48°14′30″N 37°20′20″E / 48.24167°N 37.33889°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Pokrovsk Raion |
| Hromada | Hrodivka settlement hromada |
| Elevation | 171 m (561 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 191 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 85348 |
| Area code | +380 623 |
| KATOTTH | UA14160050120049714 |
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History
editRussian invasion of Ukraine
editThe village was captured by Russian forces in October 2024, during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2]
Demographics
editAs of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had 191 inhabitants, whose native languages were 77.18% Ukrainian, 21.84% Russian and 0.97% Belarusian.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "All-Ukrainian population census". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ Riley Bailey, Kateryna Stepanenko; Angelica Evans; Nicole Wolkov; Nate Trotter; Frederick W. Kagan (16 October 2024). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 16, 2024". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) claimed on October 16 that Russian forces seized Krasnyi Yar (southeast of Pokrovsk), and a Russian milblogger claimed that Russian forces advanced southwest of Selydove (southeast of Pokrovsk).
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