Yurivka, Mariupol Raion, Donetsk Oblast

Yurivka (Ukrainian: Юр'ївка) is a village in eastern Ukraine, along the coast of the Sea of Azov. Administratively, the village is within Manhush settlement hromada, Mariupol Raion, in Donetsk Oblast.

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Юр'ївка
Yurivka is located in Donetsk Oblast
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Location of Yurivka
Yurivka is located in Ukraine
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Yurivka (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 46°56′10″N 37°11′50″E / 46.93611°N 37.19722°E / 46.93611; 37.19722
Country Ukraine
Province Donetsk Oblast
DistrictMariupol Raion
HromadaManhush settlement hromada
Founded1902
Elevation
18 m (59 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total296
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
87454
Area code+380 6297
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History

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During the German-Soviet War, the village came under occupation of German forces. In September 1943, the Soviet Black Sea Fleet, led by Konstantin Olshansky, launched an amphibious assault and attacked German logistics here, which helped liberate the nearby city of Mariupol soon later in the Soviets' Donbas Offensive.

During peacetime, before the Russo-Ukrainian War began, the village was most famous for having a large collection of seashells contained in several artworks.[1]

In February 2022, with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the village soon fell under Russian control during the Southern Ukraine campaign.

On August 14, 2023, the Ukrainian military struck a Russian command post stationed in the village.[2]

Geography

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The village sits along the Sea of Azov, and has an average elevation of 18 metres (59 ft)[3]

Demographics

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According to the 2001 Ukrainian Census, the population of Yurivka stood at 296. The native language distribution was 33.1% Ukrainian, 66.6% Russian, and 0.3% Greek.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Це наче пазл складати, тільки ще гірше. Історія майстрині, що створює портрети з мушель". О, Море.Сity (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-05-04.
  2. ^ "У ЗСУ підтвердили удар по командному пункту окупантів у районі Маріуполя". The New Voice of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). August 14, 2023. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
  3. ^ "Погода на weather.in.ua".
  4. ^ "All-Ukrainian population census". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 29 April 2024.