Svitlodarsk

Coordinates: 48°26′N 38°13′E / 48.433°N 38.217°E / 48.433; 38.217
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Svitlodarsk
Світлодарськ (Ukrainian)
Светлодарск (Russian)
Svitlodarsk scene overlooking power plant
Svitlodarsk scene overlooking power plant
Svitlodarsk is located in Donetsk Oblast
Svitlodarsk
Svitlodarsk
Location of Svitlodarsk within Donetsk Oblast
Svitlodarsk is located in Ukraine
Svitlodarsk
Svitlodarsk
Location of Svitlodarsk within Ukraine
Coordinates: 48°26′N 38°13′E / 48.433°N 38.217°E / 48.433; 38.217
Country Ukraine
OblastDonetsk Oblast
RaionBakhmut Raion
HromadaSvitlodarsk urban hromada
First mentioned1968
City rights1992
Area
 • Total2.12 km2 (0.82 sq mi)
Elevation
172 m (564 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total11,127
 • Density5,200/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
Postal code
84792
Area code+380-6249
Government address84792, Донецька область, Бахмутський район, м. Світлодарськ, пр. Миру, 5
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Svitlodarsk (Ukrainian: Світлода́рськ, IPA: [s⁽ʲ⁾w⁽ʲ⁾itɫoˈdɑrsʲk]; Russian: Светлодарск) is a city in Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. The city has a population of 11,127 (2022 estimate).[1]

It is an

Vuhlehirska power station
.

During the war in Donbas that began in 2014, the city was near the frontline with the separatist Donetsk People's Republic.[2] Because of the conflict, the number of residents shrank to a few thousand by 2015.[2] In 2016, it was the site of the bloody battle of Svitlodarsk. It was a city of district significance until that designation was abolished in 2020.

On 24 May 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the city was captured by Russian forces as part of the battle of Donbas.[3]

Demographics

Native language as of the

Ukrainian Census of 2001:[4]

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. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b Ukraine forces in Svitlodarsk try to learn what's coming next in Russia's war, Kyiv Post (23 August 2015)
  3. ^ "Donetsk region: occupying forces capture Svitlodarsk". Yahoo News. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  4. ^ ukrcensus.gov.ua