Yasynuvata
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Yasynuvata
Ясинувата (Ukrainian) | |
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| Coordinates: 48°7′40″N 37°51′45″E / 48.12778°N 37.86250°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Donetsk Raion |
| Hromada | Yasynuvata urban hromada |
| Founded | 1872 |
| City status | 1936 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19 km2 (7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 257 m (843 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
| • Total | 34,144 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 86000—86015 |
| Area code | +380-6236 |
| Climate | Warm summer subtype |
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Yasynuvata (
administrative center of Yasynuvata Raion until it was dissolved in 2020. It is located 21 kilometres (13 mi) from Donetsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Yasynuvata is a large railway crossroad. Its population is approximately 34,144 (2022 estimate).[1]
History
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Starting mid-April 2014
captured several towns and cities across in Donetsk and Luhansk Districts;[2][3] including Yasynuvata.[4] On 17 August 2014, Ukrainian forces reportedly took the city from the pro-Russian separatists.[4] But fighting for control of the city continued.[5] On 19 August Ukrainian troops claimed they were clearing Yasynuvata of remaining separatist forces after its victory ("conducting a mopping-up operation").[6] Ukrainian military was forced to retreat from the town in mid-September 2014, and since then the Government of Ukraine have recognised it to be under Russian occupation.[7]
Due to the war situation railway operation has ceased in 2014.[8]
In 2016 the
On 30 September 2022, Russian Federation unilaterally annexed Yasynuvata with other areas of Donetsk Oblast that are under Russian military occupation.[12]
Demographics
As of the
2001 Ukrainian census:[13]
- Ethnicity
- Ukrainians: 68.9%
- Russians: 28.7%
- Belarusians: 0.6%
- Armenians: 0.4%
Notable people
References
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Ragozin, Leonid (16 April 2014). "Vladimir Putin is Accidentally Bringing Eastern and Western Ukraine Together". The New Republic.
- ^ "Donbass defenders put WWII tank back into service".
- ^ a b "Ukraine Fighting Clouds Diplomatic Push". Wall Street Journal. 18 August 2014.
- ^ "Saur-Mohyla under control of Ukrainian army, heavy fighting in Yasynuvata - Aug. 18, 2014". 18 August 2014.
- ^ "Ukraine says battles raging in heart of rebel-held Lugansk".
- ^ "Складні часи – складні рішення: економічна ізоляція Донбасу" (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 2019-12-30. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
- ^ Lok-Magazin n° 11/2014, page 29 (in German)
- Radio Free Europe(April 01, 2016)
- ^ Over half of Donbas truce breaches observed in Yasynuvata, Avdiyivka, Donetsk airport, Interfax-Ukraine (5 August 2016)
- osce.org. Kyiv: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ Dickson, Janice (30 September 2022). "Putin signs documents to illegally annex four Ukrainian regions, in drastic escalation of Russia's war". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
Mr. Putin's claim to more than 15 per cent of Ukraine's territory is the largest annexation in Europe since the Second World War.
- ^ Національний склад та рідна мова населення Донецької області. Розподіл постійного населення за найбільш численними національностями та рідною мовою по міськрадах та районах (in Ukrainian), archived from the original on 2012-02-07
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