Luhanske, Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast
Luhanske (Ukrainian: Луганське; Russian: Луганское, romanized: Luganskoye) is an urban-type settlement in Bakhmut Raion, a part of Donetsk Oblast in Ukraine. It is located on the M04 highway, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Bakhmut. The population of Luhanske was 2,140 (2022 est.)[1].
Luhanske
Луганське | |
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 Church of the Intercession (1898) in Luhanske | |
  Luhanske Location of Luhanske within Ukraine  Luhanske Luhanske (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 48°26′29″N 38°15′14″E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Donetsk |
| Raion | Bakhmut |
| Hromada | Svitlodarsk urban hromada |
| Founded | 1701 |
| Incorporated | 1938 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.433 km2 (0.553 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 2,140 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 84580-84581 |
| Area code | +380 6274 |
The settlement has been damaged by and is on the frontline of the War in Donbass.[2] The UNHCR reported in February 2017 that it was inhabited by a "handful of elderly residents".[2] The settlement was controlled by the Ukrainian army,[3] but was captured by Russia in May 2022 during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
References
- 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.
- Elderly bear brunt of hardship in front-line Ukraine village, UNHCR (16 February 2017)
- Ukraine reports 2 WIA's amid 12 enemy attacks in last day, UNIAN (23 November 2017)
| Cities |  Coat of arms of Bakhmut Raion | |
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