Urozhaine, Donetsk Oblast
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Urozhaine
Урожайне | |
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Rural settlement | |
 Mass grave of Soviet soldiers in Urozhaine | |
  Urozhaine Location of Urozhaine within Donetsk Oblast  Urozhaine Urozhaine (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 47°44′55″N 36°49′09″E / 47.74861°N 36.81917°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk |
| Raion | Volnovakha |
| Hromada | Velyka Novosilka |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 1,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 85550 |
| Area code | +380 6243 |
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Urozhaine (Ukrainian: Урожайне, pronounced [ʊroˈʒɑjne]; Russian: Урожайное, romanized: Urozhaynoye; both lit. 'of the harvest')[1] is a rural settlement in Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on the opposite side of the Mokri Yaly river from the village of Staromaiorske. It belongs to the Velyka Novosilka settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[2]
History[edit]
On 17 July 2020, according to the resolution of the Verkhovna Rada "On the Formation and Liquidation of Districts", the village was included in the Velyka Novosilka settlement hromada, Volnovakha Raion. Until 2020, it was part of the Velyka Novosilka Raion.[3][4][5]
Russian invasion of Ukraine[edit]
Urozhaine was occupied by Russian forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.[6] During the 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive, it was one of several settlements that saw heavily concentrated fighting as it was seen as a point of great strategic value.[7] Ukrainian forces entered the settlement on 10 August[8] and the 35th Marine Brigade together with 38th Separate Marine Brigade fully liberated it on 16 August 2023.[9][10]
Demographics[edit]
According to the 2001 census, Urozhaine has a population of 1,000. 57.4% of residents were native Ukrainian speakers, 42.1% were native Russian speakers, 0.2% were native Armenian speakers, 0.1% were native Belarusian speakers, 0.1% were native Bulgarian speakers, and 0.1% were native Greek speakers.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ Shmigel, Pete. "Urozhaine: Ukraine's Counter-Offensive 'Harvests' 10th Important Outpost". Retrieved 2023-08-15.
- ^ "Урожайне - Донецька область". decentralization.gov.ua. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
- ^ "ShieldSquare Captcha". www.kmu.gov.ua. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ^ Автор. "Урожайне - Донецька область". Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ^ "Ukraine Makes 'Tactically Significant' Progress in Its Counteroffensive". New York Times. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ Axe, David. "To March On Mariupol, Ukrainian Marines First Have To Break Urozhaine". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
- ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 10, 2023". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ Maliar, Hanna. "Урожайне звільнили". Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ Вікторія Хмілевська (2023-08-16). "У МІНОБОРОНИ ПІДТВЕРДИЛИ ЗВІЛЬНЕННЯ УРОЖАЙНОГО". Дзеркало тижня (in Ukrainian).
- ^ "Розподіл населення за рідною мовою, Донецька область". database.ukrcensus.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
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