Staryi Aidar (Ukrainian: Старий Айдар; Russian: Старый Айдар) is a village in Shchastia urban hromada, Shchastia Raion (district) in Luhansk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at about 20 km NW from the centre of Luhansk city.
Staryi Aidar
Старий Айдар | |
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Coordinates: 48°43′40″N 39°9′5″E / 48.72778°N 39.15139°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Luhansk Oblast |
Raion | Shchastia Raion |
Hromada | Shchastia urban hromada |
Founded | 1645 |
Area | |
• Total | 3.8 km2 (1.5 sq mi) |
Elevation | 77 m (253 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 283 |
• Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 93616 |
Area code | +380 6472 |
The War in Donbas, that started in mid-April 2014, has brought along both civilian and military casualties. One Ukrainian serviceman was wounded in action near the village on 15 December 2016.[1]
Demographics
editIn 2001 the village had 633 inhabitants. Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[2]
- Ukrainian — 10.25%
- Russian 89.75%
References
edit- ^ "Сводные данные АТО - 16 декабря" [Summary information on ATO as of 16 December] (in Russian). NSDC. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ^ Розподіл населення за рідною мовою на ukrcensus.gov.ua