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Verkhnokamianske
Верхньокам'янське | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Verkhnokamianske  Verkhnokamianske | |
| Coordinates: 48°51′37″N 38°11′48″E / 48.86028°N 38.19667°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Bakhmut Raion |
| Hromada | Zvanivka rural hromada |
| Population (2001)[1] | |
• Total | 960 |
Verkhnokamianske (Template:Lang-uk) is a village (selo) in Ukraine, in Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast. It has a population of 960.[1]
Geography
The Kamianka River, a tributary of the Bakhmutka river,[2] flows through the village.
History
During the Holodomor, 18 residents of the village died.[3]
Russo-Ukrainian War (2014 – present)
In 2014, during the opening stages of the Russo-Ukrainian War, Verkhnokamianske was seized by forces of the separatist, pro-Russian Donetsk People's Republic, led by Russian army veteran and former FSB officer Igor Girkin.[4] On July 24, the village was announced to have been recaptured by Ukrainian security forces.[5][4]
During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Verkhnokamianske saw fighting again.[6] On 7 August 2022, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces claimed that Russian forces conducted assaults to try to improve its position near Verkhnokamianske, but "was unsuccessful and retreated."[7] On 5 February 2023, Ukrainian forces reportedly repelled Russian assaults on the village.[6]
Demographics
In 2001, it had 960 inhabitants, of whom 918 spoke Ukrainian and 42 spoke Russian.[1]
Culture
The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church operates a Church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos in the village.[8]
References
- ^ a b c "Linguistic composition of Ukraine 2001" (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ Каталог річок України (PDF) (in Ukrainian). Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR. 1957. p. 148.
- ^ "Мартиролог. Донецька область" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). pp. 453–454.
- ^ a b "Українські силовики оголосили про взяття північних районів Лисичанська" (in Russian). РБК. 2014-07-24. Archived from the original on 2014-07-25. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
- ^ "Сили АТО зайшли в Лисичанськ". BBC News Україна. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Триста сорок седьмой день войны России против Украины. Онлайн RFI" (in Russian). 5 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ Knight, Mariya (7 August 2022). "Ukrainians say multiple Russian assaults resisted in Donetsk". CNN. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "РОЗПОРЯДЖЕННЯ ГОЛОВИ ОБЛАСНОЇ ДЕРЖАВНОЇ АДМІНІСТРАЦІЇ: КЕРІВНИКА ОБЛАСНОЇ ВІЙСЬКОВО-ЦИВІЛЬНОЇ АДМІНІСТРАЦІЇ" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). 30 October 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 January 2021.
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