Nesterianka (Ukrainian: Нестерянка; Russian: Нестерянка) is a village in Polohy Raion (district) in Zaporizhzhia Oblast of southern Ukraine, at about 56.11 kilometres (34.87 mi) southeast (SE) from the centre of Zaporizhzhia city.
Nesterianka
Нестерянка | |
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Village | |
  Nesterianka Location of Nesterianka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast  Nesterianka Nesterianka (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 47°29′48″N 35°41′13″E / 47.496574°N 35.6869°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Zaporizhzhia Oblast |
| Raion | Polohy Raion |
| Founded | 1917 |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.81 km2 (0.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 128 m (420 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,566 |
| • Density | 1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 70561 |
| Area code | +380 6141 |
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The village came under attack by Russian forces in 2022/2023, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ "Офіційна сторінка Всеукраїнського перепису населення | Банк даних" [All-Ukrainian population census | Database]. ukrcensus.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ Karolina Hird; Grace Mappes; Angela Howard; George Barros; Mason Clark (21 October 2022). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 3". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
A Russian source reported that Ukrainian forces have conducted daily reconnaissance-in-force operations against Russian positions in Nesteryanka (10km southwest of Orikhiv) since August 31 and are heavily shelling the surrounding area, but ISW cannot confirm these reports.
- ^ Karolina Hird; Riley Bailey; Layne Philipson; Nicole Wolkov; Frederick W. Kagan (10 May 2023). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 10, 2023". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
Geolocated footage published on May 9 confirms that artillery elements of the 503rd Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment (19th Motorized Rifle Division, 58th Combined Arms Army, Southern Military District) are active in this area near Nesterianka (11km southwest of Orikhiv).
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