Krasnodon
Sorokyne
Сорокинe (Ukrainian) | |
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Sorokyne / Krasnodon | |
Coordinates: 48°18′0″N 39°44′0″E / 48.30000°N 39.73333°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Luhansk Oblast |
Raion | Dovzhansk Raion |
Hromada | Sorokyne urban hromada |
Founded | 1914 as Sorokino |
Renamed | 1938 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Yuri Borisovich Baklagov[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 77.33 km2 (29.86 sq mi) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 42,315 |
• Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
Postal code | 94400 |
Area code | +380 6435 |
Climate | Dfa |
Website | krasnodon |
Krasnodon (Ukrainian and Russian: Краснодон) or Sorokyne (Ukrainian: Сорокине; Russian: Сорокино, romanized: Sorokino) is a city in Dovzhansk Raion (district) of Luhansk Oblast in Ukraine. Residence of Sorokyne urban hromada. Its population is approximately 42,315 (2022 estimate).[2]
Krasnodon came under control of pro-Russian separatists in early 2014, and was incorporated into the Luhansk People's Republic (LNR). Since then, it has been continually controlled by the LNR, and since 2022, explicitly by Russia.
History
20th century
In the early 1910s, rich coal deposits were discovered in the area of the
Sorokyne saw fighting during the Russian Civil War, and changed hands several times.[4] The intense fighting destroyed the mines and most of the settlement.[3] Eventually, it was captured by the Bolsheviks in December 1919, who established stable control over Ukraine and established the communist Soviet Union on much of the former territory of the Russian Empire.[4]
The Soviet regime restored and modernized the destroyed mines, and began construction on new mines.[3] A local newspaper has been published in the city since September 1930.[5] Sorokyne became a major center of coal mining in the Donbas. On 28 October 1938, by a decision of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, the mining settlement of Sorokyne was renamed to Krasnodon and given city status. By 1939, 22,220 people lived in Krasnodon.[4]
During
After the liberation of the city by the Red Army, the mines were once again reconstructed.[7]
21st century
Since 2014, Krasnodon has been controlled by the Luhansk People's Republic (LNR), a Russian puppet state, and not the Ukrainian authorities.[8] NATO released satellite data from 21 August 2014 and confirmed it showed a large column of armoured vehicles crossing into Ukraine from Russia through Krasnodon.[9]
In 2016, the city was renamed Sorokyne by Ukraine as part of
In February 2023, LNR Head
Economy
Krasnodon has historically been important for the mining of
Demographics
The population of Krasnodon was 70,400 in 1972, 53,000 in 1989, and 49,921 in 2001.[14]
As of the
Linguistically, the city is overwhelmingly
Gallery
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Velyka Kamyanka River in Krasnodon
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A trolleybus in Krasnodon
See also
External links
- (in Russian) Official city page
References
- ^ Городской голова (in Russian). Krasnodon Official City Page. Retrieved March 19, 2009.
- ^ 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. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g Баклагов, Ю. Б.; Чапанська, Г. І. (2014). "Краснодон" (in Ukrainian). Інститут енциклопедичних досліджень НАН України. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
- ^ a b c d e "Краснодон, Краснодонський район, Луганська область". Історія міст і сіл Української РСР (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-11-03.
- ^ № 2915. Слава Краснодона // Летопись периодических и продолжающихся изданий СССР 1986 - 1990. Часть 2. Газеты. М., «Книжная палата», 1994. стр.382
- ^ "Gefängnis Krasnodon". Bundesarchiv.de (in German). Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Краснодон, Краснодонський район, Луганська область (продовження)". Історія міст і сіл Української РСР (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-11-03.
- ^ Численность населения по состоянию на 1 октября 2015 года по Луганской Народной Республ ике (PDF) (in Russian). Luhansk People's Republic. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ^ "New Satellite Imagery Exposes Russian Combat Troops Inside Ukraine". 28 August 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ Gutiérrez, Óscar (2023-08-20). "Ukrainians flee occupied territories through the only open Russian border crossing". Retrieved 2023-11-04.
- ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 16, 2023". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
- ^ Angelica Evans; Christina Harward; Riley Bailey; Karolina Hird; Frederick W. Kagan (25 September 2023). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 25, 2023". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Krasnodon". Britannica. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
- ^ Численность и состав населения Украины (in Russian). ukrcensus.gov.ua. Archived from the original on March 29, 2009. Retrieved March 19, 2009.
- ^ a b "Офіційна сторінка Всеукраїнського перепису населення". Ukrcensus.gov.ua. Retrieved 2022-03-16.