Krymske (Ukrainian: Кримське; Russian: Крымское) is a village in Sievierodonetsk Raion (district) in Luhansk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at about 50 km NW from the centre of Luhansk city.
Krymske
Кримське | |
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Coordinates: 48°45′6″N 38°47′15″E / 48.75167°N 38.78750°E | |
Land | ![]() |
Province | Luhansk Oblast |
District | Sievierodonetsk Raion |
Gegründet | 1725 |
Area | |
• Total | 3.25 km2 (1.25 sq mi) |
Elevation | 58 m (190 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,662 |
• Density | 510/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 93713 |
Area code | +380 6473 |
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The village is situated on the right bank of the Siverskyi Donets. It belongs to Hirske urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.
History
editDuring the war in Donbas the village was liberated by Ukraine from separatist control on 20 October 2014.[1] Since then the village is regularly shelled by forces loyal to the Luhansk People's Republic.[2][3] Two Ukrainian servicemen were killed and another two were wounded in a skirmish between the warring parties that took place at Krymske on 28 July 2018.[4][5]
Four Ukrainian servicemen were killed and six others were wounded in a 3-hour skirmish that started on 23 August 2018 at around 6:00 am.[6][7][8][9] On February 18, 2020, Russian-backed separatists launched an attack near Krymske, attempting to overrun an entrenched Ukrainian position, in the first such attack in two years. The attack killed one Ukrainian soldier, and injured four others.[10]
Demographics
editNative language as of the 2001 Ukrainian census:[11]
References
edit- ^ "Українські військові звільнили Кримське від терористів". IPress. 19 October 2014.
Krymske in Luhansk region liberated ‘without a shot fired’, UNIAN (20 Oct. 2014) - ^ Escalation in Donbas: 17 attacks on Ukraine troops, 2 KIA's, 3 WIA's in last day, UNIAN (8 November 2017)
- ^ "Five Ukrainian servicemen killed in eastern Ukraine: military". Reuters. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
The Ukrainian military said in a statement they suffered losses during an eight-hour clash near the small village of Krymske, 30 km (20 miles) west of Luhansk.
- ^ "Операція об'єднаних сил / Joint forces operation | Зведення станом на 18:00 24 липня 2018 року" (in Ukrainian). Press-centre of the JFO HQ. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "Ukraine reports 2 KIA's, 2 WIA's amid 25 enemy attacks in past day | Four enemy troops were reportedly killed and another six were wounded in fighting with Ukraine's Joint Forces". UNIAN. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ "Брифінг речника Міністерства оборони України щодо ситуації в районі проведення операції Об'єднаних сил" (in Ukrainian). MoD. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "Four killed, seven wounded in five-hour clash in Donbas - Hutsuliak". Ukrinform. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "Бойовики атакували на Донбасі: п'ятеро військових загинули" (in Ukrainian). BBC Ukrainian. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "Операція об'єднаних сил / Joint forces operation | Daily Statement" (in Ukrainian). Press-centre of the JFO HQ. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ Kramer, Andrew E.; Varenikova, Maria (18 February 2020). "To Make a Diplomatic Point, Ukraine Rebels Open Fire". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 18 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ Розподіл населення за рідною мовою на ukrcensus.gov.ua
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