Zhdanivka

Zhdanivka or Zhdanovka (Ukrainian: Жда́нівка, pronounced [ˈʒdɑ.n⁽ʲ⁾iu̯.kɐ]; Russian: Ждановка) is a city of regional significance in the Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. The city has a population of 11,867 (2022 est.)[1]. The city is occupied by regular Russian and pro-Russian proxy forces since 2014.

Zhdanivka
Жданівка
Ждановка
City of regional significance
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Zhdanivka
Zhdanivka
Coordinates: 48°8′15″N 38°15′39″E
Country Ukraine
OblastDonetsk Oblast
RaionHorlivka Raion
Government
 • MayorSerhiy Lytvynov
Population
 (2022)
11,867
ClimateDfb

History

Starting Mid-April 2014 pro-Russian separatists captured several towns in Donetsk Oblast;[2][3] including Zhdanivka.[4] On 16 August 2014, Ukrainian forces reportedly secured the city from the pro-Russian separatists.[5]

On 20 September 2014, Ukrainian troops left the city due to the threat of encirclement.[6] Since then, it has remained under control of the so-called Donetsk People's Republic.

Demographics

As of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[7]

Ethnicity
  • Ukrainians: 48.3%
  • Russians: 47.4%
  • Belarusians: 1.4%
Language

References
  1. 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.
  2. Ragozin, Leonid (16 April 2014). "Vladimir Putin is Accidentally Bringing Eastern and Western Ukraine Together". The New Republic.
  3. "Donbass defenders put WWII tank back into service".
  4. "Ukrainian army liberates Zhdanivka in Donetsk region - Poroshenko".
  5. "Ukrainian army liberates Zhdanivka in Donetsk region - Poroshenko".
  6. "СНБО: силовики отступили от Ждановки, чтобы не попасть в окружение". 21 September 2014.
  7. "Home". ukrcensus.gov.ua.


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