Nevelske (Ukrainian: Невельське; Russian: Невельское, romanized: Nevelskoye) is a village in Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, at about 17.35 kilometres (10.78 mi) west by north (WbN) from the centre of Donetsk city. Nevelske belongs to Ocheretyne settlement hromada.
Nevelske
Невельське | |
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  Nevelske Location of Nevelske within Ukraine  Nevelske Nevelske (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 48°3′40″N 37°34′34″E / 48.06111°N 37.57611°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Donetsk Oblast |
| District | Pokrovsk Raion[1] |
| Hromada | Ocheretyne |
| Elevation | 199 m (653 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 283 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 86051 |
| Area code | +380 6236 |
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History
editRusso-Ukrainian War
editWar in Donbas
editThe War in Donbas, which lasted from mid-April 2014 until the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, brought both civilian and military casualties. Two Ukrainian servicemen were killed and two others were wounded in action at Nevelske on 8 November 2014.[3] Two Ukrainian soldiers were wounded at Nevelske on 16 December 2016, and another was killed by shelling at a Ukrainian army position near the settlement.[4][5] On 14 November 2021 nine houses were damaged due to the shelling of Nevelske.[1] Three days later seven houses were damaged, destroying two of them.[1]
Russian invasion of Ukraine
editOn 12 March 2024, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced the full capture of Nevelske by Russian forces,[6] later on the settlement was referred to as a "grey zone".[7][8]
On 9 August 2024, geolocated footage confirmed that the village had been recaptured by Russia.[9]
Demographics
editAs of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had 283 inhabitants. Their native languages were 83.92% Russian and 16.08% Ukrainian.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Russia-occupation forces again shelling Nevelske village in Donbas, damage seven houses, destroy two of them". Interfax-Ukraine. 17 November 2021.
- ^ a b "All-Ukrainian population census". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "Силы АТО потеряли двух военных в бою возле н.п. Невельское". Information Resistance. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ "Сводные данные АТО - 17 декабря" [Summary information on ATO as of 17 December] (in Russian). NSDC. 17 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ На Донеччині загинули двоє українських військових [Two Ukrainian servicemen killed in Donetsk region]. ukinform.ua (in Ukrainian). Ukrinform. 6 April 2021. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
Внаслідок обстрілу українських позицій російськими найманцями поблизу населеного пункту Невельське, що на Донеччині, загинув український військовий. Ще один захисник загинув поблизу Степного через підрив на невідомому вибуховому пристрої. [Translated: A Ukrainian serviceman was killed as a result of shelling of Ukrainian positions by Russian mercenaries near the town of Nevelske in the Donetsk region. Another defender was killed near Stepny by an unknown explosive device.]
- ^ "Russia Says Captured Village In Ukraine's Donetsk Region". Barrons. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ Christina Harward; Angelica Evans; Nicole Wolkov; Riley Bailey; George Barros (20 May 2024). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 16, 2024". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
A Russian source claimed that Russian forces are struggling to clear the area between Pervomaiske and Nevelske (both southwest of Avdiivka) and that the Balka Domakha stream that runs between Netaylove (southwest of Avdiivka) and Nevelske is a contested "gray zone."
- ^ Christina Harward; Grace Mappes; Nicole Wolkov; Kateryna Stepanenko; Frederick W. Kagan (20 May 2024). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 21, 2024". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
Fighting continued northwest of Avdiivka near Kalynove, Novooleksandrivka, Sokil, Prohres, Yevhenivka, Ocheretyne, Solovyove, and Novoselivka Persha; west of Avdiivka near Umanske, Sieverne, Netaylove, and Yasnobrodivka; and southwest of Avdiivka near Nevelske and Sieverne.
- ^ Harward, Christina; Gasparyan, Davit; Mappes, Grace; Evans, Angelica; Barros, George; Stepanenko, Kateryna (10 August 2024). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 10, 2024". Institute for the Study of War.
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