Olenivka (Ukrainian: Оленівка; Russian: Оленовка, romanized: Olenovka) is a rural settlement in Kalmiuske Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is located 20.5 kilometres (12.7 mi) southwest from the center of the city of Donetsk. It had a population of 4,513 (2022 estimate).[1]
Olenivka
Оленівка | |
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 St. Constantine & St. Helena Church | |
  Olenivka Location of Olenivka within Donetsk Oblast  Olenivka Olenivka (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 47°49′53″N 37°39′36″E / 47.83139°N 37.66000°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Donetsk Oblast |
| Founded | 1840 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.7 km2 (1.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 216 m (709 ft) |
| Population (1 January 2022) | |
| • Total | 4,513 |
| • Density | 960/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 85710 |
| Area code | +380 6279 |
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History
editBeginning in April 2014, the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war and related war in Donbas has brought both civilian and military casualties.[2][3][4][5]
Since 2014, the town is controlled by the separatist Donetsk People's Republic, and it was annexed by Russia in 2022 following internationally unrecognized referendums.[6] On 29 July 2022, the Olenivka prison massacre of Ukrainian prisoners of war took place near the settlement.[7]
Demographics
editAccording to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had 4801 inhabitants. The population is vastly Ukrainophone.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Укрінформ - актуальні новини України та світу". www.ukrinform.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Ukraine Separatists Say Five Killed On Front Line". REF/RL. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ "At least four civilians killed at checkpoint in eastern Ukraine". af.reuters.com. Reuters. 27 April 2016. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ "Ukraine conflict: Four civilians killed in army shelling, say rebels". www.bbc.com. BBC News. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 1". Institute for the Study of War. 1 May 2022.
- ^ "Admission of guilt: Russia blocks international investigation of Olenivka mass killing of Ukrainian POWs". Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ https://socialdata.org.ua/projects/mova-2001/ [bare URL]
External links
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