Verkhniokamianske
Verkhniokamianske Верхньокам'янське | |
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48°51′37″N 38°11′48″E / 48.86028°N 38.19667°E / 48.86028; 38.19667 | |
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Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
Raion | Bakhmut Raion |
Hromada | Zvanivka rural hromada |
Population (2001)[1] | |
• Total | 960 |
Verkhniokamianske (Ukrainian: Верхньока́м'янське) is a village (selo) in Ukraine, in Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast. It has a population of 20.[2]
Geography
The Kamianka River [uk], a tributary of the Bakhmutka river,[3] flows through the village.
History
20th century
As a result of the Holodomor, a manmade famine in Soviet Ukraine from 1932 to 1933, 18 residents of the village died.[4]
After World War II, Verkhniokamianske was one of the destinations for Boykos deported from regions that were transferred to Poland from the Soviet Union in 1951.[5]
21st century
In 2014, during the opening stages of the Russo-Ukrainian War, Verkhniokamianske was seized by forces of the separatist, pro-Russian Donetsk People's Republic, led by Russian army veteran and former FSB officer Igor Girkin.[6][failed verification] On July 24, the village was announced to have been recaptured by Ukrainian security forces.[7][6]
During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Verkhniokamianske saw fighting again.[8] On 7 August 2022, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces claimed that Russian forces conducted assaults to try to improve its position near Verkhniokamianske, but "was unsuccessful and retreated."[9] On 5 February 2023, Ukrainian forces reportedly repelled Russian assaults on the village.[8]
Demographics
In 2001, it had 960 inhabitants, of whom 918 spoke Ukrainian and 42 spoke Russian.[1]
Culture
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The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church operates a Church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos in the village.[10]
References
- ^ a b "Linguistic composition of Ukraine 2001" (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "Верхньокам'янське: в якому стані село та скільки там людей". Вільне радіо. 2022-10-14. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ^ Каталог річок України (PDF) (in Ukrainian). Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR. 1957. p. 148.
- ^ "Мартиролог. Донецька область" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). pp. 453–454.
- ^ "Росіяни знищують нашу пам'ять". Історична правда. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ a b "Українські силовики оголосили про взяття північних районів Лисичанська" (in Russian). РБК. 2014-07-24. Archived from the original on 2014-07-25. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
- ^ "Сили АТО зайшли в Лисичанськ". BBC News Україна. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Триста сорок седьмой день войны России против Украины. Онлайн RFI" (in Russian). 5 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ Knight, Mariya (7 August 2022). "Ukrainians say multiple Russian assaults resisted in Donetsk". CNN. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "РОЗПОРЯДЖЕННЯ ГОЛОВИ ОБЛАСНОЇ ДЕРЖАВНОЇ АДМІНІСТРАЦІЇ: КЕРІВНИКА ОБЛАСНОЇ ВІЙСЬКОВО-ЦИВІЛЬНОЇ АДМІНІСТРАЦІЇ" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). 30 October 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 January 2021.
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