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Bohoiavlenka

Coordinates: 47°51′49″N 37°12′54″E / 47.86361°N 37.21500°E / 47.86361; 37.21500
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Bohoiavlenka
Богоявленка
Bohoiavlenka is located in Ukraine
Bohoiavlenka
Bohoiavlenka
Bohoiavlenka shown within Ukraine
Bohoiavlenka is located in Donetsk Oblast
Bohoiavlenka
Bohoiavlenka
Bohoiavlenka (Donetsk Oblast)
Coordinates: 47°51′49″N 37°12′54″E / 47.86361°N 37.21500°E / 47.86361; 37.21500
CountryUkraine
OblastDonetsk Oblast
RaionVolnovakha Raion
HromadaVuhledar urban hromada
Founded1836
Elevation
127 m (417 ft)
Population
 • Total1,490
Postal code
85643
Area code+380 6278
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Bohoiavlenka (Ukrainian: Богоявленка) is a village in Vuhledar urban hromada, Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is located 14 kilometers from Vuhledar.[1] The population was 1,490 in the 2001 Ukrainian census.[2]

History

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Under the Soviet Union, the village was the centre of a collective farm, led by Hero of Socialist Labour Dmitry Chernobay [ru].[3]

From 1966[3] to 2004, the village was named Dobroville.

Russo-Ukrainian War

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The village has been shelled repeatedly throughout the Russian invasion of Ukraine. By December 2023, due to evacuation, the population had decreased to around 200. A local resident reported a lack of gas in the village and the continual deliverance of humanitarian aid to the population.[1]

Demographics

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According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the population of the village was 1,490 of which 92.89% stated Ukrainian to be their native language, 6.58% stated their native language to be Russian, and 0.34% to be Armenian.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Doroshenko, Anastasia; Slabinska, Yulia (2 December 2023). "700 людей з 23 тисяч. Як живуть люди у селах Вугледарської громади поблизу лінії фронту" [700 people out of 23 thousand. How people live in the villages of the Vuhledar community near the front line]. Suspilne (in Ukrainian).
  2. ^ a b "Розподіл населення за рідною мовою на ukrcensus.gov.ua". ukrcensus.gov.ua. Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Чернобай Дмитрий Миронович" [Chernobay Dmitry Mironovich]. warheroes.ru (in Russian).