Luhanske, Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast

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Not to be confused with Luhansk.
Luhanske
Луганське
Urban-type settlement
Church of the Intercession (1898) in Luhanske
Church of the Intercession (1898) in Luhanske
Luhanske is located in Donetsk Oblast
Luhanske
Luhanske
Location of Luhanske within Ukraine
Luhanske is located in Ukraine
Luhanske
Luhanske
Luhanske (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 48°26′29″N 38°15′14″E / 48.44139°N 38.25389°E / 48.44139; 38.25389
Country Ukraine
Oblast Donetsk
RaionBakhmut
HromadaSvitlodarsk urban hromada
Founded1701
Incorporated1938
Area
 • Total1.433 km2 (0.553 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total2,140
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Postal code
84580-84581
Area code+380 6274

Luhanske (Ukrainian: Луганське; Russian: Луганское, romanized: Luganskoye) is an urban-type settlement in Bakhmut Raion, a part of Donetsk Oblast in Ukraine. It is located on the M04 highway, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Bakhmut. The population of Luhanske was 2,140 (2022 est.)[1].

The settlement has been damaged by and is on the frontline of the War in Donbass.[2] The UNHCR reported in February 2017 that it was inhabited by a "handful of elderly residents".[2] The settlement was controlled by the Ukrainian army,[3] but was captured by Russia in May 2022 during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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. ^ a b Elderly bear brunt of hardship in front-line Ukraine village, UNHCR (16 February 2017)
  3. ^ Ukraine reports 2 WIA's amid 12 enemy attacks in last day, UNIAN (23 November 2017)


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