Petrovske (Ukrainian: Петровске, Russian: Петровское) or Petrovo-Krasnosillia (Ukrainian: Петрово-Красносілля) is a city in Khrustalnyi urban hromada, Rovenky Raion, Luhansk Oblast (region) of Ukraine, currently occupied by Russia. It has a population of 12,642 (2022 estimate).[1]
Petrovske
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| Coordinates: 48°17′N 38°53′E / 48.283°N 38.883°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Luhansk Oblast |
| Raion | Rovenky Raion |
| Hromada | Khrustalnyi urban hromada |
| Population (2022) | 12,642 |
| Climate | Dfb |
History
editIn 1962, Petrovske was made subordinate to the municipality of Krasnyi Luch.[2] Petrovske was granted city status in 1963.[3]
In 2014, Petrovske was taken over by the proxy Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) during the war in Donbas,[4] and has since been under de facto Russian occupation.[5] In April 2015, Petrovske was the sight of intra-rebel infighting, with either LPR proxy forces or actual Russian special forces attempting to violently expel formerly allied Cossack separatists from the city.[6] In 2016, as part of decommunization in Ukraine, Petrovske was renamed to Petrovo-Krasnosillia by the Ukrainian government.[7] However, due to the occupation of the city by Russia, it is still often referred to by the communist-era name.[5][8] In 2020, Ukraine enacted administrative reforms that officially designated the city as part of Khrustalnyi urban hromada, Rovenky Raion.[9][10]
Economy
editPetrovske has a factory that makes concrete products, along with other industrial enterprises.[3]
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 20,500[3] | — |
| 2013 | 13,260[11] | −1.11% |
| 2022 | 12,642[1] | −0.53% |
Petrovske's population has declined in recent years, from 13,260 (2013 est.)[11] to 12,642 as of the most recent estimate in 2022.[1]
According to native language data from the 2001 Ukrainian census, it is a predominantly Russian-speaking city (76.4%), with a significant Ukrainian-speaking minority (22.4%) as well as a much smaller Belarusian-speaking minority (0.1%).[12]
References
edit- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ (in Ukrainian) – via Wikisource.
- ^ a b c "Петровское (город в Ворошиловградской обл.)" [Petrovske (city in Voroshylovhrad Oblast)]. Great Soviet Encyclopedia (in Russian).
- ^ "Численность населения по состоянию на 1 октября 2015 года по Луганской Народной Республике" (PDF) (in Russian). Luhansk People's Republic. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Few Pupils, Fewer Teachers: Russia Struggles To Set Up 'Potemkin' Schools In Occupied Ukraine". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 2022-09-12. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
A school in the Russian-occupied city of Petrovske, Luhansk region...
- ^ Spaulding, Hugo (9 April 2015). "Ukraine Crisis Update: April 9, 2015". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ "Рада переименовала Торез, Красный Луч, Краснодон, Свердловск и Стаханов". Lb.ua (in Russian). 12 May 2016.
- ^ "Ukraine and separatist troops withdraw from Luhansk town – DW – 10/29/2019". Retrieved 2024-03-14.
- ^ "Хрустальненская городская громада (временно окупировання територия)". gromada.info. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Holos Ukrayiny (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- ^ a b Чисельність наявного населення України [Actual population of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ "Офіційна сторінка Всеукраїнського перепису населення". Ukrcensus.gov.ua. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
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