Yampil, Donetsk Oblast
Yampil
Ямпіль | |
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Coordinates: 48°55′56″N 37°56′33″E / 48.93222°N 37.94250°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
Raion | Kramatorsk Raion |
Hromada | Lyman urban hromada |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 1,902 |
Yampil (Ukrainian: Ямпіль; Russian: Ямполь) is a rural settlement in Lyman urban hromada, Kramatorsk Raion,[1] Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is located to the southeast of Lyman, lying north of local road T05-13. Previously, it was administered as part of Lyman Raion. It is also home to Yampil railway station.[2] Population: 1,902 (2022 estimate).[3]
History
On June 19, 2014, Ukrainian forces reportedly secured the settlement from pro-Russian separatists during the
war in Donbas.[4]
On April 28, 2022 the town was occupied by Russia as part of its
invasion of Ukraine during the battle of Donbas. On September 30, the town was liberated by Ukrainian forces.[5]
References
- ^ "Dovidnyk «Ukrayina. Administratyvno-terytorial'nyy ustriy». Donets'ka oblast'. 2. Naseleni punkty Donets'koyi oblasti. Mista oblasnoho znachennya (stanom na 01.06.2018)" Довідник «Україна. Адміністративно-територіальний устрій». Донецька область. 2. Населені пункти Донецької області. Міста обласного значення (станом на 01.06.2018) [Cataloque «Ukraine. Administrative-territorial structure». Donetsk Oblast. 2. Settlements of Donetsk Oblast. Cities of regional significance (as of 2018-06-01)] (RTF) (in Ukrainian). June 1, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
- ^ "st. Jampil' // Schedule of Suburb Trains between Stations". Southwestern Railways (in Ukrainian). Retrieved June 18, 2018.
- ^ 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.
- Ukrayinska Pravda(20 June 2014)
- ^ "Ukraine encircles Russian forces near Donetsk, overshadowing Moscow's annexation of the region". CNN. 1 October 2022.